Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-10-03
IDAHO STATE NEWS


Neg Perez county residents vote an
October on S40O,Oo0 road and bridge
bonds.
The Lewiston barrie. crop is sellinl
nj So busheI, netting around SiO0
an acre.
The $4,000 bona issue having been
approved, Spirit Lake will build a
gymnasium.
The contract has been let for the
erection of $.-j.00O Catholic sisters
school for boys and girls at Rlackfcot.
The treasury department has issued
charter Ia the jefferson County Ma
tional bank IF Rigby, capitalized at
$JO.O00.
Burley is suffering from sugar
famine and the local stores are limit
ing their customers to 80 cents worth
to the family
immediate organization at Twin
Falls of II commercial club was urged
mt ii mass meeting, largely attended
by local business men.
Thomas Dakan. n rancher living ~ear
Nampa, died rs the result of injuries
sustained when he fell from n hay.
stack, striking on his head.
Photographs and moving pictures of
Burley, Rupert and the Minldoka pro-
1ect have been taken, two reels Of the
Minid0ka project having recently been
sent 10 Russia
The charge against {. 5. Moody. for
mer adjutant general of Idaho. Of max.
ing IA false certificate TO voucher
for travelling expenses amounting to
$176.63, has been dismissed.
The S-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Jensen of Arbon was fatally
Injured when he fell under disc hnr-
row, suffering Il fracture of one arm
and bath legs, in addition To internal
injuries
After. two days bearing Al Doug
las, coI6rcd, was exonerated ON the
charge of first-degrec murder. with
which he was charged after he had
killed George DAVIS. colored, some
weeks ago at Pocatello.
Jack Mct;innis, alias samuel &.
Hildreth. Jr., is being extradicted from
Baltimore, under the authority of
Governor Davis. He Is to stand trial
In Twin Falls county for IL .iewelry
robbery committed there.
The SEEMING of white Ash in Payette
lakes promises y Becl.npA An extinct
pastime. otto NJ. Jones. state game
warden, has announced that no more
permits would he issued. aud permits
now out will be cancelled
Idaho families are being paid S5.261.-
$50 in war risk insurance claims by
Uncle Sam. lie is making restitution
TO those whose sons and husbands died
In the service of their country during
the greatest war. 81 all times.
Fred G. Bradley, former receiver OF
| the United States land office mt
HALEY, who left that place several
| years ago, Is believed by his friends
TO have met with foul play in San
Francisco. They are making an lnves-
tigation.
Charles A. Thomas, farmer nea'
BlackfoOt. waF fatally injured while
working with n threshing crew. He
was pitching bundles when his pitch
fork caught in belt and was whrled
about, striking him in the abdomen.
death resulting an hour later.
Two teams of horses valued at 800
each, driven by James Hur1, were
killed by nm electric shock mt Aber-
deem. While the teams We're being
4, l.
steel pole of n hay derrick came In
contact with the wire. The driver es-
capped injury.
There are 602 insurance claims being
paid in Idaho through the bureau of
var risk insurance to beneficiarles
named at the time application for in
| suraDce was made by soldiers. sailors
| and marines. now dead. The average
policy carried by these COZ men was
$S74O.
Nearly $5O0.O00 worth of land was
sold In the Gem irrigation district on
September 81. according 10 figures by
Land Commissioner J. II. Nash. who
conducted the sale. The sales aggre-
gated s490. 7O1.57. The improvements
on the property. which Is included In
the total figures amounted 10 $4,000.
A possible double tragedy has been
brought TO hight In the Salmon river
country by discovery Of note signed
by Frank Bowman in which he says
he killed his partner, Billy y. Jones.
and later took his own life. The
note was found in a deserted cabin
across the Salmon river from Boyle
.reek near Salmon river.
II Is reported that the watersheds
of all the important streams are drIer
than they have ever been before. and,
unless the precipitation If the coming
year IL much above normal. q short
water year will occur again next year
because Of The immense amount OF
moisture necessary to restore these
watersheds 10 their normal condition.
The case Of DIR. Charles q. Smith.