Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1917-03-23
IDAHO STATE NEWS

ffAM NNBRFN OF anu NNAttEa N aAAA-
mobiles and motorcycles ia 1917.
Mrs, 4 N, Brunhel. resident IN
Idaho almost SO years. died AZ the
family. home az Reynolds creek last
week.
Al the age Of vs. years. Mrs Ragn-
hild Olson OF Nanpa, seeks 70 ~ nat
uralised as citizen Of the United
States
Word has been received from LOS
Angeles. Cal, announcing the death
IN that city OF A, 1. Campbell, for
mer resident OF Idaho Falls.
The new gymnasium and reading
room provided through efforts o. the
mems gospel team was opened foe
public use at Middleton last week.
The city council OF weiser has fixed
the monthly salaries Of city employees
for the next two years A. follows;
Mayor. SIS; councilmen. $40: chief OF
police. 500.
II took four hours for the sheriff and
three deputies 20 destroy over i.ooo
bottles and number ~ jugs and
kegs of assorted liquors at the court.
house IN POcateilo last week.
| An old fashioned spelling match
was held ~ tho high school auditorium
al Rupert on March is. In which all
the schools OF the county participant.
ed. Five cash prizes were awarded
One Of tho first aims toward which
Middleton's new commercial organita.
ton. the Cooperative club. viii bend
It's energies il 90 be the Improvement
OF the roads leading into the village.
Mrs. samuel ri Richards and her
daughter Blanche died at their home
Vt Carey ON March rs. as the reeult OF
eating portions OF can Of spinach
served AZ the family dinner three days
previous
The spring term OF tho federal court
convened ~ Pocatello ON March -.
with Judge +. 5, Dietrich on the
bench. The sessions ot the court will
be held in the new quarters Of the icd.
eral building.
Since January l. $4,000 worth OF
hay and corn has been shipped into
Malad. This Is the first time IN It's
history that feed of any kind has been
shipped in. Heretofore the ranchera
had surplus for market,
n. u. Hay of ~. Marion has closed
contract with the Rose Lake Lum.
Der company to luK some 10000 feet
OF timber on the north fork Of the
Occur d'Alcno river Tha contract
calls for payment o. 100000.
Ralph Dixey. an Indian atockman
close to Blackfoct. has been cutting
down trees and letting the cattle cat
the tops Last week hia supply 1T
shade trees gave out and he started
In on staying hts fine orchard
Steps are TO be taken BY the Nampa
highway district commissioners az PM
the Nampa end Of the boulevard ~
the best OF shape. preparatory 10 turn.
ing II over 10 the stats highway com.
mission as q portion Of the state thor.
ouEhfare.
Idaho has tbs highest license on
cars of any state Under The present
laws plates for ears up to 80 horse.
power cost SIS. on cars from 30 e. u
horsepower. $50: on cars from 20 Il
80 horsepower. s25. over 30 horse
power. $40.
As a result Of the heavy fail oi
snow. Idaho catlR. md ahaepmen are
ia many Instances facing . deAperAts
situation Unless the weather mod
crates At once losses Of livestock Il
many parts OF the state threaten q
% unprecedented.
Ruelon Jensen. If years old, son d
, Charles Jensen of Idaho Fails, va
ground TO death IN a rotary pillow Of
the railroad tracks at crossing Ths
body was dragged 20 yards and ter
. ribly manglsd Tho boy vas on hi
way to a picture show.
WoFkmen are engaged this week i
excagating q full size basement undel
the Christian church ct Meridian !
IL planned 20 locate q heating plan
in the basement. and provide q dialni
room for social purposes and add
tionAi space needed for Sunday schee
. classes.
Numerous farmers organizations. q
we'll o. municipalities throughout III
state. are stirred up over reports tina
Governor Alexander IL likely 10 vet
the bill taking mutual telephone con
, panles and munIeipaily.oNnsd publ
utilities from under the Jurisdiction .
the public utilities commission.
A daring Hobber entered the hom
OF Judge d. ". standrod At PocatelI
and IN spite OF tbe house being o.
cupied by both the judge and SIR
standrod and Mr. and Mrs. DFel
J slandrod and the maid. the buiIdln
. was ransackedY the loss in moBsi
and ieWeis being over $1,000
On rejection 81 THAR demand the
. the charge for board rsmain At 81
! day. instead Of being advanced &c cent
. a DAP ~ planned. Zoo aofkmen en-
!. ployea ~ the TamhFaek and CaaEe
: mfnes - Wallace have walked on
The men were recently given an -