Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1914-06-19
IN THE GEM STATE


died at Gilmore last week. He was
"a years old.
The summer session Of the State
academy at Pocatello opened for en-
rollment on Tuesday. The enrolment
was quite heavy.
Salmon sportsmen are organizing
fish and game association. Up to the
present time more than seventy-tive
members have Endorsed the move
ment
Relatives and friends of George
Walter Cummings OF Boise. are deep
ly worried over his mysterious disap'
pearance, fearing he has met with
foul play.
Ten inches of snow is reported from
the Gibbonsville range as the result
Of the recent storm. The wet wealth
er will be of great value to farmers
and ranchmen.
Lou DERRICK had a painful accident
near Plymouth when the double-tree
to his buggy broke and he was drag
ged from the buggy and one of his
ears scraped off.
Practically $4,000 cash must be re-
funded to the liquor dealers of Koot'
enai county who have been put out
of business as a result of the liquor
traffic being made illegal.
Jerry Horton, an old-time citizen
and railroad man of Montpelier died
at his home June -, following nine
weeks illness from general nervous
breakdown. Decedent was 81 years
of age.
A sad accident befelI the little two
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Haggan at their ranch north
west of Rigby, when the little one raH
sharp pairing knife into its right
eye The sight of the eye will be
lost.
Word comes from Shoshone of the
narrow escape from death by drown
ing of Edward Comes, 6-year-old son
of A. M. Comes of Haddock, in Big
Wood river The boy was pulled out
by his elder brother in an uncon-
scious state.
During raid made upon a house in
Pocatello, six persons, two of them
women, were found smoking opium
and were arrested with all the equip
ment. They were in such a semi
drugged condition that none tried I'd
make an escape.
Jerry Becker, Sr, who lives near
Bull, was driving a team of mules
when they ran away, throwing him
from the wagon. He struck on his
head, breaking the drum of one OF
his ears, MASKING his nose and other
wise injuring him.
The annual encampment of the d.
A. r., W. R. c., Women of the G. a..
R. and the Sons OF Veterans was held
in Weiser on Wednesday,, Thursday
and Friday of last week. There were
over 200 visitors present and the meet
ing was a rousing one.
Idaho's wealth in timber and luna
Der is to be featured at the Panama
Pacific exposition. Moving pictures
showing all phases of the lumber in.
dustry and still pictures of many Df
the beauty spots in the timber dis
triets are to tell the story.
F. c. Willetts, painter who was
arested at Idaho Falls on charge br
smuggling liquor, and whose suit Gaze
was searched and found to contain
painters tools and a quantity of wall
paper samples, has filed suit against
the sheriff for $4,000 damages.
One of the largest and most spectac-
ular fireworks displays ever seen in
the intermountain country will be
feature of the Independence Day cele.
bration at Lake Lowell this year. The
display is one Q BSsle most complete
manufactured and costs approximate
ly $1,000.
Efforts are again being made by the
government to secure bids for carry
ing the mail on the star route between
Boise and Maytield. The Boise-May-
Held contract is one Of the star routes
on which considerable difficulty has
been experienced in the re-establish-
ment of service
The state board of education has
ordered the entire adjustment of the
Albion State Normal school at Albion,
also the Academy of Idaho at Po-
catello as at present constituted and
planned, as well as other sweeping
changes, following an investigation
extending over year an a half.
Plans for the new depot of the ore
gon Short Line at Pocatello. as placed
Ia the hands of Contractors, eompre-
bend one of the finest depot struct-
ures in the west 1t win be the Iarg-
est depot on the Short Line system.
At rough guess the building viii en-
tail an expenditure of close to $780,
300.
The report comes from Coeur
dAline that the night before prohib,-
ton went into effect in that town.
practically the entire stock of the
liquor dealers in town was exhausted
, before the closing hour and some
dealers wired to Spokane for addition.
al supplies. The deliveries to resi-
dence district continued until mia.
night.
Plans for the new station Of the
Oregon Short Line at Poeatello, c,N
: templates one of the finest depots In
the west, and will lie one of the largest
B In the Short Line system. The build.
Ing will cost close to $3.50, 900 II Is
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