Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-06-04
IN THE GEM STATE


states In the union IN quantity OF
merchantable timber.
Forty-four Cassia county farmers
have purchased or raised wheat TO
grow for certification.
Robbers broke into several resi-.
dences in Ashton and stole watches
trinkets and articles of value.
The recent published statement of
the condition of the banks OF idaho
show slight decrease in deposits
and quite an increase in loans.
Through the efforts OF the farm
bureau, AIinidoka county farmers
have sold about 20 tons of Trebi bar
ley and 40 tons OF Silvermine oats.
The First Baptist church of idaho
Falls will entertain the twelfth an
nual session OF the Idaho Baptist con-
vention at Idaho Falls on June 1, 2,
and 4.
Clark county highway district Is the
lowest bidder for the construction OF
ten and eight-tenths miles of graveled
surface road on the Idaho-Montana
state highway.
Gordon Mckay, champion middle
weight of the west, has agreed to
meet Curley Eastley of Kansas City
for a return match at PocatelIo on
the evening OF June 3.
| The Southern Idaho Tuberculosis
Hospital has been awarded to Payette,
the state commission having closed
the deal for the. site. The location
consists of so acres and the value is
| $4,000.
Five fly swatters clubs reported
recently to the Bonner county farm
bureau that they had killed 2S.43T
| flies, made 20 swatters and one fly
trap, and cleaned up 20 yards TO pre-
vent further breeding.
/ Fhe interstate commerce commission
has ordered a hearing at Boise, July
10, on the complaint OF the state of
Idaho and public utilities commission
OF Idaho against the Oregon Short
Line and other roads.
Twin Falls authorities are having
difficulty in enforcing an ordinance
regulating open air dance platforms
within the city limits and envIroes, a
dance hall having been opened just
outside the city limits.
There viii be no official celebration
Of independence day In Twin Falls
this year. Instead the city will con
duct demonstration later in the sea-
son, designated to combine in one big
| celebration several occasions.
A Chamber of Commerce has been
organized at jerome. The organiza-
ton is the result of n mass meeting
Of business men and representative
| citizens of the community which APP
! proximately 200 persons attended.
The Jerome county farm bureau re-
ports that very little OF the Dicklow
seed wheat produced I'm the county
last year remains unsOld. Last year,
slightly more than 600 acres CT certi-
| fled seed was grown in the county.
Purebred Jerseys worth $4,000 and
purebred HoEsteiI.S worth $1,000 have
been distributed among breeders,
dalrymen and calf club members of
Ada county, under auspices OF the
| Jersey and Holsteln clubs OF the Boise
valley.
For several weeks there has been
noticeable increase In the number of
| vagrant dogs on the streets Of Twin
! Falls, and 1t has bGen discovered that
the official dog catcher has jumped his
| job. The city Is searching for a new
dog catcher.
| Prank r. Coffin, president of the
| Boise City National bank, died at
Boise May IS. Dir. Coffin came to
Idaho In 1862 during the gold days
and mined at Florence, warrens and
Atlanta. He was with Captain Grimes
at Grimes's pass, and just before his
death was writing a history of At
/ lanta
Millinery, dress form and dry clean
| ing work conducted last month by
/ farm bureau agents. with the aid of
two extension specialists and the local
farm bureau project leaders, resulted
in a saving of $5135.71 to women In
Bonneville, Bonner, Bannock, Canyon,
Minideka. Lincoln Payette and Twin
| Falls counties.
william Carver. convicted recently
at TWIN Falls of manslaughter, has
been ordered committed 10 the state
penitentiary TO serve an iDdeterminate
sentence OF from one to ten years.
Carver was convicted of causing the
death of q sheepherder named Ygnaco
Of Bilboa, by shooting, following
quarrel over an alleged trespess OF
sheep on Caryer's land In the Bliss
district.
One ton of poisoned grain was pre-
pared In Minidoka county last month
for the destruction OF ground SOUR