Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-06-01
IDAHO STATE NEWS

met instant uelth ~ IaAt kFnAA a Il
ladder while pruning trees.
According TO Director II. Harvey ALI |
red Of the state farm markets bureau, |
crop prospects throughout southern
Idaho are most encouraging.
The body Of John Holley was taken
to Brigham City. Utah. from Almo,
where he died of spotted fever result
ing from wood-tick bite recently.
The Boise forest office has been en-
rolling timber men for unit OF the
engineering corps which the govern
ment intends sending 10 France at an
early date.
The next session Of the Idaho State
Bankers association, which has closed
a most successful convention in Boise.
last week will be held in rocutello In
the early fail.
Dry farmers are iuhilant over re-
cent rains, which they assert will do
much in the way of assuring biz cror
returns from the dry-farm districts H.
southern Idaho.
The action OF Adams county in vot'
ing road bonds to the amount Of $780,
600 assures the completion Of the
north and south Idaho highway
through Adams and Washington coun'
ties.
one hundred or mote BOY Scouts arc
taking census II Roiss, ii WAS an.
nounced last week ut the state game
wardens department The census IN
being complied for the war depart
ment.
Floods in the northern part of the
state are reported as having ruined
thousands Of acres of crops by wash
ing the seed out of the soil and leav-
ing the ground so wet that II cannot
be replanted.
Clint White, who. II is charged, last
January stole from 7. f. Short Of Pay
cite horse that ne afferward sold Mt
the Caldwell horse barn, entered plea
: of not guilty. and viii be tried some
. time In June
Idaho received Si10, 72S.0s from its
insurance department for the fiscal
year of 1916, according to the biennial
report just issued by George +. Steele
former state insurance commissioner
. who retired from office May 10
! The president of the Bunker I'M 4
Sullivan Mining company announced
:. last week that his company will built
=. an electrolytic smelter at Kellogg thai
will handle In its Initial capacity al
least thirty tons Of zine ore a day.
|. Alvan Alfred Lorenzen, quarter
breed Indian and sheepherder and nov
l. an inmate OF the county jail at Black
foot, has confessed that he Is the maj
q who attacked with a hammer and Sc
! riously injured Malcolm Bentley, i
. years old.
ID The city council of Idaho Falls In
Ia passed an ordinance allowing the pic
ture shows 10 open on Sundays freu
10 . to IL 80 n. m. This proposition WI
10 submitted 10 the voters mt the city cleo
T. ton held In April and was carried b.
,e a large majority.
A. An association Of Boise valley com
y. mercial clubs. which Is to have for IL
n life interest the consistent boosting q
ut this section was formed at II meetin
r. of representatives from the towns (
40 be included in the organization hel
81 nj Boise last week.
v An unusual accident occurred &
lg Caldwell. when Glenny Wright.
lis youngster OF years. was injured i
ed the explosion OF whit is supposed
mt have been dynamite cap. The In
was throwing stones on n vacant Il
when the explosion occurred.
At "A special meeting u the Poe,
or tello city council the scale Of S3.25 ~
nd day for transfers and street lnbo
Al ers on city work was reduced to
o per day, for the reason Tint contra ctoi
Iel claimed that the rate recently fixed +
m the city would work a hardship upd
Ir- them.
of Camp Santa Ana of Spanish war We
,et Grams, at rocateIlo. has adopted res
rs lutIons, signed by Commander J.
M Williams aud Adjutnnt I'll N. Merre
ce protesting against the playing Of Il
national anthem M all lines and a
places as detracting from the reye
ence to which II Is entitled.
OF While attempting TO obey the 81
'ht nal Of a traffic officer al roeatello.
en- car driven by Miss Il. Davis collide
NJ with q lighting standard. The heat
M iron post was Knocked from its fon
=. dation. breaking of the cross-arna a
shattering the light globes. but the q
:. cupants Of the car were unlnJured.
In furtherance Of the purpose
- bringing about closer affiliation
tween the various commercial clubs
ae southern Idaho and the Idaho Sta
Chamber 81 Commerce. u banquet "
held at the Commercial club roor
In PocatellO Saturday night, at Viii
a. there was large attendance q I
-. members of the different organIzatl0
- interested.
ORR The state horticultural inspector
.ra Inmates that 1000 cars Of prunes a
2JOO cars Of apples viii be produc
this season.
Two residents Of Oakland, Cal. "