Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-04-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

are to be planted III tne Edyette va
ley this spring.
The anticipated spring boom is ON
at Bull, and many handsome new
brick and stone blocks are under con-
struction.
The city of Meridian has sold its is
sue of $4,000 water works bonds, car
rying per cent interest. The bonds
were bought at par, plus accrued in
terest.
The dog poisoner has been operat-
ing on an extensive scale in Noun
tain Home, about twenty-five dogs
having been poisoned recently by
some miscreant.
1t is announced that water Will be
delivered through the extension OF
the King Hill canal on May to about
5000 acres of the Medbury valley
Carey act segregation.
A deal was recently contaminated
in Emmett whereby forty acres or
land owned by M. f. Lewis, four miles
distant from Emmett, on the bench,
was sold for $3.50 per acre, or 100000
Bull now boasts a Country club OF
twenty young men members. all
bachelors The club was organized
two weeks ago, and is divided into
three divisions-tennis, baseball and
golf.
A drilling outfit working in the
Medbury valley recently struck hot.
water at depth of LOO feet and an
artesian flow is expected, as there is
already one well of that character
there.
Arrangements are already being
made for the entertainment of dele
gates to the Idaho Christian EEdeavor-
Union, which will meet at Weiser-
June "a, IS and 26. About 200 dele
gates are expected to be present.
1t is announced that soil and eli
matte conditions on the Murphy pro-
ject are ideal for beet sugar raising.
and it is expected that in time that
section will be one of the heaviest
producers of sugar beets in the state
Jason Lee and Ed. Boswell, two,
prisoners who were serving Jail SEN
fences at Caldwell, made their escape
while in charge of deputy. Lee was
serving a sentence for passing a.
worthless check, and Boswell was in
for bootlegging.
Orders are expected daily to let the
contract and begin the construction of
the Wendell inn, which will be locat-
ed in the center of an entire block in
the growing town of Wendell and will
be one of the most beautiful hotels in
the whole northwest.
Thomas Marren, convicted in the
Blaine county district court of the
murder of Con Ryan, October 27, 1907,
must serve eighteen years in the state
penitentiary, the supreme court hold
ing the evidence in the case sufficient
to warrant the verdict of the jury
The Boise Commercial club has:
joined hands with the Intermountain
Fair association in a determined eff
fort to build up a statewide fair,
along the lines toward which great
strides were made last year, and to
surpass all previous expositions In
1910.
War is being made by the Boise of
fcials on the practice of selling liquor
in the capital city on the Sabbath
day. "Boot-leggers" are becoming
numerous, and the police are kept
busy, one of the latest lodges being,
the operation of a messenger service
as blind for Illegal liquor traffic
There is absolutely no doubt in the
minds of some of the best lawyers in
the United States senate, says a
Warrington dispatch. but what the
states of Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana are making a futile fight to OBJ
tain patent to unsurveyed school sec
lions lying within the forest reserves
Despite the big building campaign
being carried on in Boise this spring.
with the total in building permits for
the last month breaking the record
for construction in the history of the
city, 1t is admitted that the structures
can not be put up fast enough to meet
] the demands.
Judge Dunn of Kootenai county has.
aeld that the Washington Water Pow
er company is not 3 public service
corporation and has not the right to,
condemn land
The Automatic Cattle Guard com
pany will soon let the contract for the.
construction of large cement foun-
dry building at Standpoint, for the
manufacturing of cattle guards. Ma
chinery has been ordered.
A Lewiston dispatch announces
that the agitation for the segregation
Of the state university and the state
agricultural college and experiment
station and the removal of the latter
, to some point in south Idaho does not
meet with the approval of Governor
: Brady, judging by statements made
by him in that city.
| c. H. Moon. founder of Fremont
county and father of st. Anthony, died
at st. Anthony, March %, at the age
ofTS. Mr.. Moon was member of the
legislature of '93, when Fremont coun-
ty was formed, and was one of the
active supporters of the new county.
Nampa is expecting to have a cold
3 storage warehouse costing $4,000 II