Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-01-14
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according to the records in the city
clerks office. improvements were
made in Buhl during the year 1920 nj
the rate of 500 for each inhabitant.
Frank ]. Clayton. chairman OF the
Industrial accident board OF Idaho, has
rendered his resignation TO Governor
d. w. Davis. to become effective
January 10.
Seventeen miles OF Boise streets
were sanded at an approximate cost
Of $506S from July / TO December /,
and 6O2 miles Of streets were swept
at cost OF $S5l1.
The Idaho Horticultural association
opened Its annual convention in the
chamber Of commerce rooms mt Boise,
January s. with about fifty fruitgr0w.
ers Of the state Ina attendance.
On an assessed property valuation
OF $29.9S6. 1887 there comes TO Twin
Falls county a total tax sum OF 81.
6S4 .S13.2S. including the assessments
against personal and real property.
The rabbit population OF the Wen
dell section suffered heavy casualties
last week, when a rabbit drive was
staged. A total of $40 Of the original
natives of this section was slaughtered
by farmers.
An extra large crew is cutting ice
for the Oregon Short Line at Humph-
rey. Approximately 1900 tons OF Ice
will be taken to Pocatello for the ice.
houses there and about 1900 tons win
be sent to other points.
Announcement is made of the re-
sumption of the Twin Falls FIGURING
mills with a full force on an 1.,-bOur
shift. The mills resumed after a shut
down of about 10 days. Demand for
flour has suddenly increased.
Capt. A. Fl. Conner, former service
man and lawyer of Standpoint, has
been appointed attorney for the pub
lie utilities commission to succeed Ray
mond L. Givens, who Is to sit on the
bench Of the Third judicial district.
AT its regular luncheon last week
the Blackfoot Rotary club indossed
the civil service appointment of Lee
G. Hardy as Indian agent at Fort Hall,
and instructed that telegram to that
effect be forwarded to Senator Borah.
fire at Firth, ten miles north of
BlackfOot, destroyed business property
to the value of $4,000 and was pre-
vented from wiping out the entire bust
ness district by a bucket brigade of
$50 men and boys battling against a
heavy gale.
The hopes that sweet clover, which
grows luxurlantly In many places In
the northwest, might be used In max
ing linen have been blasted by the
report of r. K. Bennett, head of the
department Of agronomy of the Uni
versity OF Idaho.
The city council Of Lewiston has
called for bids ON sewer and street
work amounting to 100000 as the re-
suit OF conferences by business and
laboring men In an effort to provide
work for the large number of unem-
ployed In Lewiston.
Ada county collected s01, 102.6O dur
Ing 1920 for licenses on motor vehicles.
reports from the county assessors Of
flee show. Touring cars licensed num-
bered 41S7; roadsters, 40; trucks,
$40; motorcycles, 238; dealers licenses,
48; chauffeur's licenses. TO-
Investigation Of the Peter Wykoff
estate, involving lands on Long Island.
N. Y, valued at $1.500.O00, which may
bring fortune to several Boise and
Caldwell people, is to be had at a
meeting of 100 heirs OF the estate
which IL to be held soon at Gienwood.
Iowa.
Nothing has been heard of Peter
2. Grant, formerly OF Wallace, who
apparently disappeared from the face
Of the earth during visit to Port
land. He was last seen during the
latter part OF October. He was Of
one time a prisoner for two weeks
In the Hunter mine at Mullan.
On the resumption Of school Mt Filler
the new $4,000 grade. school building
was occupied by the primary grade.
The need OF the new school has been
50 great that for some time past the
basement Of the old grade school had
been pressed into service for class
rooms. The basement Will shortly
again be turned into a cafeteria.
Representative Smith has been hold.
Ing conferences with Director Mather
Of the national park service, Superin.
tendent Albright of Yellowstone PARK
and other officials on the proposal to
permit the building Of a storage reser.
yoir on Falls river. In the southwest
corner Of Yellowstone park, for the
benefit OF settlers In the upper Snake
river valley.
Sixty-sIx head OF purebred Jerseys
we're sold at a Foundation Jersey
sale" held recently at Payette. The
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