Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-06-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| that destroyed livery Darn at IWln
Falls.
Maggie Eschler has been appointed
postmaster at Bern, Bear Lake coun-
ty, to succeed e. C. Kunz, resigned.
Alma Jensen has been appointed
postmaster at Hamer, Fremont coun-
ty to succeed F. e. Wheeler, re-
signed,
The opening sale of town lots of the
new townsite or addition to Oakley is
scheduled to be held on the 2Sth OF
this month.
A Boise man who had been convict.
ed of resisting an officer has been
fined 500 on two separate counts and
also given 120 days in JAIL
The Carey act land under the Goose
Creek project consists of $4,000
acres. This was selected from a total
Of $4,000 acres that was available and
can be watered from the companys
water supply.
The interior department has can
celed the order issued April 30, with
drawing overlooked lands along the
st. Joe river from settlement by hold
ers of lucky numbers in the Occur
d'Alene reservation opening
Land values surrounding Burley are
advancing rapidly. One ranch that
sold for $50 per acre less than a year
ago charged hands recently for $125
per acre. This was for the land alone
and did not include the water right.
Automobile men of Twin Falls, deal
ers as well as machine owners, will
make up a prize of $500 to go to that
farmer on the tract who will this
summer make and keep in repair the
best stretch Of main highway abut-
ting his land.
While in some states of the Union
the people are worrying over a short
fruit crop, in the Payette valley the
orchardists are worrying over how
they are going to get their trees
thinned, as labor is very scarce in and
around Payette.
The two-year-old son of Andrew
Burkman, of New Sweden, was
killed in a runaway accident. Mr..
Burkmans team became frightened
and ran away, the little fellow being
run over by the heavy wagon, caus-
Ing almost instant death
In speech at smoker given by
the Nampa Commercial club, Reilly
Atkinson Of Boise advocated the cleo
ton of men to the legislature who
would pledge themselves to vote for
an appropriation of $4,000 a year for
the immigration bureau
Because of differences that had
arisen between himself and certain
influential factors in his congregation
as to his activities in connection with
outside matters, Rev William p. Low
eft, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Boise, has resigned
Mike Hartley, former resident of
Middleton, came near being killed at
Quartz, Mont In some manner while
moving cars he lost his footing and
three Of the cars ran over him. One
foot was crushed and he was severely
injured on the head and back.
Mayor Pence of Boise announced
Thursday night in council meeting.
and was upheld by that body. that I'M
less the Pacific Express company.
operating in this city, should pay It's
license of $50 its wagons would not
be allowed to use the public streets.
All Kirkham, the man who went
suddenly insane during a trip to the
properties of the Boise King mines
near Atlanta, is reported to be recov.
ering from the effects of his terrible
experience, and his physicians be-
leye that in time he will fully re-
cover.
Announcement is made by the bust.
ness men of Twin Falls that they will
hold monster Fourth of July cele-
bration and invite everybody on and
off the tract to participate, the inten
ton being to have present on that oc.
casion the largest crowd that ever as
sembled there.
Sheepmen of Elmore county are not
pleased with the present prices offered
for wool, which range from 49, to
l6R cents, but are we'll satisfied with
the clip, although the weakened con-
dltlon Of the sheep, resultant from
the hard winter left goodly part of
VIZ iASSSS huhEih5 " the sage DruSh,
There are now three babies at the
receiving nome of the Idaho Child
ren's Home Finding society in Boise
awaiting an invitation TO become a
part of some good family. The child
rem have just been brought to the
home from other parts of the state
and are only infants, the Oldest being
but months old
Mike Condor. pioneer of Poca.
tello, died a few days ago in a CHI
cago hospital after an operation for
kidney trouble. Mr.. Condor was bur
led in Chicago. He was well known
in Pocatello and leaves widow, son
and host of friends to mourn his
death.
The young man named Brown who.
1t was alleged, committed the muir.
der near Roberts, nearly severing the
head of his father from the body with
an axe, has confessed to his mother in
the presence of the sheriff of Fremont
county. He claims he was intoxicated