Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-09-16
IN THE GEM STATE

realized this summer by Payette val
ley watermelon growers.
Harvest viii be finished on Mex
Perce prairie several weeks earlier
than usual, over half the crop being
already stored in the warehouses.
Probably 100000 of the recently
provided national reclamation fund
OF $40 1000 900 will be spent in Idaho,
merely in the completion of the pro-
jects now under way.
State Veterinarian Noble reports
the first case of sheep affected with
stomach worms (Haemonchus contor-
tus) in the state of Idaho, which has
been discovered at Meridian.
Idaho has now probably nearly A.
100000 acres under completed or pro-
jected irrigation improvement, or
enough to ultimately support an ad-
ditional population of 100000.
p. H. B. Moulton, of Weiser, last
week shipped five carloads of prunes.
and expects to ship about eight or
ten more. Mr.. Moulton has force
of 35 packers at work packing fruit
James B. Laughter, brakeman on
the Short Line, was fatally injured at
McCammon. While making coupling
he stumbled and fell beneath freight
train and the body was horribly man
gled.
Mr. D. c. Peck, who has been much
interested in the organization of the
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Idaho, is perfecting his plans for an
organization of company in Idaho
Falls.
Claude Smith, years old. was
killed in a cave-in of a sand pile at
Pocatello. He was buried under FIVE
feet of sand and when extricated was
past relief. Two playmates escaped,
one with serious injuries.
The executive board Of the league
of Southern Idaho Commercial Clubs
has selected Monday and Tuesday,
October IL and IS, as the dates for
the sixth annual convention which
will probably be held at Gooding.
Sueffring from nervous disease,
Judge George Stewart, member OF
the supreme court of the state OF
Idaho, is a patient at Waverly sani-
tarium in Portland. The ultimate
recovery of the distinguished Idaho
jurist is announced.
Despite the Encouragement sus-
tanned by the loss of it's $4,000 mill
in the big Centerville fire, the Cen
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has determined to rebuild immediate
ly, and the new structure will be big
ger and better than the old one.
Plans are now perfected by the o.
R. & N. for the handling of fall ship
ments of grain from Lewiston, the
output being estimated at $4,000 tons
boat service will be established
about Oceober 1 between that city
and warehouses on lower Snake
river
The directors of the Commercial
Club and others interested are max
Ing arrangements for farmers insti-
tute to be held at Weiser next De-
camber under the auspices of the
college of agriculture and the expert
ment station of the University of
Iaaho.
Persons living in cities Or towns
away from the land and who desire
to take up land under the enlarged
homestead act recently passed by
congress, can take up land and live
at their homes in the cities or towns,
away from the land. providing they
can farm the land or can personally
supervise its cultivation.
Lew Kay, an Americanized China
man, who has been in Jail at Poca-
tello for three months awaiting trial
on the charge of obtaining money
under false pretense, Is now charged
with impersonating a government Of
fieer and securing money from a Chi
nese girl In Pocatello in exchange
for bogus naturalization certificate
big barbecue dinner will be serv-
ed at the townsite opening of Ster-
ing, Saturday, September 10. This
new town is located on the Aberdeen
branch of the Oregon Short Line, be-
tween Aberdeen and Blackfoot. Six
hundred town lots will be- sold to the,
highest bidders.
disastrous fire occurred upon the
Bond ranch nor Invest of Blackfoot-
The Bonds had assembled their grain
from several ranches upon their place
for threshing. While the crew was at
dinner. children playing with matches
started a fire which destroyed 500
bushels of gram and 100 tons Of hay.
A dispatch from Fresno, Cal, says
Ike Carter, an Idaho crook, has been
sentenced to spend two years in Sal
Quentin for having, in company with
H. N. Miller contracted for buggy
and set of harness at local store
and then sold the property.
Fire that started in the Bedal hotel
at Centerville, wiped out the bust
ness portion of the town. entailing a
loss of 500 900. with insurance OF
$4,000. The plant of the Centerville
Mining & Milling company was de-
stroyed.