Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-24
IDAHO STATE NEW

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1t through the winter months, acc
| ing to the estimate submitted
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tolmie of b,
last week celebrated the sixtieth
niversary of their wedding. Mr.
Mrs. Tolmie have resided in Id
thirty years. -
Progress and Improvement Is ..----
order of the day at Bull this fall.
modern sewer system is being !
and other municipal improveme
are under way.
w. H. Shoup of Salmon has b.
appointed by Governor Hawley as IN
delegate to the national irrigat IA
congress, which meets in Chicago, VII
cember 6. for five-day session.
Rev. w. J. Herwig, superintende
of the Anti-Saloon league. is to p ~
sonally conduct the saloon fight n.
Idaho and Kootenai counties. whe
the battle will be hardest, 1t
thought.
John Hanshire has been fined 5
by a Boise justice for attempting
steal kiss from a woman he wi
escorting to her home The womf
told the court that Hanshire hi. n
tried to kiss her but did not succeehar.
An early morning fire destroyed tlwere
residence of Albert Lahaie in Moun u
tain Home, and the inmates, Mr.. arr
Mrs. Lahaie. seven children and tvs VI
boarders Hannah Hitler and Louis Tand
Ebert narrowly escaped with theyery
lives.
out
Cyrus Johnson was acquitted 81
HALEY of the crime of grand larcens 70
Of sheep claimed by Waddops aneast
jenkins of Lost River. This case ha3o
been tried twice before. resulting
each time in a disagreement of TIL ne
jury. in
According Il the assessors roll, thval
total taxes to be paid in Lemhi coun..
ty this year amount to 1923, 36G19, be
sides poll hospital and poor taxes
The valuation of property within the.
limits of Salmon City Is shown to be-"
$1.267.600. ia
A technical student in the railroadil-
shops at Pocatcilo. who was Mistaken.
for non-unionst, was assaulted by,
strike sympathizers in the o. s. L.u-
yards, but defended himself from ar.
crowd with a gun until rescued byrt
an officer
Suit for the amount of 1899 ,000is &
against the Twin Falls Land C Water
company was filed last week in the
district court at Twin Falls. 1t Is
alleged that the company has not
kept faith with the settlers on thes
south side tract in certain matters.
Alex Mcdonald, one of the old
timers of the Boise basin, who left
his cabin and partner with a consid-
cradle sum of money about a month
ago, and who had not been heard
from. his friends fearing foul play,
has finally been located at Van Wyck.
Senator Borah is preparing a bill
authorizing an additional advance to
the reclamation fund of $15,0Oa0OO III.
out of the treasury, the said sum to
be used in connection with the $780,
100000 loan heretofore authorized for
completing government projects now
under way.
George Smith, well known Idaho
county man, 1t Is thought, is lost In
the mountains In the vicinity OF Adj
ans. Smith is known to be well
versed in the topography of the Ad-
ANS camp country and many of mis-
friends believe that he has met with
some accident.
Letters from Senators Hepburn and
Borah and Congressman French to
the Pocatello Automobile club &C.
knowledging receipt of petitions ask
ing them to use their influence in
opening Yellowstone National park
to automobiles, pledge their best eff
forts along that line.
The court has issued an order for
the sale of the property of the Great
western Beet Sugar company, con-
sisting of the Little Camas and Long
Tom reservoirs, canals and lateraIs
and all appurtenances, without reser-
walton or redemption. The court fixed
the minimum price for the property
at $4,000.
Gooding had house cleaning last
week, when the deputy dairy, food
and sanitary inspector visited that
town. This inspector found the town
in fairly good condition, a dairy.
restaurant. slaughter house and ROOM
Ing house proprietor being the only
ones to draw fines.
For Minidoaa and four other irri-
cation projects public notices are be-
ing prepared providing for graduated
payments and extensions of time and
pending issuance of such notices no
action looking TO cancellation on ac-
count of non-payment will be taken
until after March 10 next
Caught and buried by several tons
II earth that fell on him, C. A. Lee, O
aborer employed in the excavation
work for new building in Boise, had
narrow escape from death. Fellow
sorkmen dug him out just in the nick
If time.
new ditch company has been
formed by several farmers who are
living west of Emmett. In the Payette
valley near Falk. The capital stock
% $4,000. divided into 1000 shares at