Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-07-12
IDAHO SIATE NEWS

The opening of the new 10000
hotel at Paul was the occasion for
Hne banquet and general good time.
Fifty head Of fine dairy cattle were
sold at the Nampa Traders Day auc-
tion for around $4,000. The cattle were
made up OF Guernseys and Jerseys.
Thomas Il. Jenkins of PocatelIo has
been appointed by Governor Alexan-
der as a member of the state phar-
macy board to succeed Il. u. Colpin.
resigned
Caldwell's Fourth of July celebra-
ton at Lake Lowell, for the benefit
OF the Red Cross, was largely attend
ed. Between 5000 and 1000 people
were present
William Bellinger and w. NJ Lum-
baugh were seriously injured in an
auto accident near HALEY. In attempt
Ing to pass anoher car, their machine
went over an embankment.
That the Idaho potato crop will not
be more than half what II was last
year is the belief of Field Horticultur-
list II. r. Bennett, who has just COM
pIeted an extended trip through south
ern Idaho.
A hearing to determine rates for
warehouse services in north Idaho,
and to unity the schedules of 15
companies, win be held by the public
utilities commission Monday, July 20,
at Lewiston.
The new Idaho coal road, which win
run from point a short distance north
of briggs, westerly distance of ten
Nr
Is TO be constructed at the earliest
possible date.
Officials and directors of the recla-
nation service decided at a meeting
held at Caldwell that the best place
| for undertaking q new unit for the
Boise project was the Black Canyon
district Of 1000 acres near Caldwell.
In a telegram sent to all county adj
n1inistrators, r. It. Bicknell, food adj
minIstrator for Idaho, asked that
| orders be issued requiring the removal
of all sugar bowls from the tables of
all restaurants, hotels and public eat
| Ing houses.
III. FL. Barnes, member OF the in
| dustrial accident insurance board, who
| left about two weeks ago for north
Idaho points on official business, was
stricken with typhoid fever several
days ago and has been taken TO II
Spokane hospital.
A. r. Ralph, the Kuna rancher who
knocked cash in the back of w. J.
Plemmons' head at Boise when he
mistook his victim for hired man
who had run away with his wife, was
released from custody after Plem-
mons had refused to prosecute.
G. A. Il. members Of Idaho and all
others who desire to attend the annual
encampment at Portland, Ore, August
| 1924 will be interested in knowing
| that railroad rate OF cent a mile
going and coming has been provided,
tickets to be good for 60 days.
A cow which took dislike to an
automobile In which Mr.. md Mrs.
Ollie Carrot and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Rusten were riding, near Maple
Grove charged the machine, breaking
Off her horns, and wrecIzing the ra-
diator and one lamp on the car.
Jack Miller, who escaped from the
state penitentIary June IL with Carl
Ernest, while the two We're working
| on a ditch on the hillside behind the
| penitentfary, was taken into custody at
King Hill June 30 and taken back to
| serve the remainder of his sentence.
Three and one-half per cent, the
average loss, of Canyon county's esti-
mated wheat crop of 100000 bushels
| is 81 900 bushels of wheat. The Cam
/ yon comfy farm bureau and the Boise
Valley Threshermen's association this
year hope to save large per cent of
| this estimated loss.
Work done by the Adams county
Junior Red Cross to June shows
Liberty bonds subscribed, $500 !;
Thrift Stamps. $926.5o; War Savings
Stamps. SO; Garden clubs. B; and
| 255 articles made for the Red Cross
and civilian relief. There are 337
pupils In the chapter.
Draft boards over the state have be-
gun a thorough cleanup of their juris-
dlctions In compliance with the provost
marshal generals work or fight
order. IL they have followed instrue-
lions sent out by the adjutant gem
erals office. which defined the classes
to whom the order applies
With delegates from many counties
In the state, the Nonpartisan league
on the first day of its state convention
In Boise on July 3, indorsed candi-
dates for most of the general offices
to be filled in the state IN the fall
adopted platform, and listened 70
speeches by several local leaders.
The convict camp for road work
near Melba will not be established
until some time next week. The delay
was caused by the inability of farmers
of that section to cooperate just now
on account Of haylng operations.
Basil Key. Bert Skidmore and James
Frazier. three runaways from the Stat