Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-11-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Ten new cases of smallpox are re
ported from Greenleaf. All of then
are mild cases.
Three Cinnamon left Boise last weel
for China, where they expect to ait
the insurgents in their battle for lib
erty.
The new Christian church at Boise
Is nearing completion and will be
ready for dedication Sunday. Novem
her 10.
John Plowman of Caldwell had 8
narrow escape from death last week
as 'he result of ptomaine poisoning
He is now reported out of danger
There were thirty-three births as
against twenty-five deaths in Boise
for the month just closed, according
to the report of the city health officer
1t took just two hours and eight
minutes to try bootlegging case ir
the district court at Caldwell last
week, the accused man being con
victed.
Charles H. Allen and R. C. Cleden
der were found guilty by a jury at
HALEY of the murder of M. j. Crowley
in Dot F. Aliens resort on September
81, and sentenced to life imprison
| ment
The monthly sales day drew an un
usually large crowd of farmers &c
Caldwell Five hundred and fifteen
teams were counted. The offerings
consisted of horses, cattle. household
furniture and farm implements.
Andrew Bowling and John Davis,
residents of Highland valley, are
both badly bruised and shaken up as
the result of being thrown from a
wagon, which overturned, landing the
| occupants in a barb-wire fence.
Mystery surrounds the motive be-
hind the suicide of John Hay of Walla
Walla. who took his life on Short
Line train a short distance from
American Falls, by shooting. There
Is no known reason for the tragedy.
The Ada county commissioners have
| granted 50-year franchise TO the
Boise Valley Railway company.
known as the Robert Noble lines. to
construct and operate an electric rail.
| way to connect with the company's
existing line in south Boise.
Harry Orchard, now serving life
sentence in the state prison for the
| murder of Ex-Governor Stennenberg,
has made a statement to the press in
which he favors prison reform, declar.
ing that work is good thing for the
prisoners.
Deputy State Bank Commissioner
w. o. Pierce. former receiver of the
defunct State Bank OF Commerce, at
Wallace, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of embezzlement, at Wallace
last week. His case will be called
December IL.
At the meeting of the Idaho-Wash.
ington Development League in Boise,
there were 80 boosters from Portland
and about 10 from Spokane and 60
duly elected delegates from towns in
northern and central Idaho and east
ern Washington.
The dryest spot on the Sahara des
ert hasn't anything on the various so
cial and fraterna1 clubs of Boise, fol
lowing the order resultant from the
supreme courts decision that the serv.
ing of liquors in such places is Illegal
without a saloon license, says the
Statesman.
Persons living on the new Paris
branch of the Oregon Short Line in
Idaho have asked for more frequent
train service. The Montuelier Com.
mercial club has asked the road for
morning and evening round trim ser.
vice between the terminus of the
branch and McCammon.
Senator Borah. in an interview at
Spokane, announced that at the next
session of congress he will introduce
bills proposing to change the pres
fou hot
homesteaders will be REQUIRED to live
but three instead of five years on
their lands.
J. B. Wallis. deputy state INSPECTOR
of weights and measures. and NJ s.
Parker, deputy state inspector of
dairy, food and sanitation. made a
statement that the CITY of MAMMA
was without exception the cleanest
town in Idaho.
Charles Henry. aged IL years. son
of Mrs Adelia Henry. a widow, was
shot and instantly killed near Lewis.
ton by a load of shot fred from a II.
gauge shotgun in the hands of Geo
RricH the same age. who lid not |
know that the gun he pointed ut his
eoPnnanion was loaded.
The city council OF Salmon CITY, |
has fixed December IL as the date |
for voting again upon the deustion OF |
bopding the city in the sum of $685. |
0cS for the purchase and extension |
of the waterworks plant This will |
be the fourth time that this matter |
has been submitted to the voters.
1t is said that the Thousand Springs |
Power company intends to install a |
p0wer plant at Thousand Springs at |
once with an initial unit of 5000 |
horsepower. Just what use the power |
is to be put to is a matter the COM
pany is not making public.
The state supreme. court in de- |
cision handed down last week, con-
Cured in by all members. holds that |
the Boise Commercial club must nay |