Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-04-08
in THE GEM STATE

The schools of the Robin district
have been closed indefinitely on &C
count of an epidemic OF measles and
a few eases of smallpox.
The American Legion post No. 4 OF
Pocateilo has arranged TO give series
Of lectures open to the general public
during the month of April.
Senators Rorah and Gooding have
united in recommending the appoint
ment OF William Ashley OF Standpoint
as receiver of the Occur d'Alene land
office.
Boise win have fast baseball this
season In the nature of three games
a week OF the twilight variety, played
by teams OF the recently organized
Boise Commercial Baseball league.
A sewing festival was held by the
Girls Sewing club OF Hatch recently.
which was attended by the entire
community. The girls gave an In
teresting program and a good social
ume was enjoyed.
In appointing former service man
as deputy game warden at Idaho Falls,
the state warden stated that II would
be- the policy for the department 10
appoint former service men ms depu-
ties wherever they could qualify.
A club Of the Progressive business
Men. a national organization. with
headquarters at San Francisco, has
been organized NJ Idaho Falls. The
organization Is along the same general
lines as the Rotary and Klwanls
clubs.
Nearly 100 cars OF potatoes have
been shipped out OF rocatello from the,
upper Snake river section In the PAST
few weeks. Most of these have been
loaded Mt Blackfoot and have been con-
signed from Hsnitoba TO the Rio
Grande.
A force OF men Is engaged at the
ManidOka dam IN Snake river taking
out trout eggs for the hatcheries, The
eggs are taken Immediately to the Hay
Spur hatchery ON nlg Wood river,
where the conditions are Ideal for
Matching.
/ Clyde Hansen. who has been Operat.
ing pool hall at Louisville, about five
miles east Of Menan. was captured near
his home JUST after he Ind attempted
70 rob the bank NJ Menan, and had
been frightened away after an alarm
had been given.
News has been received IL Salmon
that John Manfull, former resident
of that town, "a In hospital In a seri-
GUS condition. Mr.. Manfull was light
ing a fire In dIsuaed stove. when
giant caps and powder, which hid been
left In the stove. exploded.
you shot me-" were the dying
words OF NJ. walddogel '73 years OF
age who was accidentally shot aud
killed by his son, l.. II. walddogel
about eight miles from Mnrphey. A
22-callber rifle WIS accidentally dis
charged. the bullet entering The un-
fortunate mans left side.
Promise OF establishment OF another
beet sugar factory at Twin Falls was
made public last week In connection
with the filing OF articles Of In
corporation % the Merchants and
Planters Sugar company, organized
af Wilmington, Del, March 10, 1910.
with s200000O capitalization.
/ Search II still being made by Idaho
officers for william u. True. who was
: Mt Wallace In August. 1919, and had
: planned big game hunt. lie dlsap.
, peared before starting on the trip into
the timber His brother, Clark True
! of wichita. kan. came to this state q
! yenr ngo. seeking his lost brother.
: The boosters" excursion of pocn
= tello wholesale men returned home
March 80. from a launt by bus up tbs
= Snake River valley. They were the
{ guests Of the Snake River Transporta
tl0n. company In the opening Of ~
auto bus service line connecting Poca
2 tello with the cities Of that section.
All points OF the s25a.OO0 bond lssu,
met decisive defeat at the hands D
!. pOcatello voters at the special eleetiOs
March 81. The main part Of the issue
proposing 10 vote bonds for glOaOO
!. for paving street and alley lnteEsee
tiona throughout the city, was defeat
. ed BY $50 to 2s3. The second pfopo
= sition. calling for $4,000 for storf
= sewers, was defeated. sac 10 205.
d The county agrlculturtst for Rannoc
It county Is busy organizing COMMITTEES
h to take care Of the distribution OF N
II $1,000 Of moneys assigned 70 BaI
y. mock county for the aid OF drantl
~ stricken farmers In buying seed grail
y for this years crop. The loan of NJ
De more than 800 to any one farmer
y given to those who have suffered cEs
", failures or financial difficulties.
benjamin O'Harrow. . farmer i
y siding five miles from Jerome Ut
" fered tbs loss OF hls 5000 barn and
- sllo by fire. Mr. O'Harrow had 20
- 10 the hay NOW with = lantern. Viii
ss be had suspended from a rafter. WI
- he noticed that this blaze was Funni
a AI0k he reached far The aan.arn. 4