Montpelier examiner., 1912-11-22
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Teddy Arego, 1-year-old son OF the
proprietor of rooming house In
Boise. was killed by a kick from
horse.
The state board of canvassers will
meet on November 25 at the secre
! tary OF states office to officially count
the votes cast at the recent election
In Idaho.
Rasmus Hoff has harvested 10000
sacks of high grade potatoes on hia
ranch south of Idaho Falls. In addt
lion to his potato crop Mr.. Hon has
In $50 acres of peas.
Gongressman-elect Addison. T.
Srpith has gone to Washington to set
| tie up some OF the private business oi
the late Senator Hepburn, whose prt
vate secretary he was for many years
After two years OF preparatory
work and the expenditure of $1,000
900 to get ready, the real work OF
putting in the great dam at Arrow
Rock-the greatest in the world-haa
begun.
Fire, which is thought to have orig.
mated from the spark from locomo-
tive, did considerable damage to the
Oregon Short Line bridge across the
Boise river just west of the city linn
its of Boise.
The last hope of N. S. Sage, former
Shelley banker, to avoid serving q
term in the state penitentiary, waAf
destroyed last week when the supreme
court denied petition for rehearing
on the appeal to that court.
T. Tanaka, a Japanese, who ia
farming near Idaho Falls, produced
over 40 bushels of peas to the acre
on a 40-acre tract. He realized $50
per acre for the crop, which gives an
idea of what can be done with this
commodity.
Carefully trundling two gaily dec.
GRATED wheelbarrows, occupied by
Israel Westcott and Fred Harrington,
two Caldwell men, Jake Horn and
Charles Baker, paid the first of mum.
Der of freak bets made on the prest
Dental election.
Parker v. Lucas of Roseberry, Har
ry McAdams of Corral, Homer Bar
ton OF Mullan and Paul ostroot OF
Moscow have been, selected to repre-
sent the University of Idaho In the
annual debate with Pacific university
of Forest Grove, Ore.
Blackfoot will soon boast of mater
ial improvements being inaugurated
by the Oregon Short Line. Work has
commenced upon four-stall round.
house, which will be utilized for the
engines operating upon the Mackay
and Aberdeen branches
Having lost the Cassia county seat
fight, the people of Burley and vicin.
ity have not lost hope of yet obtain.
ing county seat. They propose to
have introduced into the legislature
next winter bill to provide for the
organization of a new county.
Eta Pendry, aged II, and Adeline
Hanson, aged 16, both attractive
maidens of Pocatello whose parents
are of the best families in the city,
have been sentenced to the reform
school at st. Anthony. The charge
was truancy and incorrigibility.
With the arrival last week of a com.
plete triple combination auto chemical
truck Caldwell is equipped with most
complete and modern fire fighting ap-
paratus maintained by city of its
size in the northwest The machine
and 1000 feet Of hose cost $4,000.
If the plans Of w. ]. Jensen, presi.
dent of the Jensen Creamery com.
pany in this state, work out, Idaho will
be helped by the addition of from
5000 to 10000 high graded dairy cows
imported into the state. It is planned
TO sell the cows to Idaho dairymen.
The first automobile funeral ever
held In Boise took place last week
when the body of Herman Estes, the
Boise young man who committed sui.
eide at Mountain Home, was inferred.
It was one of the largest and most
impressive funerals held In Boise for
some time.
amount of clover seed produced In
, the valley in the vicinity of Idaho
Falls this season is 250,000 pounds
The farmers are paid 15c per pound
for re-cleaned seed at the machine.
Idaho leads the world on clover
seed production.
Announcement Is made OF the or.
ganization OF new banking corpora
ton at Culdesac to be known as the
Farmers State Bank of Culdesac.
The new bank takes over the busi.
ness and accounts of the defunct
Bank of Culdesac, which was closed
; few weeks ago.
Leadership In the senate and house
Of the legislature-elect are mooted
questions among Republican mem
oers, who are In overwhelming con.
troll. making the question OF little i'm.
portance to the Democrats, for the
minority has but a combined strength
of eight members.
The first sleighs Of the season were
On the streets OF HALEY last week. A
cutter and several bobsleds were run
ming about town. The sleighing did
not amount to much. there being only
between five and sir inches OF snow.
which was wet and soft.
For the first time In rs years tha
suite OF rooms in. the old state house
have been used continuously as the
offices OF the governor are vacant
Ten governors have oocupled the
suite in that period. Governor Hawlev
has mnvnd infs 4ha