Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-03-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS


pleaded guilty to stealing horse &C
Caldwell.
Frank McCune, brakeman on the
oregon Short Line, was instantly
killed near HALEY. being crushed be-
tween two locomotives.
The conference committee on the
public building bill agreed to accept
the amendments appropriating $10.-
900 each for the purchase OF sites at
Nampa and Caldwell
There is much rejoicing In Poca-
tello over the fact that the state leg
isIature has acted favorably on sew
eral Of the bills of particular interest
to that section of the country.
In a whirlwind finish Jimmy Boyd
Of Denver, won a decision on points
over Jack Collins, OF Missoula, at
Twin Falls after 10 rounds Of the fast
est fighting ever seen in that city.
r. T. Maxim, a lineman, had 1000
volts of electricity pass through his
body while at work at Pocatello, and
fell thirty-five feet, and is little worse
from the experience, besides few
burns.
The preliminary survey Of the john
son road from Vollmer to Lewiston,
has been completed and the engineer
ing forces are now engaged in the
permanent location work from Lewis j
ton to Waha.
]. @. Gray is in the hospital at
Pocatello with badly shattered knee.
received by being shot by Patrolman
Young while resisting arrest. 1t has
lot yet developed whether amputation
will be necessary.
A council OF 200 Nez Perez Indians
held at Fort Lapwai Voted adversely
on the proposal OF the commissioners
OF the Indian department to sell the
timber from $500 acres Of land To-
Gated near Winchester
Construction OF the new half mile
track Of the L@wiston-C Charleston In
terstate Fair and Racing association
at the new fair grounds east of Lewis
ton is now in progress and will be
completed within thirty days.
state Horticultural Inspector Nc.
Pherson has issued an order extending
the quarantine against alfalfa on &C.
count OF weevil The order hereto
fore issued included Malad valley and
that portion OF Oneida county.
Boise win have a University club.
This was assured at an enthusiastic
meeting held in the capital city which
was attended by thirty men from diff
ferent universities. A committee has
been appointed to draw up bylaws.
The outlook for the pea farmers on
the Twin Falls tract is bright this
year. A considerable acreage win be
planted, and already contracts for
$500 acres have been made by a
representative OF an eastern seed
house.
Petitions are being circulated at
Pocatello, asking the federal govern,
ment to institute an investigation in
to the case of Carl Macho1d OF Poe
atello, whom it is claimed has been
sent to the insane asylum without
| due cause.
Home Products Week in Idaho,
beginning April 14th, promises to be
one of the best plans ever presented
In order to foster the Get Together
spirit and to Undue the people OF the
state with a spirit of state and
home loyalty.
The several thousand depositors Of
the Boise State bank, which failed
two years ago. viii receive but 10
cents on the dollar, owing to the un-
fortunate condition in which the
assets of the bank were in when it
went to the wall.
After months of long, weary vigils
herding sheep in the hills where he
had erected stone monument to keep
him company and to which he prayed
and talked. Rafael Oso became insane
while visiting Boise and has been.
committed to the asylum at Black
foot.
John and George Brown, who were
enroute with a shipment of farm and
household goods from Muskogee.
Okla. to central Oregon to locate,
are 50 impressed with southern Idaho
that they have decided to locate there
instead and have ordered their goods
sent back to Nampa FROM Oregon.
Through the raising OF the quaran-
tine placed upon Idaho alfalfa and
alfalfa seed by the horticultural COM
mission of California, this state will
be permitted to ship to the Golden
state over 5000 cars of alfalfa each
year besides selling in the neighbor-
hood Of 100000 worth of the seed
annually.
An unknown man broke into the
house of William G. Rady at Poea.
tello during Rady's absence and enter
ing the sleeping room occupied BY
Mrs. Raidy and her children, grasped
her by the throat and threatened her
with death IL she made an onterv
Mrs. Raidy's screams brought assist
ance, but the man escaped.
Farmers In the vicinity of Gooding
have taken up the matter of growing
seed peas for the Cooling Fruit and
Produce association The Idaho Irr,-
cation company win furnish seed to
farmers on its land at actual cost to
the company.
G. T. Rhorer, one of the Oldest ren-
idents of Mountain Home was aeo,