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

burglars CnbSI0u u6AuWaAO 0AOAO |
at Weiser and stole $500 worth OF
guns and pistols.
The Socialists of the state held a |
convention in Boise on August 80
and nominated candidates by the old
method.
Bulbs Commercial club is about to
move into its new quarters, which will
be among the finest and best fur
nished in the state.
The big 60,000-bushel elevator OF
the Bull Milling & Elevator company
is now completed and the first load
of wheat has been received.
Rev. G. l.. Bent was severely in
1ured In runaway accident near
Boise. He suffered the breaking Of
two ribs near the backbone and one
rib in front, besides badly fracturing
one hip.
1t is stated by fruit men that more
than $50 cars of apples will be shipped
from Weiser. This does not include
what will be gathered in Council,
Cambridge and Indian valleys, which
will amount to nearly as much more
Fifteen hunded dollars worth of
wheat in the field, grain in the bin,
one mile of fence, an old house and
40 acres of pasture was destroyed
by fire on the ranch of William Hen
ley, three miles southeast of Cotton
wood.
Conditions in the fire ridden dis
tricts are improving and there seems
little danger of loss of life among the
militia fire fighters even If they get
into the thick of the fray, for every
precaution Is taken to be on the safe
side.
A party of campers from Boise was
caught in the forest fires near Roose-
welt, and only escaped death by the
stiffness of the wind, which allowed
them to rest for few hours in an
open space while help was on the way
to them.
Mayor Edward p. Coltman of Idaho
Falls is dead. He was one of the most
prominent men in that portion of the
state, having been appointed postmas-
| ter of Idaho Falls by Grover Cleve-
land, and was elected mayor in 1905
and again in 1909
| Members of the Emmett CONNER
cial club have been making a canvass
among the business men, creating in
terest and soliciting funds for the fair
to be held in that city on September
80 and October /. They have been
having good success.
With the establishment of railway
connections between Nez Perez and
the outside world through the Nez
| Perez & Camas Prairie system at
vollmer, the town promises to become
one of the most important grain ship
ping points on the prairie.
The passing of Bonner county from
wet" to dry" was accompanied by
no sensation of any character. In
| Standpoint there was a good-natured
crowd on the streets until midnight
taking their farewell drinks. There
were no arrests and the crowd had
a good time.
Many of the sheepmen who have
/ their homes In Emmett and during the
summer run their sheep in the forest
reserve, are having great deal Of
trouble this year with bears. Be-
cause of the forest fires 1t is believed
that many have been driven nearer to
civilization.
Prune picking and packing is in full
operation in Weiser. The first car Of
prunes shipped from the state was
FORWARDED from this city to Denney &
Co. of Chicago. Seven cars of prunes
and three of apples have already been
shipped by the Weiser Fruit and Pro-
duce association.
Boise valley will have one of the
largest and best exhibits at the Ne.
braska State fair which opens at Lin
coin September 5. A large collection
of grains, grasses, fruits of all kinds
sugar beets and other crops in their
present condition is being shipped to
Lincoln to be shown there.
Only 422, 229 acres of land are left
for reclamation purposes out of the
original appropriation of 1000, 900
acres granted to the state, and accord
ing to the estimate of the various
companies installing Carey act pro-
jects. the average cost per acre for
water will be $26.56.
To date two banks in Idaho hav,
filed applications to De designed as
repositories for postal savings bank
funds, but as yet no postmasters in
the state have asked that their of.
fees be designated as postal banks
Farmers In Twin Falls county are
gradually opening their stubble fields
4 this fall to the sheepmen for autumn
feeding, and from this source 1t Is ex
pected owners of the land will derive
considerable revenue heretofore lost
1t is planned to establish several dry
farming sub-stations in the represen
tative dry farming sections of the
state during the season of 1910. These
stations will demonstrate the best
methods to be followed in this kind