Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-04-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Twelve schools participated in the
state declamatory contest held at Twin
Falls last week.
The apple crop In Boise valley is
promising. 1t being predicted this
years harvest viii be much heavier
than last season.
War Is being made on bicycle riders
who take TO the sidewalks in Nampa,
a number of arrests and convictions
being made OF late.
The county officials conhseated two
barrels of whisky that had been
shipped to Pocatello from Salt Lake
under the label, olive oil"
Four rural free delivery routes win
be established in Idaho on tri.weekly
basis June 3 They will be at Pingree,
Kenyon. kimAma and Melha,
From Spokane comes the news that
Lieutenant Governor Herman II. Tay-
Tor has formally announced his can
didacy for nomination on the Repub-
lican ticket for governor.
The state experimental farm, loCat.
ed two miles south of the city limits
OF Pocatello. is being put in arst.class
condition. This farm Is being operat.
ed by the Idaho Technical institute.
Serious injuries were sustained by
Helen. 5.year-old daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. ], Paul Johnston, at Twin Falls.
when she was run over ny q heavy
auto, while she was playing in the
street.
Nampa aldermen have voted to re-
fund $4,000 worth OF waterworks
bonds and $4,000 worth of sewer
bonds bearing 6Is and per cent inter.
est, In order to float new issues at
per cent.
The remains OF Leonard Cain. who
was drowned In Salmon river in DE.
cember, were taken from the river
last week at the Large ranch, about
three miles below the scene OF the
drowning.
Preparation for the GO0-acre tract
OF land In eastern Idaho by the Unit
ed States Beet Seed company. which
will grow beet seed there for beet SUI
gar companies of the United States.
has been started.
Depositors who had money In the
Bank of Nampa. Limited, at the time
Of its failure, last week received their
share of $4,000 that was distributed,
making total OF 45 per cent which
has been repaid TO the banks pat.
rons.
Fireman Thomas ]. Black was killed
and Mrs. Rose Cox OF Wallace was
seriously injured near Wallace, when
heavy freight engine backed into
a Northern Pacific stub train on the
Wallace Mullan branch, on a sharp
curve.
Clarence II. Langford OF Soda
Springs has been arrested and taken
TO Pocatello charged with blgamy. He
recently married Mrs. Nichols OF Me-
Cannon and states he understood his
former wife in southern Utah had di-
vorcod him.
About 80 presidential postmasters
I'm Idaho have been invited TO Join the
National Association Of Postmastera
of the United States. These include
all the first. second and third class
postmasters In the state who are ex
pected to join individually.
The surveyor general has sent a
party OF engineers to the Little Willow
creek country, lying about 10 miles
from Payette. to do the necessary sur
Veying TO enable him to make plans
and estimate the cost OF construction
OF an irrigation system for that dis.
trict.
Mrs. Minnie Green had a narrow es.
cape from death At Pocatello. when q
team belonging to George Smith, ut.
tached TO a wagon, ran away and col
lided at full speed with telephone
pole. Mrs. Green was thrown from
the wagon and suffered serious In
iuries.
The board or trustees OF the Poca
) tello general hospital last week aD.
J peared before the city council and
made representations to that bodY
with a view to securing an approprI
alton of $l2,500 for the purpose oil
doubling the present capacity OF thai
. institution.
; The request made by the Boist
{ | Merchants association for the street
privileges OF the city during the
Fourth of July celebration In order le
I control the concessions that the Boise
i merchants may derive all tho benefits
] from the asles. has been granted By
! the city council
It has been reported to the state
bacterioiogist By prominent sheep
I man that 80 many rabid coyotes are
+ in different localities Of the state thai
: sheep dogs are becoming scarce. Each
0 time a dog is bitten by a coyote fl
must be killed to prevent a possible
development Of rabies
j An automobile driven by Robert
8 RogersOn went over the shoshone
!. Falls grade. The machine turned over
d several times and landed on all foul
wheels eighty feet from the road. the
engine still running The machine
q was driven into town. It's only dam
. age being a broken top and wind
! shield.
The city will install a system d
!. warning signals at each end Of tn
viaduct at Poeatello TO notify the pc
n destrians and drivers OF vehicles OF fht
!. approach OF the fire department Tn.
0 system Is 20 arranged that the signaii
I will start 10 ring out upon the turn
. | ing in NJ q Are alarm