Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1921-03-04
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ranging from $40 to $13 q ton.
Caldwell expects again to be the site
Of the southwestern Idaho high school
basketball tournament, to be held early
In March.
A rabbit killing contest between
two teams at Picabo closed recently
during which nearly 5000 Of the ami
mails we're slaughtered. =.
Tom Takakahashi, Japanese trusty,
who escaped from the penltentiary,
was captured by deputy sheriff at
Huntington, Ore, and returned to
Boise.
Dan Young, retired farmer, was
found dead in his home at Salmon.
Date Of his death Is conjectural,
though he had probably been dead two
or three days.
University of Idaho students have
been offered an opportunity by the
Italy American society to enter an
essay writing contest with trip to
Italy as prize.
The senate has agreed TO Senator
Borah's amendment to the agricultural
bill, approprlating $4,000 to erect neces-
sary buildings at the sheep experiment
station near Dubois.
Thomas r. Hamer, former congress-
man from Idaho, is the leading candi-
date for diplomatic representative to
Panama, according to news received
from Representative Addison T. Smith.
Committees raised $1,000 to be used
as temporary loan in keeping teach
ers in the Twin Falls schools. IA ques.
tionnaire shows that $4,000 must be
paid the teachers between now and
April /.
A series Of three community fairs
will be held In Blaine county next
September-one at Bellevue, one at
Carey and one at Gannett. The fair
win be Of but one days duration in
each place.
Securities held by the department
Of public investments are valued a.
SIS, 1854, 858.32, according to a report
made by B. e. Hyatt, acting chief ex.
aminer Of the department OF finance,
after an examination.
The board Of education has decided
to submit to rsae voters Of Shoshone a
$4,000 bond proposition, partly for
taking up bonds soon coming due and
partly for building a gymnasium and
some additional school rooms.
X. Henry (Tud) Kent's team OF
thorough bred dogs won the Ashton dog
classic at Ashton. Kent's team Gov
cred the distance Of approximately
twenty-five miles in two hours, one
minute and forty-eight seconds.
On January /, 1921, Idaho had a
total of 3,798,400 head of all classes
CT livestock on farms. This is a re,
duction Of 10000 head, or S.9 pei
cent from January 1. 1920, when the
livestock population was 4,165, roo.
The Albion normal school would be
moved to Burley, Cassia county
by the provisions of bill introduced
in the senate. Funds for the erection
OF the buildings would be provided By
levying a Y mill assessment against
property of the state.
Though Idaho counties reported &
total Of nearly eight million dollars II
outstanding bonds La 1919, Latal
County, first # the A counties to file
Its 1920 report, informed the state de
.partment of finance that 1t has no out
standing bonds at all.
Statewide organization and rejuven
alton of the Democratic party In Idahl
for the purpose Of capturing congress
sional, state, legislative and count.
offices, was iLaugurated in Boise las
week at needing of the leading
Democrats of the state.
Frank Sikseerman, aged 40 years
was instantly killed last week and Al
bert Olson, aged 30. probably wa
fatally injured by a premature bias
on the 2O0-foot level of the Hercule
mine at Burke. Sikkerman's head wa
literally torn to pieces and death wa
instantaneous.
A federal inspection of all the cay
airy troops in the Idaho nations
guard will be held during the mont
of March. The inspection is an al
nual one and win include only thos
organizations which were recognize
by the government previous to JAM
airy 1, 1921.
Charging that he is incapacitate
for any but ''the highest forms (
work" as the result of an alleged a
cident in the Boise-Payette LumbC
eompany's sawmill September II, 1872
Frank Cherry has filed suit at Bots
i against that company In which .
} seeks to eohect $4,000.
] fdaho's livestock population is LEI
: than 1t has been for any time with
: she last Il years, with the exceptiC
I Of the year 1911, and in value Is lie
shan it has been since 1916. The r
e duction in animals IL S87, 300 head al
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