Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-04-09
In THE GEM STATE


well.
May Is and IA have been set as the
dates for the University of Idaho's an
nual state interschoIastlc track meei at
Moscow.
E. B. White was taken into custody
at Caldwell on a charge of being inn
plicated in several thefts perpetrSteG
at Parma recently.
Fruitgrowers of the Fruitland sec
ton purpoa taking drastic action for
the control of the Goblin moth pest
in the orchards of the vicinity.
The latest move of forces in the war
between the restaurant managers and
the cooks and walters union of Boise
Is the opening of cafe operated by
the union.
II enough delegates to the Republl-
can convention at Occur d'Alene con-
sent to the arrangement, special train
will be run from south Idaho, carrying
about 125.
Burley hodge No. 1884, B.P.OE., will
be instituted at Burley Friday, April
49, by large delegations of the antlered
herd from Pocatello, Ogden, Boise,
Idaho Falls and other cities
Nampa, Caldwell and Oakley are re-
ported to be considering entering the
Southern Idaho baseball league. Kim
berly has declined to enter unless al
lowed to engage a purely home talent
/ team.
Instructors on the faculty of the
| University of Idaho and the Idaho
Technical institute at Pocatello will be
| elected at meeting of the state board
Of education scheduled for April 8
and 10.
II G. A. McDermand has been arrested
charged with the murder Of o. M.
| Abel, who was found with his head
beaten to pulp on December Is near
Deep Greek McDermand denies kill
ing Abel.
1t is now asserted that the builGi lg
of an 100000 sugar factory at Weiser
this summer is assured, the factory to
be of 600-ton capacity and modern in
every respect. Acreage is being
signed up.
Formal application has been made to
the interstate commerce commission
asking that the eastern limit of the
Pacific time zone be removed from Po-
! catello back to Huntington, Ore, where
| 1t was before.
| Suit has been entered In the district
court in Ada county by the state of
Idaho against Charles S. Moody, state
adjutant general under former Gov.
Moses Alexander, for the recovery Of
$1219, alleged to be held by him.
The American Falls chamber of com
merce and the county commissioners of
Power county will be the guests of the
Pocatello chamber of commerce at a
good roads" banquet, to be given at
Pocatello on the evening of April 6.
+ pure bred Holstein cow belonging
10 the University of Idaho herd has
established a new record. This ami.
mails butter fat total for the past year
was 500 pounds and her milk produc-
ton 21,399 pounds, or approximately
lo15 tons.
Idaho farm bureau members, to the
number of about 1900, will be called
upon, before April b. to indicate their
approval or disapproyal of the plan
proposed by a bill In congress, to levy
tax of 1 per cent on land holdings In
excess Of $4,000.
With a charter membership of 125,
what Is said to be the first Masonic
club In Idaho has been launched at
Twin Falls for the purpose of bring,
ing members OF the fraternity into
closer relationship through club rec
reational activities.
Attempts to prove that Fred Eggers-
gluss was murdered In Rock Greek
canyon, near Twin Falls. fell flat when
tracks, discovered In the canyon lead
ing to the point where the burned body
of the apiarist was found, proved to
be those of the dead man.
| During the world war Idaho was rep,
resented in the army with 1910 men,
I'm the navy by 21O0 men and in the
marines by sos men, making a total of
23,34O. OF this number 400 were
wounded and approximately 500 lost
their lives In action or died of disease
| ISergt. Albert d. Craven, Company
III Of Weiser, has been awarded the
distinguished service medal by the war
departing ut. According to the citation
the honor was given in recognition OF
his extraordinary heroism In action
north of Ciergas, France. October z
| 1918"
According to plans of representatives
Of the Idaho Tech. Gooding college
Albion Normal and the College OF
Idaho, an interscholastie track and
baseball tournament will be held in
Goodlng some time during the last OF
April between the four above named
Institutions.