Montpelier examiner., 1912-09-13
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Jack Carpenter won the decision
over Jess Day in their ten-round fight
at Twin Falls on the evening of La,
Dor day.
George Serpent of Dell, Mont, was
thrown off the rear vestibule OF
train near Pocatello by the lurching OF
the car. He was only slightly injured.
Engineer Jacobs, who was so Sc.
verely burned in the railroad accident
on the Idaho Northern month ago,
was able to leave the hospital In Boise
last week
Murder ended the Labor day fes
tivties at Downey, when Walter M,
Willis nearly severed the head Of
Chancey Sessions from the body with
pocket knife.
Senator Borah was given royal
welcome on his arrival home from
Washington He was met at the train
by 1000 and escorted to theatre.
where he delivered speech.
Robert L. Hodgins. brother of
former United States marshal of
Idaho. and ]. A. McGovern. a miner,
were burned to death when the Cen.
tral hotel at Bellevue was destroyed
by fire.
The monthly statement OF the state
treasurer shows the total amount OF
funds in the Golfers of the state treas
ury to be $1,3SS. .905 80. These figures
indicate the amount on hand on
August 81.
quarrel between Thomas f. Fisher
and Bert Buchanan, living near Twin
Falls, over hay rake. resulted in the
fatal shooting of Fisher. Both men
are married and we're steady, indus.
trious men of good reputation,
A new church building was dedi-
Gated on Sunday, September /. by the
Congregational church in Meadows.
The cost of the building will be
$2,7O0, $1,000 Of which amount has
been contributed by the community
Extensive preparations are being
made for the third annual exhibition
of the Bonneville county fair, which
will be held in conjunction with the
War Bonnet roundup and Idaho state
pure seed show at Idaho Falls, Sep
tember 23 to 81.
With the avowed intention of cap
turing first honors for fruit. the farm
ers in the vicinity Of Twin Falls. KIM
berly and Hansen are already prepar-
ing to send one of the finest exhibits
of fruit ever shown in the state to the
lntermountaln fair.
The Mackay Miner is authority for
the statement that heavy snow slide
In the vicinity of the Alto district near
that city uncovered a ledge of rich
lead bearing silver ore recently, the
value of which 1t Is impossible at this
time to estimate.
Five portable school buildings are
being erected in Pocatello to take
care of the overflow scholars from
the three large public schools of the
city. These buildings were designed
for use in Alaska and are adapted to
the most severe weather.
A heavy snow fall, which varied
from four to six inches in depth, is re-
ported from north Idaho in the Occur
d'Alene district. Light snow falls are
season, but the heavy fall at this time
of the year breaks the record.
The state pure food department has
begun campaign to secure data re-
garding the output of dairies and
creameries in Idaho which will be
used as information by which stats
tics will be compiled relative to the
dairying industry of the state.
The new wagon road through the
canyon of the middle fork OF the
Payette river from Garden valley to
the junction of the north fork 10
about half completed, says State Engl'
neer Robinson. who has just returned
from an official trip to the Garden
valley section.
The Canyon county fair, opening
Tuesday, October ]. and closing Satur.
day. October 5. will be bigger and
better than ever before 1t is expected.
Magnificent displays are being pre-
pared by Nampa. Payette and Emmett,
and each hopes to win the first di-
vision community prize.
The outlook for the coming session
of the Lewiston State Normal school
which commences September 8 is the
brightest In years and 1t Is generally
thought not only by the faculty, but
by others conyersant with the institu-
tion, that this year will make a new
era in normal work in Idaho
1t is rumored at Weiser that the Pa
cific & Idaho Northern railroad. oper
ating from Weiser to New Meadows,
30 miles north, is future link in a
Hill railroad route
through Idaho which will be later ex-
tended from Weiser south to Klamath
Falls, Ore, and thence to San Fran
cisco
reunion Of the Spanish war vet
Grams is to be held at Soda Springs.
beginning September IS. This Is the
first annual reunion to be held in the
state of Idaho, and it Is expected that
al Spanish war veterans holding hon.
orable discharges will be present.
Matteo Mulluso, an Italian employed
by the Short Line, was shot and in
,tantly killed at Pocatello by his
and fellow countryman.
frank Mellini The killing was acci.
iental. Mellini was examining an
automatic revolver when 1t was dis.
charged.
Twenty-Five veterans of the civil