Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-02-27
In THE GEM STATE

At the rate OF approximately $1,000
per day, stock is being subscribed to
the proposed Rochdale cooperative
store for Twin Falls.
For the first time In the history Of
Idaho every county in the state has
paid the full amount OF taxes due the
state and none is delinquent.
Forest Ranger Harry Kershner of
the Minldoka forest killed six wild
cats which took refuge In tree, at
cording To a report received at forest
headquarters.
Embezzlement of $239.45 from the
Citizens Electric Supply company, Of
which he was formerly manager. Is
charged against Ross l.. Douglass In
complaints filed ut Twin Falls.
The Boise chamber OF commerce
has indorsed the erection OF memoir
! ial hall AS u suitable memorial to
honor the memory OF Idaho and Ada
county soldiers who fell In battle.
Hosea Il. Eastman. pioneer OF the
state. capitalist bank organizer and
former miner and hotel man, died at
Boise ut the age of 81 years He spent
/ more than half century In this state.
| Governor Davis has issued state
ment asking the citizens of Idaho to
recognize Loyalty week." February
% to %. by appropriate exercises and
by signing pledges of American 10y
atty.
According To the annual livestock
report. the total value OF all live.
stock on Idaho farms and ranges has
deprecated from $l06, 145.0O0 In Janu-
AIRY. 1919, to $o3.357 600 in January.
1920.
Idaho automobiles. 42,T32 In mum.
Der, brought $723,9O0l4 into the state
treasury during 1919. All motor We
hicle licenses and chNuffeurs' licenses
brought n total of $72o,7 02.04 to pub
lie Golfers.
The Chamber OF Commerce OF Ru-
pert is TO have "A paid manager A
big membership drive IL now on. One
team signed 40 new members. and
are to be honored guests at u big ban
quet In the near future.
The Ashton dog races for the year
1920 have been postponed indefinitely.
This action has been caused by the
unexpected and exceedingly warm
weather prevailing In this section for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Volera Romanza Nelson, II for.
mer resident of Rupert. where she be-
gan her career In motor lines. has the
distinction of being the first woman
I'm America TO obtain n pilots certif-
icate from the Aero club Of America.
State Commissioner of Public In
vestments Charles A. Elmer has
recommended to the state land board
that II either collect fees due on 90.
600 acres of state grazing land, or
cancel present lenses and release the
lands.
Within three years, unless there IL
tremendous increase In the produc-
tion of wheat. the United States viii
be importing that grain, Governor
Davis told the state farm bureau In
an address delivered at the Boise
meeting.
The Ashton Townsite company has
been dissolved by mutual consent and
the holdings sold To the firm Of Moore
& Fuller. The townsite company was
formed at the founding OF the town
and owned practically the entire town
at one time.
Contracts were let last week for
sixty residences to be built lmmedl-
ately In Pocatello by the Northwest
ern Investment company to j. ii. Mar
shall, local contractor. This IN the
largest home-buildlng campaign ever
Initiated In south Idaho.
o. +. Henderson,. secretary ~ the
Gem State Fair association. WIS ae-
quilted Of the charge Of manslHughter
brought against him. due to the death
of Michael Morris. with whom he had
an alteration at the fair grounds at
Boise. HenershOt struck Morris. Two
weeks later Morris died.
The searching party that went 30
miles into the snOwbound country
above Cascade TO bring out the body
Of o. Is. Able. reported AZ having been
killed by one Of his purebred bulls.
arrived at Cascade with the body last
week AbIe's friends openly charge
that ne was murdered.
The total cost Of the 1919 state fair
is shown to have been $50 s2049 In
the report Of the state department ~
finance. Receipts were So. 4O5-S3.
The excess expenditures over receipts
In S20t3S4.16. which sum II fully coy
cred by the $2O.s71.35 which has been
ordered paid out Of the 1870 appropri-
alton.
Joseph II. Peterson. former attor
ney general Of the state. has been ap-
pointed by Governor Davis az the
chairman Of the drive In BannOck
county for raising It's share OF the
5000 expected from Idaho nv this
states share Of the S2JO.OOO which will
90 toward Americas gift 10 the