Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-06-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Coal has been discovered on the
Coffman farm, two miles east of
Grangeville.
Efforts are being made by Payette
people to have the commissioners
build bridge over the river at Err
wins ranch.
Southern Idaho will have a bumper
crop of fruit this year. From all quar-.
tiers come reports of the trees being
heavily laden with fruit. -
An inspection Of the Hagerman val
ley orchards reveals the fact that
many of the apple trees will have Sc
much fruit that the growers will have
to resort to thinning.
New York fruit buyers have nego-
tiated for the purchase of a large
part of the Emmett fruit crop. They
report that the Emmett prune is much
in demand in New York markets.
Bonner and Oneida counties voted
dry in the local option elections held
last week, the former by about 400
majority; the vote in Oneida being
heavier, more interest being taken.
Hammett, is the name Of a new
station on the Oregon Short Line The
new station was named after G. H.
Hammett, who promoted the extern
sive Medberry and King Hill irriga-
ton projects.
Weiser is to have Fourth OF July
celebration that will eclipse anything
Of the kind ever attempted in this sec
ton There will be a big parade, a
barbecue, fireworks, and many other
special features
The Crane Creek irrigation project
which will place under cultivation
$4,000 acres of land in the vicinity OF
Weiser, in fact some of it adjoining
the city limits, will have a land open
ing and sale June a.
The Black canyon project survey is
to be lowered 40 feet in order to OBJ
tain sufficient water to irrigate the
acreage contemplated. An engineer
ing crew is now camped at Marsh and
is making the new survey.
Arrangements have been completed
by a syndicate Of London, eastern ano
western capitalists to expend $3,000,-
600 in the purchase and development
of 5000 acres of orchard lands on the
Couscil MESA in Payette valley.
Representative Hamer has secured
an amendment to the sundry civil
bill making Immediately available
$4,000 to permit the prompt construc.
ton of the syphon which forms the
key to the irrigation system on the
Fort Hall reservation.
Petitions are being circulated and
generously signed to change the name
Of Standpoint to Lake City. Some
time ago It was suggested that it be
changed from Standpoint to Grand.
point, but the name of Lake City
seems to be more in favor.
The towns appearing on the new
tickets recently issued by the Payette
Valley railroad are Emmett. Park
Falks, Cess, Plymouth, Durham,
Coughanour. Plaisted, Buckingham.
Reeves, Fruitland, Fife, Millers
Schurberts, Picking and Payette.
A. NJ. Smith, Western Union line
man, was instantly killed at Boise.
by falling upon live wire carrying
300 volts. He was Knocked from
the top of pole where he was work
ing, falling head first on the paving
and striking the power line In his
fall
As result of inhaling fumes from
gasoline, Fred Gardner and Harold
Stackhouse Of Standpoint are dead and
Hart Flynn of Dover narrowly es
capped death. The accident occurred
on board a gasoline launch, which
had been hired to convey a baseball
team from Newport
The Twin Falls Salmon River com
pany will build the highest suspen.
sion bridge in the west over the Sal
mon river just above the dam In
course of construction for the pro
1ect which the company is develop
ing.
On May the secretary of the inter.
ior restored 1000 acres of land in
the Boise, Ida, land district formerly
Withdrawn for the Payette- Boise, pro-
ject. The land will be subject to set
tlement August II and to entry Sep
TENDER 10.
Of all the arid states and territories
Idaho will probably reclaim more
acres than any other. II is estimated
that about 6,500,O0O acres can be re-
claimed in the state which Is 10 per
cent Of all the irrigable lands in the
United States.
The commercial club of Oakley
has approved the measure of build
ing a road through Birch canyon to
Junction City. There are about 40
families settled in the junction who
will do their trading In Oakley if a
good road is built through the can.
yon.
Mrs. Lottie Davis. employed as
waitress in an Idaho Fall hotel, sui.
cided Friday night shooting herself
in the mouth with 22calibre pisto!
She had separated from her husband.
and it is believed brooding over her
troubles led tn the dnad