Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-12-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Hazzle, resigned.
John Murphy, formerly citizen of
Boise and we'll known there. was
killed at Swan Falls by being run
over by a freight car.
The little son of Rev. Yaggy was
severely cut while at play az the Mid
dleton school, He ran into a play
mate who had knife open. cutting
deep cash in his hand.
The Idaho Society of Engineers at
a meeting held in Boise appointed a
committee to draft an act providing
for the creation Of an engineering ex-
animation board.
There are in the city of Boise 112
miles of cement curbing and 108
miles of sidewalk. making a total of
200 miles, and constructed at the APP
proximate cost of $556,000.
The members of the Eastern Idaho
Press club, at their quarterly meeting
at American Falls, went on record, by
vote 16 to 6, as being not opposed
to a state railway commission.
1t is estimated that over $4,000
will go out to the Bull district next
spring for young fruit trees. Deliver
les aggregating $4,000 were made by
Minnesota nursery last week.
1t appears from the reported returns
from the various counties, that the
five constitutional amendments voted
on at the November election have all
carried by substantial majorities.
That a final decree in the famous
Snake river water case will be signed
at the next session of the Sixth judi.
cial district to be held in Fremont
county, is the report that comes from
Boise.
The Salmon City Commercial club
has passed a resolution in favor of
public utilities commission for the
state of Idaho, having jurisdiction over
railroads, telegraph, express and SINH.
lar concerns.
The city of Weiser is erecting q
new building for the water works.
New filtration system will be installed
and other improvements made in
keeping with the increased uemand
made upon them.
The news comes from Middleton
that the Star Independent Telephone
company has transferred their bust.
ness interest to the Independent Long
Distance company of Boise and will
be known by that name from now on.
With the completion of the great
bridge across the Snake, southeast of
the town of Rupert, by January l, the
state will have expended $4,000 on
that structure, which will save thou
sands of dollars to the farmers of Lin
coin and Cassia counties.
The Camas country in western
Blaine and northern Gilmore counties
is a wonderful grain and hay produc.
ing section of the state There is an
immense tonnage there awaiting
transportation. The Owinza cutoff is
expected to solve this problem.
It now seems probable that the
death penalty will not be inflicted up
on John Fleming, convicted of the
murder of J. Langford in Lincoln
county, and sentenced to be executed
on December 2, but that his sentence
will be committed to life imprison.
ment
Plans are about completed for the
travelling school of agriculture which
will be held from December II to "a
under the supervision of the agricul.
tural department of the state univer-
sity. The course will cover a wide
range of subjects of interest to far
mers.
Weiser's building campaign, on
structures now under construction,
will extend far into the winter. This
applies to business houses outside of
the new Washington hotel which It is
not expected to have ready for occu-
pancy before next spring or early
summer.
Bert Rogers, who Confessed" to
completely in the robbery of train
near Ogden In moment of aberra-
ton at Idaho City last summer and
was taken to Boise and held in the
county jail from July % to October
Is, has been sent back to his home in
Arkansas.
The foundation for the new Wash
ington hotel at Weiser has been COM
pleted and work on the building
proper will begin at once. Three cars
of structural steel are now on the
ground and everything is in readiness
for active operations. This will be
one of the finest hotels in the state.
The carload of Boise valley apples
exhibited at the National Horticultur-
al congress at Council Bluffs, Iowa,
last week, by the Boise Commercial
club, has been awarded the $500 Low.
ing cup.
The hearing ON appeal of the Bar
Der Lumber company timber fraud
cases will come on before the United
States circuit court, of appeals in San
Francisco in the first week OF Febru-
airy, 1911.
James K. Bell of Genesee, the only
Republican member of the legislature
elected from Latah county, has an
his candidacy for speaker of
the house of representatives at the
next session, says the Boise States
man.
Thousands of dollars in paper mon.
ey was unearthed recently by w. s.
Galbraith in the basement of build.
Ing in Idaho City, but the bills were
worthless, never having been in cir.