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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
CUT THE WILLOWS
FROM CANYON ROAD

Editor Misunderstanding the
summer there ID always considerable
discussion about tho condition OF the
road In Montpelier canyon, on &C.
count Of the danger resulting from
the number OF willow bushes grow
ing near the road. Owing TO the
narrowness Of the road and the many
short turns in several places lt Is Inn
possible 20 see an automobile or
team approaching, and several acci-
dents have been averted only BY the
slimest chance. This Is one reason
why these bushes should be removed.
Another is that the shade the road
bed and prevent the sun and wind
from drying Mp the puddles that are
left after storms. It will be noticed
that all the mud holes In the canyon
are IN the shaded places.
Nov. Mr.. Editor, the reason Tor
this communication IL this. At the
present time several people IN and
around Montpelier are getting their
supply Of fuel by cutting the Willows
on Bear river, and II occurs 70 u
that these people might be induced
to 60 TO the canyon for this kind Of
fuel, and some arrangement made
with them whereby the brush could
be removed from the road and The
canyon made safer for people n
drive In. How thie should be done
could best be solved by our commits
sioners. One suggestion made x
the writer was 10 ray the chopper
. nominal wage, say 81 per day anC
allow them the fuel; they to pile The
brush. and the work to be done an
der the supervision Of the road 80
pervisor. Another way that II Nigh
BE- done l. TO mark the places need
ing cutting the worst and let eacI
chopper bid on as much Of it as N
wants 70 cut.
A. the canyon road Is being USE
more and more each year BY tn
ranchers. automolilists. freighter
and pleasure seekers the danRerou
condition should be removed. and q
| it can be done at such q little ex
pense, we think the commissioner
should get busy or the proposition
r. apeetfnlIy,
4 CITIZEN.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21

Truly, we know not what a day
win bring forth. Last Wednesday
Lorenzo Burgoyne was about town
and attending to business as usual.
Shortly after ten o'clock that night
he was cold In death. Tho end came
~ unexpectedly and suddenly Is =
fash of lightning from 9 clear SKY.
On his way home, at the close Of
business hours. MIR. Burgoyne stop
ped to take supper and chat for a
time with his mother. as he frequent
" did. Wednesday evenin@ he re-
manned with bis mother a llttlk long
or than common, II being about .
o'clock when he arrived home. At
the gate Ne met two OF HE daughters
and joined with them in q race to
the house. After entering the home
he appeared unusually jolly and was
sitting IN = chair talking and laugh
ing with members of the family.
when he was stricken with apoplexy
about 10 o'clock, and within a few
moments thereafter lie was extinct.
Several Of his children rushed to his
side and endeavored TO revive him.
but they quickly saw that there e.
forts were In vain. The end came
NO suddenly that tho family could
not fully realize the husband and
father had been taken from them.
When the news was broken a. gently
as possible TO his aged mother, whom
he had left but a few moments be-
fore. she was almost prostFated with
grief.
Lorenzo Burgoyne wa a man who
was held in the highest esteem b. ell
who knew him. and he was known
BY almost every man. woman and
child in Bear Lake county. He war
a man Of tho ssrictest integrity. and
his dealings with hIs fellow-mar
were such that no one waa ever
heard TO say ~ unklnd word against
him. To his family he was always
kind and loving. and enjoyed balna
In their company. out Of business
hours.
He was the son Of NJ. and Mrs.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
COUNCIL WILL ASK FOR
BOND ISSUE FOR CITY HALL

At its meeting Wednesday night
the city council togk the first steps
towards calling a. election for the
purpose Of determining whether OF
not the qualified electors Win auth.
orIze the issuance of bonds for the
purpose Of erecting Q eity hall. b.
signing an agreement with James n.
Wright = Co., bond buyers of Dem
yer. 10 take 81 per sent bonds as par
aud give q premium Of $50. the eom-
paay TO prepare Al papers Ii conuse
tI0n with the bond issue and furnish
the bonds free Of charge 70 The city
The agreement " made through !.
w. Thompson the salt Lake. repre-.
sentative Of the company.
The amount Of sOnds % ba asked
for was fixed at g .o0o and the dass
w holding the election viii be deter.
InInsd by the cOuf eli as soen aa tbs
bonding company prepares tha re.
qulred uotlce for publication.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21

bed until Wednesday morning at
1l:45 o'clock. when his spirit took
its fight. At his bedside, when the
end came were his wife and daughter.
Mrs. Eliza Vibrans of CokevilIe.
Funeral services were held in
Marlboro on Dec. "a, and many
friends gathered to pay their last
respects to one whom they had
known 50 long. Bishop Haddock
conducted the services. The choir
sang, Il Need Thee Every Hour. =
Elder R. P. Nelson offered the open
ing prayer, which was followed By
Beautiful Isle" sung by the choir
Hyrum Oakley and ]. w. Cook spoke
Of the many good qualities of the
deceased and the great good he had
done. Members Of the choir sans
What Voice SaIutes the Startlee
Ear" C. R. Pierce. Bishop Surrin.
Of Dingle and Bishop Haddock apoLl
words Of comfort to those beref
and Of the many good deeds Of tn
departed.
The body was laid to rest in th
cemetery at Dingle, where he ha
requested to be buried.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
SOME OF THE GREAT THINGS
FOR WHICH IDAHO IS NOTED

Idaho Falls. the greatest oFiglnat-
ing point for freight shipments Of
agricultural products IN the United
States.
American Falls holds the record as
the second greatest shipping point
for wheat III the United States.
Twin Falls Is the greatest produc-
er and shipper Of al kinds Of seed IL
the United States.
!. 81. Anthony is the greatest pro-
ducsr and shipper Of seed peas Of
any section In the world.
The ArrowrOck dam Is the highest
10 TIE world. and viii furnish water
to reclaim and IrFiRafA over q guar
ter Of q million acres Of land.
Idaho has the greatest irrigation
projects IN the world. and the great
est amount Of land cultivated under
that system Of agriculture.
Idaho has the greatest bodies Of
land which can be farmed without
irrigation. Or dry farmed.' and
which produces high-grade wheat
that yields from 20 70 80 bushels g
the acre.
Idaho has the largest lumber mil
in the world.
The crest sugar factories Of idah1
are among the world largest.
Idaho created 3 weFld's record foi
the production Of red clover seed
| 15z bushels to the acre.
Idaho has the greatest water pOw
or development and water power r.
sources Of any section Of the world
| Idaho ranks third among the state
Of the union as 3 producer Of wool
Idaho ranks first as 4 producer .
lead in the United States. tho outpa
having increased over 50 per esnt 4
the past year On ~ mineral products
with a total production Of Sa7. .7so.
900.
The United States land Office ;
Blackfoot. Idaho. did more bushes
during the year 1915 than any Ian
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21

stration car Of the government, un-
der charge Of l. L. Heller. will be
there on Thursday Of that week.
This alone will bring sheep men
from all over the inter-mountain
region.
Governor Alexander, DIR. Sisson.
Professors Center and Taylor, and
others Of the Extension Department
will be present and the experts Of
the Idaho Tech will assist on the pro-
gram, the outline Of which is a
follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., General
Session and Free Concert by Con-
servatory Of Music. Idaho Tech.
Tuesday Horticulture Day.
Wednesday-Farm Management
Day. also Federated Club Day.
Thursday-Liyesto Day.
Friday--AgTonomy Day.
Special railroad rates have ben
granted by the 9. S. L. railroa'
company.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
SUPREME COURT has
MANY CASES nEF0aE III

In recent letter % tie editor a
the Examiner. Judge Badge naTs
that in spisa Of 8iss sonasant waaA 81
III ths judges they eAnRne reader a-
esssaas ~ fast aa eaeaa arr iiles ia ahe
suprenaa caurG 1--WE ARE mnw R0snaH~
thing like rs uaaaa hshiad llla eaIsss
Or aays shs IHdws, ''saa tasAa "a
haan tho eoudlslon loF eoune pears
RAat There m9a aa aasv esmna being
died ln tha anpKsue soazk a. re aza
dlapealng u. naa w. hmva gnu ent
as mAny daolaiaas. az1 Ia lnl1s ! tAIlA
uanrs than have svef bern wosNn nnA
wlahLn tie aama laaetl a. zasns ~
thiE eeuEf afaee Nv q y
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21

If Senator Borah of Idaho has
been selected to be temporary chair
man Of the Republican national con-
vention next June, he has not been
advised of his selection. says a recent
Washington dispatch. Nor is Sena-
tor Borah making any bid for this
honor. The recent story from Chi
cago. however, has had the effect Of
stirring up much talk Of the avail
ability OF the Idaho senator for the
temporary craftsmanship. and the
suggestion that he be put forward
to sound the keynote of the conven-
tion has met with strong and favor
able response.
There are conflicting reports as to
how the old republican leaders Of
the east look upon Borah for tempo
rary chairman. According to some
reports they will oppose his selection;
other reports, seemingly quite as well
-substantiated, indicate that there
will be no objection to Borah for
temporary chairman, provided he is
strongly urged by the progressive
wing of the party.
It is quite evident that the old re-
publican leaders Of the east, includ-
ing Penrose. Barnes, Gallinger,
Crane, Weeks and others, would
quickly give their support to Borah
for temporary chairman if they were
satisfied that by so doing they could
eliminate him from the presidential
race, and although no proposal Of
compromise has yet been made, II
would not be at all surprising If the
old guard" would sooner or later
indicate their willingness to support
Borah for temporary chairman il he
will assure them he will not allow
his name to 70 before the convention
when the time comes to select a can
didate for the presidency.
If Senator Borah win satisfy the
old republican leaders in the east
that he viii not get into the presi
dental race they viii support hin
for temporary chairman; they vii
support him for permanent chair
man; they will support him for tn,
vice presidency. or they win let hin
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
LOSSES OF STOCK
IN FOREST RESERVES

Within the national forests +
district 4, embracing Utah. Nevada.
Southern Idaho and Southwestern
Wyoming. a large majority Of all
the livestock raised in this territory
is grazed during the summer season.
During the season Of 1915, on the
ranges 0 + these forests, $4,000
sheep, AGO cattle and IL horses were
killed by predatory animals. among
which the coyote is the chief Offend
err. Late last season the u. s. bio
logical survey. in cooperation with
the forest service. inaugurated q vig-
orous campaign of determination
against the coyote and his co-work-
ers. within and adjacent to the for
ests. The regular force of forest
rangers, who are able to devote q
little time to predatory animal ex-
termination. in connection with their
other duties. report a total Of !. .16a
killed during 1915. This number
while not large, means consider.
able saving 10 the stockmen grazing
their herds on the forest ranges.
| Poisonous plants killed 5000 sheer
l2,25O cattle and IL horses on the
forests during the past year. Dis
ease has toll Of 5,278 sheep. 65f
cattle and 96 horses.
Summarized, the known losses o.
livestock on the forests during 1915
| from the three causes. amounted II
SO, 700 sheep, 1870 cattle and IL
horses, having a total value Of s435.
600 on an approximate estimate
One-half of the total number Of sheel
lost from the variods causes was re
ported from the forests IN the stat
Of Utah.
Every possible effort ID being mad
to decrease these annual losses. whicl
: although very small in proportion t
the total numbers grazed, still cor
stitute a considerable item Wit
J the several states. the forest service
9 biological survey. other federal br
e reaus and various stockmen's orgaE
izations uniting this year to tax
e vigorous steps against the predator
animal, the losses next season frol
this cause are sure TO be muc
q smaller.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
[. LORENZO BURGOYNE
STRICKEN WITH APOPLExy
Was Sitting at Home Wednesday Night, When
Fatally Stricken--Death Resulted Instantly
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon.

Edward Burgoyne. one Of the pio-
neer families of Bear Lake valley.
He was born In a camp about 25
miles east Of Fl. Bridger. Wyo.. on
Aug. 20. 1861. while his parents
we're On route 10 Salt Lake. AFFiv-
ing IN that city u month or 20 later.
Mr. and Mrs. Burgoyne remained a
short time and then came 10 Logan.
where they lived until the fall Of
1864. when they came TO Montpe-
Tier. Here Lorenzo grew 70 man
hood His father was one Of tho
pioneer merchants Of Montpelier.
and when only a lad. Lorenzo began
helping IN the store. With the ox-
ception 81 two years spent ca D
mission 10 Wales IN tho IattaF SOS.
Lorenzo assisted Bis father IN the
mercantile business until che latsaF'm
death in March. 1909. when he took
over the clothing and gents fur-
nIshlng stock and began business for
himself IN . building adjoining that
Of his fathers Mt the old location up
town. He continued in business
there until Ave years ago when Ne
moved into the cruikahank block on
Main street. AZ hia sons have
grown 10 manhood. they have be-
come associated with their father
In the business, and during the past
year the business has been conduct.
cd under the name of =. L. Bur-
goyne A. Sons, and tine store hos
been recognized Is Ons Of che lead
inc clothing and gents furnishing
houses IN Southeastern Idaho.
Besides his mother. who s 7e
yearu Of age. he i survived b. hiu
wife. elegsn sons and five daughters.
Mr.. EurRoyne waa doyout man-
beF Of the Mormon church. and ha
will Be greatly missed u church aa
we'll ~ In the business circles " Mont-
peIIer. while the vacant placs IL the
hons circle will be felt moat keenly
FOR many. many years.
The funeral services viii be he'd
from the First Ward moating hoaaa
Saturday afternoon q ! o'clock.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
FARMERS WEEK At
P0cATELL0 JAN. 81 TO FEB. 1

The first annual Farmers and
Housekeepers Week Of southeastern
Idaho win be held at PocateIIo the
week Of January 81 to February 8
under the Joint auspices Of the Idaho
Technical Institute. the Extension
Departments Of the University Of
Idaho and the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture.
Noted lecturers Of tie u. S. De
partment win be present as well a
the leaders in the practical develop.
ment Of the state. Professor Work.
ing. government expert on farm
management. and Professor Ribald
government chief dairy specialist
viii Be present during the week. ant
the famous wool and sheep demon
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF
TIE LATE I. G. CHRISTIE

Editor Examiner - Thinking I'll
might be of interest to many of
your readers, | am submitting here
with brief sketch of the life of L.
G. Christie, one Of Wardboro's es-
teemed citizens. who passed from
this life on Dec. %. 1915.
Mr.. Christie was born Feb. IA,
1929. in Winchester. Dundas county.
Dominion of Canada, where he grew
to manhood and married Elizabeth
Wolohan and afterwards moved to
Minnesota. For many years b e
there worked in the timber and lum-
Der mills. When the Union Pacific
railroad was built out into this wes-
tern country he was construction
foreman. building the first bridges
from Omaha to Ogden. Later he
engaged in the hardware business
with a Mr. Lan6tree in Evanston.
Wyoming. and also conducted 3
large ranch on Bear river.
He came to DingIe in the year
1883, where he married Phebe r,
Berrey and resided until 1901, when
he moved with his family to Alberta,
Canada. Returning the following
- " he settled at Wardboro, whers
resided until his death.
In the spring Of 1889 ne ioinet
the church Of Jesus Christ of Latte
Day Saints and adhered to this faitl
until the time of mis- death.
hfr. Christie vas man of gOos
judgment, q man to whom man,
went for advice. strictly honest an
full Of integrity to any cause that b
espoused. He Was ; man OF yer
strong constitution and had know
very little sickness until the fins
breakdown which came very sul
denly.
On Saturday evening. Dec. IS
sat reading to his wife when Be "a
seized with a congestive chill. Fo
lowing this be was confined TO b
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21

Office In Ehe United stasaa. giving
homsmaksra title 70 more than 500. :
900 acres of land.
Statistics so % show that there
are e many privately owned ante
mobiles In the upper Snake River
valley Ia proportion . population Is
any section of the United States. nat
excepting California. Idaho Pals
Qa.tkt@v
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-01-21
UTAH P. & |. CO.
MAKES CHANGE HERE

Considerable surprise was mani
tested by the citizens Of Montpelier
when it became known several days
ago that the Utah Power a Light
Company had decided to move prac-
tically its entire Office force from
Montpelier to Logan. The reasons
for making this change have not
been announced by the officers of
the company, but 1t is presumed
that the move Is being made for the
purpose of reducing operating ex-
penses. The company certainly can
not hope 10 give the patrons In this
valley any better service under the
new arrangement.
R. d. Dresser. who has been local
manager for the past two years. will
leave the services Of the company
on February LIST. He has nothing
definite in view at present. but con-
templates locating n Salt Lake.
When asked how the company In
tends to operate It's collections at
this point In the future. he said that
he understood q lady would be re-
tanned In the Office to attend 10 this
work. One lady and 3 trouble man.
Mr.. Dresser said, would probably
constitute the company's force here
after the first Of next month.
The books and Office supplies were
sent to Logan this week, and George
johnson, who has been cashier here.
will be retained in that position Al
Logan.
As we have no information regard
ing the company's plans. we cannot
say what effect the change will hav.
on the service 70 be rendered her.
in the future. However, It dOesn'f
seem to Us that the business can b.
conducted as efficiently from Logan
nearly 100 miles away, ~ Il coulc
from Montpelier. Efficient Publi
Service" has been the company
slogan in the past. and If II can main
tain a. good service in the futur
for its / 900 or more patrons In Bea
Lake valley as IL has In the past, a
a saving IL operating expenses. ther
} can be no objections to the chang
} which is being made, but if the star
dard of service should be lowered
the patrons will have just cause 70
: complaint, and the Examiner, fo
g lone, viii not hesitate 10 kick If theE
!. should be any kick coming.
D In connection with the company
? change Of policy in the managemer
Of It's business here. It Is rumoTe
!; that movement il on foot lookin
I to the absorption Of the Swan Cree
4 Electric company by the Utah Pov
, Ter & Light company. Since the pul
3 lie utility commission has finally d
!, nied the Swan Creek company II
: fright to operate il Bear Lake ecu
", north Of Fish Haven. that cor
pany is limited to such small tern
u tory that it can hardly operate
any profit, and Il Is probable tn
the members have decided 10 3
.n out to the Utah concern, rather EN-
ad to try 70 operate their plant ct : "a
or even on q small margin of prof
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-15
EntertaIned at Easter Party.

A large number of young folks we're
entertained at the home of Mrs. Fred
Black, on Clarksburg street, Thurs.
day evening. The evening was spent
in games and dancing. A two.course
lunch was served which consisted of
sandwiches, pickles, fruit, salad. ice
cream, yellow and white cake, minis
and coffee. The decorations and color
scheme was yellow and white IN keep.
ing with the Easter season. Small
chickens ere given as favors. Those
who attended were the Misses Madgc
Ferry, Mildred Renshaw. Margaret
Ethel Clutter, Hazel Pit2er,
Mildred Quirk. Lalah Lake. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ted Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Frances,
Harry Thomas. Charlie Chaddock. R.
g. Conover. Bert Ferry. James Des-
mond and Leslie Lyail.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-15


street Is IN Pennington visiting with
Mrs. Howard Coleman.
Mrs. Wesley Jones has returned
from Fatrmont, where she attended a
funeral of a relative.
Or. Vaughan, of Fairmont, was a
visitor In this city yesterday.
Miss Eleanor Fox, OF Fatrmont, Is
IN this city visiting with her aunt,
Mrs. Zana Blacksheres al her home on
Main street
Miss Linnie Hays. OF Center street.
Is the guest OF her cousin, Miss Grace
Crowl. in Fairmont.
James D. Charlton has returned
from a business trip TO Fairmont.
NJ. E. Williams has gone TO Fair
mont on a business visit.
Mrs. Kyle Fornash has gone TO Fair.
mont, where she will visit with rela'
tives.
Paul Armstrong, OF Fatrmont, was
a visitor in town Yesterday.
Mrs. Jesse shrimp and Mrs. Edgar
Phillips have returned from a visit 10
Fairmont.
j. Russell Wilson has returned from
a business visit 10 Fairmont. W. Va.
R. H. Stewart has returned from a
business visit TO Fairmont. w. Va.
James Jolifie. OF Grove City, Pa. is
in this city visiting with his parents.
Elwood Taught. OF McMechen. is in
this city visiting with his parents, on
the Burt Hill.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-15
Oil Property Was
Sold Yesterday

CLARKSBURG. April l5.-The oil
holdings OF j. T. Miller. OF Fairmoni,
were tukcn over here yesterday by
the Victoria Oil company. Of New
York. The Victoria company at the
same time took over the properties
Of the Randolph Ward company and
The Domo Oil company.
The Miller property, which is conf
monty known as the Lanham lease,
is located on Rock Camp creek. Sar-
Ills district, Harrison county, and con
sists Of one hundred and fifty acres.
Seven producing wells are on this pro-
perty. one of them having an output
OF 1900 barrels a day.
The Victoria company has authori-
zed the immediate drilling OF 10 new
wells on the recently acquired pro-
pertv.
The consideration for which the
holdings were turned over was not
given out for publication.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-04-15
PARKER'S RUN.

Misses Letha and TheIma Smith
were calling on Gertrude Harris on
Sunday.
Quite u number OF the young PEG.
pie Of this vicinity attended the en-
tertaInmcnt ut the Morgan's school on
Monday evening.
Miss Minnie Parks aud brothers.
Boyd and I.oid. were visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Arnctt on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. a. Harris spent
Friday and Saturday with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. n. Z. Kerns, of Fairmont.
Misses Ncrgie Nay and Agnes
Straight spent Monday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Radclif.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Harris mud chill.
dren spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Harris parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hood straight and
children. Of Rivesville. spent Saturday