Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-03-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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Canyon county viii have fair this
fall as usual, If the Caldwell CONNER
cial club can carry into execution |
plans formed at recent meeting.
AS result OF blowout on the front |
tire of machine which he was driv-
ing, L. R. Miller, owner of Filler
garage, was thrown out of the car, and
the body Of the auto demolished.
The trial jury at Mountain Home
brought in a verdict Of involuntary
manslaughter against Ernest Coffelt,
charged with shooting Andrew Coma
lantes at Glenns Ferry, last week.
When his horse stumbled ]. L. Eos
ter OF Nampa was thrown off and in
using his hands to check his fall one
of the fingers of the left hand was dis
located and showed through the flesh
and cutic1e.
The Oregon Short Line railroad has
completed the laying of the heavy
steel rails on the Payette valley
branch, between Payette and Emmett,
having closed the gap between Fruit
land and New Plymouth last week.
Geraldo smith, who lives eight miles
southwest of Caldwell is suffering
from spotted fever. Mr.. Smith had
been doing some assessment work in
the King Hill district recently and
there became the victim of tick-bite
Preparations are already being
made at Nampa for the entertainment
of the State Sunday school convention
in May. A committee of twelve which
will have a complete supervision OF
all local plans has just been com
pleted.
President Miles F. Reed Of the Ida
no Technical Institute has received
letters from the state board of seduca-
ton and DIR. Sisson. state commits
sioner of education, asking him to out
line the courses of study under the
new charter for the next year.
Because of the governors veto of
the fish and game bill, e. F. Walton,
president of the Idaho State Sports
mems association, advises sportsmen
to forego the pleasures Of hunting and
fishing for year or two thereby per-
hitting fish and game to multiply.
The fact that the general appropria-
ton bill, carrying S610,27S50, was not
itemized in detail as finally passed by
the recent legislature, may result in
the governor calling a special session
of the legislature, but 1t is generally
believed this action is hardly probable.
The regular quarterly conference of
the Bear Lake stake OF Zion will be
held at Paris, March 20 and 81. A
special train has been provided for be-
tween Montpelier and Paris to accom-.
modate those attending the confer.
ence from the east side of the valley.
Oregon Short Line workmen have
begun making some needed improve
ments at the station at Middleton. 1t
is understood the company's plan is
to move the depot farther from the
track, enlarge the freight room and
lower all platforms to the level OF
the rails.
In the state land office there Is q
feeling that business conditions are
improving. It is apparent that more
people are taking up land than for
some time Register Jenness says
more interest is taken in state lands
than has been evidenced within the
past three years.
If plaas formulated at the meeting
Of the Canyon County Fagm bureau
last week are carried into execution
several of the state conventions II
which the ranchers of Idaho are inter
ested will be held in Caldwell mex
January in conjunction with the an
nual State Pure Seed show.
The highway through Eagle hai
again been ptu into good shape b.
The use of drags. Following the re
cent wet weather the road was Ii
many places badly cut up but team
YorkAAg both east and west of tow
. have just finished smoothing the high
way into excellent condition.
Acting on recommendation of tn
coronerts jury which acted al tn
time Happy Jack Larue was kille
: by the negro, Blair, the shacks Il
Idaho Falls where the killing oe
CURED, were destroyed by fire las
week, by order of the city council
which had condemned the buildings.
Harry Jacobs Of Pocatello has bee
appointed as a delegate to the tent
annual convention of the Navy leagu
of the United States, which will NEE
in San Francisco March 25-27. MI
Jacobs will be the personal represen
tative of the governor on that occa
sion.
A clean bill of health for tn
.Blackfoot asylum and its superir
tendent, DIR. George E. Hyde, is sal
to- have been brought back by Clal
: ence Van Deusen, the local account
ant who was sent to investigate n
ports that the institution had a dc
iciency of $4,000.
JOY B. McClelland and Z. Bento
: killed mad coyote near the formef'
home, two miles west of Kuna.
The Three-B baseball league, whie
was so successful last year, win b
l. reorganized, and the clubs will be 8,
Q lected from the following towns, q
3 of which wish to be represented: Pr
8 catello, Twin Falls, Bull, Idaho Fall
S Blackfoot, American Falls, Ruper
Burnley, Bancroft and Ashton.
Work has begun on an up-to.dat