Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-02-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

About Sc horses on Lost river have
already been killed. and other quar-
antined due to an outbreak OF CLAN
ders
Theodore Tweed. aged IA. Was seri
ously injured as the result * cave
in while working in a graVel ptt near
Twin Falls.
Members OF the national house Of |
representatives ate Idaho apples On |
February :, Apple day In the north |
west prouounclng the fruit to Their
liking,
Harold ]. Friedman. whose parents
live in Twin Falls. has been appoint.
cd an engineer on the board which
Will take the physical valuation Of an
OF the railroads OF tho United States
Senator Brady of Idaho has heen
assigned TO membership ON the com
mittee on public buildings and
grounds. which handles an public
building legislation lie retains hi
other committee assignments
Reports from southern Idaho indi
cate that much activity In commercial
lines Is being displayed IN those sec
tions this winter and the opening q.
spring will find every man there busy
with perhaps shortage OF help,
ldahes new poultry association was
put on its feet az meeting held a,
Boise last week The capitalization
OF the association Is fixcd at $4,000
he second week in January was dos
lr, .Nut F4x- 10 -.
The state supreme court has unan.
Imously refused to Dust Mayor Arthur
| Hodges OF on charges ~ permitting
| discrdorly houses 20 operate and Of
permitting the illegal sale OF liquor,
The court held that II had no iuris.
diction.
The news comes from the naiiaa
Texas National Corn show that Idaho
/ has captured the sweepstakes prize
Tor the best car OF corn exhibited, A
prize was also won BY this state for
the best display Of corn produced 10
a western zone.
A member OF the Idaho Falls lodge
OF Elks returned recently from trip
to the jackson Hole country To make
an inspection into thu condition If
the elk In that region. and reports
them IN better condition than for the
past three years.
Proper care given to animals about
to become mothers and their young
Immediately after birth. Ii urged by
Professor II. ~ IIochbaum. county
agriculturalists Of Ada country He
points out where dollars and cents
are lost yearly through this lack Of
care.
Movements IN the lumber business
recently Indicate that rocatetlo viii
be made the base Tor distribution and
the general operations OF the heaviest
lumber concerns Of the southern por.
tion o. Idaho Warehouse facilities
are available and shipping facilities
are established.
In the arrest at Caldwell OF two rail
road contractors or teRmsters. WI
Paulos and Frank caras, who have
been winterlng at the fair grounds. thc
officers believe they have IN custody
the men who have been carrying on n
wholesale system of petty thieyery
there for several weeks.
/ The first work TINT will be under
taken in the spring by the Oregon
Short Line will be the resumption o
the double tracking In the Second dis
trict between Mecammon and Mont
pelier, which was begun last year ans
continued until the winter weather
: prohibited further work
Idaho potato and fnit growers vii
next season market tneir crops undei
q plan similar to that employed b.
the California fruit growers to sci
their citrus crops. chain IL ware
houses and storage cellars VIII be es
tablished which will care for the out
put until 1t can be sold advantageous
ly.
superintendent A. H. Stevenson D
the Short Line gives out the authorita
, tive statement haaed upon ezatnina
tion OF the Chesterfield dam that IL i
entirely safe IL has been examined
by three or four engineers inelndinl
the state engineer. and the Joint con
clusion Is that II Is In safe cond
tion.
About 45 cattlemen. members Of tn
: Payette association, representing :
! 900 head 0f cattle. we're IN Emmett
: last week 20 secure allotmenta 10
) grazing. The range viii only accom-
modate 1000 head and the supervise
I had quite a problem IN apportleHin
the grazing lands Di the Payette fnrea
D reserve.
4 The business Of the postal saving
j. department Of the Nampa postOftic
7 has more than doubled during IN
4 past year. according 20 the report {
the postmaster.
7 People Of POcatello are elated wit
the announcement Of Short Line d
ficiais that work Is 20 commence o
the new depot there by the first Q
. May, and that moAey 10 available 70
I that purpose
: Announcement vas made from III
Panama.Pacifc international expos
tion headquarters last week that th
! Idaho building viii be finished earl
! In March. ready for the interior ~
!. nishlnRs. This II the FIRST stat
= building TO be erected at the big faI
g.ounda.
2 Representative Smith has iutfod1'
7 I'd q bin authorizing minors slghtee
q / vaarH m ago III make hafnrafeaa an