Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS

operation Of trains ON the Idaho North.
srn railroad.
A dry goods store is wanted at Mid
dleton, committee having been APP
pointed to induce some one to open
such store in that town.
A delegation is in Boise lobbying
for the division of Oneida county into
three parts, with American Falls,
Preston and Malad as the county
seats.
j. L. Landlaw. British counsel for
Oregon. Washington and Idaho. Mon
tana and Alaska, died at his home in
Portland on the 9TH, after prolonged
illness.
A few days ago six head of valuable
horses were stolen from the fair
grounds south of Pocatello, where
they were being pastured and housed
for the winter.
Joseph Farrell, SO years OF age and
an old resident of Pocatello, was
found dead in bed at his ranch, three
miles south OF that city, death being
due to natural causes.
Attempts to thaw out frozen water
pipes resulted in setting fire to the
home of S. E Parsons in Nampa, but
the blaze was extinguished before
great damage was done.
Steps have been taken towards the
organization of municipal improve
ment club for Middleton, an organi-
cation in the nature of the CONNER
cial clubs of ether towns.
The plant of the Manville Fruit Co..
near Meridian is turning out about 100
gallons of apple jelly and from 1875 to
150 gallons of apple butter daily, and
is furnishing employment for 20 peo-
pie.
A $4,000 office building is to be
erected at Nampa by the Oregon
Short Line, and the construction de-
partment has received orders to pro-
coed with the building operations at
once.
Mrs. Lydia Gardner Carter, Sc years
old, and for rs years a resident of Po-
catello, died on the 9Th. She was the
mother Of Is children, 10 of whom are
living. She also leaves behind her %
grandchildren.
1t is stated on reliable authority
that two more gold dredges will be
Installed this season on placer ground
in the Salmon district One of these
will work ON Bahannon creek and the
other at Geertson creek.
In 1912 the metal output of Idaho
according to preliminary estimates by
c. N. Gerry Of the United States geo.
logical survey, was valued at nearly
| $21, 900, 900, an increase of about 10
per cent over the value for 1911.
Notice has been received from the
chief deputy forester of this division
that the secretary of agriculture has
authorized the grazing of 11.700 cattle
and horses and $4,000 sheep on the Pc
catello forest reserve for the year
1918.
| A resolution condemning the Idaho
supreme court for its action in SEN
fencing Sheridan, G. o. Broxon and
Cruzen, publishers of the Capital
News, to ten days in jail, was adopt
ed at q meeting of Progressives at St
Anthony.
A committee appointed by the com
mercial organization of Lewiston. has
taken the matter up of finding an out
let and a market for the great fruit
crops of that section and financing a
plant for the drying and canning Of
| the fruit.
Never before in the history of Idaho
was there such social event as the
inaugural ball Tuesday evening, Jan
uary Z, to celebrate the induction into
office of Governor John M. Haines
and the other state officials. The bal
was held in the new capitol
George H. Rucker, a switchman
was discovered at burglarizing a big
department store in Pocatello. He fell
into the hands OF officers as he at
tempted to escape from the building
and is now in the city JAIL It Is gen
| orally believed Rucker Is insane.
The Commercial club OF Pocatellc
has decided to widely advertise the
fact that there are 10000 acres of de
sirable irrigated land located on the
Fort Hall Indian reservation, fve
miles north of the city, which are fol
lease ON most favorable terms in loti
of $50 acres.
The old mining camp of Gfddons
vile is experiencing remarkable re
vivaI The American Development
Mining and Reduction company Ii
planning to put at least 200 men Il
work in the spring. The company hal
| $15O.OO0 worth of machinery on tn,
ground
The Idaho State Swinbreeders, IL
their second annual convention hell
In Boise last week, strongly advocated
a liberal state appropriation for thu
advancement of the agricultural in
terests of the state.
Business at the Boise land offic,
during the month of December wal
considerably larger than the usual run
Final proof was altered on MONS
stead entries totaling 6.606.21 acres
Homestead filing for the month to
tailed 10,206.8S acres.
AS John Hancock of Council wa
leaving his house. some one conceale,
nearby fired shot from a shotgun
tearing his lip and cutting off on,
side of his mustache. The shot ais,
entered the left side of his face il
several places There Is no clue t,
the would-be-mnrderer.
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