Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1920-10-01
In THE GEM STATE

Burke are to build new lodge build
ing at cost of $4,000.
The State Federation of Women's
clubs will meet at Occur d'Alene De-
tober 13 to 15, inclusive.
Practically all Of the sheep In Twin
Falls county have been dipped, as re-
CURED by the state quarantine order.
j. Hawai- in court at Twin Falls
pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery
and was remanded to Jail, where he
has been held since his arrest Ia Salt
Lake.
special election will be held Oc-
tober for Jerome highway district
voters TO decide for or against issp
ing $4,000 additional bonds for road
work.
The postoffice safe at Letha was dy-
namited and approximately $40 in
postoffice money, $7.55 in money or.
ders and $40 Of store money was
taken.
Floyd Brown, who has a peach or
chard near Eden, states that he has
400 trees, which he estimates will
yield 1000 bushels and bring about So
a bushel.
BY vote Of 367 to 322 the people
of Blackfoot asked the city council to
authorize Sunday picture shows The
election, however, was advisory and
not mandatory.
The University OF Idaho is anticipat-
ing a troop of cavalry in connection
with its cadet corps, IL arrangements
for the caring for horses are made by
Moscow citizens.
All arrangements have been complet-
ed for a twelve-round bout between
Art Brugger of Salt Lake and Young
Meyers Of Pocatello, to be held in Pc.
catello, October |.
The Boyd hospital at Twin Falls,
valued at approximately 100000, has
been sold by its founder, Il. o. Boyd,
to the Catholic church, it was an.
bounced last week.
John Steel of Parma will harvest
from 600 to TOO boxes of pears from
three acres of Bartletts this year,
bringing him return Of about $2100
for the three acres.
a steel has been discovered near
Pocatello which 10 construction utiI.
lied two fire extinguishers, milk can,
several pieces of tinplate and a great
amount of copper tubing,
William Edmo, half-breed Bannock
andian, was severely injured when his
aarse fell with him while running
fHWn steep hill back of the Fort
Hall Indian agency.
The third crop of alfalfa, which IL
an abundant yield, is being harvested
ut Homedale and numerous threshing
machines are at work in the district.
The grain crop is excellent.
Blackfoot has begun enlisting BOYS
for the new cavalry troop which is be,
ing organized In that section. Black.
foot Is to have one troop, with horses
furnished by the government.
Ray Peck of Salt Lake and Harry
Cooper of Blackfoot are in the Black
foot general hospital as the result of a
bad spill in side car race on the
Bingham county fair grounds track.
Because she is alleged to have
forged a government check addressed
to service man, Miss Myrtle Jones'
formerly employed at the postoffiee
at Goldberg, was arrested at Sail
Lake.
Madison county'a irrigation record IL
given In acres by the census bureau OF
Washington in a bulletin just issued
It IS announced in this that the county
has no irrigated land available for set.
Element.
Homedale Commercial club is mr..
ranging for celebration of the com.
pletton Of the bridge across Snake
river at Homedale. The event win
consist of speeches, barbecnes. various
sports and dancing.
Maxine Walker, 2-year-old daughter
of ID. I. Walker, was instantly killed
by train near Mountain Home. The
engineer saw two dogs on the track
but did not see the child until It was
too late to stop the train.
At special session of the board of
governors of the Pocatello. chamber OF
commerce the feasibility of ATTEMPTING
to secure the International truck, trac.
tor and implement show for Pocatellc
IN June was thoroughly discussed.
Althoneh Idaho's staple crops have
not fulfilled the prospects of August
!, present indications are that they
viii be the largest in the history OF
the state. The crops Of hay, wheat
oats, corn, potatoes. beets and prunes
are unusually large.
The eoroners jury sitting in the case
Of the death Of little Dorothy Geishen.
who was killed by being thrown from
an automobile near Idaho Fails, has
returned n verdict dacIorfn +I.4 ~