Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-12-31
IDAHO STATE NEWS

en-inch ice at Idaho Falls and the ice
dealers are making arrangements 10
put up large supply.
Work has begun on the new $4,000
school building at Shoshone. WHICH,
when completed, will be one of sAe
finest in this section of the state.
HALEY has one of the largest sheep
shearing plants in the world. This
plant is equipped with forty machines
and has a daily capacity of $500
sheep.
The Northern Pacific has enlarged
its engineering office force at Oro-
fino and is preparing for an extensive
Der belt this winter.
Within the period OF five days AL
fred Martin killed seventeen wolves
in the vicinity of his ranch near Tay-
louisville in Bingham county. The
bounty is $3.50 each.
Eagles new hotel is practically
completed, and will be formally
opened in a short time. The build.
ing is of cement blocks. erected at
a cost of over $4,000.
For fifteen days surveyors have
been at work on the survey Tor the
proposed electric road from Maad
City to American Falls and have been
making marked progress.
Congressman Hamer has introduced
a bill in congress asking for an ap-
preparation OF one hundred thousand
dollars for the construction of a fed
eral building at Idaho Falls.
According TO advices received from
n. 1.
OF the Barber timber cases. The at
torneys for the government have prac-
tically thrown up the case
The gas producing plant which ives
installed by the Lewiston Milling
company last summer has been dis
mantled and taken out and the com
pany will return to it's old system
Shoshone's Commercial club has
recently been re-organized. new Off
GERS. elected and a new board of di
rectors who are doing good work, not
only for the town itself, but the whole
of Lincoln county.
There has been more building and
of better class in Shoshone during
the year 1909 than for several years
previously. During the summer and
fall over 100000 has been expended
in improvements.
Frank Pindell, living near Vollmer.
while intoxicated, shot at his wife
with a rifle, but missed her. and is
now in Jail. Efforts of his wife OBJ.
tanned his pardon from the state
prison a short while ago.
A system of storage reservoirs at
the headwaters of the Boise river in
connection with the Payette-Boise
project is indicated by withdrawal
of lands from all forms of entry filed
at the Boise land office last week
Idaho sheepmen. most of whom are
members of the State Woolgrowerss
association and the National Wool
| growers association as we'll, are
going to make strong battle to
have the national convention OF 1911
held In Boise, it is understood.
Lewis Anderson, miner, who was
lost in trying to find the Dark Horse
mine. died at Salmon from the eff
1 fects of exposure. His feet were SO
badly frozen that 1t was deemed adj
visable to amputate them. but the
man died before the physicians could
| operate.
While Haileys chief industry is
mining and stock raising. agriculture
Is fast coming to the front. About
$4,000 acres of land under cultivation
is to be found within a few miles of
town On this is raised alfalfa, wheat,
oats, barley, timothy, clover, fruit
and vegetables.
The people of Emmett are rejoicing
in the fact that to a considerable
extent the coal famine is broken. Sew
eral carloads have been received by
the coal dealers during the past few
days and for the first time in several
weeks they are dealing it out in lar
ger quantities.
Included in the war department es
Inmates approved by the military
committee, is an item of $40, 900 for
the securing of an additional water
supply for use at the Boise barracks
The present supply has been found
inadequate, especially as the post Ii
to be enlarged.
The HALEY Commercial club II
erecting fine two-story building
which 1t hopes to be able to occup,
now In short time. The structur.
is of brick with white pressed bricl
and plate glass front. The first stor!
Is being fitted up for the United
States land office.
In answer to the charge pubIishe,
In several of the Chicago papers stat
ing that Governor Brady had con
spired with the Chicago Title an,
Trust company to wreck the Idah
canal company the governor make
reply stating that the charge Is al
surd on it's face.
Much interest Is being manifeste
, In the coming meeting of the Idah
: State Congress of Mothers, which cor
! yenes in Boise Thursday, Decembe
!. | 30. at which fina the nnastinr, q