Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-07-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

, nlghly respected resident OF Boise
and one Of the members of the Ballou
l.atimer Drug company, died July 3
at the age of 49,
Mark. the young son of II. f. Pick.
EFT of Murtaugh, who resides near
here. was drowned in Dry creek. His
body was carried down stream some
distance before it was recovered.
Claude D Mason, state chemist, has
gone to Seattle to attend the meet
ing of the National Association OF
Food and Drug Control officials.
According to all information that
can be gained at this time the as
sessed valuation of Canyon county
will be greatly in excess this year
OF the valuation placed last year
Interest earnings on state funds for
the quarter ending June 30, 1912,
amount to total of SIT 2S6.64. accord.
ing to the report issued by State
Treasurer Allen This is an average
OF $3.50 per day
There are $500 corporations doing
business In Idaho and about 500 of
these companies are required to pay
tax TO the secretary of state to car
~ on their operations under the laws
), OF the Gem state. The sum of $780,
26I9l has already been colleced this
year.
Professor Norman b. Addison of the
Academy of Idaho at Pocatello spent
several days in Twin Falls last week
In the interests OF the institution. He
expresses himself as being highly i'm.
pressed with the outlook and business
opportunities her and in the surround
! ng country.
/ A power rate war has broken out
n Noise, the Beaver River Power
company having brought into the city
! number of solicitors who are secur.
ing signatures to contracts to take the
power of that company when 1t lays
Is lines from the New York canal
nto the city.
The Idaho Baptist State convention
s planning to put two men on Camas
'rairie after October LIST, one to live
n Soldier or Fairfield and preach in
Soldier. Fairfield, Soldier Creek,
Blaine. and at other points, and the
other to live in Hill City or Corral.
and preach at Hill City. Corral. Coun-
ty Line, Corral Creek, and at other
points.
J. A. Hanford of Soldier is prepar-
ing ground for 800 acres OF fall grain
and over. The entire work rs we'll
under way preparing for the fall wheat
crop OF 1918. While 1912 will be
record breaker, 1t is safe to say that
1918, with the road completed and
trains running on regular schedule,
will see the yield on Camas doubled
Or even trebled
The largest car of wool that was
ever shipped from the state of Idaho
was loaded and billed from Bull re-
Gently. 1t was a Chicago, Milwaukee
& Puget Sound car so feet long and
with 100000 pounds capacity, into
which was loaded 1873 bags or 54,558
pounds OF wool of the value OF So
S0S.52 The freight rate to Boston is
s1.S5. and for moving this one car the
railroad company receives S1,009.32.
Charles Calvert, formerly of Elva,
who has been serving 500 days SEN
tence in the county jail for violation
of the local option laws. has been
granted pardon by the pardon board
at its recent session at Boise, and
will be released from the county Jail
the 28th of this month. after serving
$50 days of his sentence.
Adjutant General Mccall, head of
The Idaho militia, has received tele-
gram from the chief of the division
of militia affairs at Washington, d. c.,
which conveyed the important an
nouncement that funds are available
for the summer maneuvers OF the
militia of Washington. Oregon and
Idaho at Grays Harbor, Washington,
IN July 20 to 49,
The location survey OF the o. s. L.
branch from briggs on to Victor has
been ordered by officials and a large
party of surveyors we're taken out
to the branch to complete the work
II the survey is accepted the road
will be graded to Victor at once and
the laying of steel done the same
briggs. This information will be
great news to the people of Victor
md the south end of Teton basin.
With full grand lodge ceremonial
he Masons laid the corner stone of
he beautiful new high school build
ng in Twin Falls, July T. Full sane.
ion for the ceremony upon request of
he president of the school board, J.
4. Waters, was granted by the grand
odge and George d. Aiken OF this city
vas duly deputized as Grand Master
VI the state of Idaho to open ses-
ion of the grand lodge and appoint
citing grand lodge officers from the
ocal members
The senate has passed the bill pre-
iously passed by the house TO sell
"a acres of land, the school and the
gency plant in the former Lemhi
gency The state of Idaho is to be-
iven the preference right TO purchase
,ithin one year.
The special federal grand jury.
'hich convened July 0, has been call
d. 1t is said. al the instance of the
ostal department The drawing for
ne jury was held some time ago ami
II the jurors and witnesses who are
} appear before that body have been