Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-01-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The attorneys of Ada county have
formed an organization, elected of
ticers and will have regular meetings
in the future.
During the past two years Boise
has constructed about fifty miles of
cement sidewalks at an approximate
cost of $15o.OOO.
Plans have been approved for
new passenger depot at Pocatello, it
being understood work on which will /
coon commence.
Owing to its increasing business, |
the First National bank OF Weiser has |
found 1t necessary to increase its |
capital from $4,000 to $4,000.
The owners of gambling houses in |
Wallace will resist the order of the |
sheriff closing their places of bus
mess and carry their case to the high
est courts.
A party of eastern capitalists were
in Boise last week for the purpose
of investigating the Boise Butte rail-
road proposition with a view to TAX
ing hold of 1t.
Thomas Williams, colored, was ar
rested at Weiser last week, charged
with forging the name of e. s.
Price of Midvale to a check for the
amount of $40.
George N. lift of Pocate1lo. consul
at Warsaw, has been nominated as
| consul at Nuremberg Bavaria, a more
| desirable post. The salary at each
consulate is $4,000
The Lewiston Commercial club,
| through its governing board, has def
initely launched move to encourage
the construction of bridge over the
| Clearwater at that point.
Very little damage was done by
the recent high waters in Weiser. al
though for time it looked as though
a number of buildings on the low
ground would be damaged.
The town of Standpoint is to
have street railway. A franchise
has been granted and will run for SO
years and permits of the operation of
cars on any street in the city for 10
| years to come.
The proposed railroad between
Boise and Butte is arousing more
discussion and speculation now than
ii has at any time in the past, and
the movement gains strength with
each passing day.
AS the result of high waters Lewis
ton was without power or light for
more than twenty-four hours, and the
newspapers were unable to appear
as usual, while there was no outside
mail for thirty-six hours.
J. d. Wood, who met such a tragic
death in Salt Lake City, being ground
10 death under the wheels OF an en-
CINE, was one of the pioneers OF
Idaho, and had contributed greatly to-
ward the upbuilding of the state.
Work Is to begin at once on the
. big substation of the Idaho-Oregon
Light and Power company, which has
franchise to furnish Weiser with
7 light and power. The company owns
several OF the largest power plants
: in the west.
/ A. M Filkins, who owned a home
!. stead on the Deer Flat section, neai
i Nampa, died suddenly last week
9 While unloading some lumber, he sud
6 denly complained OF a pain In hi
!. side, fell backward and expired In
,. few moments.
!. The Ada county court house Is con
1
jury. The building is declared to b
unsafe and the jail unfit for occu
pancy. The erection of new build
ing commensurate with the needs Q
the county is advocated.
% The assessors of the state, In cor
yention at Boise, decided to make 4
per cent of the actual value of tn
property in Idaho the basis for az
sessment purposes. This was onI
agreed to after a prolonged and hea
ed discussion of the matter
A quartette of clever swindlers las
week succeeded In buncoing nun
Der of Weiser people out of sma
sums The men claimed to be 81
gagged In organizing a new secret S,
ciety, collected initiation fees frol
their victims, and departed for part
unknown.
Idaho now has $40 insane ward
confined in the asylums at Orofn
and Blackfoot. according to the T
borts of those institutions to Go
ernor Brady, of this number $50 b
ing confined in the Bingham count
institution. During the past year II
patients were admitted.
The series of lectures along reli
ious and civic lines that had been
on progress for the past two weeks
III Boise, and which had been attend
ar by thousands of people not only fro
on Boise. but from the surrounding tow
and country, closed on Sunday WI
a great mass meeting.
It j. H. Scheloske of Weiser and Ro
Krigbaum OF Meadows have purchs
. ed four automobiles, which they W
Is. operate on the line from Evergfee
4a..,,air,a,s Of the p &. n railway.