Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-11-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS

ed when he fell down an elevator
shaft at Boise. There we're no Wit
nesses to the accident It is believed
he will recover.
A Boise merchant who pleaded
guilty to the charge of displaying a.
misleading, deceptive and fraudulent
sign in front Of his place of business.
has been fined $25.
Forty-seven cases involving alleged
violations of the federal liquor laws
will be ready for trial when the No
vomber term of the United States dis
trict court opens at MOSCOW.
Frank Wilson, the railroad bridge
carpenter who shot and killed Edna
Erickson near Moscow mountain, 10
stir at large and the officers have re-
ceived no clue as to his whereabouts
The first Of the fall meetings of the
Idaho society OF Engineers will be
held at Boise, october 81. General
ID. A. Utter will address the society
on "The American Engineer in the
Orient"
| The new kellogg ardner depot
was formally opened last week. The
/ new building was erected at cost OF
over $4,000, and is the most attractive
station building on the Wallace-Tekoa
line.
The construction work on 40-mile4
extension of the rural telephone lines
connected with the Nampa exchange
OF the Mountain states Telephone e.
Telegraph company has been COM
pleted.
Paul Clagstone, Progressive candi-
date for senator of Idaho, last week
fled statement with the secretary Of
the senate. showing he received no
contribution and spent nothing In
furthering his candidacy.
A Caldwell correspondent says an
agent of the British government has
been In Caldwell and has effected q
blanket agreement for the purchase
Of twenty thousand head OF horses.
suitable for calvary and artillery serV-
ice.
William Walsh, while beating his
way over the country on the trucks
of a passenger coach, attempted to
get from under the car at Pocatello,
and was ground to pieces under the
wheels, the arms and head being sew
cred.
Following upon its decision TO bring
the Washington Water Power COM
pany to time in the matter of its rates,
the public utilities commission has is--
sued an order setting forth schedule
Il of rates for the cities of Moscow
Genesee, Troy and st. Maries.
The Boise Commercial club has es-
tablished reciprocal relations with a
large number of commercial organiza-
tions in many states of the Union and
several foreign countries. The list
shows rs organizations in as many
cities who have agreed to the alliance.
An ordinance has been passed at
Boise making at fineable .offense for
proprietors of cigar stores to allow
young men and boys under legal age
to frequent their places of business;
to purchase tobacco in any form; to
loaf or loiter, or to play games of
chance therein.
The school children of Bonneville
county have just sent to the Children's
g1ome Finding society at Boise, a
generous donation consisting of a car
load OF vegetables and fruit in which
are 228 sacks of potatoes, SO sacks
of -four, 200 pounds of sugar and In
Vulnerable other things.
Not wishing to give up their work
, among the poor of Boise, Captain and
Mrs. Daniel Allen, who have been rep
resenting the Volunteers Of America
in Boise and who have been request
ed by their superior officers to close
the post In the city, have decided to
continue the work Independently.
Souie Lei, proprietor OF store at
Boise, has returned from an extended
trip to the orient, the sole purpose Of
: which was to bring back bride. Mr..
Lai is the third Chinaman OF the capt.
tai city to go clear to China for a
bride. The other Boise Chinese men
obtained their wives in this country
Claude Johnston killed a large
brown bear in Copper basin last week
. says the HALEY Times. The animal
weighed 500 pounds and made quite
a formidable foe. Three shots were
required to stop him and the last one
: crashed into the carcass of the bic
brute when he was about 16 feet from
9 the hunter.
! The county attorney of Bannock
county makes q report of the cases
! under his care during the last nine.
!. teen months, as follows: Misdemean-
! ors, l19: felonies, IA; liquor cases,
Ell; probate court Juvenile cases, IA;
alpsomanla, 3; district court felonies
e6; district court dismeanors, ZIG
Grand total, sos cases.
James Young committed suicide al
Rock Creek, shooting himself with q
, rife. It is charged that Young sui
cided just as his 15-year-old wife drove
! away with another man.
e. H. Dewey of Nampa has been ap
! pointed state treasurer by the gov
a ernor His term of office win expire
January 1, 1915.
Part of the missing furniture from
the capitol, parcelled out by Former
a Treasurer Allen to subordinate state
b employees. has been voluntarily re
r turned to the building. The employees
b declare they took the furniture onl!
n on the assurance of Allen that it wal
all right
Arthur Chester. the Pocatello wrest