Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-03-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS


POtlach; Thomas j. Russell. Post Falls,
and William T. Roberts, Bellevue.
The third annual dog race took place
in Ashton recently. The first prize of
$3.50 went to Mr.. Kent. Large crowds
from all parts of the country attended
In 1918 IdahOans purchased War
Saving stamps to the amount of $o.-
S6I, 664.73 in maturity values. This is
per capita purchase of $14-5O for
the state.
Casual company No. 926, composed
of two Officers and lat men from
Idaho, sailed from Brest last week on
the transport Plattsburg and are due
In New York March 6.
Ninety-six returned soldiers, with
eleven proxies, held meeting at
Idaho Falls last week and perfected
an organization to be called the Great
War Veterans association"
The conference of knights of Column
bus members was held in Potatello
March /, and large delegations of
knights from all points in southern
and eastern Idaho were in attendance.
The 2-months-Old baby of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. p. Evans of Malad, is recover
ing from poisoning. Mrs. Evans gave
the baby formaldehyde, installing it
for castor OIL The baby's chance of
recovery is good.
Donald Mclean, former supefin-
! tendent of the Roswell schools and
later county agent in Twin Falls
county, has been made manager of the
West End Irrigation project in the
Twin Falls district.
/ Fire broke out in the Quinn business
| block at st. Anthony, causing con
siderable damage The origin is un-
known, but the fire started in the base
nent of the building, where the heat
ing plants are situated.
1t is expected at least dozen high
schools of Idaho will enter the state
basketball tournament to be held at
the University of Idaho on Thursday
and Friday, March 13 and IA. Bon
ners Ferry was the first school to be
formally entered.
Orchardists should begin now to
| arrangements lOI AhCiA SuBPAE "
arsenate of lead for spraying, in order
to insure a sufficient supply after
danger of spring frOsts has passed,
says f. f. Stephens, president of the
state board of horticulture.
Mrs. Kate +. Smith of POcatello has
filed suit against the Oregon Short
Line for damages on account OF the
death Of her husband. Howard Smith.
who died as the result Of injuries suf-
fered December "a, 1917, while EN-
ployed as switch foreman in the local
yards.
Freight rates on alfalfa meal from
Idaho points to eastern terminals are
not to be charged in a manner that
will work injury to Idaho shippers, a
Short Line official declares. In the can
collation. of through rates and adopt.
ing local rates, shippers are actually
getting a lower rate, he states.
About 40 patrons of the Boise Valley
Traction company filed petition with
the commission stating that the service
offered by the electric railroad be-
tween Boise and Duncan, a station on
the Caldwell line, was insufficient to
meet the demands made upon the
road by school children and laborers.
Criminal complaints were issued al
Twin Falls against four youths under
the age of Is years, because of their
alleged issuance Of checks on banks
in which they had no funds. One Of
the four, a 14-year-Old boy, is said to
| have issued worthless checks in the
sum of $13S during the past thirty
days.
The county Of Blaine stands at the
head of all the counties in the state
on the purchase of war savings stamps
in 1918, according to a report just is
sued by the state secretary. Blaine
county exceeded its quota, and the pei
capita sales were $2944. Other eoun
ties with high per capita sales are
Minidoka, Lemhl and Oneida.
Sunday afternoon, March ?. memor.
ial services were held at Poeatell0 In
memory of the twenty-five young men
of Bannock county who gave up their
lives for their country in the great
world war The number represents all
the young men who have been killed
In action, died of wounds and sue
cumbed to disease I'm France and In
the camps in the United States.
The committee on reception for re
turned soldiers and sailors met al
Pocatello. Sunday, and decided defin
itely on holding the big welcome-homt
reception on July 8 and-4. in order tt
include as many men as possible. The
matter of holding individual reeep
lions was discussed, but was not fount
to be feasible. inasmuch as the boy,
are drifting home few at time.
W. T. Mccall. state leader of boys
and girls club work, is in Kansas Cit.
to attend a national conference of boys
and girls club leaders and state ex
tension directors.
A young woman who gave her nam
as Mrs. Mary Eva Beck. Is years o
age, attempted to kill herself In al