Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-08-07
in THE C EN- STATE

The electric line forming connec-
t;on with the line running from Hail
ev IN the independence mine to Ketch-
nm was finished last week.
The arst arrest in behalf OF the
state, to collect the automonlle tar
provided by chapter 100 of the 1913
session laws. was effected at Nampa
last week.
An increase de % per cent over
the corresponding months of the pre- 8
vious year in the stamp sales at the
Boise postoffice is shown by the re-
port complied by the postmaster
The auditor of Ada county has CONF
pleted an abstract of the real prop
erty assessment roll of the county for
the year of 1914 showing total as
sessed valuation of $50, 1854, 1895.
The contract for the construction
of the federal building at Idaho Falls
has been let I'd the Found Construc,
ton company Of Seattle. Construction
work is expected to begin at once.
The body OF John T. Freed,
school teacher, drowned while trying
to swim the Snake river near Twin
Falls, was found floating in the river
mile from the point where he sank,
Lee Widdle was fatally injured at
Boise when be was struck on the
head with bicycle pump during the
course Of an alteration with Albert
Perkins A plea OF self defense will
be entered by Perkins.
! Final submission of the applications
of the Idaho Power & Light company
and the Beaver River Power company
for certificates Of public convenience
and necessity to enter the Twin Falls
and Pocatello fields will take place
within a short time
Two solid carloads of school tab
let's, 10000 tablets in all, were re,
ceived in Boise last week. This il
the largest shipment of the kind that
ever came to Idaho. At retail price
of 10 Gems each, these tablets would
mean a value of $4,000.
Hearings are being held in Boise be-
fore the Idaho public utilities commits
sion looking toward a reduction of
the passenger rates charged on the
Idaho branch lines by the Oregon
Short Line railroad. Two branch lines
are being investigated.
"A horse belonging to W. H. Dixon
a farmer living southwest of Emmett
was attacked by swarm Of bees and
SO badly stung that 1t was almost
crazed with pain. A hypodermic in
lection OF morphine was given and
the patient began to improve.
The first shipment of feeder cattle
: for the Caldwell Cattle company, con
: sisting Of $50 head Of yearlings anC
100 head Of cows, calves and 2-year
old steers. arrived in Caldwell las
week and will be placed among tn,
farmers Of Idaho for feeding pur
poses.
: Receiver Smallwood Of the Bank o
Nampa. which was closed last Ser
TENDER on order of the state banl
commissioners, has announced hi
readiness to pay depositors and othe
creditors Of the institution a secon
i dividend pf Is per cent on thei
, claims.
The speed program for the Canyo
county fair to be held September 8
2 to October 2, inclusive, announced las
! week, is one Of the best in the hi
u tory of tile local association. Fro1
4 present indications at least so Canyo
county horses will be entered in tn
Il different events.
Il Filings Of nominations for state q
p foes, together with those of nonspa
. tisan candidates for judicial position
= officially closed July 81, and finds tw
complete and other partially complei
- tickets In the field for electors to vo
u on in this state September l, the da
~ of the primary election.
2 Forest officers stationed on Il
= lookout points on the Boise forest r
!. port that the situation is fast becoi
ing a dangerous one, and that 4
= campers are again urged and warn,
= to be exceedingly careful, not on
about putting out camp fires, b
= about cigarettes and tobacco.
ID. An automobile containing a part
ed Of hve from Idaho Falls, S. H. HI
re. gardner. wife and five year old &C
n. and Earl Miller and wife, skidded an
Id plunged into slough of the Small
river, twenty-five miles from tow
ar into fifteen feet of water, turnir
q: upside down CARRYING the passenge
de- with 1t. All escaped injury.
10 Deputy Sheriff Lish and Jan
no Lewis intercepted covered wage
coming into Pocatello, which contal
ed thirty-two cases Of a good bra
&C OF whisky. Phillip Barron and Chi
!, ley Yuen, Chinaman, were in chars
~ - They were arrested.
so. District Judge Gwynn, in whose d
Inn trict are located Bonneville, Jeffers,
so and Madison counties, effected by q
recent decision of the supreme COZ
In the Power county case, decided Ii
week that the counties are dry.
20 test case was made.
M. Idaho has almost 10000 more D.
~ pie than it had little over four yes
An. ago when the census returns We
M published.