Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

At the request of Governor Brady
the management OF the Seattle expo
sition will change Idaho day to Sep
TENDER 16.
The people of Nampa will, on July !.
vote on the proposition OF bonding
the city for $4,000 for the erection or
a new city hall
A heavy snow storm prevailed over
the Judith basin on May II, and as
the Landing season is still on 1t has
caused some losses.
A spark from the chimney caused
the partial destruction OF the resi-
dence of Leonard Logan in Boise the
damage being estimated at $1,000.
At Moscow, four men and a women
have been fined and given prison SEN
fences varying from sixty days to
seven months for selling liquor to In
dians.
Fully 500 were present at the open
ing session of the thirteenth annual
convention of the Idaho State Sunday
School association, held in Caldwell
last week.
Boise, which has the largest church
edifce in the city, finished in 1905 at
a cost of 5000, is now practically
out of debt.
Three young ladies were thrown
from a buggy as the result of
runaway near Ustick, Miss Mamie Nc
Clure being painfully injured about
the head and chest.
Ray Williams charged with the muir
| der of Joseph Pellisier near Glenns
Ferry. a couple of months ago, was
acquitted OF the charge in the DIS
tr.ct court at Silver Cit..
The president has nominated John
G. Blair of Choteau as collector of Gus
toms for the district of Idaho and
Montana to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Charles Webster.
The jury in the case of Ed Winn, on
trial at Silver City, charged with the
murder of Faustino Arbotoe some
months ago, returned a verdict of not
guilty and Winn was discharged. He
pleaded self-defense.
Jerome now has in the neighbor
hood of $50 residences and over
seventy business houses. While
there has been no census taken of the
population recently it is conserva-
.ivey estimated at 300.
Within radius of one mile and a.
half of Kimberly there are al least
1000 acres of trees planted, practical
ly all winter apples There have been
several commercial orchards planted
ranging from 10 to so acres.
campaign to secure concessions in
the matter of freight rates similar
to those in vogue at Spokane, as a
result of the decision of the interstate
commerce commission, has been in
augurated by the Boise Commercial
CLUB.
A five-day campaign for funds With
which to pay the debt on the new Y.
M. c. A. building at Payette, closed on
May II, and a total of $12, 1872 was
raised The citizens of Payette have
donated total Of $25,7OO for the new
building
Last year practically all OF the wool
grown in Idaho was disposed of at
public sale, but this year the market
has been strong and purchasers from
|. G s maze "t~@sht up al the wool
possible before any sales could be
arrange.
It IS said that Marble creek settlers
are fast making claims for the re-
linquishment OF valuable timber lands
by the state in the ST. Maries country,
although the active work of the spec
ial commission will hot commence
before July 10.
Mrs Minnie Fairchild of Emmett
will be the hostess to preside for Ida
no socially at the Seattle exposition
during The first half of the exposition
while Mrs. J. A. Blomquist of Boise
will act in that capacity for the other
half of the fair.
After celebrating twenty-four hours
! the jury in the Neal forgery case
failed to agree and was discharged by
! | Judge Wood. The vote stood five for
| conviction and seven for acquittal
i Neal is the former cashier OF the de.
D funct Capital State bank.
The team from the battleship Idaho
| won ele che tnlle Ieldy race lOE lHt
championship of the "around-the
: world" fleet of the United States navy
O from the teams representing the bat
a tleships Connecticut Ohio and Rhode
Island. Score one more for Idaho.
The state board of health has ap
pointed James H. Wallace, of Fremont
= county pure food commissioner Wal
l. lis was clerk of the last house ant
e has held legislative positions for sew
T eral years. He is a newspaper man
a being editor of the Rexburg Standard
u The United States supreme cour
y has affirmed the decision of the su
{. preme court of Idaho in the case o
IS John r. Whitcomb VS.. John e. White
7, in which the state court sustainel
c. Whites title to quarter section o
II land forming a part of the townsit'
of Clarksforth.
A wholesale Jail delivery was frus