Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-10-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The new school building at Shelley
s now ready for occupancy. II is an
imposing structure.
w. M. Gilmore of Payette is the
grand champion corngrower of Idaho.
with record OF lao bushels to the
acre.
The contract for the erection of the
church-Wlhite building, which is to be
4 erected at Pocatello, has been
awarded.
Last week closed with the largest
shipment of prunes that ever went out
Of the Fruitland vicinity. In all there
were 50 cars.
Report from the state asylum at
Blackfoot is to the effect that the
largest wheat crop ever raised at the
institution was grown this year.
Ray Berch has been arrested at Pc
catello and is being held on suspicion.
The officers believe him to have
knowledge OF several robberies there.
The Idaho Day celebration at the
1Panama-Paciflc International exposi-
ton was one Of the most satisfactory
OF any held so far by any of the
states.
A total of $1,459.75 in fines were
collected in the Pocatello police court
during the past month. The number
OF DRINKS led the list OF offenses with
total of sixty-fve.
William Riding, said to be mem
Der, of an ogranized gang OF horse
thieves which has been operating in
Idaho, Oregon and Washington, has
bten arrested at Boise.
Louis Hanson, the young son OF Pa
trolman Hanson, was struck by an au-
tomobile at Pocatello while attempt
ing to cross the street. He was
draggered for several feet, but no
bones were broken.
The large malt house in connection
with the Idaho Falls brewery was
burned to the ground last week Meth
er the brewery nor malt house had
been used for about three year. The
caust Of the fire Is unknown.
The heavy rains of the past week
have softened the soil and made It
necessary for the farmers at Shelley
either to pOstponetheir operations. or
draw their outfits from the fields
fire did damage to the extent OF
nearly $1,000 to the home Of James
Bolts Of Pocatello. 1t started in shed
nearby and quickly spread to the Bolts
home and was burning fiercely upon
the arrival Of the fire department.
The police department OF Pocatello
last month transacted the largest bust
ness OF any month for several years,
total of 174 offenders passing through
the grind Of the police court mill The
cases OF intoxication, as usual, headed
the list with 60 for the month.
If the increase of enrolment in the
public schools is an index to the
growth Of a city, Pocatello has also
this evidence that it is fiourishing. The
enrolment in the city schools this
year will exceed the 1000 mark, which
will he nearly 300 more than last
year.
Charged with transporting liquor
into dry territory, Tom Karpas and
Pete Maekay were arrested by the
sheriff at Pocate1lo. The men had
charge of a truck, it is said, upon
which was loaded fifteen cases of
whisky and a dozen sacks of beer.
The goods were confiscated.
Professor Carl E, Johnson, field
dairyman of the department of agri-
culture at the state university, has
resigned his position and gone to
Mountain Home, where he takes up
his new work as manager Of the COM
munity farm being established there
by Senator James H. Brady.
A collision on the outskirts of Boise
between an interurban street car rum
ming into Boise and an automobile
driven by Oscar Card, resulted in the
death of both Mr.. and Mrs. Card. Mr..
Gard was killed instantly. Mrs. Cards
skull was crushed, and she died two
hours later at local hospital.
Arrangements are being made for
the holding Of union evangelistic serv-
Ices In Twin Falls, beginning January
1, conducted by Or. French e. Oliver
OF Kansas City, assisted by Miss Nc
Claren, an evangelistic worker, and
Mr. Butler, a noted singer, who has as
sisted Bill Sunday, Torrey and Chap
man.
The Boise Payette Lumber company
is making arrangements to open lum-
Der yards in Twin Falls, Bull, Roger
son, Burnley and Rupert in the near fu-
ture. 1t is reported that these new
yards are but five Of chain of thirty
or forty retail distributing yards,
which this company plans to establish
soon in this part of the state.
Sam Mallicoat, Of Shoshone, caught
in one month no less than 102 coy.
otes. Will Keefer, who acts as a dep.
uty for the payment of bounties on
predatory animals, reports that in
one week he defooted 169 coyotes and
one bear.
The work ON the Brady irrigation
system has so far advanced as to jus
tify the announcement that 1t will be
completed this fall and that water viii
be available for fifteen thousand acres
next season.
Thieves broke into the Elk cigar
store. the Hutchinson cigar store ant
the Wood River resort at Pocatello
Several suspects have been arrested
Cigars. candy and fancy tobaccoi
were the principal items taken. Tbs
total loss is about 500.