Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-09-24

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ace.
Ii Is anticipated that the sugas beet
.rop ut Shelley win be the heaviest I'm
me history Of the section.
Farmers OF the Raft river country
net at the Malta church last week
and organized farm bureau.
Idaho's crop production viii be the
largest in the history of the state, ac-
.ording to present indications.
Between 500 and 1000 Idaho hunters
will invade the Sawt0oth mountains OF
the state in search Of deer and noun
tain goats.
A jury at POcacelio returned a YER
1ict Of mot guilty. in the case OF
Goidie Davis charged with the MUIR
der of George Buchanan.
William g King, who was arrested
for operating an illicit still at Burley-
pleaded guilty and was given SEN
tence of three months in Jail and q
fine of $3.50.
Taxes collected in Twin Falls coun-
ty for state and county purposes this
year win be SO cents less per 500 than
last year under 1920 levies, announced
by county commissioners.
Ennis Messervy was seriously in
jurcd at Idaho Falls while driving a
team, which ran away with him. One
Of the horses kicked him In the face
and the wagon ran over him.
Twin Falls district sugar crop this
year viii average twelve tons per
acre, yielding total Of $1,000 tons
from $500 acres in crop. according to
an estimate made last week.
1t is predicted that six million three
hundred and thirty thousand bushels
Of potatoes win be produced In Idaho
this year. Five million four hundred
thousand were produced in 1919.
Fire starting from an oyerheated
electric iron broke out in millinery
store at Pocatello and before it could
be gotten under control had destroyed
approximately $4,000 worth of goods
The Twin Falls city council has au-
thorized an assessment Of $40 each
against water consumers for approx
mGtely 1000 water meters in process of
installation on the municipal water
system. u.
Undeterred by his capture after es-
tapping from the Ada county jail ON
June 10, Harry Mundy made another
Intellectual attempt to regain his lib
erty last week, but was recaptured
within fifteen minutes.
Chris Jensen Of the office of the
dairy division of the United States de-
partment Of agriculture at Salt Lake
City, has just completed tour of
Oneida county, instructing the farm
ers in methods Of producing better
cream.
From present appearances, Idaho
hay Is a drug on the market, the stock
men refusing to pay the price asked
for by the farmers and the farmers in
return refusing to take the low price
which the sheepmen feel is the best
they can afford
Plans are being drawn up by the en-
gineers of the Oregon Short Line for
the construction Of new depot at
| Shoshoqe, terminal of the HALEY
branch. 1t is also reported that the
railroad win install some 5000 feet of
additional trackage at that city,
Idaho, under the final allotment Of
federal road funds announced by the
secretary of agriculture, will receive
$1,226.050 from the federal treasury
for use in the next two years, provid-
ed the state puts up an amount at
least equal to the federal allotment.
Arthur G. Shields Of Eden, 40 years
of age, who served with the 10th field
artillery regiment overseas, died as
the result of fracture of the skull
suffered when a horse broke through
corral near where he stood, one of
the poles IN the fence striking him on
the head.
Lee G. Zones of Corvallis, Ore, was
shot and killed by f. A. Young, a
bookkeepAr Of Grandview. Ida, as the
climax Of quarrel over wages. Zones,
who had been working in the Young
apiaries, was killed as he sat at the
wheel of a light motor truck entering
the Young premises.
Certification to the county auditors
of the lists of Republican, Democratic
and Independent nominees for con
gress and state offices, and OF the pro
posed constitutional amendments to be
placed upon the ballot at the coming
general election has been made by Sec
rotary Of State Jones.
The attorney general of Idaho ha.
just rendered an oolnion to the effec
that the usual tar exemptions 90 no
apply to liability for local impros G
ment assessments. On account of thu
great amount Of work Of this nature
in Idaho, this decision. will affec
many cities and towns in this state
Increased tax levies have been al
lowed nv the Idaho flenartTnpnt Of ed