Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-02-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS

fine new Masonic temple in Pocatello
were taken last week.
Jack Lewis, rancher near Star,
was seriously injured when he stun
bled and fell down flight Of stairs at
his home.
1t is believed that robbing of boxes
in the postoffice at Blackfoot has
been stopped by the arrest of an IL
year-old boy.
1t is predicted that the prune grow
eTs in the vicinity of Meridian will
rai7e the largest crop this season in
the history of the industry in that sec
ton.
Company D of Twin Falls was given
a royal welcome by the people of
Twin Falls upon their return home
after an absence of seven months on
the border.
The division of old Bannock county
now seems most probable, with Downey
and Soda Springs the county seats
for the two new counties of Portneuf
and Bear River.
1t is stated on good authority that
work will be started early in Febru-
airy on the relaying of track ON the
Idaho Northern branch between Nam
pa and Emmett.
A representative meeting at Poca-
tello of taxpayers of Bannock county,
with 800 present, passed unanimously
resolution against county division of
any kind Of Bannock county.
On account of the great increase of
the amount of business handled and
the contemplated increase, the Gem
State Oil & Products company of Po-
catello recently incorporated for $780,
900.
Mrs. Bessie Hawley Tucker, daugh-
ter of Ex-Governor James H. Hawley
of Boise, is in Portland surgical hos
pital. recovering from the result of a
serious operation. following a critical
illness.
Plans are now being formulated
for a second entertainment for the
purpose of enriching the treasury Of
the Cemetery association at Meridian.
Friday night, February 8, has been set
as the date.
Wagon loads of potatoes have been
stolen from the home of ]. F. Hamil-
ton at Blackfoot. After loading the
wagons the doors were left open and
the remainder of the spuds, about
carload, we're frozen.
OF the four million dollars which
the Oregon Short Line is to expend
ON development and extension work
during the ensuing year, Pocatello and
southern Idaho are scheduled to re-
.ceive a generous share.
William Vane, a wealthy resident
of Newport, has been arrested and
lodged in jail at Standpoint, to answer
a federal charge of being implicated
in the robbery of mail stage near
Priest river two years ago.
The committee that had charge of
the charity ball at Boise reported that
receipts from the ball were $897.20.
while expenditures were only $61.15,
SO that the net returns were $836.05.
This sum will be turned over to the
Associated Charities.
A 100000 sugar beet factory may
be one Of the good things the future
holds in store for Gooding. Repre-
sentatiyes of a large sugar company
have expressed their willingness to
build there, If the farmers will con.
tract to raise the beets.
A bold robbery was carried out at
Pocatello when a window was broken
in a pawnshop and several articles OF
jewelry stolen. The robbery was q
daring one, taking place, as 1t did, on
a business street, at an hour when
many people were passing.
The secretary Of agriculture last
week allotted to Idaho $120,927 as its
pro rata share of the good roads fund
available this year. This is exclusive
of the amounts recently allotted for
roads in forest reserves. The state
must match this allotment.
Three young people who were
sleigh riding near Weiser one day last
week had a narrow escape from death
when the team became frightened and
plunged over the bank into the river
The occupants of the sleigh were res
cued from the water by ropes.
Entering a plea of guilty to trans
gression of the prohibition laws Of the
btaIc anu HdlN1u6 oil Stays " WHICH
he was entitled, Sefneo Baldez wal
sentenced at Caldwell to pay fine o
800 and committed to the county jail
TO serve term OF ninety days.
A thousand citizens of Montpeliel
and surrounding towns were at the de
pot Saturday evening to welcome
home the Bear Lake members OF thu
Idaho national guard who arrived a
p. m. from Boise, where the quart
had been stationed for four weeks.
With buildings and streets profuse
Iy decorated with flags and bunting
!. 5ith a great procession of school chill
dren bearing hags, and a great con
course Of citizens in gaily decorate,
automobiles, Bull gave company K
rousing reception when it arrives
home.
A gigantic irrigation project wa
launched at Soda Springs when pre-
liminary steps we're taken to organic
an irrigation district known as tn
Soda springs-Blackfoot district Thl
district will utilize the waters of tn