Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-12-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

first army. but rejected because 81 |
physical disability at Camp Lewis. |
have returned to their homes.
Morley, small station on the c., NJ.
& st. 2. railroad In northern Idaho.
has been promised station. The
town has been fighting to get station
for a year.
The sum OF $50 was realized at q
box supper and candy sale given at the
Scism school for the benefit OF the Red
Cross. One OF the supper boxes
brought So.
United States Senator J. II. Brady
has purchased the Bannock hotel In
POcatello. Mr.. Brady will remodel the
structure and transform Ii into a mod
ern hostelry.
Texas cattlemen want q trainload OF
Idaho's alfalfa, it was announced last
week at the state farm markets bus
reau, but because OF the car shortage
the orders cannot be filled.
The people Of Emmett are shivering
about fires built Of green wood that
win not burn. according to a complaint
the business men OF the town dled
with the public utilities commission.
Farmers living on dry lands near
Sublett, In the southeastern part OF
the state, want work to do this winter
with their teams They have taken
the matter up with the governors Of
flee.
Governor Alexander has signed
The Mexican was under sentence to
lang December IA. Now he will have
chance for his life before the state
board of pardons-
Big gains have been made by the
banks of the state during 1917 In the
opinion of II. w. Pearce. chief deputy
In the state bank examiners depart
ment, who recently made q trip that
took him through the southeast.
On November rs, Boise got her FIRST
| glimpse Of snow this season on the
hills north Of the city. This is the
latest first appearance of snow on rec
4 ord ut the Boise weather office since
the establishing OF records there.
Since a year ago Caldwell bank de-
posits have increased ut the rate OF
more than $06.60O per month, 1t Is
shown In q comparison of statements
issued by the three institutions for No
vember, 1915, and November, 1917.
Railroads cannot be forced to de-
liver intoxicating liquors In Idaho, the
state supreme court held last week
when 1t reversed Judgment that the
Fifth judicial district court had given
II. +. Kirtley against the Oregon Short
Line.
The Oregon Short Line contemplates
the building of another beet spur In
the Malad valley during the coming
spring. This will make the third beet
spur to be constructed by that road In
the territory served by the Malad val
ley branch.
In q statement issued BY Governor
Alexander, 1t is pointed out that the
proportion OF loans ~ relation to APP
pllcations made by the state land
board il vastly greater than that Of
the rural credit banks Of the federal
government.
Railroads must maintain cattle
guards at highway crossing, where the
right-Of-way Is fenced, said the state
supreme court last week In affirming
judgment that had been given Elisha
Strong of Bear Lake county against
the Oregon Short Line.
II the proposal OF Attorney General
G. A. Walters meets with the approval
of the United States internal revenue
department, bootleg whisky seized In
Idaho will be hereafter turned over u
the federal government IN order that
the alcohol may be conserved.
Fire destroyed the Episcopal mission
church building at the Fort Hall In
dian reservation on November 30. The
loss Is placed AT $500, with approx
mately $500 insurance. The origin
| of the fire In unknown. but Ii In thought
: Il may have been due TO an OyerheateC
stove.
The naming Of a fat rate Of 81 pei
acre M the drainage assessment OF
lands In the Nampa < Meridian IrFi
CATION district under old water rights
places a burden inequItably upon set
/, TIERS al lHG upper RuAt Va NAC 1A'NAt%e
1t is declared by . large number o.
professionals.
At the state lands sale at Rexburi
last week nearly 14,000 acres were dis
posed of. for a total Of 100000, o
I which amount 10 per cent was paid II
cash. Although none Of the lands sol'
, have water rights. the bidding wa
: spirited. and some Of the tracts wen
, as high as ST. per acre.
c Emil JuIlion and Willis Garringe
have Installed . milking machine a
their dairy, three miles northwest 0
Eagle, the first 20 be installed on tn
d north side of the river between Bois
: and Caldwell They are now doing 4
> about an hour With the machine mill
q Ing that formerly required from IVY
n and 8 half to three hours.
For the purpose OF assisting the goN
4 al.