Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-01-15
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

Professor j. Wilkes Jones, a visitor
in Boise from Omaha, advises the
farmers of the state to grow oats.
The farmers and dairymen of
Washington county are preparing to
hold a farmers institute in Weiser
on January % and 20.
The Imperial flour mill at Caldwell
has been destroyed by fire, supposed
to have originated from a hot box on
the second floor, the loss being placed
at $4,000.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
new home for the Weiser CONNER
cial club. The whole second story OF
the commodious Porter building will
he used by the club.
The explosion OF material used to
take flashlight pictures at the inau-
gural ball in Boise came near caus-
ing a panic, but order was soon re-
stored by the cooler heads.
The Idaho Stage company, which
has been for long time operating
between Boise and Pearl and other
towns in that section, has substi-
tuted automobiles for the old stage
coaches.
A building wave is being exper-
way of new houses and residences
Fifteen or twenty residences are I'M
der construction in Nampa and the inn
mediate vicinity.
Twin Falls county was the first
one this year to send in state taxes.
The aggregate amount forwarded to
the state treasurer by the new coun-
ty was S23 ,937.73, and it paid its state
tax in full for. tbp Vpar 1Q0Q
Some of the farmers and dairymen
OF Washington county have taken
advantage of a proposition made by
Spokane creamery, and are now
shipping between 500 and 600 pounds
of cream each week to Spokane.
There will be a larger acreage plant
ed to fruit trees in the vicinity of
Caldwell the coming spring than ever
before in the history of that section
of the state, the success of fruit rails
ing in the past being the incentive
The Legislative committee of the
Idaho Good Roads association has
submitted it's report, favoring a gem
eral law for the construction and con-
troll of public highways, which shall,
however, be optional with the various
counties.
The annual university winter course
! for farmers will be held this year at
| the University of Idaho from Febrll-
airy l to February H. The course will
embrace a series of lectures and is
| intended to be of practical benefit to
the farmer
Representative French, by moving
to indefinitely postpone, has killed a
bill presented by himself in congress
last session, granting to the Washing
ton Water Power company easements
on certain lands on the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation.
Mayor Haines has issued a procla
nation urging the people of Boise to
make arrangements to fittingly OBJ
serve the one hundredth anniversary
of the birth of Abraham Lincoln
February II, and steps have already
been taken to that end.
The county officials have beer
making crusade upon "bootleggers'
and gamblers in Lincoln county re
Gently. Two cases of gambling ar,
reported from Jerome and five TO
.bootlegging' from Gooding Good
ing has no saloons.
John Ross of Weiser fiat has in
vented and secured a patent for xii
Ing coyotes and other marauding an
mails The invention will fill a mucl
wanted need in the way of getting ri
of animals that are dangerous to tn
stockmen of the west
A scheme is now on foot to divid
, Nez Perez county into three countie.
A Lewiston dispatch announces tha
. the activity of a few of Lewiston
citizens in the division plan is attril
uted to saloon men who fear the pa
: sage of a local option bill.
The fourth annual meeting of tn
Farmers institute of the Ada Count
Agricultural, Horticultural and Dair
association is being held tbs week i
Meridian, beginning on the 18th an
, closing on the 10th, some of the be.
. posted men in the state being in a
I tendance
The treasury department has a
> cepted the proposition of Mrs. A. ]
Cook to sell property at the southea.
corner of Arthur and Lewis street, p
s catello, for site for the federal bull
ing. Congress, last session, authorize
> an appropriation of $4,000 for site an
buildings.
. Eight indictments were returned /
: the Ada county grand jury against !
q. Neal, former cashier of the defun,
Capital State bank of Boise. Forge
les aggregating $4,000 are charge