Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-12-12
In THE GEM STATE

southern Idaho met in Pocatello and
attended banquet.
II. A. GroSvenor. charged with sec
ond degree murder for killing f. l.
Van Ripper, is ON trial at Twin Falls.
The two-story brick school house at
Minldoka was destroyed by fire said
to have started from an overloaded
furnace.
Approximately 2lo,Si0 acres OF for
est lands will be involved in the pro-
posed exchange of lands between the
state and federal government.
Loyal Graham, of Placerville, may
lose the sight OF one eye as the re-
suit of chip striking him In the
eye when he was cutting wood.
A compilation OF the bank deposits
and resources of the five banks of Bon
neville county, all located st Idaho
Falls, shows total OF $S,O47,7l9.55.
The city OF Bull has filed a claim
on the Salmon springs. on the river
just below the falls, with view OF
supplying the city with pure spring
water.
Three cents a loaf has been added
to the retail price of bread in Poca-
tello, and hereafter the price will be
Is cents for the former l0-cent loaf,
or two loaves for - cents.
Two hundred beangrowers from the
Twin Falls tract met Mt Filler last
week and perfected a temporary or
ganizatlon to be known as the Twin
Falls County Beangrowers' assocIa-
ton.
The annual farm bureau meeting
will be held In Payette ON December
10. The bureau has membership
| of about 250, and the number will be
increased to probably 500 for the next
year.
The Declo Hot Springs company has
been Incorporated with a capitalization
of $4,000. This company will build
a health and pleasure resort six
miles southeast Of Declo at the hot
springs.
| The state OF Idaho has asked the
federal government to remove from
Idaho and deport from the nation ap-
proximately half of the 100 /. w. w.
suspects who have been arrested In
| this state.
| Because of insufficient approprla-
ton, the duties of the state bureau of
supplies, the states central purchasing
agency, will be absorbed after Janu-
AIRY l by the office staff of w. ]. Hall.
state commissioner of public works.
Making the statement that men high
up in society and church affairs were
knowingly contributing to social evils
Pocatello. City Attorney b. A.
Cummings severely denounced such Of
Tenders i'll speech ut Y, n G. A.
meeting.
The Twin Falls Chamber of Com
merce Is cooperating with potato
growers and buyers of the district In
consideration Of plans looking toward
the establishment of potato flour
mill at cost OF from $4,000 TO
$4,000
Strong resolutions approving the
stand takan by the American Legion
In Its fight against disloyalty and radi-
calism and pledging support TO the
World War veterans were passed at u
leeting of the Nampa post Oh
G. A. X.
Ten mer enlisted In the army from
the Pocatello recruiting office during
the month of November, and this city
is third in points OF number of re.
crults enlisted during the month In
the Utah-Idaho district of the recruit.
ing service.
o. V. Allen, former state treasurer,
who confessed having embezzled state
funds during his term Of office and was
sentenced 10 from FIVE to ten years
in the penitentlary. has been released
on parole. He has served FIVE years
and a month.
Orders have been issued at Idaho
Falls that the operation OF all punch
boards and slot machines must cease
at once. The chief OF police and the
county attorney have been checking
up the law on the matter and have
announced that the operation OF the
devices In Idaho Is Illegal
| bNcSuBatlOn - DeihH mHue as 10 tne
manner In which John +. Bowen met
his death at a sheep camp near Sho.
shone. II being alleged that he had
fallen in a fit on a stove. Several
teeth are missing and there IL said To
be other evidence that Bowen did not
meet death accidentally.
Figures gathered In survey Of the
bean industry in Filler. show that
s615.0Oi was realized In the Filler
country this season on 5000 acres OF
garden seed beans Of 40 varieties
which produced 100 carloads or over
coco bags making 5000 bushels OF
approximately 100000 pounds Of gar.
den seed beans.
Idaho. through its memorial commit.
tee. has just signei a contract with the
Fairbanks brothers. J. Leo and Award
Of Salt Lake. TO furnish each Of the
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