Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-03-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS

leg while skiing down an incline on
the Camas prairie last week.
A man named March Peterson died
in rooming house at Idaho Falls.
The coroner decided that he died
from natural causes.
The Tilden bridge over the Snake
river, which is being built jointly by
Blaine and Bannock counties, will be
ready for traffic May /.
From present indications the farm
era in Idaho will have an exception
ally prosperous year on account OF
the unusually heavy snow.
Growing of seed for the eastern
seed houses will be given greater at
tention in the Twin Falls sections
this season than ever before.
All boys and girls OF Caldwell who
can be interested in these lines OF en-
deavor viii this spring be organized
into flower and garden clubs.
The affirmative debating team OF
the Idaho Technical Institute won at
Caldwell from the team representing
the College of Idaho. The question
related to ship subsidies.
The Mormon church has plans
adopted and all arrangements made
to commence the erection Of a $4,000
stake tabernacle at Rigby as soon as
the spring weather Is favorable.
1T. Pence OF Boise is in Washing
ton endeavoring to secure an amend
ment to the Indian appropriation Dill
authorizing the diversion Of surplus
water from Fort Hall irrigation pro-
ject into the Bancroft country
Purchase by the United States OF
the King Hill system in this state
and it's completion by the reclamation
service is the object of bill intro
-duced in the present congress by Con-
gresham Robert M. McCracken.
Idaho Is seeking to have the fed
eral government buy number OF irri-
cation projects in that state which
have failed and turn them over to
the reclamation service to give the
settlers sufficient water to raise
crops.
The attitude of the people generally
toward the proposition to erect new
school building in Twin Falls was
shown in the bond election held last
week. Owing to inclement weather
only 1888 votes were cast, of which
only nine opposed.
The Rigby Commercial club was re-
Gently recognized with a membership
of 125. New and specially built quar-
tiers have been secured, which are
well furnished, and the new organiza-
ton is a strong working force for the
city's good.
Plans for the observance of Pioneer
day at Bull ON April Is now indicate
that 1t will be the biggest event ever
pulled of on the Twin Falls tract.
There will be a monster parade, in
which 1t is estimated there will be
300 automobiles.
Mrs. Carl e. Thompson, living one
mile east Of Southwick, committed
suicide by shooting herself with a
pistol In the forehead. She had an
epileptic convulsion about noon, and
Is said to have been mentally CON
fused all afternoon
While loading a hog into q sled at
the Bellinger ranch, near Haley, pre-
paratory to bringing II and several
other hogs to town, the animal reach
ed out with its hind hoof and kicked
George Bellinger in the left eye. He
may lose the sight of the eye.
Rupert is now claiming the basket.
ball championship of Idaho and of,
fers to pay the expenses of any team
in the state or neighboring states
which can show that 1t has a claim
on championship honors TO come to
Rupert for a series of two or three
games.
Preparatory to the state trap shoot
ing tournament to be held at Twin
Falls June IL and 10, members of the
Twin Falls Gun club are engaging In
a number Of interesting informal prac
tice shoots. An attendance of be
tween 100 and 15O mhrksmen is an
ticipated at the state tournament.
A group Of Indians from the For
Hall reservation created some excite
ment at Pocatello by resisting the 10
cal police, who attempted to arresi
the red men for being intoxicated
After an exciting scrimmage three o.
the band were arrested and lodged II
the city jail, but the fourth escaped
President s. T. Fletcher and Vice
President Clay Vance Of the Unites
Cattlemen's association. who have beer
in Pocatello on a business trip, haV,
assured President McAlpine OF tn.
Commercial club that 1t is the inten
ton of the organization which the,
represent to hold the annual conven
tion In Pocatello this fall
Plans have been perfected by tn,
Methodist ministers from PocateIlo
Idaho Falls, Twin Falls and othe
points in Idaho for > rousing cam
paign to raise money for the con
struction of Methodist college to b,
located at Gooding. An endowment
fund of 100000 has already been oh
tanned and $4,000 more is needed.
The body Of Daniel Ask, the con
tractor who met his death at Poca
tello by being buried under tons o
earth and gravel while digging a well
was recovered two days later. Tn
soil In which the well was being dul
was of such 3 nature that one caVe-ii
followed another.
Farmers In the Salmon and LemF