Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-11-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Standpoint IS TO vote on LHe quee~
ton of purchasing the water system
The survey of the Pittsburg & Gil
more railroad has been completed to-
Challis
Robert Brant, on trial for murder
At Lewiston, was found guilty OF muir
der in me second degree.
Although turning out 240 sacks Of
flour a day, the Montpelier mill Is
unable to supply the demand.
A war against unlicensed dogs is
being made in Boise. Up to date,
500 licenses have been issued.
1t is said that logging operations
will be prosecuted this season on
larger scale than ever in north Idaho
J. A. Hartford of Corral had his
cheek bone fractured by rock
thrown by Thomas Harrison during a
row.
Governor Brady has guaranteed the
remaining $1,000 necessary TO raise
the $4,000 for the Idaho Children's
nome.
The postofice department has adj
vertised for bids for carrying mails on
all the star routes in Idaho during
the four years beginning July |, 1910.
Nearly two and oae-half million
pounds of wool will be shipped from
HALEY this year Last year 1000 car
loads of sheep started from HALEY to-
the eastern mutton markets.
During the absence of the family Of
John Fagerstedt, of Mountain Home,
from their home, the house was en-
tered and robbed, the thieves secur-
ing four gold watches, three valuable
rings ard $35 in cash.
Johnny Loclkhart shot and killed
Swan Olson at Woods camp. one
mile above Clarkia. Both were log
gers at Woods camp. The shooting
, occurred over Olson's refusal to pay
gambling debt Of $33.
An effort is being made by the
! Weiser Commercial club to have the
: Pony train run from Weiser to Hunt
lngton to meet the Northwestern
! train on the new Huntington-Lewis-
ton line down Snake river.
Idaho school exhibits ranked high
at the A. Y. P. exposition. Boise
: Wallace, Pocatello, and Lewiston pub
/ lie schools received gold medals.
q There were IL silver medals, and
y eight in bronze received by the other
n schools of the state.
While leaning out of the cab near
0 Folger. Wyo. Engineer William Ro-
9 berts of the Oregon and Washington
l. limited on the Oregon Short Line,
was struck on the head by bridge
! or mail crane and almost instantly
= killed. Roberts home was in Mont
pelier.
The Oregon Short Line is conduct
ing experiments in Utah and Idaho
l. with telephones to transmit train or
r. ders. The telephone is equipped with
g a device which makes it impossible
a. for any one station to communicate
s. with the other without ealing up
r headquarters first.
d Mrs. William Kelly, of Pocatello.
re while on ner way home at night, was
If approached from the rear by a man
le who attempted to snatch her purse.
is He gave it a sudden wrench which
e oyerbalanced Mrs. Kelly, causing her
g to fall heavily to the ground, fractur-
= ing her left shoulder.
NI5. AuBuDld Nbiu vi l1ltlS Wof'l
n. river, who has $50 acres of land un.
10 der cultivation, harvested mis- year
r. l35 tons of hay, 10 tors Oh potatoes
w and 20 tons of squashes and pump
a kins, besides other vegetables. fruit
l. etc. Mrs. Ward has not had crop
IN failure in twenty years.
o. The news comes from Gooding thai
Mt Ex-Governor Frank r. Gooding has
IN added another CONSIGNMENT of i'm
I'd ported sheep to his already famous
IS herd of thoroughbred Cotswolds, hav
is ing purchased all of the show sheer
of John Rawlins of Forest, Ontario
Canada, 50 head In al.
no Amos Rusie, for many years tht
Va mainstay of the New York Giants
"a. in the pitchers box, and who TO
a years was known as the king of tn,
M diamond is down and out. having
70. been picked up on the streets o
rn Boise few days ago in drunken
of condition He was given "floater.
OF Both sides are lining up in tn
oil proper shape in the local option cam
iii haign in Washington county and tn
Is fight is gradually reaching the boilin
point 1t Is said. And it is expects
that before election day, Noyembe
:. II, rolls around things will be fairl
~ sizzling.
IL The secretary of the interior ha
he made an estimate of the amount of III
nd surveyed railroad land in Idaho
-er which, because it is unsurveyed.
lat paying no taxes to the state. 1t wa
nd found that approximately S33.540 acre
pf Northern Pacific land has neve
been surveyed.
:, Final awards of prizes at tn
-. Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition
Seattle show that idaho received min
~ grand prizes, 80 gold medals. 36 81
YER medals, 80 bronze medals an
mo seven certificates of honorable me-
ton, total of 120 awards.