Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-25
In THE Gem STATE

enrolled in this state 10 take VOcaClonal
education under the direction Of the
state director.
The two-year-old daughter of M.
Chase, living near Nampa, swallowed
a small vial, which caused her death,
in spite Of an operation expected to
save the childs life.
Scenic railways and roller coasters |
will not be permitted to operate on |
Sunday in the state of Idaho, the |
Weeks bin having been approved by |
the governor last week.
The governor has vetoed the meas |
ure intended to amend the provisions
for organization and maintenance OF
rural high school districts so that
their tax levy could be as much 40 10
mills.
Taxpayers of Caldwell are paying
Canyon county almost $1,000 per an
mum in commissions for collecting city
improvement district taxes, according
to figures compiled by the county
treasurer.
Fire which destroyed a haystack
and chicken coops came near destroy
ing the M. d. Agenbroad farm home
near Nampa. BY hard work the
flames were prevented from reaching
the house.
The drain ditch which will reach
from Collister, in the outskirts of
Boise, to a point two miles north of
Caldwell, is progressing nicely. 1t will
cost 500 per acre for all the land in
the district.
Constructing a quarter of mile of
telephone line in nine minutes was
the feat performed by a crew Of
dozen boy scouts who spent days
outing recently at Camp Strawn, about
two miles from Boise.
The Mexican who stabbed G. S.
Alderman, a travelling salesman, at
Twin Falls, inflicting fatal INJURIES, is
believed to be mentally unbalanced.
The attack was entirely without provo
cation, Alderman being unknown to
his assailant.
Following tuberculosis test to
cattle in Minidoka county, it was
found that there was only one reactor
out of 400 animals tested. The dis
eased animal was killed, the owner
receiving 500, allowed by the state
in such cases.
Judgment against the city Of Twin
Falls for $4,000, representing punitive
and alleged actual damages resulting
from publication CO alleged false state
ments regarding his dairy, are asked
by William Cleveland in a suit filed In
the district court.
The 1921 season Of the Snake River
Yellowstone baseball league will open
on May II. 1t Is announced that
Sugar City and Ashton will come into
the league this year. The schedule
committee is busy outlining the SEIZED
ule for the season.
Rex Allen, aged 8, fell off fence
at his home in the Deer Flat section
and two tines of a pitchfork pene
trated his eye to the depth Of an inch
: one tine passing above the eyebal
and the other below, so that no injury
was done to the sight.
w. H. Ball, aged 20, Pauline far
mer went raving mad and, after shoot
ing and slightly injuring f. Biant, an
other farmer on the highway neal
Pauline, barricaded himself in hi
, cabin and shot three other men of {
i posse which besieged him.
4 Before the stroke OF midnight OIL
: March 10, the last minute allowed TO
/ the signing of bills passed by the las
d legislature, Governor Davis signed sen
D ate bill No. 208, authorizing the re
moval of the Albion State Norma
school from Albion to Burley.
Three red fox furs, the first eve
J. taken in fifteen years of his trappin
: experience in the Juniper district Q
J, southern Owyhee county, were brough
l. to Caldwell last week by James Bry
n ant. He also had 65 coyote and min
e wildcat pelts, on which he collecte
!, bounty.
The Witty tax relief act has bee
vetoed by Governor Davis. The pu
pose OF the measure was to extend tn
time of paying the 1920 tax from D
q. cember 81, to June of this year. M
n governor claims the measure would NJ
"a give the relief anticipated, coming |
L so late date.
:" Last year 1884 licenses for the ope
alton of automobiles were paid
Canyon county. On the last day q
lowed for the operation under 10:
licenses less than half that numb
= of licenses had been issued, but
- is expected the number issued tn
y year will exceed that of last year.
ID Under the new law, just signed
the governor. Independent school d
triets, with the consent of the sta
board of education, will be permit
n. to levy such taxes during the ne
n two years as are necessary to mai
az tain school terms of nine months, ]
on CARELESS of the normal statute
limit.
The Boise traffic bureau has pc