Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-07-21
IDAHO STATE NEWS


brain. She was i'll but few hours.
That the Bruneau tract is pretty
sure to be financed and 100000 acres
of the choicest land in Idaho will be
soon open for entry, is the latest news
from that section.
The state pure food and sanitary in
spector made raid on Idaho Falls one
day last week. securing twelve con-
victions out OF twelve arrests for vio-
lation of the pure food laws.
David W. Moffatt, former promin-
ent citizen of Iowa and Nebraska, a
resident of Nampa for the past three
years and veteran of the civil war,
died at his home in Nampa, July 10.
A new road is being surveyed 10 the
Arbon country leading from American
Falls. The new route Is said to be a
much shorter one than surveyed two
years ago, with easy grades and little
expensive construction
AS result of conference between
the state land board and representa-
tive of the government, this state Sc
cures undisputed title to approximate
ly $4,000 acres of the best timber land
in the Clearwater national forest.
Trees have been planted in the new
city park at Caldwell, the drives lead
Ing in fenced. culverts constructed,
well sunk, and contracts for draining
the plat let to local I'm, who are
to complete the work within 30 days.
M. Wilson, formerly of La Junta,
Colo. was shot by an Oregon Short
Line brakeman and seriously wounded.
after being thrown from a moving
freight train east of Shoshone. Will
son is in the hospital and will re-
cover
Recent heavy rains that swept over
north Idaho have eliminated danger of
forest fires in the mountain regions
for at least two months, is the belief
of Major Frank A. Fem, supervisor OF
the Salway forest reservation with
headquarters at Kooskia.
One Of the most progressive moves
of the citizens of Rockland and the
surrounding region is to observe a
farmers" day In September. There
never has been an opportunity TO get
such an extensive or such compre-
hensive display sthis season offers.
The sheriff raided the Elks' club
rooms at Lewiston and confiscated all
the liquors he found there. Now the
members have instituted replevin pro.
ceedings to recover possession, con.
tending that the liquor is private prop.
erty, located in private club.
What might have been serious
fire at the Boise barracks was extin.
guished through the timely discovery
OF the conflagration by one of the sol.
diers, who saw the FIRE ON the grass
creeping close to the powder houses Of
the several hardware firms OF the
city.
William Cooper, the negro convicted
Of making an assault on Miss Bertha
Bauer In Boise ON Sunday evening.
April %, while the young woman was
on her way home from her work, has
been given an indeterminate term OF
2 from one to fourteen years in the state
prison.
Qusidia Darriuda. a Spanish boy,
was drowned in the Boise river neal
Eagle, despite the fact that half a
dozen young men came to his assist
ance in an endeavor to rescue him.
The boy, who could not swim, joined
the other bathers and got into deep
water.
New Meadows is the headquarters
Of the Pacific & Idaho Northern Raj,
way company, which is also building
large shops. It has the finest passeni
| ger station In the state of Idaho, beau
tiful in it's architectural features and
modern throughout, built at a cost OF
$50, 900.
Secretary Of the Interior Fisher has
authorized the purchase of the Hub
bard reservoir and reservoir site, be
tween Ten-Mile and Indian creek, foul
miles from Kuna, to be used as part
Of the Boise irrigation project, accord
Ing to advices received from Wash
lngton.
]. s. Neil was shot and killed al
Darby. In Teton basin, by Ellington
Smith. Both men are farmers and
the killing is the result of a row ovel
right to water in an irrigation ditch
although bitter feud has existed be
tween the two men for a number oil
years.
Governor Hawley has issued a proc
lamation intended to remove all dan
ger OF importing sheep infected with
scab or Hcabbies. The governor saws
he is informed by the state veterinar
ian that this disease exists among the
sheep of Canada and some of the sur
rounding states.
A Greek shot and probably fatally
wounded Fred Wilson, at Ashton, and
attempted to escape, but was captured
later by posse after a short fight at
Hamer river, twelve miles above Ash.
ton. The attack was entirely unpro.
voked
The sugar beet crop In Idaho will
Dc enormous this year. The st. An.
thony or Sugar City factory has 1000
acres of beets out; the Idaho Falls
factory has out 5000 and the Black.
loot factory has out $500 acres. In
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