Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-10-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Besides receiving the grand prlze
at the Seattle exposition, the highest
given for a state collection, Idaho
received many medals for various
mines.
Earl and George Lewis, aged 10 and.
IA years, who borrowed horse and
buggy from a farmer near Eagle and
forgot to return it, have been sent to-
the reform school.
The long tunnel being driven on
contract by Sweeney & Osborn at the
dam site at Mackay, is now over half
through and about one month more
will find it completed
A county bridge 10,360 fest long is
being built over the Pend d'Orellle
river and the lower end of the lake,
near Standpoint. 1t is expected to be
completed by October Is.
Up to the present time about $15,
O0O, 900 in Idaho irrigation securities
have been issued, showing the magn1'
tude of the operations th-s far UNI
dertaken in this great inlaEd empire
Ada county is still maintaining her
record on prunes at the Seattle expo
sition. The largest yet received are
from l. Smitchger from near Ustick,
ten of the prunes weighing a pound.
The opening of the West End-Twin
Falls Irrigation project took place at
Bull on September %. The attend
ance was unusually large. The land
thrown open for entry comprises 81
| 900 acres.
The total cost of the recent en-
campment of the Idaho national
guard will reach $4,000, all of which
will be paid by the United States
1 re hn
| $1,000 appropriated. by the state.
The raising of Turkey Red wheat
instead of the soft variety promises
| to revolutionize the wheat growing
industry in the section adjacent to
Kimberley. Those who have tried it
have been very successful, especially
on dry farm land.
The most successful encampment
yet held by the national guard of the
state came to a close last week. The
improvement in craftsmanship over
what was considered phenomenal
record last year, was one of the sur
prises of the encampment.
Idaho and especially southeastern
!, Iaho, is just in it's infancy in the mat
ter of dairying There is no better
dairying country on earth than this.
, western country, and southeastern
Idaho is the best dairying country to
be found in the entire intermountain
region.
4 That the plan of the Boise $4,000
/ club to have a permanent exhibit is
]. bearing fruit is attested by the visits
]. each day to the exhibit room of many
d strangers All speak highly of the
Is spirit of the citizens in making such
/ a display possible, says the Boise
D Statesman.
Joseph Melica private company G,
Forty-fourth Indiana infantry, aged
GO years was found dead in his bed
u at the Soldiers Home. The deceased
le had only entered the home the night
~ before from Potlach, Latah county,
Il and seemed to be at that time in the
le best of spirits
L, The fourth annual meeting of the
~ Fremont County Fair association was
- the most successful meeting in the
~ history of the association. While the
:, attendance was not as large as might
have been desired, the exhibits and
Us the enthusiasm of those in attendance
~ was most gratifying.
g An entryman of desert lands is 8
- resident citizen of the state from
the time he determines to settle IL
lQanO, according TO the 1nI6TpT6Ld
oil tion placed on the desert land law b.
in the register and receiver of tbs
- United States land Office, in a de
~ c1s1on handed down last week.
:. A movement was inaugurated a
- the annual convention of county aud
-. itors at Wallace having as its objec
- the segregation of the work of tn
~ county auditor, county clerk AM
county recorder and TIE creation o
dhree separate and distinct Offices 70
'e the work which is now handled b.
one.
Jar The Boise Commercial club is eI
deavoring to solve the problem G
ok transportation of coal from the min
1rt | owned by Hy Henry, of minstrt
orL fame, to the capital city. 1t appear
ac that the minstrel man has magnit
the cent coal mine, but Is unable 10 81
To cure Transportation facilities ths
,on will enable him to market the pr,
- duct.
heI ldaho mas TINS year won the Dai
nay ner given by the international Ba
list Young Peoples union OF Americ
which covers the states of the Unto
and the provinces of Canada. 1t can
o Idaho this year because this stat
showed the largest percentage of Q
aminations successfully passed in tt
Christian culture courses of the n
eei tional organization.
art State Pure Food Inspector Wall
made a clean sweep at Twin Fal
the recently when he put all the slaug
corr tar ho,,sas or+ oP hnsinass ordarf,
eSn them closed until such time as the