Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-09-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

charge of a shotgun.
George D. Stafford, a farmer near
Caldwell, recently threshed field OF
twelve acres of wheat, which aver
aged II bushels to the acre.
There is a strong probability that
construction work on the Oregon
Short Line branch between Burnley
and Oakley will be we'll under way
by September is.
In order to call an election for the
adoption of what is known as THE
Good Roads BILL" it is necessary to
have petition with at least ten
names from each road district.
The depositors Of the defunct Capt.
tai State bank of Boise will receive
settlement of their claims in full on
or before January 1, 1910, according
to a statement made by the receiver.
Milt Wilkinson, the merchant at
Indian Valley, is the first victim OF
the Sunday rest law in that county.
having been convicted of keeping his
store open on Sundays and fined $25
and costs.
Boise Odd Fellows and lodge men,
bers of this state are planning to
charter special train to carry dele
gates and visitors to the session OF
the sovereign grand lodge In Seattle,
September 2O-25.
Carrying twenty-five passengers,
the steamship Seattle turned turtle
when 800 feet from her dock at
Occur d'Alene. So far as known no
lives were lost Shifting cargo was
the cause of the accident.
Mrs Mary Remington, So years old.
the wife of d. D. Remington of Merid-
ian, was instantly killed by an Inter
urban train at Tuwila, IL miles south
of Seattle. She was struck as she was
crossing the track In front OF the
train.
The cheering news has been re-
ceived in Wendell that the Idaho
Southern railroad will be extended at
once from Jerome to Miner, and prob
ably through to Oakley. The road is
completed from Gooding to Jerome at
present.
Hon. Edgar Wilson, of Boise,
who was operated on in Portland near
ly a month ago, is not improving as
his physicians would like. Mr.. Will
son represented Idaho twice in con-
gress, first as Republican and again
as a silver Republican.
Reports from Wallace are that the
Snowstorm Mining company, operat-
ing in that district, has found a plan
70 drive its tunnel through the 80
foot vein of soft rock, tale and mud
which has given the miners so much
trouble in tunnel No. A.
1t is generally a conceded fact that
dairying yields larger profit in
Idaho than can be expected from any
other branch of farming. A good
cow will annually yield not much
less than 800 pounds of butter which
at % cents pound is worth $84.
The 7-year-old daughter of f. E.
Smith. living about eight miles
south of Caldwell, was accidentally
shot in the face by a 30, in the
hands of her brother a lad IL years
old. 1t is not thought that any serious
effects Will arise from the accident
| A flow of artisan water has been
struck at a depth of ga feet on
farm a mile and half west of Nam
pa. This is the first flowing well
struck in this section and the slight
depth will undoubtedly cause prac-
tically all the settlers to drill wells.
Clarence C. W. Robnett, held for
the grand jury on the charge of en-
bezzlement of $97 1000 of the funds OF
the Lewiston National bank, and
head of the methodist Sunday school
in Lewiston will, 1t is stated, plead
insanity at his trial in Moscow this
fall
The state board of horticulture, in
view of reports of an unfavorable ma
ture received concerning Idaho's ex-
hibit at the Alaska Yukon-Paci ex-
position. has appointed Alex McPher-
son of Twin Falls and DIR. H. P.
Ustick of Boise to go to Seattle for
the purpose of conducting an investi-
/ cation.
It Is announced that within the
next ten days there will arrive in
Utah two of the famous Union Pa
cifc motor cars which we're recently
ordered by the Oregon Short Line
railroad for service on that road be-
tween Ogden and Maiad. establish
ing one of the greatest innovations
ever introduced on western road.
The small town of Iron Mountain.
formerly known as Superior, near
Wallace, has been practically wiped
out by fire. The town was built along
one street. and the blaze had full
sweep. One lone saloon was the only
business house that escaped. The loss
was $4,000
The closing of all dice and card
games in cigar stores in Lewiston has
had such serious effect on business
in those places that the cigar dealers
and saloon men Of that city are en-
deavoring to coax the council to raise
the lid in their behalf.
The north Idaho timber fraud cases