Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS

passed the senate
Edgar l.. Sheffield of Bonner coun-
ty has been appointed clerk In the
department OF commerce and labor.
The supreme court has rendered
decision unfolding the state land
boards sale of the Potlatch Lumber
company,
with the exception OF few details
The great irrigation project of the
Twin Falls-Salmon River Land & Wa
ter company is finished.
Many people in the lowlands In the
vicinity Of Pocatello have been driv-
en- from their homes as result OF
the overlooking of the Portneuf river.
President Taft sent to the senate
last week nominations for Idaho post
masters as follows Daniel G. Burr,
| tennessee; X. Van Irons, Hagerman;
| Orville j. Britton, Harrison; 9. ID. NC
| Eachron, Lewiston.
Cameron Evans, al prominent sheep
man, pleaded guilty in the district
court in Weiser to the charge of civ.
Ing check in payment to merchant
of Council for goods when he had no
money in the bank.
The Bonneville county division bill
passed the house on Thursday and
only awaits the signature of Governor
Hawley to set aside the northern por
ton of Bingham county and make a
county seat Of Idaho Falls. a@
The finding of the body of Joseph
Hunter, of Idaho City, near the rail-
road track at a point about three
| - GoId
belief that the aged man was murder
ed and thrown from train.
Rabbits are becoming a pest to be
contended with in the vicinity of Bur
ley, and the settlers are doing every
thing possible to exterminate the bun
MES. Poisoning is popular method,
and several very successful drives"
have been organized.
The Oregon Short line has taken
over. from the constructors the new
branch line running to Aberdeen. The
road will be in active operation soon
At first three trains week are ex
pected to handle the traffic. Later
there will be daily train.
; When the new branch road from
Ashton to briggs is completed, en-
mense new coal fields will, it ia ex-
pected, be developed, as the district
carries series of at least IL paral-
lei veins consisting of from two TO
IL feet of clean, high grade bitumin-
GUS COAL
Except for the timely arrival of the
, mother, the 1-year old child of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed. Nolan of South Boise!
| IN dnafb
The mother was badly singed and she
; suffered minor burns in rescuing her
babe, which had been left alone in
the house for few moments.
b.! 1t is understood that the officers
elected last fall for Bingham county
will retain their hold on their present
> office at Blackfoot and the salaries at.
tached, rather than res.gning, taking
chances on Governor Hawley's reap
pointing them and on a new board
fixing their respective salaries.
John Angle and family have reach
ed Salmon City after narrowing ex-
perience at their home near the RES
cue mine at Gilmore A serious
, snowslide, which passed close to their
cabin, filled the gulch for 700 feet
with debris of all kinds and forced
them to leave through snow waist
deep.
E 1.-THE Apple Way" is the name of a
4 beautiful drive to be constructed be-
tween Spokane and Occur d'Alene, a
e distance OF thirty-four miles It Is
|. claimed that this Is to be the most
beautiful drive in America, following,
q as it does, the Spokane river ana
! passing through rich fruit country
the whole way.
a The inefficiency OF the present laws
IS governing fruit tree inspection and
n the lack of laws regulating. fruit tree
A. spraying. are causing the State Horti-
h cultural association to do some figur-
1t Ing on new measures to be presented
" to the legislature.
Is The big steel tank for the city wa
d. terworks Is being put in place in
e. Caldwell When completed 1t will
hold 100000 gallons and will give a
le pressure of 65 pounds, sunicient to
W throw a two-inch stream over the
Of highest building in. the city.
m One of the largest mortgages ever
a filed in Canyon county was put on
e. record in the county clerks Office last
he week. The amount specified is S150,
IS 100000, and is given by the Oregon
Short Line railroad to the Contra
at Trust company of New York. =
=, All kinds of rumors are in circuIa
- ton at Emmett relative to the owner
he ship and plans for the extension o.
j. the Idaho. Northern railroad. It Ii
- now asserted that Oregon Short Lint
40 has control and that active construc
. ton work will begin as soon al
". weather conditions permit
nd Three brothers named Wayne, o
g Payette, have just learned that sthel
ii. are heirs to large fortune, .runniny
he into the millions. left by their grand
Is, mother. The Wayne brothers are Il
mt the farming and nursery business nea
Payette.
lr- George Hawley, a prominent stocl