Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-03-08
IDAHO STATE news

a cail Ill enlist iaaho'~ quota af
twenty-Six men for railway averSes
service has hecn issued.
William Morehead waS arrested at
Caldwell "a charge ~ passing
worthless cheek for $50
l.. l.. Bainhridge. foreman II the
bridge gang that Il building the new
bridge over the Weiser river, ut
Weiser. was struck by falling beam
and severely injured.
The Twin Falls high school service
flag. bearing ~ stars, each represent
ing student or graduate from the |
local school, was dedicated last week |
with appropriate and impressive serS@
ices.
The first annual church officers and
conference workers convention Of the
Idaho conference Of Seventh Day Ad-
veatists convened at Boise last week.
Delegates from ail the churches IN the
state We're present.
Edgar Robinson, Edgar Woods and
George Howard, who were arrested.
charged with petty larceny In cunnec-
ton with the theft of goods from
store at aul. were convicted and fined
$50 each aud costs.
Sales Of state school land viii he
held In Ada county March -, and IN
Canyon county March 10. About 20O0
acres Of state lands under the govern
ment bitches win be sold. More than
1000 acres Ii irrigahle.
A carload OF apples for the boys In
France was shipped last week. There
were 1866 boxes Of apples In the chr,
contributed from Weiser, Payette,
Frultland. New plymouth, Emmett,
Caldwell, Numpa and Boise.
Small particles of foreign substances
found In bundle Of Red Cross ban-
dages made up ny the Boise chapter
were shellac and not glass, Edward
Rhodenbaugh state chemist, an
nounced. following M investigation.
George II. Clark, i trusty nt the
penltentlary, made his escape last
week. Clark was sent to the penlten
tiary from Bonneville county IN 1917
after he had been convicted of commit
ting criminal assault upon YOUNG
girl.
Mon Lee, the Chinese merchant d
Boise who was caught by the sheriff !
force on November II, last, with intoxl
eating liquor In his possession, wal
sentenced last week to serve 80 days IL
the county jail and TO pay fine q
$3.50.
: Recruiting for spruce productloI
! workers and bricklayers has been halt
!. cd In Idaho by order Of the proves
marshal general. Men who hnve bee
! indicted into those branches of til
= service, but have not entrained SO
will be sent out.
D The secretary of the Idaho Farmers
association announces ihai The annui
.. convention of the association will b
81 held In Poeatello March D. The asss
Es citation Mns formed In january, tot'
with about 20 fire departments Of I'll
Il state represented.
u The enr shortage Il daily grONin
more aente In Idaho. The public ntll
20 ties commission has joined with Il
n state food administration In urgin
le that sufficient ears be sent into It
y state to move the hay ind potato.
. now held By The farmers.
Formal action Will be taken Monda
= aIarch Il, by the Canyon county col
tnissionefs on the proposed plum
- joining with 0wyhee nnd Ada con
ties In the construction of five brIdg
80 on the Snake river with the nid Of
=, state appropriation Of $4,000.
n. Carroll Martin, member Of Troop
Sixteenth cavalry. enlisted ut idnl
Falls several weeks ngo. died 1T Z
base hospital ut Brownsville. Tex
re last week. This Is the first den
tt. among the several hundred men VI
he volunteered from Bonneville county.
as @. Il. Thometz. formerly head OF /
on state seed laboratory ut Boise, has ]
60 turned to Idaho from Canadn to
III come federal farm labor specialist
III this state. He viii have annrters VI
an the agricultural extension departing
Of tile state university Mt the capitol
Resigning an assistant pastprshlp
The Methodist church ut Twin Fal
and prominent plaee In the muaii
nm circles Of that eectIUn Of the sta
III. Charles Il. Butler. noted singer i
chorus leader. left Twin Falls Il
In. week for work ff the war camps OF !
country.
Notwithstanding repeated appe
made by Representative Adds
80 snitll TO the food administration.
md car service commission. the fedc
Ike railway director and other goyernmi
NJ. officials. for more cars 10 move Id
RE potatoes aud hay, nothing more )
md stanffal fhnn promises Il forthcom
se. from any quarter.
~ W-M. Trade. with his four-dog te
~. - from the Shot Gun Valley ran
flashed over the tape > winner In