Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-11-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Ten new cases of smallpox are re-
ported from Greenleaf. All of them
are mild cases.
Three Cinnamon left Boise last week
for China, where they expect to aid
the insurgents in their battle for lib
erty.
"he new Christian church at Boise
is nearing completion and will be
ready for dedication Sunday. Novem-
Der 49,
John Plowman of Caldwell had a
narrow escape from death last week
as the result of ptomaine poisoning.
He is now reported out of danger.
There were thirty-three births as
against twenty-five deaths in Boise
for the month just closed, according
to the report of the city health officer.
1t took just two hours and eight
minutes to try bootlegging case in
the district court at Caldwell last
week, the accused man being con-
victed.
Charles H. Allen and R. c. Cleden
der were found guilty by jury at
HALEY of the murder of NJ. ]. Crowley
III DOb l.. <AiiCll lCSOll OI O0plclHDe-
81, and sentenced to life imprison.
ment.
The monthly sales day drew an I'M
usually large crowd of farmers to
Caldwell. Five hundred and fifteen
teams were counted. The offerings
consisted of horses, cattle. household
furniture and farm implements.
Andrew Bowling and John Davis,
residents of Highland valley, are
both badly bruised and shaken UP as
the result of being thrown from
wagon, which overturned, landing the
occupants in barb-wire fence.
Mystery surrounds the motive be-
hind the suicide of John Hay of Walla
Walla, who took his life on a Short
Line train a short distance from
American Falls, by shooting. There
is no known reason for the tragedy.
The Ada county commissioners have
granted a 50-year franchise TO the
Boise Valley Railway company,
known as the Robert Noble lines, to
construct and operate an electric rail
way to connect with the company's
existing line in south Boise.
Harry Orchard. now serving a life
sentence in the state prison for the
murder of Ex-Governor Stennenberg,
has made a statement to the press in
which he favors prison reform, declar-
ing that work is a good thing for the
prisoners.
Deputy State Bank Commissioner
W. o. Pierce, former receiver of the
defunct State Bank of Commerce. at
Wallace, pleaded not guilty to the
charge of embezzlement. at Wallace
last week. His case will be called
December 12
At the meeting of the Idaho-Wash-
ington Development League in Boise,
there were 80 boosters from Portland
and about. 10 from Spokane and So
duly elected delegates from towns in
northern and central Idaho and east
ern Washington.
The dryest SPOT on the Sahara des-
ert hasn't anything on the various So
cial and fraternal clubs of Boise, fol-
lowing the order resultant from the
supreme courts decision that the serv-
ing of liquors in such places is ILLEGAL
without a saloon license, says the
Statesman.
Persons living on the new Paris
branch of the Oregon Short Line in
Idaho have asked for more frequent
train service. The MONTPELIER Com
mercial club has asked the road for
morning and evening round trim ser
vice between the terminus of the
branch and McCammon
Spokane, announced that at the next
session of congress he will introduce
bills proposing to change the pres
ent government land laws so that
homesteaders will be REQUIRED to live
but three instead Of five years on
their lands.
Following three days of inspection
J. B. Wallis. deputy state inspector
of weights and measures, and M. s.
Parker, deputy state inspector of
dairy, food and sanitation, made a
statement that the citv Of Mamma
was without exception the cleanest
town in Idaho.
Charles Henry. aged - years. sor
of Mrs. Adelia Henry. a widow, was
shot and instantly killed near Lewis
ton by load of shot fired from a IL
gauge shotgun in the hands of Geo
Price. the same AGE. who did mi
know that the gun he pointed at his
COMPANION was loaded
The city council of Salmon CITY
has fixed December 10 as the date
for voting again upon the qeustion Of
bonding the city in the sum of SOS,
600 for the purchase and extension
of the waterworks plant This viii
be the fourth time that this matter
has been submitted to the voters.
1t is said that the Thousand Spring,
Power company intends to install
power plant at Thousand Springs a
once with an initial unit of 6,00t
horsepower. Just Whit use the power
is to be put to is matter the com
many is NOT making nuh1fc