Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-06-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Fourteen men were sent from Twin
Falls last week to Portland, for work
In Pacific coast shlpyards.
The grand lodge knights Of Pythias
will meet in Twin Falls for it's annual
convention June 10, 20 and 81.
A 600-foot suspension bridge, the
first of its type in the state, will be
built across the Snake river at Han
sen.
Frosts have seriously injured the
fruit in the Emmett section. There
is still promise of fair crop this
year.
The present estimate of the peach
crop of Southern Idaho is about 80
cars, compared with the normal crop
Of 200 cars.
A call has been received by the Boise
navy recruiting office for quarter.
masters for aviation. The ages run
from Is to 80, either married or single.
New freight rate schedules will be
determined by the Boise interurban
lines to go into effect June % when
the, new federal freight rates will take
effect on all railroads.
All but five Of the % women's clubs
Of Idaho were represented by the 40
women who met in conference in
Mountain Home at the Ineeting of club
women of southern Idaho.
Hiram Thompson, sheriff of Mini
doka county, has been ousted from Of
flee by a decision Of Judge Babcock
Of the district court liz proceedings in
stituted by Attorney T. T. Dampier of
Rupert.
Although the season Is too far adj
vanced for farmers to consider general
seeding operations, still there is plenty
OF time for bean crop planted now to
mature, according to Robert Leth, state
field agronomist. g..
Damage amounting to about $50
was sustained by the Electric Auto
Supply shop ut Nampa when tire,
thrown by an automobile that was
turning the corner, crashed into the
display window.
Ladies of the home economics de-
partment and the university extension
division are working on recipe for a
Wheatless yeast bread to be tried and
proved at the substitute week demon
STATIONS to be held at Boise.
Mines of the Occur GAlenes pro-
duced ore to the value of $50, 677, sos in
1917, according to official reports made
by the companies to the assessor of
Shoshone county. This is an increase
over the production value of 1916 of
$6.S76,9O0.
delegation of women met with
the council at Nampa last week and
asked that the curfew ordinance be
enforced. The council granted the re-
quest and made arrangements to place
special officer on duty to enforce
the ordinance.
Work was commenced at Weiser last
week on the Fruit Products plant, re-
modelling and charging it preparatory
to its reopening. The company has a
large field for its products, besides q
government contract which it will soon
be able to cover.
Elmer S. Goble of Boise was in
stantly killed near Camp No. . of the
Boise Payette Lumber company in the
Boise basin when a large limb torn
loose from a dead tree by another
tree he was falling. struck Mr.. Goble
on the head, crushing the skull.
1.-THE Farmers Nonpartisan league
never tried to amalgamate with the
|. w. W, never wanted to amalga-
mate, and never will amalgamate,"
says Ray McKaig of Boise, national
field secretary for the league, in /.
signed statement issued last week.
According to the statement of one
of the members of the Midland Bridge
company of Kansas City, the steel sus-
pension bridge which is to be con
strueted near Hansen, 12 miles from
Twin Falls, soon, will be the second
largest bridge west of the Mississippi
river.
Attorney General Walters has wired
Senator Nugent, protesting against the
action of the u. S. reclamation service
IN ruling that homestead entrymen,
who are serving in the army, must pay
the per cent construction charge as
sessed against settlers ON government
irrigation projects.
A saving of $4,000 to the pernla-
nent school fund of the state has been
effected through the renewal of state
farm loan mortgages which were out.
lawed when the farm loan records
We're transferred from the treasurer's
office TO the state land department
May IL of last year.
The prune crop will show the
heaviest loss of all fruits this wear
The state horticulturalist estimates
this seasons production of 100 car
loads--only one-fifteenth the normal
crop. This large shortage viii I'M
doubleday hamper the packing and dry
ing industry this fall.
Flags of the allies floated with Old
Glory on May 80 in the hands of Civil
war veterans and others marching in
the greatest parade yet seen in Twin
Falls. Large representations from
seven fraternal organizations. with
how scouts were led in tha naroaa ~,