Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-04-17
IDAHO STATE NEWS


During the past month thirteen
carloads of merchandise belonging to
immigrants have been unloaded at
Twin Falls.
Twin Falls is to have an orchard
irrigation experiment station conduct.
ed by the state agricultural expert
ment station OF Moscow.
Last week the senate confirmed the
nominations of Thomas B. Martin as
marshal for Idaho and p. M. Davis,
postmaster at Boise and Edna w.
Keyes, postmistress at Challis.
The report sent from Spokane to
the effect that Harry L. Day of Wal
lace will retire from the management
Of the mining properties of the Fed.
eral company, is denied at Wallace.
AS the result of q runaway near
Cambridge the seven-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ Gilman was
probably fatally injured when the
whole family was thrown from the
wagon.
Several officials of the Short Line
visited Richfield recently. While their
visit is clothed with mystery it is
generally understood that the new
line from this point to Owinza viii
be built this spring.
]. w. Robinson, secretary of the
Idaho Bankers association, is al
ready at work on the annual con-
Vention which this year will be held
In Twin Falls. The dates selected
are June s, and 10.
Thomas Galley, little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Galley of Hansen, near Twin
Falls, is suffering painful injury re-
ceiyed while playing with pitchfork
In some manner he ran one of the
tines of the fork into his eye.
Caldwell odd Fellows are planning
a good roads day similar to that sue.
cessfully held recently by the Com
mercial club of Caldwell for the i'm
provement of the roads leading to the
site of the state Odd Fellows home
at that place.
The outlook for fruit in the south
eastern part of the state is splendid,
according to the reports C. K. Macy,
state horticultural inspector, who has
Just made trip through that section,
in which he inspected a great num-
Der of orchards.
The Boise Polo club will entertain
three teams from the northwest some
time in June and Boise followers of
the game will be treated to a tourna-
ment such as were some of those wit
messed when the First cavalry was
stationed at Boise barracks.
The public utilities commission has
issued an order barring the Idaho
Power & Light company from enter
ing the town of Bull, in Twin Falls
county, and ordering it to cease &C
tive operations in the further con
struction of it's power lines into thai
territory.
A touring car driven by w. s. But
Ter, a resident of the Arcadia section
slkidded and turned turtle near Notus
Sunday afternoon. The car turned
completely over, and Mr.. and Mrs
Butler were pinned beneath the
wreckage, but fortunately escaped
serious injury.
Elihu Francis, farmer, was taker
Into custody at Wallace pending ar
investigation of the killing Of his wifi
and three children, whose skulls werI
crushed, presumably with an axe
and whose bodies were burned in tbs
fire that destroyed the building OF
the Francis farm near Wallace.
When the dam at Jackson lake |
completed under the supervision o
the government the reservoir Their
will have storage capacity of 10000
acre feet. This is adding $500
acre feet for government purpose
and the 100000 acre feet required TO
the Twin Falls North Side project.
Bull is to have but one hydro eles
trio company operating within he
borders. The public utilities commits
sion has issued an order aimed q
the Idaho Power & Light company
the effect that it must abandon tha
territory in behalf of the Great Sh'
shone & Twin Falls Water Powe
company.
One person in forty-nine in AID
county owns an automobile, accorI
Ing TO UbuIGs COAhPAA0o ~ A-
citizen who is interested in aligntn
the cost of high living against tn
high cost of living. He makes tn
estimate by figuring that the count
has a population Of $4,000 and Loo
automobiles
The people of Pocatello are di
cussing the city paving and gradiI
ordinance, which will be decided
the city election April Is. Bonds
the amount of 100000 are to
raised by this ordinance. Conside
able opposition is shown to the pr
posed scheme, and there are maj
in its favor.
The commissioners in charge OF Il
arrangements for Idahos particip
ton in the Panama exposition at 81
Francisco have selected as official he
tess for the Idaho building Mrs. w
liam HI. Ridenbaugh of Boise.
Frank Anderson. laborer formt
" employed on the Boise Irsigati'
project. died at Boise from a malat
that has proved puzzle to the atten
ing physicians, who are inclined TO
lieve that death might have been eau
ed by some sort of ptomaine poiso
ing.
Governor Haines has honored the !