Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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interesting itself In the good roads
movement.
Lloyd Hunt, the S-year-old SON OF d,
e. Hunt OF Emmett, was severely
hurt by being dragged by runaway
horse.
John Rynearson, Of Emmett, was
thrown from a load of hay when his
wagon went into an irrigation ditch
and he was badly injured.
Coal has been discovered on the
Coffman farm, two miles east OF
Grangeville and movement is on.
foot to form company to develop q
mine.
Charles Bafford, an aged miner
who has been a resident of the Null
doom district for the past fifteen years
or more, was found dead in his cabin.
He has no known relatives
The Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION was permanently organized
in Boise on May 10, with the largest
woman's banquet ever given In the
city, 215 women being seated at the
tables.
w. G. Stagner, '49er, aged ~
years, is dead at Bonners Ferry. He
discovered the placer ground on
Boulder creek and was known to all
the placer mining camps Of the west
from Marysville, Cal, to Helena
Mont.
From all sources In the valley about
Emmett the reports as they come In
are very optimistic In relation to the
outlook for an excellent fruit crop.
The peach and apricot trees In many
places on the slope and in the valley
are loaded.
Six prisoners in the Caldwell jail
had close call on Thursday, when
the Jail was damaged by fire. There
was delay in securing the keys to the
cells after the fire was discovered, and
1t was feared for time the prisoners
would be suffocated.
A coroner's jury has returned q
verdict of accidental shooting in the
case of Orr Hendrie, son of G. F.
Hendrie, prominent implement dealer
of Blackfoot, who was found dead
with bullet hole through his head
In his fathers office.
The Owyhee, the largest hotel In
the intermountain country, was for
mally opened at Boise on May 9 by
public ceremonies. Governor Brady
took part In the exercises. delivering
an address. The total cost of the
structure is estimated at 100000
The fruit crop in Cassia county was
damaged very little by the recent
frosts. While in Colorado and the
lower attitudes smudging and heating
were resorted to as means of saw
Ing the crop, no such precaution was
necessary in most parts of southern
Idaho.
The construction of the Boomers
Ferry bridge will result in making
notable addition to the village OF
Boomers Ferry. It is stated that
twenty-six contracts have been let for
the erection of buildings across the
river, all of which will be built this
season.
The contract for the construction of
the Crane creek irrigation project to
reclaim 10000 acres of land at cost
of 100000, has been entered into In
Boise between contractors and the
Crane Creek Irrigation company. The
acreage embraced Is all tributary to
Weiser.
Pearl Anderson, the i4-year-old
daughter Of r. K. Anderson, a promi.
nent stockman and farmer and former
special officer of Cassia county. COM
mitted suicide at Albion by shooting
herself through the heart with a re-
volver. The cause of the deed Is un-
known.
The first city branch of q Young
Woman's Christian association to be
established in Idaho Ia In Boise. The
movement Is unique In that 1t was
started by the girls, who perfected the
organization, secured 625 members and
q maintenance fund OF $4,000 for the
first year.
The Idaho knights OF Columbus
concluded three days convention In
Boise on May .. The state member
ship was announced as ITO. Charles
L. Mcdonald of Lewiston was re.
elected as state deputy. The state
council will meet next year In Occur
d'Alene City.
Work of converting Bear lake. Rich
county, into gigantic reservoir for
the Telluride Power company. has
been resumed and it will soon be pos
sible to divert the waste water of the
river over the 10000 acres of rich
land lying between the lake, Soda
Springs and Montpelier.
The news has been received MT
Twin Falls that Frank TRAINER of
Rock creek was killed by Indians Just
over the Nevada line on the 9Th inst.
TANNERS death is ascribable to eff.
forts of himself and other COWBOYS to
recover their horses, stolen by ma,
rauding bands Of shoshones.
While water will not be available
for use on the Twin Falls Oakley pro-
ject until next spring, many land
owners on this Carey act project are
having land cleared of sagebrush, 40
as to have their places ready to plant