Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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who crossed the plains in 1853, died
at his home near Emmett.
The business meh of Pocatello are
planning to-establish a new cemetery
on the bench overlooking that city.
Thirty-five stands OF bees belonging
to Frank Givin, near Shoshone, yield
ed $500 pounds of honey this season,
an average of 100 pounds each.
Mrs. George W. Mckinney of Sing
User was badly injured in a runaway |
accident She was thrown from the |
wagon and both legs were broken.
John F. Merritt, living near Mead
ows. raised some very fine potatoes,
25 of them weighing so pounds, and
the largest one weighing 31a pounds.
Cyrus Justison of HALEY has been
arrested for the alleged stealing of
400 head of sheep from d. H. Jen-
kins and Ezra Wardroupe of Soldier.
Twin Falls has two large school
buildings, aggregating an investment
of nearly 100000, and 900 bonds
have recently been voted for the rnIrd
building.
The town of Emmett is confronted
with a fuel famine, the coal dealers
being practically out of fuel and the
supply of wood at the sawmill being
exhausted.
The Idaho National Harvester COM
pany IS contemplating concrete fac
tory building at Moscow, costing about
$4,000 and will manufacture 100 har
vesters for 1910.
A Caldwell correspondent says:
Frank Howard, one of the prosper
Gus farmers of the Roswell bench,
was in town today, having bought
1900 pounds of live turkeys.
Filler is to have a new bank called
the Farmers & Merchants bank, with
capital of 100000. They will erect
a fire proof building and expect to
be ready for business in about go days.
w. H. Fleming, a son Of Chief OF
Police Fleming of Nampa and night
Waterman at the railroad yards, was
shot and possibly fatally wounded by
a ride-stealing hobo in the railroad
yards.
Creditors Of c. W. Terrill, propri
etor of the Court cafe, one of the
leading downtown restaurants of Nam.
pa, are in possession of the establish
ment, Terriu having skipped to parts
unknown.
Louis Holeman, a machinist, while
operating lathe in the railroad shops
at Pocatello, last week, was caught in
the machinery and his clothing was
torn In shreds and his back sprained
very badly.
J. M. Nicholson, brakeman, while
coupling cars at Weiser. was thrown
on the tracks in such a position that
/ both Of his legs were cut off, the right
r one above the knee and the left JUS
, above the ankle.
The Congregational church of Poca
!, tello has adopted a new and rathe
5 novel plan for Sunday evening service
s placing the programme under thu
y charge of the brotherhood and HAVING
d a series of addresses by laymen.
I Deeds are being secured for tn
d right-of-way for the railroad from Bur
e ley to Oakley. Nearly 100 teams an
d 300 men have arrived with tenLs, grad
y ing outfits, etc. 1t is announced tn
p road will be in operation by January
K At the opening of the Medbury frui
Q lands on November 16. practically al
L. and the greater portion of the acreag
r tracts and all but two or three c
y the town lots en- Main street wer
IL sold, also several residence lots.
70 Herman Rossow, 81 years of ag'
was drowned in the Clearwater, ha
d mile below Ahsahka. He. with tw
2. other men, were bringing a raft
lewiston 1t lodged on Black roc|
d. and while they were reconstructing
Rossow was pulled out into the waite
~ Complete returns show that rot
10 more Idaho counties joined the "dry
column as result of Wednesdays !
cal option elections in Washingto
Twin Falls, lincoln and Kooten
10 counties In all of the four counti'
Il the majorities were strong for prob
=. bition except Kootenai, where the les
- was only 140.
T. AS the consideration for loan
~ ~ 81, 600 in 1894 Canyon county ms
gave the lender a deed for eign
NJ n acres of land which he now seeks
~ recover by having the courts no
nj the deed was a mortgage. Mea
- while the land has risen in value
- $4,000.
- A suspension bridge is being &C
~ structed on Big Wood river she
- distance above Rock Creek. and a
~, other over the Ma1ad near the mou
of Willow creek, by private parties, I
the accommodation of sheep iocl
whose owners are to pay the {
=, penses.
- During the present year there ha
been 1000 land locations filed on
the American Falls land commtssit
=, er's office The American Falls 1rril
=. ton project is practically complet
II embracing 10000 900 acres. The wa
49, will be available this year.
To maet westbound. homeseekt