Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-08-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS


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The primary election is on IN
Idaho. Filing Of nominations by all
political parties was finished with the
close OF official business on August s
The program has been completed
for the great War Bonnet Roundup
which will be held at Idaho Falls. be
ginning September and continuing
Ave days
Every effort is being made to bring
the Idaho regiment, which ls sta
toned on the border. TO . war foo
ing. but 1t is reported that the mum.
Der OF enlistments IL not wholly en-
couraging.
openings for a dozen or more hay
hands and to get them Il is said that
ranchers in that section are willing
TO pay the transportation of men who
win work
Forty-four bushels of small grain
per acre was the yield on the farm
OF the state institution for the feeble.
minded. at Nampa. This product was
from twenty acres OF barley and sin
acres OF wheat.
At the farm markets bureau at the
state house It is said that the demand
Tor hay hands, irriRators and mixers
and other laborers is greater than the
supply and that thoy have been unable
to all the openings.
On the farm OF s. c. Scism in the
Deer Flat country there has just been
harvested and threshed forty acres OF
white clover. the production Of which
was 126 bushels and 10 pounds OF
seed, valued at $4,000.
While playing about the sawmill
owned by his father. 6-year-old Tru.
man Mining of Nounan, got his left
hand caught in the cogwheels OF a
planer. and the index finger was torn
completely from the hand
Plans of an extensive nature are
being perfected in Twin Falls and
community for the entertainment on
October 10 to 10. inclusive. of the bI.
Federation of Women's clubs.
County agents in Ada and in Can
yon counties have distributed plac-
ards urging cooperation OF the
ranchers in the two counties in war.
ring ON the grasshoppers which
threaten to do a great deal of dam
age.
The Boise Railroad company IL In
trouble and foreclosure proceedings
and a petition for the appointment OF
receiver have been fled In the Unit.
cd States court on behalf of the Ger
mantown Trust company Of Philadel-
phia-
John Ahlfors died In Ketchum last
week from dropsy at the age OF rs
years. He came TO Wood River TWEEN
ty-seven years ago, and lived for
many years near Galena. where he
conducted a station. He was also q
prospector.
While endeavorin9 to shoot a mink
that had been destroying poultry at
his home near Crystal, Charles shaw
was seriously injured. When the gun
which he had was Aired the breech
block blew out. striking him in the
cheek bone.
George Haroidson and two Japanese
had an argument over water near
Idaho Falls, and as result one of the
laps is In the hospital and Harold
i e0A was RAhCEu 1EEEBAp CHAEkGQ
with hitting the Jap over the head
with a shovel.
A rainstorm in the northwestern
part of MaIad valley did considerable
damage to the crops. The Jensen
road leading from Malad valley into
Bannock valley is almost impossible.
In some sections the food carried
boulders and brush through grain
fields.
Thrown from q hay rake upon
which he was riding In gathering up
his crop of hay, D. II. Kube. OF
Grangeville. narrowly escaped death.
Physicians found Kube severely bruis-
ed from head TO foot with q displace.
ment between the fifth and sixth yer.
tebrae.
The warm days and nights have
worked wonders with the beet crop IN
the Rigby section and they are round
Ing out In fine shape. The backward
and frosty spring retarded the crop
materially but now - a whole the con.
aition l. such that normal crop Is
expected.
The home Of Joseph AIdrich. post
master Of Holbrook, a small town
west Of Malad. was struck by light.
ming and as q result Ralph. the g.
year-oId son of Mr. Aidrich, was
burned beyond recognition, a 6-yeaF.
old daughter is In 3 critical condition
and the premises sSere entirely de-
stroyed.
The agent Of the Twin Fails-saI-
mon River Land 4 Water company
has been cited by the state land board
to appear before the members August
Is and show cause why the contract
given his company by the state for
lands under the Carey act should not