Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1912-01-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS

est reserves in the state.
In the suit brought by Anna |. MIL
Ter at HALEY against the receiver OF
the Idaho State bank for $65.0O0. the
court decided in favor of the defend.
ant.
Santa Claus visited the state school
for the deaf and blind at Gooding, and
selected out of his pack gifts of all
sorts for every single child in the in.
stitution.
According to present plans. the
water of Hot Springs, two and half
miles west of HALEY, will be piped to
In the business houses and residences
for heating purposes.
After an illness of several weeks,
Socrates Moore, an aged resident OF
Emmett, died last week. He was over
80 years of age. being born in Beaver
county. Pennsylvania. September-27,
1921.
Charles Frederick Adams of New
York, one of the greatest advocates OF
the single tax and progressive legis
lation.' will be in Boise on January
20 and will, in all likelihood, address
the legislature then In session.
AS a result Of sheriff's sale the
Soldier Local Telephone company has
been sold to the Camas Prairie bank
The latter had secured judgment
against the telephone company which
with the costs, amounted to $1,188.55
Idaho's foremost dairymen arc
scheduled for addresses before the
state dairy convention. which meets
at Twin Falls on January and 4, az
are also some OF the most prominent
agricultural and dairy experts Oh
Utah.
A table prepared by Register Jen
ness shows that during the past yeai
$1,000 acres of state land were solt
for total of $7S1.561.25. Anothe,
table shows that 160.76517 acrei
were leased for total rental OF SIT,
271.45.
Gene Ellison, a freight brakeman, In
attempting to jump from an engine a,
Payette, caught his coat on a valve
and was dragged for some distance
No bones were broken. and although
he was badly bruised, his condition IL
not serious.
The area OF land within the stat,
which is planted to orchards Is ap
prcximately 10000 acres, while IL
1908 the total orchard area was only
10000. There are 102 nurseries pay
Ing bonds to the amount of $160,00t
to transact business in the state.
Governor Hawley has declared IN
an interview that had 1t not been fol
the determination of the last legisla
ture to ignore his recommendations
revenue laws would have been enact
ed which would have prevented the
necessity OF a special session of thai
body.
One of the important features oi
the Christmas program at Boise was
the dinner given for homeless men al
the Salvation Army building It was
a pronounced success, making bright
spot in the life of each of the 253 men
who shared in the hospitality of tht
occasion.
A list containing the names and ad
dresses of over 5000 persons who re
quested that literature descriptive oil
Idaho be sent to them was received
at the office of the state immigration
bereau last week. The names were
secured during the tour OF the Gov
ernors Special"
Governor Hawley has figured the
cost of an extra session of the legis
lature at $4,000. This, he says, will
be little over cents per capita. or
for every $1,000 taxable property as
shown by the assessment roll, 1t will
cost between 6 and cents additional
for the expense.
After losing all his money at gam.
bling and being elected from the
Arthur Jones, colored, of
Boise. Is said to have returned and at
the point of Winchester forced all
The men in the room, Is in number, TIC
hold up their hands. while their peck.
cts were relieved Of valuables
Mrs. Maggie Winans, who lives four
miles northwest of Twin Falls. Is In
receipt of a check for SIS from the
State fair at Syracuse, New York, for
third premium on potatoes. The in.
was also received that these
would have taken first prize
had they been sufficiently matured
The construction of the Buhl-Nyssa
extension of the Minidoka & South.
western railroad from Bull to Nyssa.
Ore, along the south side OF the Snake
liver. over the Bruneau project, by
he Chairman system of which the ex.
ension will be a part. may be taken
lp in the spring.
Never before in the history of the
tate has the Idaho militia been as
sreat in number of members and
General efficiency as at the present
ime, says Adjutant General Mccall.
In e decision at Boise. the supreme
curt holds that creditor. in order to
re entitled to pro-rate In the proceeds
II attached property. must both COM
hence his action and prosecute the
anne to final Judgment within the
Becified 60-day period
The gold production OF Idaho In