Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-07-16
In THE GEM STATE

Lanterns are being used IN Madison
county beet fields for the trapping of
moths of the sugar beet web worm.
Bids will be received ON July q by
the department of public works for
the construction of 1.45 miles of the
Yellowstone Park highway in Fremont
county.
The sheriff of Canyon county, in a
midnight raid captured a still with a
capacity of ten gallons of whisky per
day in the extreme northern part of
the county.
Josh Mum and son, Sherman Mum,
former residents of Pocatello, were
arrested at American Falls for
operating still and having liquor in
their possession.
Charles Soldiers, who was arrested
at PocatellO three months ago on the
charge of extortion, pleaded guilty
last week and was sentenced to serve
six months in the county Jail.
The laying of the cornerstone for
the magnificent new hospital being
built by the L. D. S. church at Idaho
Falls, last week, was a most impress
sive ceremony, attended by most of
the citizens.
Prospects are excellent for bumper
crops in the Little Lost Valley Old
settlers in that valley say crops never
looked better than they do at present
and that water condition seems ample
for all needs.
Fremont county farmers have
planted 90 acres of sweet clover fo
fertilization. Farmers have high hopes
of the outcome of this venture as it
means, if successful, an initial cost of
only $500 for seed.
A. A. Jordan, carpenter in police
court at Twin Falls, paid a fine and
costs aggregating $135 for his part in
crap game, while f. L. Ashton,
laborer, another participant In the
game, paid a fine of $40.
The Hansen livery barn, a large
frame structure at Idaho Falls, was
burned at an early hour Thursday
morning of last week with all it's con-
tents. The building was the last
frame structure in the business dis
trict.
Pedro Rodriguez, 80 years Of age,
was killed and y. Tiscarino, 40 years
of age, was wounded In a raid made
by officers on shack occupied by
Mexicans in the west part of Burley.
The Mexicans were engaged in gam
bling.
Potato growers of the Lorenzo dis
trict are cooperating for construction
Of a storage cellar on the railroad
siding. Application for a lease on the
siding has been made and construc-
ton will begin as soon as the permit is
granted.
Farmers Of Twin Falls county this
year are finding that labor shortage
is not interfering with the haying sea-
son as was the case last year. The
crops throughout the county will be
above average and In some cases there
will be record crops.
Hersehel Skaggs, S-year-Old son of
M. B. Skaggs of Pocatello, was drown
ed in the natatorium at Lava Hot
Springs. The boy was unable to
swim, but was pulling himself across
the deep part Of the pool by a rope,
In some way tossing his hold.
"More wool remains unsOld in the
hands of Idaho growers at the present
time than has ever been In their hands
before at this time OF the year," says
r. B. Millin, sheep specialist of the
University of Idaho extension division,
in statement concerning "determin-
ing the value of WOOL"
Charles Atwater, a eobbier, has
been arrested at Blaekfoot, charged
with having made forceful entry into
a liquor cellar at the county Jail. The
arrest was made in consequence of an
earlier examination Of the cellar, show
Ing that arrangements had been made
for a wholesale removal.
Services of an official escort in the
employ of the city of Twin Falls will
be placed at the disposal of women
having occasion to cross temporary
bridge swung across the stream at
the bottom of Rock Creek canyon
separating South Park and other ad-
ditions from the city, until the new
rim-to-rim bridge Is completed
Bingham county wool was pooled
into six cars under farm bureau aus
pieces and consigned to Boston firm.
An advance of 30 cents a pound was
received on the fine wool and 10 cents
on the coarse. The amount Of wool
handled was 123.4O9 pounds and the
amount of money checked out to 10S
farmers was S37, 1925.
The crop output ON the Minidoka
project remains good. The recent
frosts set back corn and potatoes in
some sections for two or three weeks,
and the alfalfa yvaavsl has dona so,,o