Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-29
In THE GEM STATE

Payette canyon, train service has
again been established as far as DON
nelly.
For half an hour the Hotel Wash
ington at Weiser was threatened by
fire when blacksmith shop, just 10
feet from the hotel burned to the
ground.
Four Greek section laborers were
fined $40 each at Nampa, it being
charged they had given 1O-year,old
boy sufficient hard cider to result In
his intoxication.
Lorenzo Bacon, a farmer of George
town, was instantly killed in run
away. He was thrown from the wa
gon and caught by the feet, his head
being pounded to a pulp.
Favorable action has besn taken on |
the application for the establishment
Of a rural free delivery service from
Caldwell on Route No 5, which viii
commence on the 1st Of June
The establishment of a canning
plant at Deary to take care of the
strawberries and small fruits is GER
growers of Upper Potlatch fruits.
The new street lighting seystem in
the business district OF Boise will be
in full operation and the lights all
burning by the first of August, accord
ing to the plans of the city council.
Senator Borah was instrumental in
getting favorable report from the
subcommittee on judiciary on the res
olution proposing the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitu-
tion.
1t is reported at Three Creek that
the Lost Shepherd mine has been
found. 1t is located at the head of the
east fork of the Bruneau river Jar
bidge, New, is at the head of the west
fork. IA miles distant.
The death Of Miss Vonetta Secrist
of st. Anthony, who was found dead
on the bank OF the river, is to be in
vestigated, as there is some reason
to believe that suicide may not have
been the cause of death.
u. G. Bearup, who was killed in an
attempt to escape from the state PEN
ttentiary, shot and killed Deputy Sher-
liz McFadden at Grace Bannock coun-
ty as the officer was trying to arrest
aim on a charge Of bootlegging.
A stranger walked into the office
of the Loux- Nice onnell Lumber COM
pany at Pocatello and while the man
ager was busy with one Of the yard
wagons for moment tapped the safe
and walked out with 500 in cash,
Bankers coming from the north
west to attend the meeting of the Ida
no Bankers association to be held at
Twin Falls on June 8, 9 and 10, will
be in Boise June Z, and will make the
"trip around the Boise valley interur'
ban loop.
While enjoying an outing with his
two motherless babes at the Bear
Lake hot springs, on the shores OF
Bear lake, Melvin Hart, 80 years Of
age. a prosperous young storekeepeI
of Raymond, was struck by lightning
and instantly killed.
When a runaway team of horses
dashed into a window at Boise, the
occupants of the room, Robert No
BILE president of a bank, and J. f
Calvin had a narrow escape from ser
ious injury, while the horses were Sc
gerely cut by glass.
The Civic club of Pocateilo has &c
cided to shoulder the burden of 81,
900 debt in buying ground for cit!
park, owing to the inability of tn
city council to do anything because
of the fact that the close of the fisca
year finds the city funds low.
A clever check artist in the person
of a woman has swindled a numbe
of Boise merchants out of amount
ranging from $40 to $50 through pass
ing bogus paper to which she had al
liked various names, some of promi
nent business or professional men O
The city.
Practically every one of the fit
persons who attended the opening {
the Crystal Lake irrigation projeC
was a purchaser of land. Fly
thousand acres were sold at the opel
ing, thirty of the buyers being res
dents OF the Dakotas and the remain
der Of Idaho.
The construction of the belt line b
the Oregon Short Line through tn
upper Snake river valley will be ca
ried forth now as fastfas the Uta
Construction company can secure i
borers enough for the work. TIL
headquarters of the company durin
this construction will be at Rexbur
The great north and south stat
road from Twin Falls via Shoshon,
Richfield and the Little Wood rive
to Picabo, where it will intersect wit
the east and west route to be bui
from Boise through Gilmore, Blain
and Bingham counties to Biackfoo
connection at the latter point with II
Boise-Y ellowstone park road, is
assured fact
The Wasateh Grading company
Salt Lake was awarded the contra
for building fourteen miles of ra
road grade up Moore creek for t
Boise-Payette Lumber company a.
will begin work at once. having Z
grade completed not later than {
tober L
Plans for $4,000 bank building
Preston are now being drawn by t
architects The Preston bank will
two stories in height and will measu
So by $50 feet on the ground. Wo
on the structure will start immedia
~ after the contracts are let.