Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-06-17
In THE GEM STATE.

Ahe nre was caused by an overturned
kettle OF tar and at least $4,000 dam
age was done.
John 4. Parker died Tuesday MS
result of injuries suffered when a lorna
do at Canyon creek, near Idaho Falls
picked him up with the roof Of q barn
on which he was working and dropped
him some fifty feet away.
John Henne, who lives west Of
American Fails. was attacked last
week by lynx which bit the horses
he was driving and the lynx was kill
ed with plowshare which Mr.. Henne
was carrying in the wagon.
Ashton sportsman planted 10000 fish
Try 10 streams Of that neighborhood
last week. This batch Of fish was TO
have been shipped to Dubois but had
missed train connection and was plant
ed In the local streams instead.
The Snake River Valley Druggists
Association will hold their annual meet
| ne In Parma on Tuesday June 14th,
at which time representatives from
nearly every town from Boise to Hunt
lngton are expected to be present.
Loans made to farmers in Idaho for.
the purchase Of seed from the So. 600
QUO appropriated by congress to assist
farmers in drought stricken regionr
show that 434 farmers in the Gem state
have been accommodated by the gov.
eminent, with loans totaling $3899e
Under the direction of City Physician
G. e. Cooper the Boy Scouts of Burley
have opened cleanup campaign.
Yards and alleys are being investigated.
Where cleanup is necessary, red cards
are being posted. Where conditions
are found satisfactorily white cards are
being used.
bonneville county or the Upper
Snake River Valley never faced a bet.
ter situation or condition for a bounti-
rul harvest than it does at this time. Is
the composite verdict of number Of
the farmers, many of them "old
timers" and close observers Of bust
ness conditions throughout the valley.
Over 10000 eyed rainbow trout eggs
were received at the Hay Spur fish
hatchery on Silver creek Monday from
the federal hatchery In Wisconsin.
They were sent here on application of
the fish and game club, and when
ready for distribution will be planted
In the streams in the Wood river water.
shed.
The w. @. Jenkins & Co. bank OF
Mackay, has been admitted to the
Twelfth federal reserve district. This
Is the oldest bank in central Idaho. d.
Y. Archbold, cashier of the institution
states that the institution is lining up
with other southern Idaho and Utah
banks on the Utah-Idaho Joint Stock
bank.
A. S. Embree, /. w w. leader was
sentenced to from one to ten years
IN the state penitentlary at Wallace,
Monday, after having been found
guilty of criminal syndicalism, under
the Idaho law Saturday. On the wit
ness stand Embree declared he filed
the place OF William D. Haywood as |
supreme offScer of the I. w. w. for
Two months In 1918.
Heavy rains Of the past week is the
cause Of much encouragement on the
part of Rupert formers. Officials of
the Amalgamated Sugar company say
It has been worth ut least million dol |
lars to that section OF the country. |
Potato planting is nearly completed
and hay and grain crops are reported |
In excellent condition. Dry farmers
feel that present prospects are the best
in number of years for bumper
wheat harvest.
Sixty-seven kegs of black powder
and seven and one-half boxes of nitro
glycerine comprised the charge which
removed about 1000 cubic yards of
rock on the north and south highway |
some three niles south of Craigmont.
The shock Of the blast was felt prac-
tcally all over Camas prairie. win
dows were shaen and dishes broken
In this city. The rock was lifted to a
height of about 40 feet above the sur.
face Of the ground.
Despite the work Of the government
trapper sent into Custer county to ex.
terminate wolves, the band is apparent
~ increasing and becoming holder.
Ranchers on Salmon river report the
loss of calves and even grown cows
frequently, while one or more wolves
can be seen In broad daylight near
Robinson Bar at any time StOckmen
and ranchers are circulating a petition
to the county commissioners to assist |
in the eradication OF the animals.
For the past ten years until this
season the auto licenses issued by the
state have shown on increase yearly OF
from 20 to 80 per cent This year Is
the exception and the number issued |
TO this time shows ne Increase over
that OF last year. This Is not attri-
buted to the fact that there are no
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