Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-06-06
IDAHO STATE NEWS


sive inroads in Idaho fields. Spraying
is recommended to eradicate the wee
vii.
The state of Idaho is paving the way
to spend thousands of dollars during
the coming summer and fall in the
erection of new buildings at state in
situations.
The Rupert Chamber of Commerce
recently gave a banquet at the club
rooms for the World War Veterans of
Minidoka county. One hundred sol
diers, sailors and marines were pres
ent.
Delinquent loans and back interest
money due the state from people who
have borrowed from the permanent EN-
dowment funds of the state must be
paid at once, Roy L. Black, attorney
general says.
During June coal will be reduced 40
cents ton in Idaho to induce con-
sumers to buy their years supply of
fuel while the codl is readily available.
Dealers intimate that the prices of coal
will be advanced July 1.
The Pocatello Commercial club has
decided on a permanent secretary to
take charge of the affairs of the club.
The appointment goes to Laverne Col
lier, who will also act as publicity
manager of the organization.
Fifty-two of the Boise high school
cadets will be allowed to attend the
summer camp at San Francisco from
June p to August 2, according to Lieu
tenant John Wall, in charge of the
high school cadets at Boise.
After having been pardoned from
the penitentiary March l, 1919, George
Quigley was arrested and put in jail
at Idaho Falls, charged with burglary.
Last week he escaped from the Jail
at Idaho Falls and is still at large.
A. L. Seelinger of Peckham, Okla,
was killed by train at Pescadero
siding, while walking on the track.
The engineer did not see him until too
late to stop the train and the engine
and several cars passed over his body.
To date Ada county has collected
auto license fees amounting to $780,
$500, which is more than was col
lected throughout the entire year of
1918. 1t is believed, however, that the
bulk of this years licenses have been
sold.
Edward Dayton, aged 1S, of Dingle
was killed at the Pete Olsen ranch by
falling. from a horse he was riding and
being dragged in the harness 200 yards,
receiving head and body injuries that
caused death few minutes after the
accident.
Approximately $500 must be raised
in the seven counties of the state for
the purpose of conducting an Idaho
campaign against certain diseases, if
Il recently allotted federal appropria-
ton designed for that purpose is made
available.
+. G. Miller, dean of the school of
forestry at the University of Idaho,
says all state holdings in the vicinity
of the Payette lakes should be put I'M
der permanent management, calculated
to keep the entire tract under perman-
ent forest cover
The Pocatello city administration
will take an active hand in the build
ing proposition in Pocatello for the
improvement of present conditions re-
garding homes, the shortage of which
has become so acute as to be detri-
mental to the future progress of the
city.
After having been arrested on the
charge of bootlegging at Boise some
time ago and later exonerated of the
charge by a jury Rade Zobencia is
now serving out 1925 fine in the
Harvey county, Ore, Jail, after having
pleaded guilty to having transported
liquor.
On June 1, the old-timers and pio-
neers of New Sweden, which is the dis
trict lying Immediately west of Idaho
Falls, celebrated what is known
as "New Sweden day" This portion of
the valley was first settled in 1894,
q lew pCOpiC oWCuloll uullNIly
came from Nebraska.
Whether or not the state is entitled
to the interest coupons on bonds pur-
chased by state employees on the in
stallment plan, or the bond buyers
should secure the bonds on full pay
,ment with the interest coupons at
tached, is the question the land board
has been called upon to solve by C. A.
Elmer, commissioner of public invest
ments. He is clipping the coupons and
turning the money in to the state.
Ground has been broken for the new
addition to the Idaho Falls high school.
Two years ago the school district
bonded for $4,000 for high school pur-
poses and built the center portion and
two large wings of the building. At
that time plans were drawn for the
completion of the building at a future
time, thinking that the portion would
do for number of years, but it has
been found necessary to provide more