Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-12-05
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Idaho Power a Light company. for che
former II seeking to block the latter
from entering Twin Falls territory.
war has broken out Ia southern Ida
ho between two Of thu largest electri-
cal power corporations IN the terri
tory. the Great shoahone q Twin
Senator norah has offered an amend
mont to the currency bill. making
notes issued under It's provlsIons legal
tender for All debts, public and prL
vatc
Lincoln hlKh schools football team
Of Portland went down to defeat DO
fore the Bose htgh eleven az Cody
Geld AZ Noise on Thanksgiving by tho
score OF ~ To
Two hig electric drcdgus each with
capacity ot moving Loco cubic yards
Of dirt every twenty four hours. are at
work on the s150,o0 drainage system
for tho Pioneer Irrigation district
The secretary OF thc interior has
authorised tho reclamation service to
execute contracts for dredging equip
mcnt Tor the new jackson lake dam.
IN connection with the snake river
storage project.
Two carloads ot turkeys were ship
ped from Middleton last week To the
coast markets, The birds werc FIRST
shipped 10 Emmett. where they were
dressed and then reahlppcd % Port.
land aud Seattle
Idaho has some queer laws. but
without doubt one % the auecreat la
that which makes u mandatory for q
teachers examination TO be- held In
tho various counties beginning
Thanksgiving day.
Patrick Ienahan resident OF Owy.
hee county since tho early 'Gna. passed
away at hta ranch home on Pickett
creek last week Deceased Was over
so years old and Ia survived BY hla
wife, three dauEhteru and son,
state headquarters for the W. G. 7.
u will 30 opened IN nolao within a
fuw Noeka, end an active campaign
for a national prohibition amendment
viii be- waEcd. along the line aug
goEied by tho national association
The lumber industry that has been
dormant III Boisc for seven years was
revived last week when the stats land
board sold $4,000 acres Of timber In
tho Hulec baaln TO the IiaFbcF Lumber
company for consideration Of $780,.
900
william Williams. who wRn charged
with the killing Of Sam Thomas a. Mud
Lake a short tins ago had this pre-
llmlnary hearing at RiRby and Tho
/ charge against him of murder Ia the
Hrg, degree was changed to man
! slaughter
| Martin Jensen. proprietor Of tho
Caldwell Ice a Cold Storage company.
whose plant at Caldwell was recently
destroyed BY fre, wiIl commence work
az once on the erection OF two ataFy
brick building. 5OxGo. on the sits Of
tho old plant
Three men who have heeu appoint.
/ Cd 70 offices Ia thn newiY created
county 81 Jefferson. iunt carved out 81
Fremont county, are poatmaatNrs. and
viii therefore have To resign their
places ~ the FIRST Of the pear 70 enter
upon their new duties.
The corner stone OF the nsv build
/ Ing for the city Gre department ~
Idaho Fails was laid laHt week This
/ viii represent the nucleus of 1900
/ city hall. hat only ore fourth Of The
whole structure. enough for the IRE
men. win he built now. the rest await
i Ing the sale Of banda
The registration books for tho local
option election ~ PoeataliO un ne-
ramhar H. closed last Monday with a
light registration. the books and rec
erda had heaH lost In Ward 3. and this
neee#sissted ths complete re.reElatFa.
tion 81 that ward. Only few r.
registered In that ward
u il taeiliy Understood among the
attorneys Of Fremont county that tho
/ nrst criminal cass In the nov county
OF jefferson Will be that Of tho stats
AGAINST .Biliy" Williams and Moss
Johnson one Of whom IA charged with
i killing Scar face" Thompson ~ Mua
lake about a moath aga.
A. ~ HoQnAY. Who saa arrested at
paeatali8 H0me time ago for stabbiuK
I'm Beaeon who aas interfering be-
tween the man and his wife. pleaded
f NWfttN 10 GNMF&N 81 aANN0tN HA#AMAAs
aHd aas sentenced - sixty dnYs tn tbs
jaii. Beacon wa 10 The hospital for
s0u7 time. but has recovered.
State Auditor Houston haa recently
ordered County Clerk pameroY of nans
mock county not % Issue rscelpta Tor
taxes on railroads. telephone. Tale
graph aud transmission lines antH fur.
thAr hotties from The state office. Tha
state equalization board 4 busy nj.
tuatlnT the taxes 0f several OF tho pub
nc utilities corporations
Ths conEtltutI8naIItY ~ certain pro-
visions ot tbs asw rsvanue Las ls af.
tackled ia a suit aled al heseSN II
which gha FIRST National bank ~ MCa-
Gov IA plaintiff and the asasssor and
The tar collector ars Defendants ms
provision attacked il concerning tha
assessment on real estate belonging
- the bank which u alleged By she
plaintiffs a. b. Included Ia the value
Of ,hs capital stock
Grandlsan. supervisor Of the
H6lss forest. II mounting LOO more
npsc imena OF Wild flowers for the gov.