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MONTPELIER EXAMINER. % 3*. T VOL. XXV. MONTPKLDER, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1919. NUMBER It » MINERS DEFEAT CAMELS IN TWO FAST GAMES Green River Wallops Kemmerer Two and Now is Tied for Lead with Miners-Brewers Pky Here Tomorrow and Sunday« , ' _ # Green River Wallop« Kemmerer and now ie Tied for Lead with M in Brewers Play Here Tomorrow and Sunday. ei WYOMING-IDAHO LEAGUE Standing ef the Clube Won Lost Perc. S 1 .750 * 3 1 .760 2 2 .600 0 4 .000 Rock Springe Green River Kemmerer Montpelier by the fast Miners, and Kemmerer was Jarred out of " the lead of t£e league by too much Brewers. j Tomorrow and Sunday the Green River outfit plays the locals on their.Moon feome grounds, in what promises to j be a couple of the hardest fought Rock Springe and Green River took the lead in the Wyoming-Idaho league last week by winning both games of the aeries. The Rock Springs Min ers defeated Montpelier ln % ' two games, winning from the Camels 6 to 2 Saturday, .^nd repeating the operation on Sunday in a 10-lnning battle to the tune of 9 to 8. At the aame time the Green River Brewers were trouncing the Kemmerer ag gregation 7 to 4 and 12 to 8. The Camels gqt the hump out of ihelr backs ln two snappy attempts to climb out of the cellar position but were pushed deeper into the sand ball ggmes this yeas. On the same dates the Kenpnerer pikers go to Rock Springs to try conclusions with the Miners. x ■ • Saturday's Game Vealey performed aa slab artist for the Camels In tjie first enrounter going good except for his mania of walking his friends—and be has lota of friends. During his nine innings of twirling nine of'the Rock Springs , brethren were donated walks, and six connected lor hits, which coup' led with the Camels Inability to score tells tbs tale. Montpelier's 'two lonely tallies came In the first and ninth innings. The first run of the game was chalk ed up when Bronson got a walk, went 'to second on Jackson's sacrifice and •cored on a wild heave to second to catch him napping. In the ninth frame Sharp rapped out another of his famous two-baggers with no one on bases, and scored when *Ace' Miss Jaekla and Rodebaoh mere married la New York Just before he was ordered to Salt Lake to be dis charged from the service. After the honeymoon they came to Montpelier, •ad are now living at Georgetown. | Mrs. Rodeback is tickled to death ! with the west, end the happy young oakple ««P«** "> H»«»" hqpae | OFFICER BUCK OUTRUN* $ . 'BOOTLEGGERS5 TEAM. GEORGETOWN SAILOR RETURNS WITH BRIDE » Charles J. Rodeback of Georgetown has returned from Jwo years service In the United. States navy bringing with him as his bride Miss Alma Jaelde of K$w York qlty. The Georgetown «0k>r met and wooed the New York girl while stationed at a member of the Armed Draft detail is the metropolis. In addlti serving In New York he was ed at the Naval Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va., at San Diego, Cal., and made a number of trips to foreign ports. ' -, to ion »A tion bdto indefinitely. Charles Peterson of Hagerman val ley. 'bootlegger' was caught red handed with thirty gallons of contra hand whiskey by night officer Buck toet Saturday night wterson according to reports from Peterson, according to reports rrom ville, broke Into the liquor wave of Haggerty Bros, and stole go half-callon Jugs of Joy-Juice' on Sat ■rdav evening He loaded tbe eupp •niay evening, we waoea me eupp ly ou a light sprtmg wagon and drove go MontpelJfcrw Arriving, he hitch-: to tbe '««" back of tbe residence of *•** 3K in Vealey connected for a single. The Minera were held acoreless tor four Innings, but In the fifth Reese drew a base on balls, stole second, and scored on Hamblins single, Hamblin going to second on a throw to the home plate to catch Reese, and scoring himself on Mood'b single. In the seventh Rock Springs chalked up three more. Vealey walk ed Carr. Carr to second on a passed ball. Briggs walked, Moon singled, and Carr scored, Briggs getting to third. Steffen singled and BriggB and Moon scored. Score, Rock Springs 6, 'Montpelier 2. Sunday's game was a battle from start to finish for ten snappy in nings, Rock Springs winning In the tenth frame, by coming from behind and scoring two runs. Carl Spong berg pitched a heady, honest-to-good ness ball game throughout and should .have been credited with a win. Mont peller held the upper hand until the fateful ninth inning, when the Min ers scored their winning runs. At the start off Bronson drew a walk, ad Tanccd on Jackson's sacrifice, and as ln tbe f, rst Rame, scored on a wild j heave to second base. Rock Springs [scored two In the second Inning when j their.Moon and Steffen touched home, fol to j lowing two hits, two errors and ft litt,e hard luck. In the third the of ag of Mlners scored two more by an un lucky combination of hits and errors, Montpelier took the lead ln the flfth*frame by scoring four runs ln what looked like the winning spurt of the Camel. Hartman walked. and'P went to third when Chrr fumbled | Downing's grounder; Bronson sing- j led and Hartman and Downing scor ed. Reese got butter on his fingers trying to handle Jackson's hit. and Bronson got to third and Jackson : rested on second. Both Bronson j and Jackaon scored on Schoper's singled in the seventh Inning the Camels added two more markers'While when Sharp and LeKrbas scored from third and second, asslstd by a wee rap from Tommy Hartman's bat. The Miners came back In thefr half of the seventh with two runs by Moon and Marietta, and tied the score ln the last of the ninth when!got Moon hit for two bases, stole third to for of to of (Continued on last page) came Into town looking for grain for his horses. While wandering around ; town he aroused the suspicion ofj night officer Buck, who followed him and when ce attempted to drive off again Buck yelled for him to halt. Instead, Peterson whipped up his horses Into a gallop and started for Georgetown. Buck took after him on foot and the chase getting to hot for the bootlegger, he deserted the team and rftn - Buck fired four or five shots ln an attempt to scare him, and Petersen ran around the Dan Hurley residence, where he stumbled over a cellarway and was pounced upon by Buck. When arrested he claimed to have he bought the whiskey for >9 a gallon. but later reports are that he robbed. the jjbe Hagrferty warehouse. The Jugs were packed into cartoons with straw | with a half case of eggs perched on ! top for Innocence's sake. Sheriff Athay confiscated the booze, team nd | wagon. Peterson Waived prelimln ary examination and Is now in the •aunty Jail at Paris awaiting the next term of district court. At 'bootleg' price it Is said the cap tured booze would bring >1300. » at to to I _ 0 _Governor NO I. W. W.ISM FOR THE RAILROAD MEN _ „ ;-; u«a Moines. Iowa, June 11.—"Am t r,c * n ™Hroad men will not tolerate .; mIlar fanat cal or . anllat , ' go . ' " th * y be,i «»e th»t ' COUn rT orhe to * lth *' r *■ Am ' * ™ *" enemy ' * nd there U "? roow , for th „ , aMer> .. Warre n S aione ChJef of the Brother . hood of Loeo _ 0 , iTu En _ lneer , of . K ' d -°^w . i 8 ° ne - * * ber - *l tcnd °f lb r* *•** ^«**1 meetiag of tbe Brolherhood., , J j~| | Perplexing Problems of the City Farmer ,T A CIW1AIH snots Of R# «eau* AUJUH, JOKA, A 9UAAIAC VUlTH A WieulAO irtM AAO „ If MK*«! •» «y MERPACCOU^ PlAHl l » STILL y ill hi I ijiiiii, 7 ST u Pi s?/3 o 4 ? lit*! 1 n \ t S, « > ? i I —_' ' -c £ I'.OOTLEUUERH WOUND TWO OF O. 8. L. TRAIN CREW Conductor Harry Shaver and Brake man Ford McCready were ahot ond palufully wounded last Saturday ulghb at 11:30 at Border siding by three 'bootleggers' who were stealing 4 ride into Montpelier. Shaver shot through the thick part of the right leg and McCready through tfew fleshy part of the left leg. Both men are in the Montpelier hospital but will be able to be out in a fijw days, Extra 2537, loaded with coal, pul led by Engineer Arthur Burke, left Kemmerer Saturday evening for Mont- 1 peller. Before leuving the yards Brakeman McCready saw three men hanging around the träln, but they j were not located until pulling Into Border. There Brakeman Irving Ed wuxds, recently returned from, vice overseas with a machine gun was' ser battalion, caught them and told them to vamoose. One of the three puplled an auto matlc revolver, stuck It in Edward's face, and after saying 'You die' snap ed the trigger twice, but the cart | ridge would jjjt explode. Edwards j thought at first'the bootleggers were 'Joking, but when the other two men udrew automatics he raised both handq giving a slgnl with the lantern. : McCready and Shaver surmised j something was wrong, and' McCready 'got a .22 rifle and one shell from the icaboose and started for the head end. he was a half car length away, and Shaver a car lengths distance all three bad men opened up on them, McCready was shot first, but fired bis one shell, and as one of the men lot loose of the coal car and fell on tlie right-a-way, McCready thinks be one of them. When Shaver was jshot he fell from the train, and when picked up later by the crew was un conscious from the loss of blood. After shooting both trainmen, the bootee,, Jumped ott the traln , ; firing another round of bullets aa they dld and flrlng atiU a thlrd ToUey M the ^boose went by. 0nly two of the men were aBen g0Qg back along the track toward. Cokevllle. Brakeman McCready caD i ed t be Montpelier despatcher on the phone, getting right of way over No. 4 and the two tranmen were ruahed to the local hospital. Posses searched for the men from Border and cokevllle. and Sheriff Uthay, Chief of Police Hillier and Night officer Buck led posses out frwn here wUhout re s U u. G n Monday morning two men were plcked up , n the Montpelier yard, au ,pected of the crime but Brake rean Ed wardi was unable to Iden had two and two gunny of bootleg whiskey The two sacks we re found on the train when It reached Montpelier and taken to the county aeal b y Sheriff Athey. tify them as tbe bad men. I The men were supposed to have GOVERNOR l)AYIN WILL WELCOME IDAHO 80LDIERH Devis, who went to Washington last week on officiai business, was to bave left for borne yesterday, but after learning that about 1,000 Idaho soldiers would er rive | n New York tomorrow, he de c 'ded to remain in «... . ". "T cided 1 ° w r "" n . ,n "*• «« «<* »•»* come the boye upon their arrival. ' In a telegram to his Private Secre «*nr. received at Boise Tuesday, the Governor said . d , , my d * ,y ' " gOTernar ' to remain in the east end In tbe r* , ' me K of th „° H* 1 * 10 welcome the toys home.* * 4 1 BATTERY B WILL ARRIVE IN NEW YORK TOMORROV / Battery B. 146th field Montpelier's own, Is coming home. The glad news was contained In a telegram to C. E. Wright, from Con gressman Addison T. Smith receiv ed laat Friday a few minutes after theExamlner went to I»reus, message read : One forty sixth field artillery In cluding Battery B sailed from St. Nasalre on the third and should ar rive at New York on the fourteenth on the Peerless. Will remain In Camp Mills or Merritt four or five days then sent to Fort Russel Wy oming for demobilization. Immediately upou receipt of the artillery. .. ...... , . _ L W . I ■nan Smith that Montpelier wee giv ing a gigantic celebration on July 4th and requeated that Mr. Bmlth use his influence toward seeing that the artillery boys were handled promptly In their demobilization so that they would arrive In Montpelier by July 4. Mr. Smith promised to do everything iiA his power so that tba chances are excellent for the loc '»1 boys arriving here In time to par ticipate In the celebration and home coming. If the Peerless made scheduled time, on her voyage home, Battery B will arrive In New York city to morrow and he sent to one of is ' thej two camps mentioned above at once. It will be nqpeasary for them to ro main at an eastern camp for a few days, but they should be on their: way to Cheyenne some time next week. boys in Battery ß are planning on going to Cheyenne to meet the boys returning here on the same train; the battery came home on A number of local people having , BRIDE OF BEX/. V. HULMK Mia. Louise Krogue of tbta city became tbe bride of Mr. BenJ. F. Huime of Bloomington ,-ol-rdor I TLSSS p, "' ■" - H, Holm. ho. . 0 . 0 , moo. of '»• l-OUIHK KROtil K BW OMKH last five years In Europe, the first two and a half y a missionary ln France and England. Upon his return home he taught school In thin county one winter, when he responded to hie country's call, and served overseas for sixteen He retarned home on the vue. She baa been a music laacher for • number of years, but for the re of this time aa I months. 2let of May.« His bride la tbe accompl'shed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kro past two years she hes been a mem ber of the faculty in the Montpelier schools. Mr. and Mrs. Hulme start on life's es of e boat of friends. , ■ FEDERATIOX OF LABOR OFFOHEX PROHIBITION - Atlantic City, N J., June II— The American Federation of Labor résolu lh |„ afternoon adopted a Mon expressing disapproval of war »'me prohibition and urging that "* ht w,n *« aBd be * r * »*• exempted from eonatltntlonal prohlbltl-n Th vote, by delegations, was 24.47g to 4.005 -: Wrivht Welker. 11 year old son of Ray Welker was slightly Injured Tue- day morning when he was run Into ' by a ear driven by Ed Tuesher Wet k?r was riding a hyclcl-which was badly smashed, and the boy »taken •». ' * W ^ CONTEST IS ON FOR GODDESS OF LIRERTY About Dozen Young Ladies Already in the Race More to Enter- Prize 6f $15 to be Given for Largest Largest Family. % •everything Is working out nicely for Montpelier's big fourth of July Celebration, and the indications are j 'hat there will be more people In Hear lake's mctropolla on that day 'hau ever assembled within Its fates n any one day. Peoplo are coia'ng from Orace. ui loda Springs, Star Valley and Coke- w ville and a big majority of Bear lake's population will be here. The parade committee held an- tl .ther meeting laat Monday eight end, worked detail, for the float, end Other feature, for the parade. y| To the father and AKVfher who ' or ow up with the largest number of, lldren, a prise of |16 will be given And $10 will be given to the second j < I largest family. Thla contest is open to Bear lake county people, only. The families competing tor (he prizes must appear In autoa on 'loata properly decorated, and must r apayt to C. B Wright at the Exam Iner office by 9:3« o'clock on the morning of the Fourth. If there Is s family of five genera tions In the county they are request ed to appear In e properly decorated auto, so that they can bo given a place of honor In the parade, and I presented with . pur.« of 110. of merchants and auto owners of Bear j !,sk« county. j The contest for the Goddess of Liberty opened lest Tuesday morning A prise of 17.60 will be given to the beet sustained character and $6 to ths second heat. Those Intend ing to compete for these prises should see Dr. E. F. Guyon. For the best business float In the parade e prize of $16 will be given end to the beat decorated automobile ' >10. These confers are open to th« ANNUAL PIONI«' TO HR HELD AT FIMU H AVEN o x junk 17th * n'c will bn held Th's w'll be the flrst : affalr of the kind staged by the 'i Farm Bureau, and from all Indira-Jttuinburg lions It will he a big succees/ > ~A time V* been selected for this On Tuesday, June 17th, at Fish Haven the Farm Bureau Annual pic occasion farmers are least busy. '! '*•« farmer« have less leisure end relaxation than perhaps any other Ip, °L They worii longer ,od hour« end give less attention to each ,l(«r amusement than any other group of associate with Other lee. than moat people b««u«e [•» /■ • "eult „f' aUo "leee facts farm life Ie often lern |„ I H «hooM ho i "lÆïKSSiatl" Thh Object Of tbe Farm Bareau * Annual Picnic Is aa the term suggests l " to get farmers together, to relax, to *' 4bl " ,rom ,h * of *»«•♦ ment. A pert of the day will be <14 voted to good wholesome play fur whoever wish«« It. Hosting will to eo arranged that as many aa poeelb^ will be given an opportunity to fludt ow »oat beautiful body of wat er In tbe West. The greuteet attraction of the <\nçy part to be played by the dt> tlnga'ahed gentlemen—Dr. Reeves 41 laugh, to vlall, to enjoy each other. and to eut. Hes dea this lbs program of the day will be decidedly profit I n a i'üi of »V a the *•" Hon. Miles Pennon <4f , work along this line than any oibsr man In the country He will dlecnsfe • he Alfalfa Weevil and Us control We are extremely fortunate I* ng Dr Reeves to coma to * He w-H give hia d Haven at fl 17,k - T*"» Alfalfa Weevil ip th* rlone pest we have ood H is apruoi gr'p dlv It concerns every farm r '" «Minty. Wv rro aRo verv fortunate In *et»i >, Hon Mile. Cannon to come toL* H-er 1-ake. Mr Cannoo la Ike BtatoV r ' ■"'««'oner of Agricult«#- and la «< I "*• He Is -specialty donee road . w,,b ,b * Wohlem of ' ^ **7* " op * do.» 1 w U tbt * "**!•*• ** Wg addreoo ' Mr C i" Bon *• f,7 »rideved ot* of the i i mn *' «nent and feeceful CtotMga ln! eouatry fT(or g* I la o'clock a. m. Jane his contest Is being directed by^ V» Chas K. Hess wtlth a corps of j w.fsimc maidens aa asa slants The ns litres have already been entered In tht es of a dosen or more young conteet. * and several "dark ice." with on thus asile beckefa. expected to get In the race neat ui w Thla ro||U>(lt „ opa|| ^ yiH|llg Mlr , of l<aka |ia lf tl L pw>p ,„ o| |Hir| . of u> 0|fca|1 lha oounly ahould ta(| OB# lady . aha wotlM wl „ ^ y| hot ,„ r . „ , h „ r# ^ hlllr , doMn ' or more contestants from Montpelier. hoi *k. As this la to'be a county eelebre jtion. It would be appropriate.for the j < I odd »as to come from any section of the county. The seoond lady In, the race will be Queen uf llsar lake The contest closes Saturday night, June -luth. The committee will design furnish the costumes for the Ood drse snd Queen, and a committee of Indies will eilend to ell details la Soiling them ready. * A personal Invitation Is to be ex tended to every returned soldier and sailor to appear In the pared« in uni form. Mus'c will he furnished during Ibe day by the Montpelier and Bloom ington bande Th« excre'ees Immediately after 'he parnrio will he held A the taber nacle The committee hes not yet been able to secure en orklor for the day, hut hope to land a good, live Speaker within a few days. The afternoon program will eon j slat of sports for the children, ball j sum« and horse reoes, The festivities of the day will close with a grand ball In the pavilion. snd BAD ACCIDENT RESULTS FROM HARNESS BREAKING * Mrs. Tholnaa Cook of Dingle and At ert llumberg of Fegram were pela : »illy Injured as the result of eu acci 'i eut near I'egraiu Tuesday night. Indira-Jttuinburg atid family snd Mrs. Cook |w«re driving down > Mr. a steep hill, when tin brtwsi strap broke, causing the '! horses U> ran away was thrown front the wagon sustain Ip, g paiur u | but not aerioue injuries ,od Mrs. Cook wee thrown In the roemi .long the rood Mr. Ilumharg and received body lac .«rations and eeverel bad scalp »ottude. ,l(«r condition ttu jdr«n is tb. aUo lhrown o|j( ^ |„ r , #a t) aa b atavsd in itu. i f oahooWod T ""■* * l1 »« accident. Mrs Cook wee brought l " l ° ** 9119 *' oru U ** t • l '* w,u is considered serious. «ague were recover. I'AFKH IWtU) U.NDKH DlFPfrtWSUto VMM The Lxaminer is issued under d.Ife cuit les this week, es we havu beau n il bi, u l a linotype operator. F. ». Mays, who had bees employe» la this offtce for ths poet U months, took a sudden notion to quit hie job. and i'üi l . h m Ut "• •"* notice* left last Hundny for H eiser to accept a position on one ot fhe papers there. M-/Q4i»y BiomiBi, when v« l«trv«d of hie departure, th« language U ? k "*» W,M •• »rtoC »V nil DO 01)9 Iq operate the Itao Vpe and the office rushed wuh lob üm r felL°" C "" • ko «l how Some of the typ« for this tague v** »*• ^ _ ** ****** •> Alton, tor er /Bing *'Zr±**- ** *•* yesterday h»*-MN«eia of «rearing a wh£* to /iLf? 1 IWJ sitto uhlch tlm., Bvcr.il iU-rmaa on the Job »ggi-5, after spend.ng 4 ytors is the servie* of his IIT. >, toL* eeoooo than to hear him. far I tb * «► . lï*à Tw* oUer attraction of the day 1 «»»« music to be furnished during ' lb " <H»y by the Bloomiagton Brass i H»"d knd th, big dance at night ln! T 'W HontpeMcr Orrh. e*rx w:»l farm g* I uto ihu music tor Uto dato*. T