Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-09-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Charles A. HlgGinSOn has been APP
pointed postmaster at Chesterfield,
succeeding Walter w. wyatt, resigned.
There were 1000 TEACHERS In attend
ance at the joint institute OF the
teachers of the fourteen surrounding
counties, at Boise last week.
The official count Of tine ballots cast
In Bannock county In the recent pri-
mary election showed no particular
change In tine unofficial returns.
Idaho's War Savings stamp sales for
August we're little more than half
what they were In July. according to
statistics compiled by state headquar-
ters.
The Rev. w. Nj. Ewing OF Caldwell.
pastor Of the Methodist church Mt
Caldwell, has been elected superinten-
dent Of the Boise district Of the Meth
odist church.
An informal protest was filed with
the public utilities commission last
week by citizens of Julliaetta. com
planning against the light system there
and the service rendered by IL.
Brose Hall of Murtaugh suffered a
dislocated hip and his back was Sc
verely bruised when he was struck by
a passing car while fixing his auto
mobile on the road to Twin Falls.
The case of the Payette-Bolse water
users against ID. w. Cole ct al. viii
come up for hearing ut Caldwell De
cember TO- The case Is to tx rates
In regard TO the established water
rights.
Attention has been called to the fact
that In Idaho the duck limit for one
shooter Is II birds, and shooting is
permitted only from sunup to sun
down. The season opened Septem-
Der Is.
Plans are complete for new health
resort to be built at the hot springs,
about two miles from Montour, which
win consist OF 25-room hotel and six
cottages. Thermoa Springs win be the
name Of the resort.
Nampa's propaganda loop-the-l0Op
trip made up OF about 800 boosters for
the Nampa harvest festival succeeded
Ia stirring up considerable enthusiasm
and gained considerable advertising on
their trip one day last week.
The clover seed crop in the Jerome
district is poor, having been damaged
by aphides and grasshoppers. Corn Is
Tipening, and 1t Is believed that most
OF the crop is now past danger Of se-
rious injury from early frosts.
Charles s. Hamlin, chairman Of the
capital issues committee. has sent a
communication addressed to all public
utilities commissions and all munich
pal officials, with reference to expen-
diture Of money for improvements.
Mrs. Hosie Stout Of Burnley has re-
celved word that her brother, O. M.
Burns, had been killed In action In
France. Mr.. Burns was well known In
Burnley. He was a member Of the old
Second Idaho. transferred TO the One
Hundred md Sixteenth engineers.
Net proceeds Of the soldier benefit
given at Caldwell have not been to-
tailed yet. but estimates place them at
about 5000. and they may reach as
high as Sf10O. OF this. in the neigh
borhood Of $500 was taken In BY the
booth operated BY the Red Cross la
dies.
Street car trainmen in the internr-
ban or city passenger service Of Boise
have been granted a wage scale of 85
cents an hour for first year service !:
81 cents for second year service; 80
cents for third year service, ana ~
cents for fourth year and service
thereafter.
Mrs. Frank Wyman Of Boise has re-
ceived word by official telegram from
the United States war department In
forming her of the death OF her broth
+, Beri Pettlnger. who was killed in
elton August 4. In the same engage
ment In which Lieut.. John H. Regan
Of Boise fell.
A beautiful O0syear-old heirloom In
the shape OF silver buckle about two
by three inches I'm size, with a con0net
on the top, was taken TO the Red Cross
rooms at Boise last week TO be sold
for mercy's cauSe. 1t was made In
Germany and the owner wished to
convert 1t In some manner into bullets
10 shoot the enemy.
AT Blackfoot, the 2-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hyrum Geddes was Ia.
stantly killed last week By tile Oregon
Shore Line southbound train, while
Tnez, a 4-year-old sister. OF the boy,
was seriously injured. Vera England,
the infant daughter OF Alilo England
Of Moreland, was also badly injured,
he accident happening when the chill
dren attempted to cross the track.
William Bishop was sileneed in Jus
ffce @. T. M0ore's court nf Nampa,
when Judge Moore hit Bishop over the
head with his cane and knocked him
down after Bishop had ignored Judge
Moore's twice repeated request to be
Silent. Bishop was before Judge
Moore on an assault and battery
charge.
The state normal school opens at
Albion ON September III. The out