Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-03-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS

county. is nearing completion.
The Boise City Police Benevolent
association is to be incorporated I'M
der the laws of the state, insuring its
existence as a permanent organiza-
ton.
A portion of the business district
of Grangeville, composed of frame
buildings, were wiped out by a FIRE
that started in a restaurant. The loss
is estimated at $150.000, with $4,000
insurance.
The farmers movable school, which
held forth in Burley last week, was a
complete success. The weather con-
ditions were favorable, and farmers
came In from miles around each day.
Over 300 were in regular attendance.
The reclamation service is prepar
Ing to install a plant for the blend.
ing OF sand and cement at Arrow
Rock. This plant will have a daily
output of 1000 barrels OF 40 per cent
blend sand and cement and will cost
approximately $4,000.
When Sam lynch of Miner ap
peared before Judge Stockslager In
the district court at Twin Falls and
received fine of 500 and thirty days
in the county Jail for bootlegging he
was found to have smallpox and was
sent to the pesthouse.
During the past season the Idaho
Falls factory handled 72,974 tons OF
beets, for which was paid In cash to
the growers $364,S70. The Sugar City
factory handled the greatest amount.
receiving S7.S69 tons of beets, for
which was paid s439.345.
Marsh valley is destined to be one
OF the big wheat and potato raising
sections Of the state. Marsh valley
wheat of the Turkey Red variety and
potatoes raised on a lot in Downey
townsite won first place at the recent
land show at Chicago.
Victor e. Ballou, switchman for
the Oregon Short Line, was killed at
Nampa. With a switching crew he
was switching cars. He lost his hold
on the side Of freight car and fell
on the cement basement OF a water
crane, fracturing his skull.
An S0-acre tract of land. the prop
erty of l. b. Perrine. the founder OF
Twin Falls, and which joins the town
Bite on the north, being located on
Blue Lakes boulevard, sold recently
Tor 100000, or $1,000 per acre. high
water mark for property OF that much
acreage.
The town of Burnley and the sur
rounding country Is experiencing a
rapid growth at the present time. The
selection of Burnley as the site for
their new 600-ton sugar factory by
the Amalgamated Sugar company is
many people to the town
and vicinity.
According to a report from the
department for the years
19091910, Idaho has made the largest
per cent increase of any state In the
Union in the production Of the staple
farm products. The report is made
On corn. wheat, oats. barley, rye, po-
-atoes and hay.
A new industry is to be launched
along the Snake river valley, that of
"a Cd6ih6 Tue ilFCI BOIu IN
he sands by a new process to be in
stalled by California company which
claims to have perfected an equip.
nent which will save a big percent.
lge of the flour gold.
Boise is now enjoying a reduction
II fully Is per cent on insurance rates
N all property In the business sec
ion of the city. This is the direct re-
ult of the recent improvement In the
Ire fighting apparatus of the city. the
'uilding of two new engine houses
nd other improvements.
The seventh annual meeting of the
daho State Agronomy association
yill be held in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on
'riday and Saturday, March l and q.
his association is state wide in its
cope and has for its object the ad-
ancement of pure seeds and the bet
of soil culture conditions.
The opening of the new Oxford ho-
81 and the installation of the Dow
ey-Marsh Valley Commercial club in
8 new permanent quarters, which
ill take place on the evening of
the gathering OF great number
prominent personages at Downey.
Mrs. Lulu Traynor, alleged affinity
John M. Mcdowell. now serving
life sentence at the state prison
If the murder of his iwfe, was re.
entity married again.
Ben r. Gray, state fish and game
arden, and his office force are lay
g plans for busy season, especially
the matter of stocking the Idaho
reams with trout fry.
Judge James F. Ailshie of the su-
'eme court, departed last week for
reenville, Tenn, for a two weeks
ay at his old home, which he has
1t visited for twenty-five years.
ID. w. Townsend, formerly engaged
the butcher Business and later in
e REL estate business in Nampa,
suicide by hanging himself
rafter of the barn on his home
cad. twelve miles south of Nampa.
D reason is known for the deed.
Following the visit of several prom
emit Hebrew laymen connected with
e Jewish Colonization association,
no spent several days in Downey
ring the past week. rumor is rife
garding the contemplated establish
emit of Jewish colony in Marsh