Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-06-04
STATE NEWS

death by a. horse he was riding near
Emmett.
John w. Minear, pioneer Of Idaho,
died suddenly at his home at Soldier.
Blaine county, of apoplexy He was
in his eighty-irst year.
G. w. Geisler, prominent business
man Of Payette, was the victim Of
serious accident, being thrown from
wagon, two wheels passing over his
head.
Austin Westrope, a well known
Caldwell singer, sustained severe in
ternal injuries last week when he
missed his footing and fell down the
stairway
Louis Horsley died at Soda Springs.
following critical operation. He was
well known in Idaho, having for many
years worked for the o. S. L. as a
brakeman.
That Meridian is to celebrate the
nations natal day In an appropriate
manner was definitely determined at
a meeting of the. newly organized
Booster club last week.
The purchase of quite a number of
horses around Meridian in the past
few days leads to the rumor that the
steeds are destined for use by the Ger
man army IL they can be gotten to
their destination.
DR.. e. o. Sisson, state commissioner
Of education, has left for an extensive
eastern trip In the course of which he
expects to devote considerable time to
finding competent educators for Ida
hos institutions of learning.
Water has been turned into the lat
erals Of the Fairview addition to Po-
catello, and the 100 homes now there
are well supplied with fine water by
an electrically operated pump drawing
water from 200-foot well.
The people of the Pahsimaroi valley
recently gave an entertainment for
the purpose Of buying wire to connect
their telephone line with Challis, max
ing direct telephone line from Chal-
lis to May, as the Ellis line Is already
overloaded.
Idaho wool is about to begin moving.
| Though some of the 1915 clip has
been sold there has existed condi-
lion approaching a deadlock between
the producers and buyers, and in
comparatively few instances have
they gotten together.
The trial judge has quashed the in
formation against H. r. Piughoff, w.
f. Horne, H. D. Curtis and l.. A. Duval.
who were charged with grand larceny
for the alleged sale of certain Blaine
county bonds and the misappropria-
tin Of the funds.
The wheat acreage Of Idaho in
creased more than 25 per cent this
year and the reports which have been
received have been most flattering. 1t
Is estimated that the wheat crop OF
Idaho will be several million bushels
greater than in 1914.
The handsome school building at
Rockland collapsed In terrific wind
storm. All the classes except the pri-
mary department had been dismissed.
Those in the building were in the
basement, and escaped injury, al
though the teacher tainted.
Madge Bell, high school student,
and one of the leaders of the social
set Of the school, won the prize Of
fered by prominent business man
for the best essay on the etchings
now being shown under the auspices
of the Pocate1lo Art Study club.
The bodies of DR.. and Mrs. H. r.
Jones, with bullet hole through the
head of each. were found in bed at
their home at Dubois. DR.. Jones
clutched 80 caliber revolver in his
hand and the theory Of death by muir.
der and suicide is generally accepted
All Pocatello joined together on
May 30, in the observance of Memorial
day. The program was in charge OF
the G. A. R.. the Spanish War vet
Grams, the Ladies' Relief corps. and
the ministerial association OF the city
and was held at the Auditorium the
alter.
The weekly crop report issued BY
the Genealogical service of the
weather bureau shows that while th<
unusual amount of moisture has re
suited in slight damage, the loss ha!
been more than compensated for By
the general good to agriculture anC
horticulture.
The operating and traffic depart
ments OF the Oregon Short Line ar,
making preparations to move tn,
Idaho crops, beginning the middle o
next month. The agents at the vari
GUS stations on the line have been re
quested to furnish estimates as to thu
amount OF the wheat crop.
After being a dead letter on tn,
statute books for two years, the Idahl
blue sky law Is to receive tn,
breath of life from State Bank Ex
aminer Hit. The examiner lis pre-
pairing to have the law enforced, espe
cially as to the making of semi-af
nuai reports by investment companies
The governor has received word tina
Idaho day at the Panama-Pacifc expo
sition has been tentatively set for Au
gust 81.
Z. M. Joslin of Weiser holds the rec
n ord so far this season for size 4
g strawberries. In spite Of the cold an
b rainy conditions the past month he Ia
produced barries some of which mea,
ure i've inches in circumference. Eigh
of them placed In line measure l21
inches.
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