Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1916-07-07
IOAHO STATE NEWS

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last week. The boy received
a compound fracture Of the leg. Stor-
les Of blame are conflicting.
The recruiting officer of the United
states army in charge OF the Pocatel-
10 office says that the number OF ap-
plications for enlistment in the regu-
lar army ia increasing daily.
Colonel william H. Edeiblute will
retain his command as head OF the
second Idaho infantry and viii not be
reduced in rank in order to place q
regular army officer In charge.
The Central Savings Bank q Trust
company OF Denver was the success
full bidder on the $4,000 worth OF
refunding bonds offered by the INDIE
pendent school district Of Boise.
A party OF twelve surveyors and two
cooks arrived at HALEY overland from |
Boise last week. They win remain in |
the Wood River valley until about No
vember /. making surveys for the
United States general land Office.
l.. J. Phelan, who for the past three
years has had charge of the building
OF the government road up the south
fork OF the Payette. has completed the
work and has been transferred from
the Payette to the Idaho national
forest
I With a burst OF enthusiasm accom-
panied by blasting OF dynamite, cheers,
| patriotic speeches and tears, Wallace
suspended business for two hours and
turned out to bid farewell to It's 10
recruits who Joined the concentration
camp at Boise.
For the first time in the history Of
Boise the moving picture theaters will
be open in that city on Sunday, the
supreme court, before which there was
test case involving the opening OF
the theaters, having decided In favor
Of the theatres.
Interest in mining activities was
quickened perceptibiy in Nampa by
the announcement OF the purchase OF
group Of claims at Deming. in the
Silver City region. by Melvin T. Row
land. The price paid for the eight
claims is reported as $4,000.
Captain Fred A. Pittenger. men,
, |
! Idaho, has been presented with a crisp
500 bill by the inmates OF the Idaho
, Soldiers Home, with which to apply
, | toward the purchase Of horse when
J he reaches the Mexican border.
: A snake on the wires put out the
: lights at Weiser one night last week
r since snakes are not in the habit Of
1 climbing electric light poles the work
9 men who discover this one are OF tbs
opinion that a passing hawk mus
o have dropped the snake from above.
8 Work on the Wickahoney irrigation
q project win begin the first of August
The project 10 situated in the sonth
/ ern part 81 Owyhee county and In
9 Guides more than 10000 acres Of land
>. Water will be taken from the Bruneat
g river by the means Of large diversion
e dams.
Mrs. Elizabeth J. Tyler, who hal
: made her home In Pocateilo for th'
past year. was last week granted |
: divorce from Owen Tyler. wealthy
attorney OF Cincinnati. Ohio. who Il
4. at present In the diplomatic SERVES
q Of the United States, stationed Il
Ie France.
3. Within = few weeks the pipe I'M
y Of the Kellogg Water q Power com
pany will be completed and connection
viii be made with the Bunker Hill
sullivan water system. The eight-lncl
v pipe for the new line runs from BIZ
"a creek to kellogg, distance Of oye
g three miles.
= Chester Thompson. short Lip
= employee, was knocked down and 81
= verely beaten by two men named Wa
3 rem Clark and sam WardeiI at > poIn
= Just outside the city limits AZ Pocs
= tello. The two men are in custody
- It is charged robbery was the motiy
= Of the attack
Il Following an alleged confession 70
=. neighborIng woman By Hiawath
Gardner. IL years old. her stepfathe
William Gardner Of Artesian City. wa
arrested and lodged In jail wtthos
n bond to await preliminary trial on u
Id charge OF criminal relationship wit
a. his stepdaughter.
IN Company L Of Weiser vas in Il
Iu- limelight at Camp Morrison one d
last week when II was host at q doub
military wedding. two fair wi
- brides" taking their places in u
81 street In front Of the company's tei
~ at the barracks grounds. TO the mus
IL OF the wedding march played by 4
an regimental band.
Albert Grubb. s-year-old son Of d
Grub. was shot and instantly kill
by his brothers, John and Edwar
rte aged and 8. respectively. ct d
err ranch home. near May. The thF
ife children. left alone i'm the house. Z
led their fathers 1870 rife and we
playing with IL when the aceide
happened.
An application was made last we
- By the city OF Occur d'Alene for
- writ Of review on the decision Of 4