Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-03-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Rabbits killed 100 three to five
years old apple trees near Paris last
week. by eating six or eight inches OF
the bark
The Oregon Short Line has every.
thing ready to commence laying steel
on the Raft river cutoff as soon as
the weather settles.
An automobile club was organized
at Idaho Falls last week. The club
members will enter into the cam.
paign for good roads.
Two bridge carpenters were drown
ed when trestle along the banks of
The Pend O'Reille river east of Wren.
CO went into the river.
The farmers of the Birch Hill dis
trict of kootenai county have on foot
a project to build telephone line to
connect with Rathdrum
A struggle that has been carried on
for many years by the people of Null
Ian to secure patent to the townsite
has been satisfactorily ended
1t is now planned to divide Oneida
county into two counties. The people
of the east side claim they have the
necessary valuation for another
county.
The body of William 7. Lewis was
found in a lonely place on logging
road near Kootenai Near II was a
Colts revolver, The coroner's jury
brought in verdict of suicide.
w. F. Burgg. convicted at Twin
Falls of Bookkeeping, has been fined
$500 and received sentence of six
months in the county jail He was
convicted on seven counts for illegal
selling of liquor.
The Main Line leageu comprising
of baseball clubs representing Nam.
pa, Caldwell Mountain Home. Pay.
cite, Weiser and perhaps Ontario
and Vale, is one Of the possibilities
Of the coming season.
The Downey Commercial club has
taken up the matter of obtaining sig
natures to petition for a movable
school, and 1t is assured that Downey
will be one of the points at which
the school will stop next winter.
In the upper Salmon river district
the snow Is sixteen feet deep at
Moore's camp in the Buffalo Hump
district, and all old blazes made to
preserve snow records are covered
up. Six feet fell in twenty-four
hours during one storm
Idaho scored high at the Portland
stock show. A bunch OF steers ship
ped to the show by the Idaho Provis-
ion g. Packing company Of Boise car
RED off the escond prize over all COM
petitors from the northwest This
bunch consisted Of sixteen animals.
The supreme court has decided
that when Carey act company en-
ters into a contract to provide water
IN the settlers land beginning at a
certain stated date, and the water is
not forthcoming at that time. that the
company Is liable for damages sus-
aimed by the settler.
James Sheldon and william Butler.
convicted burglars. who came near
breaking out of the Blackfoot jail
while awaiting trial, having removed
about dozen bricks from the cell
wall before being discovered, were
last week taken to the state peniten-
tiary to begin their sentences.
There Is now In Preston twenty.
two mercantile establishments. two
lumber companies, four large ifnple
ment houses, four hotels and restaur-
ants, three theatres, three cream sta.
tons, one state and one national
bank, two produce and seed houses
and many other enterprises.
From all over the state persons
who are interested In educational
work. both as parents and teachers
are voluntarily offering commenda
lion of the plan adopted In the Idaho
schools which contemplates the fur
.herance of vocational education,
says the superintendent Of schools.
Roy Meadows, wanted in Boise on
\ charge of forgery, surrendered to
he sheriff at Salt Lake last week, be
ng without money. could secure no
work, and had been on a spree and
BADLY beaten by couple of soldiers.
Meadows evidently preferred impris.
,nment to being stranded In Utah.
Two women are given praise at
emmett for Improvement work. Mrs.
ruth NJ. Hunt for interesting the
IDAHO Northern In turning It's grounds
rom a dump heap into park
Iquare, and Mrs. J. B. DeClark, who
las revived the agitation for o def
lite and systematic improvement OF
he cemetery.
After having been confined. to his
abin in the hills south OF Wallace
or almost month, SO Ill that he was
Inable to leave his bed, P. A. Carl.
on, an aged trapper, was rescued by
mother trapper who accidentally
anne to his cabin. and was taken to
Wallace. 1t is believed he will re-
over from his terrible experience.
Idaho apples have made hit In
The report of the North
,estern Fruit exchange showing the
rices which have been secured for
iaho apple contains the statement
nat many boxes were shipped from
IDAHO to the German points.
Idaho farmers are sending the
tate dairying expert, E. V. Ellington.
ssociate professor OF animal indus
y at the University of Idaho. to
astern markets under orders to
PEND $4,000 for the 200 head of the
est dairy cattle to be had for the
loney