Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1919-05-16
iIDAHO STATE NEWS

More man 100 firemen from forty
towns in Idaho will assemble in Boise
June q, Z. and for their third annual
convention.
Thomas Poole OF Nampa was elected
president and G. q. Ballou of Boise
secretary of the pharmacists examin-
ing board.
Edna West, waitress at Boise
restaurant, attempted suicide, taking
what may prove fatal dose of bi-
chloride of mercury.
Plans have been prepared for new
Catholic church and school building at
Idaho Falls, the cost of which will be
about $4,000. Work will begin at
once.
Albert ii. Wilson, adjutant general
for Idaho, was elected vice president
of the national guard association at
| the convention of that organization In
st. Louis.
/ More than 500 cattle and many
sheep have been loaded and shipped
from Horseshoe Bend TO the summer
range In Long and Bear valleys within
the last month.
The recent frosts have greatly In
| jured the fruit In the Emmett section.
Most of the fruit In the valley and on
the bench is killed. On the slope the
fruit is still safe.
Harry Summers, of Murtaugh, Is
suffering from crushed knee, re-
sulting from w" falling on him
while he was working In a ditch near
Murtaugh. The injury Is serious
one.
According to a ruling by Dean Dris-
coll, first assistant attorney general,
the doctrine of independent contrac-
tors is applicable to the provisions of
the Idaho workmen's compensation
act.
The number of cattle and sheep on
the range is being increased rapidly.
Range lambing is In full swing In
Clark county and there was some loss
of young lambs due to the recent cold
| storms.
The baby daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
d. H. Poff, was instantly killed at
Nampa when she was struck by
freight car which was being pushed
ahead of an engine. She had strayed
into the railway yards unobserved.
At the election held at Idaho Falls
on the proposition to issue $4,000 in
bonds for the purpose OF making i'm
provements in the city water and light
plant, only 81 votes were cast. The
result was "a for the bonds and 3
| against. ....-4 -
The two chinese, Dong Sing and
Low Ming, who have been In the coun-
ty Jail at Boise for nearly two years
pending an appeal of their case to the
supreme court, are busy making their
annual spring garden at the county
court house.
Because of an unusual influx OF
. early tourists, the work on the I'm
provements at Lava Hot Springs will
be rushed to completion with all pos
sible expedition, according to nm an
J nouncement made by the commissioners
of public welfare.
Pastures and meadows are generally
. still In good condition, but they begin
to need rain and the cold weather does
not promote rapid growth. In many
localities alfalfa was nlpped by frost
| Grass on the range Is improving ant
} now supplies good forage.
Ada county's new commissioner
] made a discovery the other day which
will aid to the Golfers of the county
; treasury. They found that five ferries
were operating on the south side o.
: the Snake river. which had not taker
oul licenses for five years.
The Ada county commissioners have
u recently purchased a fine new car o.
high speed for the sberIfrs depart
ment and the state constabnlary, {
$1,000 car. of the highest speed to b.
I had outside of racers, for the purpost
of aiding In running down law break
O ers.
Better working conditions for thu
firemen of PocatellO have been pro
" vided for by the chief, and two shift
have been inaugurated instead Of con
tinuOus service as heretofore. Tn
hours of duty of the shifts will be
D. m. to 8 a. IN. and from s a. III. q
9 p. m.
The Elks' club will open a first
class cafe in its club building at Pc
catelIo. The matter of cafe has lon
: been under discussion by the lodge
and some time ego Q special commit
tee was selected to gather data ON tn
project and also get estimates on fuI
;" nIture and fixtures suitable for In
talIatlOn In the temple.
Vice President o. o. Haga Of tn
a Idaho Reclamation association. VIII
h has just returned from Washington
says that the people of the west. an
= particularly those interested in Obtain
ing appropriations Of reclamatio
work. must speed up organization an
be prepared TO present the just claim
of the west when congress eonvenes.
Formal request will be mad
through Idaho congressman at Wasl
ingtOn for an additional appropriate
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