Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-02-11
IN THE GEM STATE

ness,
The Caldwell Athletic club was or
ganlzed last week. membership Of %
being enrolled.
Three masked bandits held up and
robbed n Braneau pool hall Of mp.
proxtmately $500.
The Diamond Match sawmIll at
Standpoint has resumed operations with
about sixty men employed.
The women's clubs and societies Of
Gem county have Joined forces In pro
test against violation of the antt-cig-
arctic law.
The proprietor or soft drink par
Tor at Rupert was fined SIS In probate
court for allowing minors to smoke
an his premises,
A packing house 90xlO0 feet win be
built this year by Harry Kent ON his
0O-acre orchard az Payette. which In
now at the full bearing age.
A national regional Conference OF
the w. @. II, U. Is to be held in Boise,
February s to 10. at which six M.
tional officers will be In attendance.
More than 02 miles OF highway have
been graded aud more than "a miles
have been surfaced during the past
year by the Nampa Highway district.
One hundred and seventy-five then
sand tested forest aud shade trees
were distributed the past blennium.
reports from the school Of forestry,
University OF Idaho, say.
Harvey Green. Is years OF age. who
was held IN thu city Jail at Nampa on
charge of forgery. waived his pre-.
llminary exam.1atlon and was bound
over to sAe district court.
Canyon x unity has more than 20l,.
T1e acres OF land under irrigation at
the present time. with nm additional
"a 600 pcres capeele of being irrigated
with a slight enlargement OF tho pres.
ent system.
Ernest Fliger, Jr.. 10-year-Old son
Of Ernest Fllgcr. a retired farmer, shot
himself Ia the forehead with 81
callber gun NJ Juliaetta and died m
hour Inter. A eoroner's inquest re-
turned verdict Of suicide.
There have been many violations OF
the provision that every person or cor.
poratlon paying any employee $1,000 Or
more a year must file a report with
the government, the collector Of I'm.
ternaI revenue has reported
There was an increase Of over Sl3,.
100000 In gross value OF mine prod
ucts OF Idaho IN 1920. Value OF the
mineral products for 1870 wns $50.
S54,S57, compared with sin,t08,T23 Ia
1910. an increase Or s1a. T4G.t84
Four sultcases filled with opium,
with valuation approximately os
$4,000, were seized by the police force
OF Nampa. This il one OF the largest
hanls Of contrahand drugs ever made
In the state. Two Cinnamon were ~.
rested.
william M. Morgan. retiring chief
Justice of the Idaho supreme court
has donated 70 the University Of Idaho
law library bis personal copies 81
briefs and records OF the many easea
that have been heard during his term
OF six years on the bench.
Cheese factories OF Boise valley ere
manufacturing cheese at the rate n
1000 pounds day, according 10 esti.
mates. More than 5000 a day n be.
Ing paid 10 farmers for milk. Manu-.
faeturers say the demand Is 30 great
that no surplus Is on hand.
There are A.. 100 farms In Idaho
containing s,370.s73 acres: $50 per
cent improved Value Of al farm
property. 97i0.t37,9iO. Increase 81
1916 per cent over 1910. Value d
land and buildings for 1910 shows IN.
crease 0f 1873 per cent.
The Utah Construction eumpany'i
possession n the Big Lost River lrri
CATION project 81 Idaho. which IN said
to have cost St.b0O.O00. il attacked n
a suit brought IN the district ceuri
at Boise. by James ~. Clinton " Boise
and II. IL Henderson Of Ogden.
A surprise wedding ~ interest wns
celebrated at Focatetio when Mrs
Harriet Adams. head Of the CONNER
/ ciat dressmnking department nc the
Idaho Technical institute, was married
to DR.. L. Henderson. federal livestock
Inspector for the state OF Idaho.
spug Myers Of PocateIlo was award
ed decision at pocatello over Gcorgs
Soils, OF Salt Lake. 40 the end d
Is rounds. The bout was scheduled
for u rounds, at the end Of which IN
judges were unable to agree and or
dered an additional three rounds.
The manager Of a store at pocatelif
frustrated a bold attempt 10 rob HI
store Rt night when he was working
alone and late On the books. II
heard an effort to pr or d skyligh
and called the police. A rope wai
dropped ahrouga the skyIlght 10 Per
NIT the burglar to descend TO III
floor.