Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-11-21
In THE GEM STATE

shortage situation. Box cars are badly
needed to move grain.
The campaign for $150,000 to build
q dormitory for the returned soldiers
and others at G0oding college was
started by mass meeting at Cooling
last week.
Six Idaho banks formed a syndi-
cate last week and, undertaking four
groups of New York and western cap.
italists, purchased the whole of Ida
hos $650,000 treasury note issue.
The city council at Twin Falls has
directed the city engineer to proceed
with the revision of tax assessment
rolls covering property in which paw
ing is to be done during the coming
year.
AS result OF the sale OF the prop
erty of the Christian Science church OF
Twin Falls, to the Mennonite Brothers
in Christ, plans for a new Christian
Science church building are being
lrawn.
No celebration of Armistice day was
held in Pocatello, owing to action
taken by the Pocatello post of the
legion, which favored continuation of
all business during the day, in prefer
ence to holding a holiday.
State Commissioner Vt Education Il.
A. Bryan is authority for the state
ment that school teachers in Idaho,
who leave their positions regardless
OF the contracts they have Signed, face
revocation of their licenses.
In face of an opinion handed down
by the attorney general last week, the
state game warden has ruled that his
department, enforcing state game laws,
will prosecute all unauthorized women
and children hunting game.
With the exception of one county,
Latah, every county in the state has
paid the state taxes, according to State
Auditor Gallet. On January of next
year the new taxes will be due and the
state expects prompt renlittances.
Upwards of. 40 Idaho dentists will
face possible revocation of their H.
censes to practice when d dental ex-
aiming committee of five members
appointed by Robert o. Jones, state
commissioner of law enforcement, be-
gins its sessions in Boise.
City, county, federal offices and
business houses were closed at Twin
Falls in observance of Armistice day.
Streets and public buildings were fly
ing the Stars and Stripes, and stream
Ing across the main thoroughfares
were the national colors. tt..
A number of accidents Of a minor
character of late through fast and
careless driving of automobiles, has
caused the police department at Poca-
tello to inaugurate another vigorous
campaign for the arrest of all speed
Sters and irresponsible drivers.
In order to conform to a change in
the time back to the old schedule, the
business houses in Bull now open
their places of business at 7:30 In
stead of 8 o'clock as heretofore the
custom. Business will be suspended
promptly at o'clock in the afternoon.
Colburn Gumberson, 4 rancher o.
Horseshoe Bend met death in a pc
culiar manner. He has garage which
is practically air tight when the door
is closed. He started bis engine while
in the garage, was overcome by the
fumes and was dead when found some
time later.
There is a coal shortage at Pocn-
tello, and it is predicted that soon ii
will be necessary to adopt the "cash
and carry" system, as it will be neces-
sary to parcel the allotment out in
such small quantities in order to give
everyone chance at it that the coal
can easily be put up in small bags.
To establish fixed policy in regard
to irrigation and reclamation work in
general throughout the twelve arid
western states. is the chief aim of
Governor Davis of Idaho, who has in.
vited officials and experts on the sub
ject in each of these states to attend
conference to be held at Salt Lake
City on November 81 and %.
Hamer, the duck hunters paradise
IS frozen up, and for an indefinite
period duck hunting in that popular
region will practically be thing OF
the past. Hamer is the favorite duck
hunting grounds for Ppcatello sports
men and, although eighty-four miles
from the city, large delegation has
visited Hamer every Sunday.
Ray Hembree has been brought back
to Blackfoot from Pratt, Kans., charg
ed with assault with intent to commit
murder. 1t is alleged that Hembree
with others, broke Jail at Blackfoot
four years ago, and in d general shoot
ing which followed, shp BIT and severed,
wounded Ferpan Fackrell, member OF
the posse
Fifteen state employees were last
week voted salary increases by the
state board of examiners. OF tho list
IL men were members of the state
highway department force.