Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-05-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS

! launched, which means the reclama
! ton of about 100000 acres of land In
! Canyon county.
Boise is becoming quite a boxing
center. the latest being ten-round
match between Clark and Downey,
which resulted in draw.
| Owing to the reported advance In
! -four during the past few weeks, the
master bakers Of Boise have decided
to advance the price of bread.
In a raid on an alleged blind pig
at Caldwell, two girls were arrested
with the proprietor of the joint. The
| girls are being held as witnesses.
| F. N. Wardwell, Woodbury. Abbey
| A. N. Ktmmel, James Spofford and G.
| G.. Smith of Boise have been appoint
ed surveyors for the general land Of
| fee.
Senator Borah's amendment to the
agricultural bill appropriating $4,000
for an experiment station at jerome
for the study of potatoes with view
to improving the crop was adopted.
Charles W. Bergman of Blackfoot
had narrow escape from death when
an automobile belonging TO Herman
Stuffieheam. chairman of the board OF
county commissioners, turned com
plete somersault
The recent campaign conducted by
James H. Wallis, state inspector
against fraudulent scales has resulted
in sales totaling $4,000 by one firm
alone within the last week, says the
Boise Statesman.
The club women Of Boise are en-.
deavoring to persuade the city council
to accede to their request to appoint
woman police officer to watch the
dance halls and the city parks during
the summer recreation season.
Because 1850 sheep had wandered
across the Payette national forest re-
serve more than two years ago graz.
ing on the government lands as they
went, Alexander Ross is charged with
violating the federal forest regula,
lions.
Spraying is practically completed in
all the orchards in Canyon county
and more than twice the amount OF
by the horticulturists than last year,
according to J. U. Mcpherson, state
horticultural inspector.
One of the biggest attractions al
the third annual Chautauqua, which
will be held at Boise in the Pinney
theatre, June 10 to 20, will be John
Mitchell, the great labor leader. He
will speak Saturday night, June 20,
the closing day of the assembly.
The Right Rev. James b. Funston,
Episcopal bishop of Idaho, In an open
letter TO United States Senator John
Sharp Williams of Mississippi, the
Democratic leader, severely criticises
him for his recent parody on the
Apostles Greed in a political speech
In the senate.
Wretched conditions existing in the
Latah county jail. revealed by the re-
cent inspection trip of James H. Wal
lis. state sanitary commissioner, has
aroused Judge Dietrich to promise
that hereafter federal prisoners shall
not be confined there unless In case
of absolute necessity
Trained creamery men will be
turned out of the University of Idaho
hereafter. The states, growing indus
try has brought with 1t a demand for
men who know the Creamery bust
ness. The faculty of the experiment
station at Moscow has announced
one-year creamery course.
Mexico has made demand upon
Idaho to investigate the recent killing
of a Mexican named Herrera In Grove
City, Bingham county, In the south
eastern part of the state, on April 10.
claiming that complaints have been
filed with the Mexican government
that the killing was unnecessary
Senator Borah has introduced res
olution calling on the secretary iof the
interior to report the number of spe.
cfaf agents in his employ, the amount
paid them and the methods by which
special agents tie up homestead en-.
tries; also what opportunity Is given
entrymen 10 meet the charges OF
these special agents.
Four southeastern counties. Ban.
mock. Bingham. Bonneville and FIRE.
mont have agreed to raise $4,000 for
publicity purposes.
Petitions have been circulated at
Standpoint asking the mayor to call
special election to allow the citizens
to express themselves on a commits
sion form of government under the
Black law for Standpoint
Idaho Falls is working for civic
center and 1t is proposed to purchase
the ground facing the passenger
depot and to group all city and county
buildings around this center, begin
ming with the county building.
While examining q revolver. James
Green. aged II. Of Linden. accident
ally shot himself. the bullet passing
through his body and striking Kate
aged 16. In the arm, infiict.
Ing slight wound. Green is in the
hospital and will recover.
George w. Grayson. one OF the best
known pioneers of the west. died sud
denly in San Francisco recently Of
heart failure. Mr.. Grayson In the
early days was interested in mining
in Silver City. owyhee coun-
ty. In the days when the richness OF
that section was exciting all the west
All records for high prices obtained
FOR apples in the Payette valley were
broken last week, says the Parma
Herald. when the Payette Fruit pack.