Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-08-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Re0 60 eastern mar&efS from GiaSSAm
county during the past week.
State Land Commissioners I. A.
Snoot has resigned and G. w. Within.
former state land appraiser, has taken
his place.
In the early districts, the second /
crop u alfalfa Is now Ia the stack,
and reports indicate that there was a
good crop and that the hay was put up
In fine shape.
The cid Scism school house u being
moved back aud made Into four
room dwelling house for the teacher
to occupy. A new brick school house
Is to be built at once.
The body OF j. Bailey was found near
Nampa In small Irrigation ditch.
after nm afi night search. He had
/ fallen into the ditch and death had
resulted from drowning.
Ground glass WAS found In corn
meal eaten by a family near Shelley,
/ all OF the members OF the family being
made III, How the glass got into the
meal has not been discovered.
Cecil futile, a Boise boy Serving
| with the United States fghtlng forces
somewhere In France" had nm arm
blown or by an exploding shell In the
recent struggles with the Huns.
Near View. the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Moffett was accidentally shot through
the leg while playing with gun. The
bullet lodged In the fieshy part Of the
limb and an operation was necessary.
The first class Of 1OS mechanics
trained at the University OF Idaho for
war work graduated August Ii. and q
second class OF the same number enter
ed the school to begin training the
next day.
Fire. at GrangeryIlle ut o'clock ia
the morning destroyed the city hall.
Atwoods garage and the Turner plan
ing mill, entaiIlng total loss Of
approximately $4,000. All were frame
structures
Real estate assessment rolls Of seven
OF the nine southwestern counties.
filed for the consideration ~ the state
board of equalization. show nm in
crease OF $4.T7T.T33 In taxable real
estate in this section OF the state.
Out OF no military training schools,
the University of Idaho at Moscow Is
reported 20 stand at the head. This
school IS under the command OF Cap
tain George w. EdginGton OF Idaho
Falls, former mayor of that city.
general Improvement In range con-
ditiOns Il noted. With few exceptions,
feed is ample In all sections. while
IN the eastern aud central counties
range grasses are exceptionally lux
uriant and all stock rs making nne
gains.
ii. q. Butler, who left Boise early
last spring to enter the Italian army
: service as truck driver, has written
Boise friends from Roneaste. italy
under date OF June 20. stating he u
In the thick Of the Italian drive ON thS
Austrians.
J. NJ Lance. night foreman Of he
o. l.. rOundhonse Mt Sampa. was
l.f0und about o'clock In the morning
IN the coal pit In the yards, ia AN IN
conscious condition. HIS condition Il
serious. II is thought that he fei
from an engine.
Considerable Interest Is being mani
tested In hauling facilities by farmers
who are deslrous Of securing trucks Il
haul their harvesis and crops 10 ship
ping aud storage points, according Il
reports received from @. o. Hagn. IL
rector of economy for Idaho.
Boise dealers expect TO receive more
coal each week up TO September 1. bn
after that it Is doubtful If any more il
received to speak Of. since from tina
time on the cars viii be needed Il
move the crops. Utah coal IL nov
quoted at 5000 and Wyoming a
5000.
There has been considerable dis
satisfaction over the prices for thresh
ing in the Idaho Falls section. FINAL!
the council of defence took the matle
IN hand and fixed the price for oats a
81 cents for 80 pounds barley 8Is 70
AS pBginds, wheat cents for go pounds
Dry farm grain to he one cent higher
some time ago the small sheep own
ers of the Boise valley formed an or
ganlzatlon called the Boise Vale.
Sheep Breeders association. The pur
pose was to pool the wool Of the small
growers and ship In carload lots AM
thereby secure as good prices as IN
larger shippers. The plan has beeI
tried for two seasons and proved high
" successful.
Of $50 school districts which hav'
been sold school bonds to tine stat
only 10 are in arrears On payments
according to n report made by JON
W. Eagleson. state treasurer. at IN
request Of the state land board. IN
state holds $3.50 bonds. representing n
Investment Of $2.551 .058O1
Re-examlnafiOn OF the 20o0 mei
called in the Idaho draft 60 proven
sending 20 camp men not physieaii
fHt for general military service va
ordered last week by the provost mar
shaI general as > result 81 the larg
numbers OF reflections which have bee
made recently By camp physicians.