Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-09-01


last Thursday from a six weeks
visit at Dubois. Ashton, Yellowstone
and other points. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. B. c. Proc
tor, who will visit here for short
time.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Rich and her
daughter. Susanna, who have been
visiting for a month at the home or
the formers son. Bishop Rich, went
TO Tyhee Wednesday to visit for d
short time before returning TO their
home at Centerville. Utah.
Frantz Nielsen and his two sons
came in Wednesday from their ranch
near Williamsburg. Frantz says that
all OF the farmers In that section are
going to have good crops this year.
He came in to get the two boys ready
to send to Salt Lake, where they viii
attend school this year.
Last Sunday a little daughter of
Otto Bucher, while playing about the
yard, fell and ran a splinter nearly
half inch long into one of her eyes.
A doctor was summoned and the
splinter removed He states that the
girl losing the sight of that eve.
The building In Cokeviile formerly
occupied by the Wyoming Club bar
is being remodeled and enlarged for
theatrical and dancing purposes. II
will be equipped with 500 opera
chairs, and the floor will be movable
to slant when the building III used
for shows or moving pictures.
Last week r. w. Olson received
another car load OF pure bred Short
Horns from a celebrated Canadian
herd. The shipmen consisted of ten
heifers and five bulls. ranging In
price from $500 to $500. The Quealy-
Peterson Sheep Co. also received two
car loads of choice Cotswold and
Lincoln bucks from Canada.
James Stevens, who had been en-
ployed as barber in Alton for the
past two years. died in that city on
Thursday of last week. Death result
ed from hemorrhage following an
operation for the removal of tonsils.
The body was brought to the Vincent
undertaking establishment In this
city and prepared for shipment to
the home of his parents in Maine.
Carlton Fox of Wallace, candidate
for the nomination for attorney gem
eral on the republican ticket, was
in the city last Monday looking after
his political interests. Mr. Fox feels
that the north Is entitled to the at
torney general, and expressed him
self as being confident OF carrying
all OF the northern counties at the
primary next Tuesday.
Lloyd Lehrhas. who has been hold
ing down a job as reporter on the
Salt Lake Herald Republican this
summer, writes that he had to UNI
dergo an operation last week for
throat trouble. He will return to
for a short time before going to
Madison. Wis, to renew his studies
for another year.
VIM. r. Roberts of Salt Lake visit
ed over Sunday with his mother and
old Montpelier friends. VIII resigned
his position with Walker Bros. bank
several months ago and is now en-
ployed in the well boring business
with MIR. Dennis, who WAS IN that
business in this county a couple of
years ago. He said that they had
enough of wells contracted for to
keep them busy for the next year.
Nose Lewis returned last Satur-
day from the east. where he had hcen
for several weeks buying goods In
the many years that he has been go-
ing east, Mr.. Lewis says that be
never experienced as much difficulty
as he did ON this trip In securing the
class OF goods he desired, the unnsu-
al conditions OF the market belng
largely due to the European war. lie
said that year ago $1,000 would
buy more goods in New York than
$4,000 will buy this year
The annual election for two school
I trustees I'm Montpelier Independent
district viii be held next Tuesday af-
ternoon. The polls will be open at
I the high school building from one
TO five o'clock. The terms of John
l 7. Jones and e. A. Burrei expire al
This time. Mr. BurreII will not be a
candidate for reelection. but we IN.
derstand that Mr.. Jones will accept
another term. although he Is IN no
sense candidate for reelection. He
( has filled the Office of clerk of the
board for several years. and has
discharged the duties in very &C.
eeptable manner.
Last Sunday Martin Phelps brought
his seven-year-old son to DR. GuyoH
for examination and treatment and
the doctor. upon examination. found
4 the child to be suffering from infan.
tile paralysis. One leg. from the knee
down, was entirely Daralyzed and tbs
ather leg was partially paraIyzed
The child was Immediately sem
4 home. some 10 miles IN the country
end was placed under quarantine bj
the county health Office. and all per
sons known 10 have come In contact
with the case while in Montpelier
were Immediately placed under quar-
antine. The strietesE measures VII
be invoked to prevent the spread b
this most dangerous disease.
Joseph Smith. travelling salesman
for the International Harvester Co.
with headquarters in Salt Lake. dies
in this city at an early hour yesler
day morning. Death resulted from
an acute attack Of appendicitis. viii
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