Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-01-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| lied bar association with twenty-five
members.
Track-laying operations on the Idahe
Northern extension have been sus
pended for the winter on account Of
heavy snow.
After twenty years of inactivity the
once promising mining camp of Flint
owyhee county, is again attracting the
attention of mining men.
Work will commence as soon as the
weather will permit on the rebuilding
of the three business houses destroyed
at Star by fire during the past year.
Within the next thirty days there
will be finally completed in Boise
fire alarm system that will be the
equal of anything In use the country
over.
In a hard, fast game of champion
ship football at Boise on Christmas
Wendell-Phillips high school of Chi
cago was defeated by the Boise high
school eleven by score of to o.
From figures received from the of
fee of the Montana division of the
/ Oregon Short Line, 1876 cars of pota
toes were shipped out of the Idaho
Falls district up to December 18th.
While Mrs. Ada l.. Farren, of Boise
was wrapping a Christmas package
to be sent to her son, John Farren
she received a telegram announcing
that he had been killed in Seattle b.
an accidental explosion
While in the employ OF the city Of
Idaho Falls last winter Curtis Bull
lock. who was digging under an EN-
bankment of frozen earth, was killed
by cavern. Suit has now been
fled against the city for $4,000 dam
ages.
Jack Abbot, while driving to Orc
flno, met with a painful accident, his
wagon overturning, pinning him under
meath, where he lay for two hours
before passer-by released him from
his perilous position He suffered q
broken leg.
full and unconditional pardon free
ing him from the Idaho state peniten
tiary and sweetheart and bride-to
be, were the Christmas presents given
by the state board of pardons to AL
bert G. Leahy, who had been convicted
of embezzlement.
The largest fee for a water license
ever issued in this state has just been
paid to the state engineer for a IL
cense issued to the Minidoka project
of the United States reclamation ser
vice. The fee was $2,9s9 and water
was used on 10000 acres.
The Hunter mine at Mullan has re
Gently disclosed what is reported ia
be the richest body Of ore ever dis
covered in that property. The dis
covery is said to consist of nearly AZ
inches of high grade lead-siiver and
an immense quantity of milling ore
After three months In Omaha and
other Missouri valley Cities. A. A.
Record, who is actively interested In
the big Sunnyside orchard tract at
Weiser, has just returned, convinced
that the coming year will be marked
by strong tide of immigration to
Idaho.
A Meridian firm has shipped from
that town during the past four weeks
three cars of alfalfa meal, two cars
going to the Portland market and one
to Spokane, and bringing from $11 to
$12 per ton ON the track at Meridian.
Alfalfa meal Ia a new product in that
section.
It Is understood that Governor
elect Haines has warned all employees
and appointees of the state that they
will not be permitted to resign their
positions or secure leave of absence
during the next session of the legisla
ture In order to work for the lawmak-
ing body of the state.
Bowmont, the new town nine miles
south OF Nampa on the Idaho North.
ern, is destined to become dairy
center, according to farmers of that
community. Several are preparing 70
go into the business on an extensive
scale.
Boise Valley Pomona Grange went
on record as strongly In favor of leg
islation creating public utilities com,
mission for the state of Idaho. in reso-
lutions passed at the quarterly meet.
ing of Boise valley oranges held at
Caldwell.
A force of men has commenced the
work OF tearing down the sheds,
trestles, fences and subsidiary build.
ings connected with the plant of tina
Utah.Idaho Sugar company which is to
be moved from Nampa to Spanish
Fork. Utah.
Senator Borah has introduced bill
authorizing an additional loan OF $50.
100000 to the reclamation fund ON
terms similar to those under which
the s20,000.000 loan was made two
years ago. except that this $30.O00.o 900
may be applied to either extensions
of existing projects or to entirely new
projects.
The threshing outfit from Carey
was in the vicinity of Ketchum the
first week In December. It seems like
a joke to be threshing near Ketchum
In December, but this Is an unusual
year or the threshing machines would
have come on runners.
According to City Attorney F. @.
o'Malley. the Pocatelio Water COM
pany has thirty days in which to
name two commissioners to adjust
water rates In the city. After that the
company will be guilty of contempt OF
court If 1t has not named its commits
sioners.