Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-08-14
IN THE GEM STATE

gold, silver, copper, lead ana ENC II
Idaho in 1918 was $24,149,O49, against
$21, 46,521 in 1912 and $19,100.S94 in
1911.
Lewiston Apple Growers associa-
ton, limited, has been incorporated
for the purpose Of uniform pack and
grade and to promote in all ways the
apple industry
Complying with the business de-
mands of a greater Pocatello causes
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany to install another office on the
east side of town.
The past two weeks of exceptionally
warm weather has greatly benefited
The crops in the Blackfoot locality. The
grain crop is practically made and
much of it harvested.
State Sanitary Commissioner James
Il. Wallis has been spending a few
lays inspecting conditions in Pocatel-
o.. He says that no city in the state
shows such signs of prosperity as Po-
eatello.
IN
Caldwell, was killed by playful colt
last week. Ten teeth were imme-
diately dislodged, the jaw bone frac.
tured and the lower part Of the face
severely lacerated.
A fall from an apple tree caused the
death of Jonathan Hemenway at his
home just west of Weiser. Mr.. HEM
enway was one of the pioneers in
that section of the state, having To-
Gated there in 1881
The threshing machine of Holseth
& Dorset of Troy was destroyed from
smut explosion. The report receiv-
ed was that the machine is a COM
plete loss and grain to the amount of
about $3.50 was burned.
Harry Mann, charged with stealing
suit Of clothes and a couple of guns
from an uncle near Nampa, has been
brought back from La Grande, Ore,
for trial. Mann was about to be mar,
ried when he was arrested
Five cattlemen arrested on the
charge of stealing and butchering a
pure bred black polled Angus heifer
owned by Ira Bracket of Roseworth,
have furnished bond to appear for a
preliminary hearing in Bull, August
10.
correspondent from Clifford says
that Nathon Lott, the Nez Perez In
dian who was struck on the head and
dumped in the road for dead, during
a drunken row, is now up and around
and will be all right again in few
days.
Judge Dunn in north Idaho, in a
recent decision, holds that common
carrier has the right to accept ship
ments of liquor destined for counties
that have never been voted dry. His
decision relates to conditions in north
Idaho.
The first annual joint picnic of the
congregations and Sunday schools OF
the Christian church organizations OF
Caldwell, Nampa and Midway, was
held at the grove on the Martin ranch
half file west of Midway school.
last week.
Coyotes raided watermelon
patch near Emmett one night recent,
ly and destroyed a number of melons.
The owner declared the coyotes al.
ways pick out ripe melon, and
never make a mistake and DESTROY
a green one.
Rev. Lawrence T. Flannery, who
killed Olin T. Mcconnell a Boise
printer, at West Plains, Mo-, on June
4, has been sentenced to a term of
two years In the penitentiary. Elan
merry struck Mcconnell a blow with
his fist, death resulting.
While digging for the foundation OF
retaining wall around the school
grounds at Idaho Falls workmen
found large pocket knife, which
was found to be that of Mayor Clark.
1t was lost while he was attending
school thirteen years ago.
Andrew Michaelson. aged rs Years.
was eilled by lightning at st. Charles
The bolt struck him in the head and
burned his entire body. He was re.
turning home from the hay fields.
where he had been working during the
day and was alone when the acct
dent occurred.
Quite a sensation has been caused
at Pocatello by the report of a dis
2oYery of nine-foot vein Of good BIZ
luminous coal in Arbon valley. not far
from that city. A company has been
,ormed to develop and open a mine on
the land, which will be leased from
the government. as it is on the for.
est reservation.
/. Anderson was seriously injured
near Twin Falls when he attempted to
stop runaway team attached to a
binder. The team ran him down and
he binder passed over him, his left leg
being severaly laverated fro mthe knee
to theankle by the guards and one
bone was broken.
Milton Bradshaw, the 17-year-oid son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Bradshaw OF
Salmon, who was accidentally shot
through the head, will recover al.
though the bullet passed through his
| head.
According to decision of the pub,
lie utilities commission, the Pacific q
Idaho Northern Railway company
VIII issue to H. H. Abrams, a minis
Ter of the gospel, a pass over Their
line or they will take up all other
| passes issued tn other y,ins..