Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-07-26
IDAHO STATE NEWS

o. ia WHICH 10 make returns on tna
federal capital stock tax.
Range conditions are somewhat Ina
proved by the rains, and range stock
for the most part is doing well.
Ada county enjoys the distinction OF
being the first county in Idaho to an
point q woman TO the offlee Of county
physician.
The body Of Walter CLARK. VINO was
drowned In the oxbow three weeks
ago Friday. has been found in the
Payette river.
Rabbits are being poisoned near
Caldwell. An ounce OF strychnine
placed by the county agent, II Is assert
ed. killed 800 or 400 rabbits.
The state supreme court has adj
Journed for the summer vacation. ana
win not reconvene until the beginning
Of the Pocatello term, which win be
September 9.
4 list OF soldiers WHO participated
In the Bannock Indian war OF 1877 and
the Nee Perez war of 1878 Is being pre-
pared for the information OF the pen.
sion bureau Of the federal government.
George Foley. age II. former stu
dent at Boise. was drowned at Spokane
while fishing In the Spokane river
when log on which he was standing
suddenly rolled and threw him into
10 feet OF water.
In accordance with the instruction
Of the state land board, 100000 worth
OF state highway bonds. bearing an
per cent interest. win be offered FOR
sale to any responsible bonding com
pnny seeking to make such an invest
ment.
Edgar Skefflngton. son OF Nelson
Skeffington of the Crane district, was
drowned In the Crane creek reservoir.
The lad waded in after some Wild
ducks aud In his excitement got into
deep water and being unable to swim
was carried under.
Because OF the depredations Of dogs
owned by residents Of Moscow, the
sheep industry at the agricultural
college of the University OF Idaho
Is seriously threatened, 1t Is declared
by Dean r. j. IddIngs OF the depart
ment OF agriculture and animal hus-
bandry.
Frank Hummel Of Boise has been
chosen from the Idaho tech, for the
training contingent to be sent to Camp
Peake. Little Rock, Ark. officers train
ing camp HummeI was picked be-
cause o. superior training. FIVE more
men will be chosen from 100 now ir
training.
The public service commission Of
Ogden has notified the Idaho public
utilities commission that 1t viii joInsin
the protest which Idaho commission
has made to the railroad administra-
tton against the freight rates on corn
shipments from Nebraska to Idaho and
the coast
Report Of the Twin FAILS tract
watermaster on crop 8acreage on the
Twin Falls South Side tract indicates
that the acreage of that section has
been increased about 5000 acres az Il
result OF the governments request TO
farmers to utilize all possible ,agricul.
turai lands.
sixty threshermen, combinemen and
farmers at Caldwell fixed the thresh.
ing prices for the season at 8 cents a
bushel for oats and barley and 9 cents
for wheat. Oats weigh forty pounds
70 the bushel, barley forty-elght pounds
10 the bushel, aud wheat sixty pounds
10 the bushel.
A cali for the entrninment Of fifty
nine Idaho cOl0red men OF the first
registration for Camp Lewis during
the period beginning August and end
ing August was received last week
by the governor and the adiutant gen.
eraL and allotinents we're made to
twelve counties.
The winter wheat harvest ~ be-
coming general. The early fields have
been cut. Yields are variable; in gem
eraI the crop I'm the eastern counties IL
in very good condition; In the western
and northern counties the crop is spot
ted--ln some localities fair 10 good, In
others, more severely affected by
drought, very short and being cut for
hay.
Two thousand men are called TO en-
train under. the draft from IDAHO 10
Camp Fremont. Cal. during the five
dag period beginning August 8. This
viii exhaust the states class Of the
first registration. and VIII neceasitate
the calling into service Of d large NUM-
Der OF the young men Who registered
last month.
Hugh Fackrell, a marine killed In
action 10 France, is the son OF FerdIn-
and Fackrell. residing six miles west
of Blackfo0t In the Riverside district.
The young man had farm In the Aid
ridge district, which Is remotely situat-
cd in the Wolverine canyon, twenty
five miles east of BIackfoot on the
BlackfOot river.
Lemhl county has donated TO Red
Cross and other drives under this cat
alogue a total Of S15.4S5. BESIDES keep
Ing mp the regular work Of the Red
Cross chapter. And the Junior Red
Cross Of Lemh county. on reports
from the Seattle headquarters. stands
second among ali the counties Of the
entire northwest. including Alaska.