Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-08
IDAHO STATE NEWS

labor census desired hy the govern
ment and did the Job well.
The Boise Valley Development
League" was the name selected az the
Caldwell conference for the union of
commercial bodies ~ Boise valley.
The state convention of architects
was held In Twin Falls the past week,
attended by representatives from near
u all the towns in that part az the
state.
The Emmett Boys Garden club l.
down TO work, and vacant town lots
are being transformed into productive
gardens About ~ boys are enlisted I'm /
this enterprise.
That II would he wise FOR the city |
of Boise to acquire Columbia park, !
was the unanimous vote 81 Commercial |
club members at a luncheon ~ which
the matter was discussed.
Word has been received tn Malad
that Professor Mann, "A former music
Instructor n the Maiad schools. hat
now residing at Brigham city. l. the
proud father at hoy triplets.
Lack of laborers has prevented the
| tearing up Of the rails on that part ~
the railroad that leads from the mouth
\ of Afoore's creek 10 Arrowrock dam,
which WIS contemplated last week.
High water washed away three large
bridges across the Clearwater river Ia
Idaho county last week, sntnilinI
loss Of many thousands ~ dollars
| The municipal bridge az StlteS went
down the river.
The Womnn's Relief Society Mt
Malad has entered the ranks "a cou-
pete for the $1,000 purse offered hS the
Mormon church to the organization
raising the best crop of potatoes from
ian acre 81 land.
The Idnho railroads expect io ask
permission TO Increase their passenger
rates III their request for "a ~ per cent
Increase Ina freight rates In this state
Is not allowed In fun by the public
utilities commission.
The two-year-old SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ron Tenth, who reside ON the
south slope from Emmett. was drowned
Ina the Last Chance irrigation ditch,
The little fellow wandered from home
and fell into the ditch.
The MountnInhome Cooperative ir-
rigatlnn company must make large
number Of improvements ON it's system
n II complies with suggestions con
tainea Ina "a report made upon e 10y J,
II. smith. state engineer.
Nalnpa viii give the keys ~ the city
to- tale knights of pythiRE june 70
when the grund lodge insects there. at
which time n Is expected Sosnc TN
delegates will represent idaho iodgcs
of the order and 20 representatives oi
the Pythinn Sisters VIII attend.
w. q. Reed, a government agricul
I turnl meteorological. arrived Ia Boise
Inst week for the purpose or conduct
Ing an invtss tiRntion Of Idaho fruit con
diflonE, with n vtes 70 affertiag posi-
Z tive protection against frost damag'
at some time In the near future.
Presenting the view thnt Franklin
county was the READ birthplace of th'
state of Idaho. and that 10 was made
such Ry the people OF Utah. Governor
| Moses Alexander has invited Governo
simon Hamburger OF Utah 20 attend
pioneer celebration which y Ia be hel'
IA Franklin ON June IL.
The Twin Fails Red Cross chapte
4 ow numbers some 1850. NJ against
membership 81 fifteen Ia March Of thu
year. Glasses IN frat aid aud holm
IN care of fhe siek. also the sewing de
q f1aFtment. are ali busy With their I'm
u work. and active preparations ar
% being made for blk campaign n
b latter part OF this month.
% A 32O-niIe automobile trip taken b
sheriff Emmitt PfoSf and Deputy -
car S0mmeryliIe, of Ada county, y
q suited in a MT haul or whisky which
II az nIlegedly prevailing prices. ~ wort
r. S3oa4. two Boise citizens against Who'll
charges Of bookkeeping have been PR
u ferred and n pair Of nearly new toui
D. ing cars.
e. Settlers on t1le snlznon river prolcc
adjoining the Twin Falls project, AZ
" much encouraged over the neN record
is ,elng made In the hitsh-syater mark {
e the project reservoir The highel
mark reached prior 10 this year ~
nffy-three feet The measursmeI
. nov shows 800 feel above the lew
- Of the tunnel. making 1870 acre r.
e. OF water available.
Hundreds If acres of farm land
Bingham county IL lying under waite
wing to sand creek Overlooking
~ nnks. Dykes which In other yea
- have served to stay the water ha'
this year b@en washed away BY u
- heavy rains
. what IN reported 10 he one Of q
- biggest livestock SALES Ia Jsrusaie
valley. was contaminated last Se'
when Elmer Davis and son ~ Dubo
- purchased the Reid and Burke ran
"a and cattle. The price paid was appro
- lmately $4,000.
The first National bank Of Idal
was the FIRST Boise bank to make
SO / definite. bld for n block 81 tae k4heF