Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-04-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS

AAS koNtFHSf mas iNsucu kA0IaA~
nation designating Friday. April %.
as Arbor day
Home Industry week. April 10 to
II Will be specially celebrated by the
Boise club women.
narnins grass and rubbish set frs
TO the Kranary OF T. T.. Sherwood.
near Emmett. the building being de-
stroyed
Mrs $ Ienkinson. stenographer for
the state game department was oper-
ated on Tor appendicitis at Boise
hospital last week.
Bites OF a rabid coyote has cost V.
u Hannah. a veteran stock raiser liv.
ing west u Caldwell. the loss 81 two
fine Durham cows
Within the next few days the Ash
and game department. expects to COM
mence the issuance Of 1915 hunting
and fishing licenses
Il Is announced that the Hank OF
Notus aid not fail. but simply Quit
business because the business had
become Improbable,
Charles W. Rerryman. lr. died sud
denly ~ hiacktoot of heart failure
Mr. Bergman was prominent and
prosperous merchant In Blackfoot
Captain Van Leer o. the United
States army will be IN Caldwell April
Is 20 start another inspection Of
horses and mules for government
service,
Representatives Of the Meridian
schools will compete on April 10 for
tho privilege Of representing the dis
trict In the county oratorical contest
to be held May IL
James, the s.year.old child of Mr..
and Mrs J. W. Davidson Hunter OF
nrowuwell, was drowLed In the Farm
eru' Cooperative ditch, which runs
close 20 the Hunter home
The land Office business at Black.
foot IA increasing rapidly There arc
about twenty entries per day on an
average which means between 1900
and 5000 acres OF land taken up
| Ranehers under the Pioneer IFrtga-
ton district may have twenty years
lnatead Of ten IN which to pay for the
drainage work now nearing compile
ton In their territory. II they Wish.
Fong Vim. boise ChinAman held
under charge ot white slavery.
waived hts preliminary examination
last week and was bound over 10
| await action BY the federal grand
jury.
Governor Alexander has appointed
the members Of two commissions
created by the last legislature. the
womcna minimum wage and the irTi-
Cation and drainage code commits
siona.
Fear that tho coming season will b9
trying one for tho foTestera on ae-
count of the increased fire danger In
expressed by Guy D. Mains, super.
visor Of tho Payette national forest
Of Idaho.
Walter Smith. aEea 80. Bulcided ~
Pocatallo. taking poison. There has
been no special reason assigned for
the act. except that Of dependency.
perhaps oecaaioned by failure Of bust.
ness plans,
Because of protests made b. sena.
tor brady. tho Indian bureau has re-
dueed tho maintenance charge on the
fort Hall irrigation project from sl.0O
to 10 centa for the current year, and
made charge only against lFrigabie
lands.
Fire completely destroyed tho four
room cottage ~ W. ". Harris On
West Deer flat last week. Though
members OF the household we're ~
home al the time the fire was not
discovered until II had gained great
headway
u l.. Jones. wanted NJ pocatallo 90
charge OF forgery. Ii In = hospital
IN Washington following an operation
for appendicitis. and tho Idaho officer
who went 10 the capital after him.
will be compelled to rsmain unAii his
prisoner II abIe 10 travel
The public utilities commission
rendered divided opinion on The az
plIcation Of tho Beaver River rowef
. and Light cOmpany for a certifieats
OF convenience and necessity IA the
J city Ut PocatelIo The majority optn'
ion denies the application.
A Caldwell correspondent announces
that - County Treasurer WIN Monk
has turned into tho Canyon county
treasury Two checks. aggregatlng the
sum Of sI.Otl45. This transaction
closes hls accounts and quiets ell re
mors connected with bis admlniatEM,
ton.
To ba hit on tho hsad Ia pocatella
and wake no In Auatin. Texas. Eas
the peculiar experience passed
through by Jack Atums Of pocAtelio
according 10 4 letter received b
friends from Mrs AtnmB. IN Dodgs
city. Kan. Atams Was struck By !
hiEhwayman.
The new state highway commission
Of idaho INST at Boise and organized
William A. Brodheaa Of HALEY sas
elected president and n a. Van Sick
lin or welseF. viee.presidsnL Score
tAry OF State George Il. BaFheF i
made sx-Officio secretary Of the boaFs
i bv tbs new highway law.
The supreme court Of Idaho las
: week held that tha fact4 bet out Il
. the indictment charging James i
. Wallis. late dairy and food commits
: aioner u Idaho and Fred l. Huston
. state auditor. uith the unlawful ~
2 DruDriaAion q public mDnsyA. did no