Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-10-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS

per cent of the wheat land in cultiya-
tion.
Milton Evans was instantly killed
and Sterling Price badly injured by
cavern while at work on sewer con-
struction on the main street at Sal
mon.
Pies Anderson, an old-timer of Coun-
ell valley, was declared insane last
week and has been committed to the
asylum at Blackfoot. He had been
acting strangely for some time.
Hay values in the field in the vi
entity of Idaho Falls have been fixed
by sale made by ]. Everett Freddy,
manager of the Cadallic ranch, near
Roberts, of 400 tons of hay in the
field at SIS per ton.
Fire totally destroyed the car barn
of the Boise Railroad company In
Boise The loss is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000. Everything in the
building, including equipment, extras,
tools and one car, was burned.
The congressional apportionment
law enacted at the last session giving
Idaho an additional representation in
congress becomes effective March 4,
1918, making it necessary to elect the
new CONGRESSMAN at the regular cleo
ton in 1912.
Edwin McBee, a prominent member
of the Kootenai county bar and a
member of the Spokane louge of Elks,
died at his home in Occur d'Alene.
Death was due to Bright's disease.
He had been in failing health for the
last two years.
What is undoubtedly the largest
fine ever imposed in Idaho for vio-
paid by Henry Schneider and Earl
Haggerty, VINO will enrich the Golfers
of Bear Lake county by the payment
of approximately $4,000.
Postmaster : cMillan of Boise says
that the old maids of the east seem
to regard him as a clearing house for
husbands. They have been sending
him all kinds OF letters the last few
days asking his aid in finding them
lord and master for life.
An unidentified Greek laborer was
burned to death in tlre which de-
stroyed an outfit car in the yards ut
Glenns Ferry. This man, with others,
had left the car, it is said, but later
returned it is supposed for his saw
ings and personal belongings.
Mrs. Matte Larouche attempted to
throw herself and two little daugh-
ters into the Snake river at Idaho
Falls in an effort to evade an official
of the Chidren's Home Finding socie-
ty, who was mere to take the girls to
Boise, but a tragedy was averted by
the sheriff
At the annual convention of the
idaho State Medical association, more
than IS doctors of Idaho, and 10 or
IL from surrounding states, will meet
in Boise October II, ~ and 10, to
discuss matters of importance relative
to the health conditions Of the states
represented.
The city council of Nampa has fixed
the tax levy for the city this year at
s1.25 for every 500 assessed valua-
ton. While this levy is less than
half the levy of 1910 ($3 per $1,000,
1t will give the city about the same
total revenue it had last year, little
over $4,000.
Notice has been served on many
rarties in Owyhee county at DeI.amar
that prior to cutting more timber
permission would have to be secured
from the department of the interior.
For thirty years the mines in that
section have been dependent upon the
meager timber supply for fuel and
power purposes.
A. j. Mccarthy, of Caldwell, who
Is perhaps the heaviest bee owner in
that section of the Boise valley, has
just finished cleaning up this seasons
honey crop. He came to Idaho last
spring with IT'S stands of bees. He
now has 1000. His honey crop
amounts to 100 cases Of comb and
5000 pounds of extracted.
Entering in the midst Of revelry,
two masked men opened fire on the
carousing denizens OF redlight re-
sort in HALEY. shooting and instantly
killing NJ. J. Crowley. a musician OF
Salt Lake. Two suspects, Charles
Wells and Joe Cleyinger, have been
arrested.
The local option question will be
again submitted to the voters of Nez
Perez county next March, as the two
years will have then elapsed since
the county was voted dry.
The business section of Kamiah
suffered 100000 fire last week.
That the town was not wiped out was
due to the heroic work of citizens.
The fire is believed to have been of
incendiary origin.
Two burglars broke into the Ma
tional bank at Priest River, dyna.
mited the large safe and stole money
and warrants amounting to $4,000.
The property stolen consists OF $1,000
in county warrants, $1,000 in curren-
cy, $500 in gold and $500 in silver.
Settlers who have purchased landu
from the state will have the oppor.
tunity of securing water rights from
the government for 100 acres proyfd.