Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-07-11
IDAHO STATE news

Buyers are in the field. contracting
fall apples, and are offering $40 TO $50
per ton, based ON variety.
All Canyon county wool has been
sold, bringing producers prices rang
ing from 40 TO 30 cents per pound.
Potato crop reports indicate that
this years yield in Canyon county will
be about an average ON AN acre basis.
The Moscow Telephone 4 Telegraph
company has asked the public utilities
commission for permission to Increase
rates.
The total of municipal building per
mits issued at Twin Falls in June is
$75,95O, of which more than $4,000 Is
for homes. ranging from the $1,000 to
$500 class
Pocatello business men are taking .tAi
active interest in the boy scout move
ment, and as result PocatellO will
soon boast one of the Invest organiza-
tons of boy scouts In the state
Recent surveys made by the Canyon
county farm bureau give the number
of farm sheep in the county at 969T
which produced this season an estl.
mated crop of 93,92S pounds of wool.
Several farmers with small flocks av-
eraged IA pounds per clip.
The extreme water shortage that IS
being felt throughout the state has
been u source of much concern to Of
Ulcers, but recent inspection of the
sources of water supply has shown the
three government projects, at Boise,
Fors Hall and Minidoka. to be in good
condition.
Oscar O'Harrah, II young sheepherd.
err of Idaho Falls, was placed under
arrest after having attempted to work
"get-richquick" scheme whereby he
manipulated 81 and "a $40 bill In such
a way as to make whoever he gave the
two bills to believe they were resoiv-
ing two $40 bills.
There is no fishing at the Payette
lakes now, according TO otto NJ. Jones,
state game warden, who has just re-
turned from trip that took him to
thU ANhOAt- AAE NNsN HO WIG
is catching either bass or trout. The
game department expects to plant fish
in the lakes and attempt To stock II
up.
Pay checks were issued last week TO
the members of ID company, Third
Idaho infantry. representing back pay
for the drills of the company since its
organization at PocHtellO more than
year ago. Issuing of these checks
was In keeping with the movement to
clear up all the affairs of the company
prior to mastering of the newly organ
lied ID company into the new militia
organization.
Representative Smith Of Idaho has
brought to the attention Of the federal
trade commission and the house OF rep
rsentatlves, the matter Of the eXOrbi-
tant price of gasoline in Rocky noun
tain states, which Is nearly twice as
much as the price charged In eastern
states.
That the water situation In Idaho is
acute is the substance of report made
by the commissioner of reclamation OF
this state. w q. SwendsOn, upon his
return TO the state capital after an In
spection trip through southeastern
Idaho and the upper Snake river
region.
After successfully Guiding the Of
ficers of three counties and II score of
cities and villages for more than two
months, Charles Galloway was taken
into custody by the Bannock county
officials at PocatellO on the charge Of
being IA whlskey runner.
OF the 1900 carloads Of fruit to be
shipped out Of Idaho this season. IL Ia
estimated that 1850 cars viii be neces.
sary to handle the apple crop alone,
while 800 ears Will be devoted 10
prUnes and peaches will make up an
additional 800 carloads.
The state board Of education has
decided to make use of the lesson
taught by the war savings campaign
of last year, and introduce thrift into
the schools Of Idaho as an independent
study. carrying the idea through all
the grades.
With officers in pursuit. touring
car laden with fourteen cases of liquor
cOllided with a calf few miles from
Lava Hot Springs and wrecked the
ear. allowing the sheriff and his dep
atty to cODflscate the cOBtrabaDd
ligN9r
The Canyon county commissioners
have granted the petition for fornia-
ton Of the new school district. to he
known as South Side boulevard school.
formed from parts of Happy Valley.
Greenbnrst, and Sunny Ridge districts.
Criminal complaints were filed In
the probate court at Caldwell by Dr.
Ernest y. Laubaugh Of the state health
department against Mayor II. ii.
Kelm of Nampa and Ira Beam. charged
with violating health regulations