Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-03-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Jesse Wilson, aged 60, died at the
residence of his sister. two miles west
of Eagle last week. Mr. Wilson had
been a resident OF Idaho for AZ yearA
Mrs. M. Calonge Of Nampa has been
awarded a $106-prize offered by Salt
Lake candy company for the sugges-
tiop OF a name for new brand OF
chocolates.
Caldwell will soon have a system OF
water works second to none In the
state. This statement includes nre
protection as well as water for domes-
tic purposes.
That the Gilmore & Pittsburg rail
road will start building to Twin
Bridges, Mont, early next month"; ID
the latest report concerning the plans
of this road.
Mountain sheep are becoming SO
plentiful and careless of human obser-
walton that they have come within the
city limits of st. Anthony recently on
several occasions, 1t is claimed.
A spring wheel designed to elimi-
nate the pneumatic tire from the
troublesome problem OF automobile
maintenance, has been invented by
resident of Idaho Falls, Arthur R. Mis-
kin.
In summing up the industries OF
Hepburn, 1t is represented by SO bust
ness houses and in the towns hve
years of existence has yet to record
failure. The voting population OF
Hepburn is 900.
"a. Griffin, farmer, residing three
miles northwest OF Meridian, died last
week of chronic meningitis. He has
been i'll for some time, but few days
before his death it was supposed that
| he was improving.
A movement is on foot to draw at
tention to the large deposits or Ignite
coal in the vicinity of Salmon, with
the view of establishing gas plant.
Analyses show that this coal Is pecu-
liarly well suited for such purposes.
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin
MacVeagh has sent to Congress
recommendation that the government
pay Idaho $1,000 in balance OF
claims of the state for the territory
admitted when Idaho became q state.
Hepburn is the largest shipping
point on the Oregon Short Line rail
road between Pocatello and Twin
Falls and during the year 1910 shipped
359 carloads of brick, SAND, nay, grain,
-four, bran, potatoes and ornec farm
products.
Earl D. Chenowith, who runs skat-
ing rink in Nampa, is claimant of vast
estates in England, and should his
claims be recognized he will become
peer of England. Chenowith's law
yers seem to be confident that he Will
win his case.
If plans now being made are car
ried out, Boise may nave lawn ten
mis- tournament this fall AS planned,
the tournament will be a statewide
affair, and will be run under the aus
pices. of the United States National
Lawn Tennis association.
A Salmon City dispatch says that
because he thought he was entitled to
a fish as a reward for saving the life
of an Indian, and, not getting the
fish, Chinese pushed the Indian into
the river again, leaving him to be
: later rescued by his tribesmen.
Surveys are now being made fol
the railway to be built by the gov
eminent from Boise to the site of the
proposed Arrow Rock dam, and Chic
Engineer Weymouth states that worf
is to be commenced In the construc
e ton of the road as soon as frost |.
u out of the ground.
: Chemical analysis and physical ties
s. of the broken rail which caused tn
o. S. L. passenger train wreck a
d Nugget Siding, Idaho, February IL
'. is recommended in the report of thu
= official inquiry to determine cause o
u the derailment, the charge beini
made that the rail manufacturers ar
If responsible for the wreck.
70 Idaho has 3,5991, 120 more acres thai
10 the combined area of the states O
u New York and Pennsylvania, or So
e 960.32O acres; total acreage cultivat
.e ed, 4,953,009; value of agriculture
i'd products for 1910, $59.633 ,93385; va
" ne of fruit products for 1910, $50, 197
900; of livestock, $9,673, 911.94. and G
mineral, $15,606,S62.15.
H. G. Weiser was called to Sal
. Lake by telephone message sayin
q that his brother was dangerously
~ In hospital Upon his arrival b
40 found his brother well, and unawar
10 of the message. 1t is believed tn
- message was sent by some one in a
" attempt to get money from the Id
~ no man.
Invitation has been extended
lg members of the state land board b
es the president of the University {
n Idaho to have them visit that instit
IN ton during their pilgrimage In tn
- north country for the special purpos
~ of looking over the lands on whic
the Potlatch company owns the tir
Der and which land that compar
he wishes to purchase.
IT. The village board of directors
.e, Mountain Home have called an ele
IS tion for March 20 for the purpose
lie voting on the proposition of bondir
m the village In the sum of $4,000 Il
the construction nf uTafar xuorLS on,