Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-01-19
IDAHO STATE NEWS

cess in every way.
Agitation In favor OF q flour min
for Middleton has been started by
farmers and interested business men.
Boise Is prosperous. according 20
the annual report of the merchandis.
ing research committee OF the Assoc
ciated Advertising Clubs of the World.
Governor Alexander has appointed
DIR. Ellis Kackley OF Soda Springs as
the successor OF DIR. o. b. Steely OF
Pocatello as n member of the state
board OF health.
Congressman Smiths bill to estab-
lish fish hatchery by the federal gov.
eminent in Idaho has passed the
house. and will probably pass the sen
ate before adjournment
With q revolver gripped firmly in
his right hand, the body OF q man, APP
parently about 20 years of age. was
discovered two miles north OF Chifaun.
IL is believed 10 be q case OF suicide
Many scores of farmers and farm
women recnived pointers regarding
the business OF farming and rural
home making at the mid-winter meet
ing of the Farmers Home club at Mer.
idian.
At a meeting OF the board OF di.
reetors OF the Y. NJ. G. A., at Poca-
tello, plans were made for launching
a whirlwind money-raising campaign
for $4,000 on February 6, 20 continue
for one week
Two linemen working out from the
Lower Salmon power plant OF the
Idaho Power company at HagermAn
were severely burned when a live
wire fell across q dead wire on which
they were at work.
Representative Smith has intro
duced bill authorizing the appropria-
ton OF 100000 q year for three years
to build the King HIN irrigation pro
1ect, which ultimately will reclaim IS.
900 acres of land.
Succumbing to a serious Illness of
two months duration which came as
the climax OF a much longer period OF
poor health, Mayor Samuel r. CLANCY
expired at his home In Middleton last
week at the age OF 60.
Mrs. James Hatfield, formerly Of
Boise was killed in San Bernardino.
Cal, Mrs. HATFIELD was learning to
drive her car. She ran into q sand
bank, and, becoming excited. caused
the car to turn over on her.
The first Bonneville poultry show
at Idaho Falls was a success. About
| 800 birds were on exhibition, many
being from eastern states. The show
| indicates that this section In not be-
hind In the raising OF fine poultry.
/ Senator Borah has offered an
amendment to the sundry civil bill
| appropriating 100000 from the recla,
nation fund to start construction on
the Black canyon irrigation project
as an addition TO the Boise project.
The state department OF education
announced the election OF ]. Fred VIII.
liams as superintendent OF the Idaho
Industrial training school TO succeed
J. It. HUMPHREYS. whose resignation
was asked for by the state board OF
/ education.
The prize-winning grain. grass. DO
tato and corn seeds which were enter.
ed In competition at the Idaho Tech.
meal Institute in connection with the
seed growers convention brought biz
/ prices at an auction sale held at Poe
atello. the bidding being spirited
Pensions have been granted 20 res
idents of Idaho as follows: John
Shanks. Boise. S12 a month: Isabella
L. Andrews. Boise, $40; Ell A. Barton
Boise. SIT; Margaret A. Peterson
Troy, $40; Eunice r. Hammond. Occur
d'Alene, $40, and Mary A. Allen. Rex
burg, S12.
Commencing February 5, there will
be conducted in Boise a four days
business mems short course IN mer
chandising, under the direction of the
university extension division. cooper
ating with the department of indus
try and commerce OF the University o
Idaho and the Boise Commercial club
John Hewett, aged 8 years, son o
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Hewett, was IN
stantly killed at HALEY while he and
his brother. Frank Hewett, 10, wer,
playing with . loaded shotgun. Mrs
Hewett was in an adjoining room pre-
pairing supper.
o. l.. Knight. a carpenter OF Burke
and his wife. were crushed and smoth
cred to death when = shed near thef
residence. under which they wert
standing. gave way under the weigh
OF SNOW piled MP on 1t and erashe.
down upon them.
State prisoners will petition the Ies
islature for hangee in the statnt.
laws to provide for the establishment
of an educational department In con
nection with the penitentiary. for IN
enlargtnR OF the state farm. for IN
better employment Of convicts In roa.
BUILDING and for the creation OF an
office Of parole officer
Ed Watt. a shoe sinner at Burnley
was shot through the lover Jazz b
an unknown man. The cauea of an
shooting In as yet unknown. Watt /