Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-08-30

contain milk and cream, according to
information which was given out from
the state pure food office last week.
Leonardo Alinez. Mexican. was stab.
bed in the neck in row over a game
of cards in Pocatello The wound is
just back OF the ear, penetrating
through the jaw. Two Mexicans are
under arrest for assault. The wound
is not necessarily serious.
The Idaho Falls Post says the boy
Ellis Greer, whose treatment kicked
up the present fuss over the Indus
trial school at st. Anthony, has again
run away, this time from the home
of Sid Whitehead OF Idaho Falls, in
whose charge he had been placed
temporarily.
The incorporation of the Clear Lake
Power & Improvement company, with
principal Offices at Clear Lake, with
an authorized capital Of $3.50 900, has
been filed, This will make half
dozen large power plants near to-
gether on the Snake river in this part
of the state.
Twin Falls promises to send a big
delegation to the National Irrigation
congress at Salt Lake September 80
The Twin Falls Commercial club is
also considering arranging an excur-
sion after the congress to take train
load Of delegates and visitors through
the Twin Falls region
Because ne neglected to purchase
fishing and hunting license, which
would have entailed an outlay of 81
cash, w. w. Lottridge, said to be
cashier Of the Leadore State bank at
Leadore, was subjected to the hui
initiation of arrest by a deputy game
warden and fined $40.
The totals of the expense accounts
of John M. Haines and Paul Clag-
stone, candidates for governor who
ran so closely in the race for the Re-
publican nomination, are comparative
ly identical, according to the item
lied statements filed by both candl-
didates at the statehouse.
From the complete reports received
from all the counties in the state at
the state auditors office. the total
cash valuation of real and personal
property in Idaho for the year 1912
is shown to be $325.6s9 9t6.30. The
assessed valuation, or 40 per cent, Ia
given out as $130,275, 966.51.
w. H. Bailey son of former Senator
Bailey, prominent merchant and land
owner In Gilmore county. is in Jail at
Harley charged with passing q worth
less check. The complaint was filed
by Mrs. Ole Rorem, who said she re-
ceived check for 1915 from Bailey
as payment for an automobile.
All the small mining interests In
Idaho will be eliminated, and the min.
ing industry in all parts of the state
will be greatly affected, should the
congressional appropriation for the
Boise assay office. which amounts to
$4,000, be eliminated, according to
Joseph Pinkham, who has charge of
the Boise office.
By far the biggest Individual sale
of land ever recorded in that section
of the county has just been closed at
Weiser through the purchase by Port
land and Weiser capitalists of sos |
acres of choice fruit land from John |
Bohren. The price paid was close TO |
100000.
From present indications it appears
that the railway mail clerks who re-
side in Boise are destined to meet |
disappointment in their efforts to |
avoid moving to Salt Lake, where |
headquarters for mail CLERKS on the /
Salt Lake-Pocatello run are to be es-
tablished
All of the government Offices at T
Boise are short of funds, owing to /
the failure of congress to pass appro-
priation bills at the present term of
that body.
Jack Carpenter and Jesse Day
fought one of the greatest battles
even seen in Idaho when they met
at Soldier last week. The men went
fifteen rounds to a draw.
Idaho has at last secured recogni-
ton in the matter of railroad rates,
and tuorists and homeseekers who
come west next month to see Idaho
Will w 81 WilHOul hISL JOuTlItylHR IL
coast points as has been the custom
in the past.
With two revolvers that were sup
posed to be empty, Robert Robinson
and Joseph Blake proposed 10 night
a duel at Lewiston. When the Robin
son boy pulled the trigger of his weap-
on Blake fell with bullet in his brain
and died latep He was fourteen years
old.
With but fifty days of his sentence
remaining to be served. James Haw.
ley. convict at the state peniter.
tiary, is missing, and his absence hs
somewhat of z mystery. Hawley was
a trusty. and the officials are inclined
to believe he was drowned
Mrs. Geo. ge c. Wentz. well
known pioneer of Salmon City. died
suddenly last week. She had just
finished writing a letter. which she
handed to her husband. Then, ex.
claiming Il feel SO faint" she fell
to the floor and expired almost in
stantly.
Robert F. Coutts, rancher, living
near Cambridge, was thrown from his
horse last week and severely injured.
Several of the lower spinal yertibraes