Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-12-15
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The Parma cheese factory is turning
out a large quantity Of brick cheese
which has a ready market.
The State Federation OF Labor will
meet in Boise for its second annual
meeting January Is and 16.
Colonel M. W. Wood, u. s. A., will
go to Fort Douglas, Salt Lake, to mus
ter out the Second Idaho infantry.
For the first time the village of
Middleton is this season to have
thoroughly organized charity board.
The omnibus Ash hatchery bill
passed by the house last week car
ries $4,000 for a fish hatchery in
Idaho.
Alfalfa hay is now selling for $12
at Wendell. This Is the highest price
yet paid in Idaho for hay this fall, so
far as the market bureau can learn.
Appropriations OF nearly a million
and quarter dollars will be asked
from the next legislature by the state
board of education for state educa,
tional institutions.
The session of Uhe district court at
Pocatello has been indefinitely post
poned for the reason that Judge J. J.
Guheen was called away to Illinois
by the death Of his sister.
Creation of new sewer district, to
include not only the High school site,
but adjacent blocks as well, was
agreed upon at the regular meeting
Of the city council at Nampa last
week.
Senator-elect B. A. Cummings Of
BannOck county has announced his in
tention OF introducing early during the
coming session Of the state legisla-
ture bill repeating the public utili-
ties act.
Kenneth L. HUMPHREYS, only son of
Superintendent and Mrs James T.
HUMPHREYS of the Idaho industrial
training school at st. Anthony, died
in Seattle, after two weeks Illness OF
pneumonia.
Stringent measures are to be taken
by the municipal authorities in the
town of Rigby to eradicate rabies,
which is said to be causing a wide,
spread scare among the people OF that
community.
The jury at Emmett in the case OF
the state We. Nick st. Clair, charged
with first degree murder, returned a
verdict OF guilty and fixed the penalty
at life imprisonment. st. Clair was
convicted of killing his wife.
At big rally held at Caldwell the
farmers of Canyon county perfected
an organization known as the Canyon
County Farm bureau. Publication Of
a monthly news bulletin to be sent
free to all members WAS arranged for.
The 10 months old son of MIR. and
Mrs. Joseph Bend of Glenns Ferry,
died as the result of burns received
when it pulled pan Of boiling water
OH stove on to itself. The child's
head, shoulders and limbs were
scaIded.
Colorado potato growers and the
Idaho public utilities commission have
asked the interstate commerce COM
mission to hold joint hearing at Salt
Lake for the benefit of potato grow
ers in the two states, and those in
California.
Senator Borah has offered an
amendment to the deficiency appro-
priation bill appropriating $4,000 to
survey the Black canyon irrigation
project and determine whether or not
1t shall be taken over by the govern
ment and completed.
The Second regiment Idaho infan-
try has been ordered home. There
| will be no sick men to leave behind
and when the Second hits Boise it viii
be intact in it's organization with the
exceptions of the men who were sent
home or discharged and four deaths.
The apple growers OF the Lewiston
section are receiving excellent re-
turns from their crop and there Is a
decidedly optimistic feeling among
the fruit growers as to ths future of
the industry. Returns on fancy
grades are netting the grower 81 .35 to
$3.50 per box.
The United States civil service com
mission has announced that an exam
ination will be held in Pocatello on
January 20, for male stenographers
and typewriters to fill position In the
field service. Salaries range from $500
TO $1,000, and several vacancies exist
| at the present time.
It is announced that the movement
In favor Of an eight-hour day and min
imum wage for women, which original
ed in Pocatello, is making rapid head.
way throughout the state. A bill en-
bOdying these features has been pre-
pared and win be. presented to the
coming session Of the state legisla,
ture
That Idaho is one of the greatest
sheep raising states Of the west has
again been emphasized by the fact
that 8 car OF Idaho lambs won the
carload championship against all com.
ers at the International Live Stock
show at Chicago. These lambs sold
for $21.25 per hundred pounds, break.
ing all previous records by s cents.
Richard Clemmons, 10-year-oid son
Of Mrs. Josephine Clemmons. was
thrown from a mule at the J. r. Nc.
| Kinney ranch three miles east al