Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-05-14
IN THE GEM STATE

pieces Of the Bnhl chamber Of conn
merce.
The FIRST annual convention 1T presi-
dents and secretaries DC chambers of
commerce Of the state was held last
week In Poeatello,
A new creamery building IL being
erected at Rupert al q cost Of 5000.
ii being expected 1t win be completed
within the next thirty days.
Inside electrical workers are on
strike at Pocatello. They are demand.
Ing a wage Of Sd a day. which has
been refused by the employers.
Preparations are under way for
floating 100000 railroad ties down
from the two forks OF the Blackfoot
river In Idaho to Granger for shipment.
Examinations are 10 be held at Bur
ley on May 10 OF applicants for the
post office at Rupert, the post master
having resigned. The position pays
5000 a year,
Dates for the annual Mlnldoka
county fair have been set for Sep
tember 0. 10 and IL. II IL announced
that government officials will be In
attendance ns judges and demonstra-
tors
Wireless telephones will be used In
the Thunder mountain forest and IN
rounding forests OF Idaho this summer
as a means OF communication In the
event OF forest fires, II has been
learned.
Al plan for an Improvement district
Is being prepared to take care Of the
additional lighting system to be In
stalled In the business district OF Ru-
pert. The cluster system Of lighting
win be used.
Tburcio Salgado II in a serious con-
dltlon from knife wounds alleged to
have been Inflicted BY Oonstancio
Ortcz and Auretio 0rtex at Grace.
Both men are being held awaiting the
outcome Of the injuries.
Officers OF II troop, First Idaho cav
airy, ut Pocatello. have been advised
that the new equipment for the troop
viii arrive In a few days. The troop
!. Is growing In membership and q So
cial club viii be organized loon.
Charles II. Rathhun, %defaultlng au.
ditor Of the Boise Artesian Hot 4 Cold
/, Water company. has been sentenced to
serve not less than three o mere
than fourteen years In the state peni.
: Tertiary for the crime OF embezxle-
! ment.
The senate has concurred IN house
amendments to the bill authorizing the
city Of poeatello to acquire by pur.
chase from the government $3.50 acres
J Of public land 10 protect liz wateI
: supply. The city il to fence the prop
erty.
: An Infant girl was found near Pocn
tello, In n field. The child had beet
J, deserted and It's hands and feet wers
l partly frozen. THE baby WINS taken q
: a pocatello home and carefully treaties
and revived and doctors thinks no ~
: rious results win ensue.
MInidoka county. through IT. firm
bureau, Inns started on nm ambition
. program of poultry Improvement
which carries with II the POSSIBILITY
of saving the people Of the count
more than $4,000 a year by the elm
:. milton of the Gull hen.
: Idaho farmers were virtually unani
: nous IN their vote Of disapproFai Q
: the Nolan bin, providing q ! per cen
! tax on land holdings In excess OF SO
. 600, according 10 m announcement
S made here by l.. w. F%lnharty. seer'
II tary of the state farm bureau.
a A large cooperative project Il !
10 be financed by the forest service IN
a the stockmen In the vicinity Of Tire
ID Creek, within the next three month
This project. which win consists Of
miles Of drift fence, Il something whit
~ has beer needed for some time.
" A garden contest, In which any chi
e under III years Of age may enter. h
ID been sponsored BY the Amphicty0n
ed Council. the womensa club Of Parm
or Supervisors are to keep track q 4
er gardens throughout the season and o
ID rize of SO and five Of 81 win
Q earded in the fall.
y Francis Pickett. aged .. IL dead
. i result OF an accidental discharge
: 4 shotgun IN the hands Of his broth'
M Leon. aged IL, while the TWO boys We
hunting near their home At Nurtans
= The older boy was taking aim II
bird when the younger brother sfepp
n front OF the weap0n-
- Shot following an alteration OF
water rights. II Ii said. John Abbi,
ms FiIer district farmer. died last we
II. +. Ramseyer, a nelghb0r, i nn'
arrest, charged with having fired
fatal shot. Ramseyer claims that
acted In self defense. being first
lacked By Abbl, who used a shovel
r. A. Kennedy. painter. II In
county hospital At Twin Fails sun