Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-08-01
IDAHO AND IDAHOANS

Boys and girls OF Canyon county
Junior farm bureau clubs, who have
been working hard all spring and sum-
mer, feeding and caring for their pigs
and calves. or possibly their tenth acre
gardens, and the girls their canning
clubs, received recognition of their
labOrs Wednesday. July 30, when the
farm bureau held an auto excursion
through the county to show interested
people the vast scope of the boys and
girls work.
Twelve thousand Idaho farmers, In
81 counties, actively co-operated in a
campaign for the destruction of ground
squirrels, which resulted in saving
of S2,500,000 In crops in the year end
ed June 80, according to the annual
report of w. +. Crouch. in charge of
rodent control work of the extension
division of the University of Idaho, In
cooperation with the bureau of bio
logical survey of the federal depart
ment of agriculture.
The Grte City Athletic club has filed
articles of Incorporation with the
county clerk. This club is organized
for the purpose of promoting boxing
and wrestling matches In this city UNI
der the new state law. The articles
specify nonprofit organization with
out a capital stock Three directors
named in the filing are Paul Courtney,
C. II. Stair and James o. Reed.
The agricultural clubs of the state
have been notified by Armour 4 Co,
through the extension division of the
University Of Idaho. that SITS has been
set aside to pay the expenses of the
pig club worker in Idaho who exhibits
either at the state fair of Idaho at
Boise or at the Northwest Livestock
show in Lewiston, the best individual
pure-bred pig in the pig club classes.
Idahos 40 per cent prune crop will
yield approximately 800 carloads, says
Miles f.. Cannon, commissioner of agri-
culture. Prunes are grown principally
in the southwestern part of the state.
1t is believed by Commissioner Cannon
that fully half the crop will be shipped
out of the state and the remainder
will be consumed by the driers in west
ern Idaho.
Work has begun on a $4,000 ware
house for the American Falls Milling
company. This is the first new build
ing in the last year and a half. the
companys mill heing the last new
structure. The new structure will be
57x42 feet, two stories high, of brick
and concrete, and will add storage
space for twenty carloads of flour.
Within one hour after filing the
complaint decree was granted by
Judge w. A. Babcock In district court
at Twin Falls, In the case of Clarence
Davis against Sarah Davis. Deser-
ton dating from April IL, 1913, nine
months after their marriage, was
charged by Davis.
To furnish conveniences that the
present pest house at Nampa does not
have, the city of Nampa Is planning
the erection of new cOnfine for vic
tins of contagious diseases who must
be separated from the general public
and have no suitable place of their
own.
An appropriation of $1,000 has been
made by the county commissioners to
aid the Idaho Reclamation association
which is working to interest congress
In giving assistance to the state In
promoting land and irrigation projects.
The American Falls chapter of the
American legion received the third
charter from the state when its scroll
and charter arrived last week. The
new post will be known as the Roland
Evans chapter of the American legion.
World war veterans met at the Ru.
pert chamber of commerce and organ
lied as American Legion Rupert Post
No. 10 last week The meeting was
addressed by State Organizer Tavern
Collier.
Twin Falls has let the contract for
paving twelve blocks of the city streets
with bitulithic pavement with concrete
base.
w. II. .Rriebe. first vice president of
the Idaho Retail Jewellers association,
has announced that convention will
be held some time In September. fol-
lowing the national conclave the last
week In August In Chicago. Mr..
Priebe made this announcement after
telephone conversation with j. F.
Laughlin of Boise. president of the
association.
Amos Wright and three children
have filed &nit against the city Of
Twin Fails for $1,000 damages ON
account of the death of Mrs. Wright
The complaint charges insufficient
protection ga the part of the city.
Mrs. Wright. IL b alleged. was stand
ing on ropeA-Off street when an aH-
tomObile knocked her against a stand
ing automobile and she was killed.
Water ON the Idaho Irrigation sys-
TEN tracts at Gooding has been shut
off for time. II Ia announced by the
company that they will have two runs
In August which will practically save
everything on this entire segregation.
Hay IL selling at SIS to so per ton
and IT Is thought that the returns from
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