Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-05-07
IDAHO STATE NE WIS


week were over the $4,000 mark.
The thriving little town of Richfield
now has newspaper, the Richfieid
Record.
The Commercial club and the
Eagles of HALEY may erect a joint
club house
Joseph Wood has been appointed
postmaster at Neeley, vice Sarah By
ington, removed
HALEY is to have steam laundry,
the machinery having arrived and will I
be put in place at once.
The Commercial club of Payette I
has decided to spend $500 or more In
advertising Payette at the Seattle ex-
position.
Dan Hopkins of Cottonwood. con
victed of passing worthless check
for 500, has been fined $95 and sen
fenced to thirty days in Jail
1t is announced from the weather
bureau at Boise that this has been
the driest April seen in that section
in twenty-four years.
Vern Wilcox, a young pugilist of
Lyman, died in Salt Lake hospital
| Oh ApIll u, from Injuries StlSuti tllSu
in boxing match several months
ago
An independent telephone company
which proposes to string 5000 miles
of wire in and around PocateIlo is be-
ing incorporated with a capital of
one million dollars.
North Idaho towns and cities are TO
have a league of commercial clubs
similar to the organization which has
so effectively advertised the southern
section of the state.
Gus Travers, colored dining car
waiter, whose home is in Ogden, was
shot and almost instantly killed at
Pocatello by Policeman Tom Dickson
while resisting arrest.
Senator Borah has introduced bill
for protection of railway employees and
travellers, making strict provisions re-
garding running of trains, and provid-
ing a penalty of 81 900 for violation of
the law
A movement has been inaugurated
to secure a silver service for the bat
tleship Idaho, and the matter has been
} turned over to Governor Brady, who is
J expected to take immediate action rel
alive to the matter.
| The Idaho state board of education
l visited Weiser last week, to inspect
: the sites offered by the city of Weiser
5 for the location of the State Deaf and
= Dumb school The party were royalty
: entertained while in Weiser.
Clarence Trubody, the soldier who
Q on November 30, 1904, sandbagged an
Q Owyhee county rancher and robbed
: him Of $40, the proceeds Of the ranch
e er's sales of honey, was last week re
), leased from the state prison.
n William ]. Woodland of Raw1ins
Wyo., shot and dangerously wounded
l. Grace Agnes Rooney at Pocatello, ant
$ then killed himself. Miss Roone,
X may recover The shooting was un
If doubtedly the result of a lovers
e quarrel.
= A dispatch from Silver City say
! that George Nichols was found deat
on Trout creek on his ranch near tina
4 place on April %. It was at frs
:, thought it was a case of suicide, blu
:, investigation proved that he had bee
:. murdered
IN The state land board has ordere
~ sales of state land as follows: Koote
o. mai county, Couer d'Alene, May 81
B. Bonner county, Standpoint, June |
Latah county, Moscow, June 2; Ne
a, Perez county, Lewiston, June 3; Idaht
in Grangeyille, June S.
IL The second trial of H. L. Neal {
in the defunct Capital State bank, on til
is charge of forging the name of A.
o. Swain to a note for $4,000, was calle
he in the district court at Boise, April ,
ng and the selection of jury from Ii
of fifty talesmen begun.
ef Reports from various sections
on the Boise and Payette valleys are
&c the effect that the fruit crop has nj
TO- been materially damaged by the fros
ST. with the exception of peaches pea
re- and cherries, they being in some par
'eI almost entirely destroyed.
81 Lincoln and Twin Falls counti
n, plan to construct miniature irrie
= ton system, patterned after the gre
- Twin Falls projects, just outside &
=, fair grounds at the Alaska-Y ukon-s
-. attic exposition for the purpose OF
an. vertising southern Idaho
is Farmers living in the vicinity
ari Ten Mile creek have formed an
ganization for the purpose of see
has ing enforcement of the two-mlle lin
and law. The new organization in futt
in will bear the expense of all prose'
hat lions arising in that vicinity.
am The Idaho Sportsmen's ASSOCIATE
will hold its third annual tourname
Tor in Boise, May II, II and IS. An
,en, cellent programme is being arrane
~ for the occasion, and one of the b
i've meetings in the history of the as
citation will no doubt be held.
art Negotiations are in progress for
for installing OF Dig eiectilc hsiU
een power plant on Deep creek, in
Ia Seven Devils district. Thirty-tho
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