Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-05-01
IN THE GEM STATE

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nent injunction against the reopenmg
of the Doc West saloon across the
river from American Falls.
Fires which started in hotel at
Rigby practically destroyed three
business buildings, causing a loss OF
$75, 900, with insurance of $4,000.
At the mass meeting held last week
the proposition of creating a new
county out of Canyon and Owyhee
counties was sprung by the people
of Fargo.
If the president issues a call for the
militia, the war department will re
quest The Idaho militia to concentrate
and organize for field service at Boise
barracks,
Ross S. Kingsbury Of Boise, first
lieutenant, Second regiment marines,
is among the marine officers landed
April 81 at Vera Cruz. He is second
in coilimand Of his company.
A careful investigation made by
large number of the leading fruit
growers of Payette and vicinity re,
yea1s the fact that the damage to fruit
In the Payette valley by frosts has
been slight.
Frank Hinton Of Boise, lineman
in the employ of the Idaho Railroad,
Light & Power company, was instant
ly killed at Caldwell when he was
knocked from a sixty-fve-foot pole by
shock of electricity.
Bartlett Sinclair, state auditor in
the second Steunenberg administra-
ton, and personal representative of
Governor Steunenberg in the Occur
d'Alenes during the riots, has enlisted
in the national guard in anticipation
Of war with Mexico
Conditions in Jerome and vicinity
are more healthful this spring than
for the past three years In the neigh
borhood of 1000 acres of land has
changed hands since the first of the
year, part Of which has been pur-
chased by new Corners.
Az a result of the visit of D. Ward
King to Caldwell, the automobile
owners Of that city organized King
Drag Automobile club with member
ship of approximately 100. It is said
the club is' the first of the kind to be
organized I'M the country.
Canyon county is somewhat drier
than it was before Commissioner Wal
Els launched HIS campaign against
Bull Dog" cider. In the past few
n AVS he off foIe
Ions Of the stuff in Caldwell, Parma
and other points la Canyons county.
When the steering gear Of an auto
mobile parted, the car with its driver
and three passengers, two of them
Boise ministers, plunged into an irri-
cation canal six feet deep and full of
water but beyond few bruises and
dueking none of the party was hurt.
George s. Rogers and TEX" Phil.
lips were arrested at Montpelier on a
charge of bootlegging. OFFICERS broke
into lunch room run by Rogers and
confiscated two suit cases of whisky
Phillips was arrested as he got off the
train, carrying a gunnysacks OF bottled
heer.
Former Governor F. r. Goodine
opened his campaign for nomination
for senator at Gooding last week, de
liVering an address in which he out
lined his position on important ques
tions and presented a platform on
which he proposed to run for the nom
nation
A correspondent writes from En-
NETT that the results of the receni
freeze can now be noted. The valley
ranches suffered considerable. Aprf
cots are all killed, and the sweet cher
| rles and peaches were badly hurt
However, there will be quite a few
| peaches
The erection at Nampa within tn,
next few months, by the Oregon Shor
| Line of one of the largest produc,
warehouses in the northwest is prac
| tically assured The proposed plan
will have storage capacity of 100,
cars OF fruit and other products o
that section.
| At the convention of the Idah,
League of Commercial Bodies held /,
/ Pocatello arrangements were mad
/ for a meeting Of the commercial sec
| retsries of the state to be held in Pay
! cite some time in June, the date t
! be fixed later by the Payette Cen
mercial club.
i Mrs. David Zetche of Pocatello feI
down the cellar steps at her hom
and broke her neck. Death must hav
resulted almost instantaneously. MI
Netche came home late in the evenin,
and found the house dark. He bega
search which ended in the findin
of her body.
i A lamp exploded at the home of I
d. Logsdon at Twin Falls, with r,
suits that Mrs. Logsdon was in gray
danger ofsa horrible death. Her clotl
ing was set aflre. but she had tn
presence of mind to dump a part {
sack of flour on the flames. whic
were thus quenched.
BY an order of the public utilize
commission the Oregon Short Lin
Railroad company must reduce il
freight and passenger rates over til
Hill City branch In Blaine count,
Idaho. The order is the outcome O
complaint of the Farmers Unto
Cooperative Mercantile company.
At the order of the land commi
Si0ner of the Northern Dada. =.