Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-09-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| WEEK.
Melford Lewis of Pleasant View had
his riding horse killed and he was
slightly injured when the animal was
struck by train as he was returning
home.
Rev. F. J. Phancy of Blackf0ot was
elected secretary of the Idaho Metho-
dist conf .ence for the fifth cOnsecu-
tive tin at the thirty-fourth annual
conference. held at Emmett.
According to the report last week,
II total of 90, 1O5 tons of coal came into
the state from Utah and Wyoming. In
May and June, 1916. the railroad de
livered only 36,286 tons of coal il
Idaho.
The action of the farmers In hold
ing their hay for SIS a ton will result
in the price of milk being increased
TO TO cents a quart September /, Ada
county danymen have advised the
state farm markets bureau.
A wired request for $4,000, the
first draft that has been made on Ida
hos Red Cross~contribution was sent
last week to #. r. johnson, state mercy
fund treasurer, from the national
headquarters at Washington.
Thankful that he lives to tell the
story, o. r. Fritts lies at his home at
Caldwell painfully injured as the re-
suit of being struck by an Oregon
Short Line train as he was driving d
motor truck across the tracks.
A pardon has, been granted by the
state board of pardons to Harry r.
Smith, who was sent to the peniten-
tiafy from Bannock county on
charge of receiving stolen goods and
sentenced to serve from six months to
five years.
Threshing was begun in a number
of the less elevated counties. Most
of the second crop of alfalfa is in
stack in the lower districts. Sugar
beets developed well during the week.
A large yield of apples, peaches and
plums is promised
In statement issued by State Mine
Inspector Robert NJ. Bell, the opinion
s expressed that it will be but COM
paratively short time before the i'm.
mense phosphate deposits of south.
eastern Idaho win be proving a boon
to the entire nation.
1t Is said that none OF the grain be.
ing threshed at Roswell seems to have
filled out plump this season, the kerr
nels being shriveled and light in
weight. The unusual hot weather at
heading time is blamed for this dis
appointing condition.
In an estimate which has just been
made by State horticultural Inspect
or Guy Graham, the Idaho fruit crop
from 1917 is placed at $3.50 cars of
apples, 1000 cars Of Italian prunes, 200
cars of peaches. twenty cars of pears
and fifty ears of melons.
Grass and grain seed will command
a high price this fall because of their
scarcity, says V. 2. Faweett. state seed
analyst, In a statement issued last
week. He urges the farmers to pur-
chase their seed for spring planting
this fall and carry 1t over.
An estimated loss of 1900 bushels of
wheat was sustained by Ed Butler,
when four stacks burned at his ranch
northwest of Meridian. The threshing
crew had just arrived at the stack
yard to begin operations, when spark
rom the engine set one of the stacks
atire.
The action of the state board OF
equalization In reducing the valuations
on the properties of the Boise Valley
Traction company and the Boise
Street Railway company will cost the
other taxpayers of Ada and Canyon
counties approximately S10,473.96, 1t
Is said.
AS the result of collision of two
automobiles near Idaho Falls, Cora
Llngenfelter Is in the hospital with
several brOken ribs, her chest and
head badly injured and one knee cap
broken. She is in a serious condi-
ton. None of the other occupants of
either ear was injured.
The United States Beet company
has begun gathering seed for next sea
son. The company has fourteen farms
near Idaho Falls under cultivation.
One of the farms, just south of town,
$50 acres, Is making good showing.
Eighteen sacks Of 100 pounds each are
obtained from an acre.
It Is announced by the state horti-
cultural inspector that Idaho will mar
ket 1000 cars of prunes. The state will
also produce 20 cars of pears. 2250
cars of apples, 200 cars of peaches,
so cars of melons, 5000 cars of pota-
toes. 80 cars of cabbage and tomatoes
and 100000 cars of canned fruits and
vegetables.
Under new state law, parties en-
gagged In threshing are obliged to have
license. and must make detailed
report of all the groin they thresh.
giving the quality and weight at each
oloPe where they do threshing The