Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1915-07-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

to begin cutting the second crop Of
alfalfa next week.
Mrs. C. F. Kooken fell from a step
ladder while picking cherries near
Meridian and fractured one of her
arms.
Fully 10000 people in Boise saw
the famous Liberty bell on its arrival
at Boise, when it was exhibited for
an hour at the Short Line depot.
Marcus o. Funk, former postmaster
of Oakley, has been placed under ar
rest, charged with the embezzlement
of postoffice funds to the amount Of
$500.
Mrs. w. A. White died at Idaho
Falls, July 10. aged rs years. Mrs.
White came to Utah in 1858 and lived
in Oakley for many years, coming to
Idaho Falls about eight years ago.
The Idaho Falls library, which has
been in rented quarters for severat
years, has been moved to the new Car,
negie library building, which has Just
been completed at cost of $4,000.
A Boise dispatch says the startling
disclosure is made that the shortage
in the state treasury steal has in.
creased $17,172.S2 through the discov.
cry on the books of the juggling OF
coupon bond payments.
Earl Allphin, aged 8, was drowned
in four feet of water at Blackfoot. He
and two little companions were swim.
ming in pool made by the sprinkler
wagons near the fair grounds, when
the youth went under.
The proposal of the Utah Construc.
ton company to enter into a contract
with the settlers on the Big Lost FLYER
project to deliver two acre-feet of
water under the new contracts, has
been accepted by the state land board
The ordinance providing that all
amusements should close on Sunday,
which was passed by the Pocatello
council, was declared illegal by City
Attorney Merrill, and on its second
balloting was defeated by vote of 9
to 4.
Walter Grant, Frank Young, Frank
White, William Trueman, Joseph Sic
iliano, Otis Leonard Moor and w. J.
Steward, all prisoners of the state
penitentiary sent from Pocatello
have made application to the board OF
pardons.
AS a result Of the three day July
sale Of horses conducted by the Cald-
well Horse & Mule company, 500 head
of steeds were shipped out of Cald-
will Buyers have yet to forward
nearly 900 head, as a total of approx
mately 500 animals were sold.
The condition of the hay crop at the
beginning of July led to an estimate
of an SO per cent crop as against Q;
per cent for a seven-year average. AL
falfa was estimated to produce an 81
per cent crop, pasture SO per cent
equal to the seven-year average.
The public utilities commission con
Quoted a hearing in Twin Falls las
week on complaint of the Twin Falli
Commercial club that the Great Sho
shone & Twin Falls Water Power
company charges exorbitant rates fol
its ferry service at Shoshone falls.
Willis Reeves died suddenly at Pc
catello on July 10. Willis Reeves wal
well known in Pocatello, and was thu
son of Judge w. T. Reeves, now dead
who was at one time mayor Of that
city and district attorney. Reeves wal
also member of the Idaho state par
Idaho will produce 1,778,OO0 NOR,
bushels of winter wheat and 1,44O,0
more bushels of spring wheat Thu
year than it did last The oat croy
indicates an increase of $4,000 bush
els, barley, $4,000 bushels, potatoes
10000 bushels. Apples show a de
crease OF 10000 bushels.
The total area OF Idaho IL 53,618 So
acres. The area of surveys accepted
and plats filed to date aggregates 81
704,284 acres. The acreage of accept
ed plats not filed amounts to 1,481, AIS
and the area surveyed but not plat
ted amounts to 127, $3.50 acres. The un
surveyed area is 20,305,53 acres.
Fire broke out in the photograph
gallery belonging to C. e. Stampe
at Pocatello and did considerable dam
age. The iewelry store belonging q
G. e. Weston was also damaged. TIL
fire started from the explosion OF
small gasoline stove which was use,
by Mr.. Stamper in his laboratory.
About four years ago the 4-year-ol,
son of Arthur w. Holden, of Idah,
Falls, while playing in the yard, caugh
hold Of a detached live wire of tn
City electric plant His left ham
was 50 badly burned that amputatiol
of the forefnger was necessary an,
the next finger was badly cripped
Suit followed, and the parents hav
just been awarded $4,000.
Blight on young Jonathan apple
trees between Boise and Nampa hal
cut the crop of that variety for this
season about so per cent. according
TO . statement made By State Horti
cultural Inspector Graham.
Plans for big labor day celebrn
tion were discussed at a meeting n
Boise last week. All of the labor or
ganizations have combined and they
expect to bring an orator of note Il
the capital for the celebration.
It viii be at least 3 week, and pos
sibly a month, before the supreme
court issues its decision In the tes
case which has been brought to OBJ
tain an opinion ON senate bill No. SO
the afFfnoav% Has, nnu-a2