Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-08-12
In THE GEM SIAlE

Plans and specifications have been
drawn and approved at the university
Of Idaho for new athletic building to
be built adjoining the present gym
nasium.
The Canning industry in Lewiston
provided employment for $50 persons
for the season, with payroll aggre-
eating $4,000 The product this year
will be approximately ITS carloads.
Claiming that he has perfected a
flying machine which will carry 20
passengers at the rate of 100 miles an
hour, r. H. Winter. Standpoint boy.
is exhibiting a model to his friends.
Fire, believed to have been started
by tramps, destroyed the barn of Jas.
A. Head at Preston. consuming hay
and wagons to the damage of about
$4,000. The barn, valued at $500, was
insured for 300.
Payette valley fruit growers are adj
vertising for 1900 men to help take
care of this years fruit crop There is
a tremendous crop of apples, prunes
and pears, and unless help is secured
much of the crop will be wasted.
The big irrigation project of the
Weiser Land & Water company for
watering the Council-Mesa orchard, rs
miles north of Council, was completed
Monday, according to c. K. Macy.
general manager of that concern.
The sheriffs of all the different
counties in the state and Warden
Shook of the penitentiary have been
appointed by Governor Brady as dele
gates to the American Prison associa-
ton congress. which will convene in
Washington, d. c., from September %
to October 8.
Receiving encouragement from the
case of an unfortunate young woman
who was consigned to the county Jail
for treatment of the drug habit a
month ago and who has been dis
charged, having fully recovered her
normal condition, Judge Bower of
Boise will follow the same tactics in
the future.
Paul Clagstone, candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor,
is out with an Endorsement of the
work of the Idaho Direct Legislation
league, and has given to William M.
Hornibrook, president of the state or
ganization, his pledge to support a
constitutional amendment giving to
the people of Idaho the initiative and
referendum and recall in the event of
his nomination and election as gov
ernor.
Grace Hobbs, aged 5, while hanging
on gate at her home in Preston, fell
and broke her leg.
The annual fair of the Inter-Meun-
tain Fair association will be held in
Boise, beginning October 10.
Good sized crowds were present on
July 28 at the big land drawing Mt
Stone, Idaho. Some 5000 acres Of
choice land was offered under the
Carey act.
The valleys and hills of Custer
county are full of sage hens and
grouse. The sage hen and grouse sea
son opens August 10.
Indians fishing in the Kootenai
river near Bonners Ferry caught four
large sturgeon. the largest of which
weighed 230 pounds.
Sparks from a passing engine SCI
fire to grain field near Rathdrum
belonging to A. w. Post. Strenuous
work saved the greater part of the
crop and the harvesting implements
The home of John Foster, neal
Post Falls, was completely destroyed
by fire, entailing loss of about 81,
500, partly covered by an insurance
Of $780,
The work of sinking a prospect well
for Caldwell's water works near the
present reservoir site is progressing
very satisfactorily The drill struck a
strong flow Of artesian water at the
depth of 81 feet. Sinking will be con
tinued to a depth of 300 feet.
Idaho apple growers are In clover
this year, or will be when the tim,
comes to market apples. as indica
tons are for full crop of nice fruit
One hundred sacks of barley, repre-
senting the first grain delivered a
the warehouses at Fletcher. Me-
Perez county. came from fielC
which is averaging 10 bushels to tn,
acre.
Harvesting has commenced. on tn,
famous Rexburg bench, and before
long the farmers of that section will
have their crops in and the grount
ready for the sowing OF their fall
crops.
George Zitt. farm hand, was killed
al Roosevelt He fell from load o
hay at the farm OF J. H. Trout, sus
tanning concussion of the brain from
which he did not rally. He was 81
years old and leaves a wife ana Lwt
children.
A string of wagons loaded with nez
wheat Is being hauled into Rexbur
every day. A large number of stear
threshers and combined machines ar
at work. 1t Is reported that many @
the dry farms are yielding 80 bushel
Of NH tn he