Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-05-07
In THE GEM STATE

Curtis Jackson, who had been min
Ing In Idaho Tor thirty-five years, died
suddenly at HALEY from heart dis
ease.
The annual meeting OF the county
superintendent Of schools Of the state
Of Idaho win be held this year at Po-
catello June 28.
Idaho schools won third place IN tile
good health contest Of the National
Tuberculosis association, open 70
schools Of the whole United States.
The question Of adequate salaries
for teachers was discussed at the an
nual meeting at Rupert OF the tris-
tees and teachers of MiRidoka and
Cassia counties.
Trees were planted at the Idaho
Technical institution at PocatellO on
April 20 III memory Of the young men
of that school who gave their lives
In the world
Under the new scale Of salaries
proposed t o the city council at Boise
the salary cost Of the fire department
would be increased 5000 per year for
the 20 men employed.
Plans are being made in Boise to
hold d bond election to raise S40o,000
for the erection Of a mechanic arts
building for the high school and the
central portion Of the high school
building.
g. y. Rose, for sixteen years super
intendent Of schools In Boise, who
resigned several weeks ago. has been
elected superintendent Of schools at
Tucson, Arizona, at q salary Of $1,000
per annum.
Association problems, better movies,
health work and spiritual develop
ment of the child, are subjects to be
discussed at the meeting OF the Idaho
State Parent-Teachers association at
Gooding during the week.
The summer session OF the Idaho
Technical institute Will open June z
and continue for six weeks. For the
benefit Of those who need nine weeks
to qualify for certificates, a special
session will be extended.
Ray Wilson, a farm loan man OF
Pocatello, has been placed under
bonds on a charge Of having OBJ
tanned money under false pretense. his
accuser alleging that Wilson sold him
land for which he was unable to give
title.
According to a recent ruliAg Of the
reclamation service, water users in
the Minidoka irrigation district can
obtain water rights on high lands on
borrow pits, provided there Is no in
crease in the amount allowed to farm
units.
The Rupert city council will call a
bond election for the purpose Of build
ing a city hall in the center Of the
park, tt provide for the different de-
partments Of the city administration.
the public library and a rest room for
ladies.
"A nine-year-old girl Of Idaho Falls
whose hips have been out ef their
sockets since her birth, underwent an
operation Mt a Salt Lake hospital last
week which. If successful, will enable
her to walk and play as normal chill
dren do.
g. 3. Gardner who formed the habit
of entering Pocatello restaurants. eat
ing q meal and then calmly informing
the cashier that he had no money. has
just completed a sixty day sentence
for his novel scheme Of beating the
III. g. +.
An Idaho Falls resident put on a
.'m~oonshinee party one night last
week, all the guests being IN q very
merry mood when officers appeared
upon the scene. The originator of
the evenings entertainment has just
paid a fine Of $50.
Finding that the bond limit OF the
city OF Nampa has been reached, cit
liens desiring a school building have
started d subscription list, more than
300 people already having subscribed
800 each. and the original quota Of
$4,000 EN- assured.
Farmers near Bull are complaining
of the d~epredations committed by
Chinese ~pheasants on grain and other
ranch crops. Ranchers state that as
many IS 800 OF these birds can be
found on a ranch ready to pluck up
grain almost as soon as planted.
The club leader in charge OF the
Twin Falls county farm bureau has
given warning to farmers of that sec
ton to beware Of statesmen who are
offering for sale bacteria for legumes
at 81 per acre. It is said these sales
men have been doing d thriving bust
ness.
Confronted with the undeniable evil
denee Of his finger prints, j. C. Ring
ling, held at Caldwell on j charge of
passing a bogus $4,000 sight draft.
broke down ana admitted that ne is
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