Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-03-26
IDAHO STATE NE VS.

twenty uCSANSA ~ SSSess+
on lands near Emmett.
w. w. Ripley OF Boise has been an
pointed surveyor for inspection of min |
eral deposits on public lands.
The assessed valuation of all tax.
able property in the state of Idaho s
$117720,I18, according to an an,
nouncement made last week.
Governor Brady has signed the state |
railroad district bill, providing thai
districts and counties may bond for
the construction OF railroads and pub
ic highways.
Two new church edifices are to be
erected at Emmett, the Baptist and
Presbyterian. The former denomina-
tion will build $4,000 structure. the
material to be pressed brick.
Not less than 1900 acres Of fruit
trees will be planted on the Emmett
bench and slope this spring, which Is
by far the largest season's acreage In
the history of fruit planting in that
section.
According to reports of those in
charge of the institution, the actual
maintenance expense of the Idaho uni
versity for the year 1903 was $4,000
There were 444 students, who each
cost $780,
Ex-Governor Gooding will plant 200
acres near Gooding to sugar beets.
which will be shipped to Nampa. This
section to the successful growing of
sugar beets
At the Republican city convention
held in Boise, Mayor John M. Haines
was re-nominated, while Mrs Grace
Logan was named for treasurer and
E. H. McAuley and w. s. Walker for
councilmen
A Lewiston dispatch says: Spring
tree planting is being carried on with
unusual energy in the Lewiston val
ley and the number of orchards will
be governed by the capacity of the
nurseries to supply stock.
| The Idaho State Baseball league
has been organized, and includes
Boise, Caldwell, Payette. Weiser and
Emmett. e. M Rogers of the Rocky
Mountain Bell Telephone company Of
Boise is to be the manager.
At a meeting called by Liberty Bell
league, for the purpose of naming a.
municipal ticket, to be voted at the
city election, to be held at Malad.
4 April 6, platform containing a strong
temperance plank was adopted
Excavations are being made in
Grangeville for three business blocks
and other work will be inaugurated
within the next few weeks. 1t is en-
timated that 100000 will be expended
for buildings within eight months.
A movement is now on foot at Boise
to do away with the usual Fourth OF
July celebration this year and substi
tute for 1t Rainmaker day, with fes
tival or carnival, the celebration to he
of state character and continued fol
several days.
Charles Youren, while at work II
the sawmill at the Boston & Idaho
Dredge company's power dam on tht
Payette river, near Idaho City, hat
his shin bone broken in two place,
and two of his toes broken by a lol
striking his leg.
Seventy-five Thousand horsepower Il
! to be developed at Cabinet gorge OF
Clark's Fork in Idaho by the Northern
Idaho and Montana Electric company
! The plant is to furnish light an
power to towns throughout northern
Idaho and northwestern Montana.
Extensive preparations are beinl
made for the first meeting of tn
} sheriffs of the northwestern states, t
be held In Boise, March 26. In add
tion to the organization of north
west association, an Idaho organiza
ton will be perfected at that time.
Governor Brady has vetoed the Har
mining bill because 1t omitted the a
: fidayit requirement that all stake
were properly located; and the M,
!, Fadden bill for the prevention 4
cruelty to children and animals. b,
L cause the subject Is already take
care of.
9 The governor has vetoed the bill r,
strictihg mineral leases to ten year
= and especially drawn with the enc
L gency clause attached to prevent til
land board granting the application {
George w. Thompson from a fffty-yes
= lease on alleged iron deposits cove
ing 5000 acres.
eli 1t is announced by Prosecutor M
n earthly that the second trial of Horae
p 3. Neal, charged with forgery in co
e- neetion with the defunct Capital Sta
r. bank of Boise, will be held next mont
on In all there are eight counts again
he him, as returned by the grand Jul
To- some time ago.
Governor Brady has signed the bill
appropriating $4,000 for bridge ov
the Kootenai river at Boomers Ferr
w approprating $4,000 for a bridge ov
al the Snake river between Cassia al
= Lincoln counties, and appropriate
! $4,000 for the completion of the Par
2 Franklin wagon road
- Last fall the shipment of prun
- amounted to forty carloads from E.
- nett, $6,240 being paid the grower
Il In addition a large sum was paid {
labor, which included picking, paekin
hauling and earring. The price pa