Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS

pOned until March A.
That James Haines, veteran pros
pector of the Wood river country, lost
his life in snowslide two or three
weeks ago, seems certain, according
to news received at HALEY.
Two assistants from the mail ser
vice have Joined the regular force at
the Pocatello station and commenced
the annual weighing of mail. An i'm
mense tonnage goes through Pocatel
10 for distribution throughout Idaho.
Approximately $4,000 was dis
bursed last week by Receiver L. {.
Wilson of the defunet State Bank OF
Commerce at Wallace, in the pay
ment of dividend No. 8, amounting to
9 per cent, to the depositors in that
institution.
At a business meeting of the Ida
no State Poultry and Pet Stock as
sociation, held at Boise last week, the
final organization was effected, the
bylaws presented by the incorpora-
tion committee were adopted, and per-
manent officers elected.
Major Reed, Idaho immigration
commissioner, has outlined a plan to
assist the farmers of Idaho in in
creasing and improving their dairy
herds. His proposition is to secure
high grade stock for the farmer on
the partial payment plan.
A bad cutting ARRAY occurred at
Pocatello as result of an Irishman
attending an Italian dance, Thomas
O'Rourke and an Italian being the
most seriously injured, O'Rourke re-
ceiviRg an ugly cut several inches
long in the back and in the neck.
The meeting Of the school trustees
Of Bannock county closed on the
18th. The attendance was far ahead
of the estimate made by the leaders
of the convention and the talks were
upon practical phases of the WORK
and responsibilities of the school
trustee.
The women of Boise organized
chapter of the National Council of
Women Voters last week The three
main objects of the council are to ele-
waite and educate the women voters,
and to secure legislation for their
sectarian.
Harry Dietrich, chief clerk of the
state game department and James
Jones, who is in charge of the motion
picture exhibit at the Panama expo
sition in the Idaho building, have gone
A1n Fnv 4ho a
of securing pictures Of the killing Of
elks for the teeth.
Four assistant janitors and yard
men are to be discharged in the in
terest of economy at the state house
This conclusion was reached at q
meeting of the capital commission last
week. This will mean a saving to
the state of $500 month or at the
rate of $4,000 year.
The contract for the construction
work on the Wise Irrigation project
under which between 1000 and 5000
acres Of rich bench land adjoining
the townsite of Middleton will be
reclaimed with probably be let to j.
w. Monarch OF the Monarch Com
struction company of Boise.
Editor Scott of the Pocatello
Chronicle has asked the probate
court to place Sam Hargreaves, city
street superintendent under bond to
keep the peace. He says that HaT-
xreaves, whom be criticized for
renting q horse TO the city, made
threats that he would get" Scott.
The Canyon county -fair in 1914 will
surpass all previous expositions OF the
county's resources and will have the
united support of the entire county
and adjacent territory according TO
speakers during an enthusiastic meet
ing OF stockholders OF the fair assO-
citation held at Caldwell Last week.
Senator Brady has recommended to
the secretary of interior that hereaf-
ter the reclamation service furnish
water for the $40 acre demonstration
farm, heretofore maintained by the
University of Idaho. on state land
within the Boise irrigation project
in the vicinity of Caldwell.
Judge Bulge Of the district court
at Pocatello ON February IA sentenced
1wenty-three men 10 serve terms
from three months to six months In
the county jail, and also 10 pay fines
ranging from 500 to $500. Most OF
these cases we're for illegal sale OF
liquor or for conducting houses OF
common nuisance.
Marshall Langton Price, promi
nent business man of Baltimore, Nd.
has fIed suit against Henrietta
George Price In the district court III
Boise, alleging that he was falsely
committed to three different insane
asylums in Maryland and PennsyI.
vania by his wife for the purpose OF
getting possession Of his property.
State Horticultural Inspector Ma
cey Ia planning further changes In
his workings force In line with the
consolidated recently accomplished
making his deputies seed inspectors
In addition to their other duties. lie
hopes to also make them county hor
ticnltural advisers.
N 1910 there were 422 marriages
Ada county; IN 1911, Az; in 1912
443, and In 1908, 400 On the othel
hand the divorce record for the coan
ty has been raised from % per cent q
marriages performed, four years ago