Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-07-06
idaho STATE NEWS

real estate assessments I'D Canyon
county was completed last week.
Plans for the women's building to
be erected III the Albion normal were
accepted last week BY the executive
committee Of the school
#. w. HRssan III PocatelEo has been
named auditor In the public utilities
commission BY the commissioners 10
succeed I'll. II. Miller, resigned.
In the flye-month period ending May
II, 1917, Boise banks cleared 81, 407,-
9O4 as against $1s.644,0s6 for the same
time last year, At per cent funds adj
dltion.
Despite the warm weather OF the
last two weeks, Glenns Ferry II short
on coal and the people Of that town
have appealed to the public utilities
commission.
Ole Peterson, cook. was burned TO
death when a boarding house mt Kel-
logg was completely destroyed by fire.
The property loss was $4,000. Three
men were injured.
The floods in the Price valley of
Utah will prevent coal moving into
Idaho from mines on the Denver 4
Rio Grande railroad south OF Salt
Lake for at least two weeks.
Lula Damron, 10, and Grace Webb.
IA. while wadIng In the Portneuf river
near nixon, stepped into deep hole
and were drowned. The bodies We're
quickly recovered but the girls could
not be revived.
A move is rapidly taking form In
Caldwell for the erection of a "Steuen-
enherg Memorial" hospital, the public
institution being thus planned as de-
finite and useful tribute TO the mem
ory of Frank Steunenberg.
G. o. Broxon, for the past two and
a half years secretary to Governor
Alexander, has been appointed state
insurance manager and manager Of
the state insurance fund for a term
Of five years, from July !, 1917, to
July /, 1922.
John Schmidt, convicted of burglary,
escaped from the county jail at Mos
COW by digging hole through the wall.
Schmidt was sentenced to one to I'D
years In the penltentiary, and guard
was expected the next morning to take
him to Boise.
George Fields was sentenced by
Judge Smith at Welser to serve from
five to Ia years In the penitentiary
Fields, who was sheepherder, shot
Kenneth Prouty five or six times dur
| ing q dispute over a sheep range
Prouty has recovered.
At a special meeting Of the Poca.
/ tello council held last week the est
mated revenue required for the en-
900, which Is considerably more than
twice the amount of the total revenue
for the previous year.
The Utah-Tdaho sugar factories 10
Gated ut Idaho Falls, Sugar City and
Blackfoot will be improved and en-.
Iarged, according to the announcement
made by company officials who We're
conducting an inspection Inst week. II
all 1t lis estimated that $750000 will BIZ
spent.
Boise bank clearances for the monti
Of May exceeded the financial business
volume for the same period In 1916 b.
| 6S.7 per cent, according to figures pub
llshed In the Coast Banker. The May
1917, total was S6,4O7,77 while ths
sum announced l. months ago was s..
TOR, 400.
While playing In a ball game at Pc
catello. e. o. Horton, laborer foreman
of the car department, In attempting
TO duck ball pitched by Ray Holmes
was hit In the temple. The blow rup
tured blood vessel. The injured mar
was rushed 10 the emergency hospita
where he died.
Alfalfa growers In the Twin Fall
district are not being menaced by tn.
aphIs this season. according TO II. w
Hochhaum, director of county agent
In the agricultural extension depart
ment OF the state university, but th'
alfalfa weeyil lis reported working II
Franklin county.
Litigants trying cnses In the mino
courts of Idaho cannot be forced =
make deposits sufficient to pay jurors
fees, In the opinion Of the attorne.
generals office, and the jurors canno
collect from the litigants unless In
cases ON which they set are carriel
into the district courts and Judgment
result.
A. NJ. Johnston Of Nyssia, wrote I
the war department requesting til
help of soldiers to assist In harYestln
his crops. Haareeently received n
ply offering the services OF the 50
diers guarding the bridge at Nysst
and last week haying began at tn
Johnston ranch. with the soldier boy
rs help.
Lieutenant Ashbrook Of Boise bal
racks, examining officer for the SCI
ond officers reserve. training CAM
mas received from Idaho men 155 ri
quests for application blanks. Frol
the total number Of candidates wa
file applications bei@re July III III
lieutenant will chose 81 to reuresfn
/ ss4s.