Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-08-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

living INT I.enville. shot off his big toe
two days before his examination for
the national army.
Plans are under way to revive the
Caldwell Rifle club and. quite prob
ably, link the organization UP with the
recently organized Home Guard.
The state land board has formally
agreed TO sign contract that will
turn the King Hin irrigation project
over to the federal government.
The crops in the upper Snake River
valley at the present time are in the
very best condition. Grain is ripen
ing and prospects are for full hisr-
vest.
The total valuation Of all quartz
mills in Idaho, reported this year
amounts to Sill, $50. Last year they
We're given Il valuation Of $1456J0 in
the abstracts.
Because of shortage of material
and labor the bath house being built
by the state at Lava Hot Springs can
not be completed before the fall of
1918, it is said.
In the opinion of State Director Of
Farm Markets Harvey Alfred, the de-
mand for potatoes during the coming
fall and winter will be such that there
is but little likelihood of low prices.
No drafts have yet been made
through national Red Cross bead
quarters on Idaho's contribution to
the mercy fund. All money collected
is now on deposit i'm banks designated
for that purpose. ,
Local organizations are being
formed throughout southern Idaho to
carry on the work of the -Four
Minute Men," started by the United
States Chamber of Commerce, Harvey
Alfred, state director, announced last
week.
Charles Roe living about four miles
southwest of Nampa, marketed the
first wheat bought by the Nampa
Milling & Elevator company This
was received last week, the price paid
being So per hundred, or $1.S0 per
bushel.
As Il result of the recent trip of
| investigation of Carey act projects by
members OF the state land board, three
companies have been cited to appear
before that body to show cause why
their contracts with the state should
not be annulled.
Representative Addison T. Smith
has entered n protest to the quarter
master general against the policy of
the war department in purchasing
supplies for the troops at the Boise
barracks from Portland instead of
from Boise dealers.
According to present indications
there will be about 1000 carloads of
prunes gathered in southern Idaho
this season. OF this total, about 600
carloads will be in condition to be
shipped as fresh fruit and about 400
carloads will he dried.
DIR. Enoch A. Bryan, state commits
sioner of education, has gone to Wash
ington to attend conference called by
p. 2. ClaxtOn, secretary of the federal
vocational educational board. The SEES
sion will be held at the national cap
ital August "A and %.
Governor Alexander announced last
week that he had asked the federal
| government for soldiers to be stationed
at bridges over the Snake river on the
Oregon Short Line in Oregon and
southern Idaho, to protect them from
destruction by the I. w. W.
Eight hundred and fifty-nine "eom-
fort SETS" enough for all the boys on
the battleship Idaho, are being made
by the members of the Boise Navy
league Each set consists of four
pieees-a sleeveless jacket, muffler,
and pair of wristlets.
The prune crop in southwestern
Idaho will be total loss this season
in the opinion of O. f. Short, prom
inent fruit grower near Meridian
Short says the prunes will fall from
the trees as rapidly as they com
menee to ripen. He thinks they were
injured in the pits by the frost early
in June.
A. f. Aidous, elassifier of the
United States geological survey, and
five helpers are determining the char.
acter of lands In Idaho subject to
entry. Mr.. Aldrous, whose force will
gain 10 more men in about u week
or 10 days, hopes to be able to com
plete most of his task in this state
this autumn.
Work on the construction of the
handsome new $4,000 county hospital
at Twin Falls is progressing. Tile
county commissioners have placed ord
ers for beds and for the operating
room equipment. The Twin Falls
County Medical association has ord
cred complete equipment for one oper
ating room.
Senator Brady has appointed t.
West Point military academy Ora G
Christman. Moscow, principal; Harry
Phillips, Lewiston, and 2. G. Pifer
Wallace, aiternates. To the naya
academy he appointed Harry t. Lewis
; Fruitland. principal; s. III. Wilmarth
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