Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-05-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS

water marx.
It Is thought that at least 1000
acres will be irrigated this year on
the Minidoka project The Short Line ,
has distributed seeds to the farmers y
as foam. 3
The demand for hay on the Twin Y
Fails tract is so great that the price a
has advanced to $3.50 and SIS ton C
and BUYERS are having difficulty III l.
getting hay even at this price. S
It is claimed that residence prop
ertv in Shoshone can be bought cheap I
or than in any town in Lincoln coun- q
ty. Notwithstanding the fact that Sho- c
shone is the largest town in the {
county
Idaho farmers and fruit growers
are perdicting a smashing Of all rec
ords for the spring months in the
matter of rainfall, and bumper crop
of grain. hay, fruit and vegetables as
a result.
The State Bank of Blackfoot closed
its doors last week without explana-
ton from its officers and the instltu-
tion is now in the hands of the state
hank examiner, who is investigating |
the accounts.
omen its doors on the 10th, owing to
tbe demand of the American Bankers
Assurance company, who had guaran-
teed depositors against loss to the es<-
tent of 100000.
The reins of the government at
Weiser passed into new hands last
week, and for the next two years
Mayor Ray B. Ayers and an entirely
will xy11Isf,a the,
,destinies of that town.
The Saturday Evening Post in the
issue OF May 6, publishes an interest
ing Idaho story. The scene is laid
near Bull, and has to do with the
early settlement of idaho, and the re-
cent rush TO the Jarbidge mining
claims.
Carl Christensen, who was arrested
at Glenns Ferry some months ago Oh
a charge of forging a check, and who
was tried at Mountain Home and
found guilty, has been sentenced to
from one to fourteen years in the
penitentiary.
Bellevue has a municipal water
,system costing $4,000, supplying
water Tor business and domestic pur-
poses, as we'll as pressure for fire pro-
L6cI1Ou. btlSNut uoc al tiS~SA ~
lighting system both for its streets
and general Use
C. w. GolGie of Payette, his wife
and two children, had narrow es
cape from death near Vale. Ore, wher
he ran his automobile into train
The machine was wrecked and all O
the occupants severely shaken up, bu
sustained nc serious injury
10,
In Canyon county has advertised TO
bids for the construction Of the Letha
Payette river bridge. 1t is locate,
near the present townsite of Leth
and crosses the river about midwa
between Emmett and Falk's store.
Water has been turned into tn
gravity canals oE the north side of tn
Minidoka irrigation project and tn
pumping plants have been started
Conditions on the pumping unit seer
satisfactory and the settlers are ge
ting their lands into first-class shap,
1t is claimed that t.le people in til
vicinity of Hamer were catching bi
trout with ralzes and pitch forks frol
Camas creek for a while last weel
The water had been diverted frol
the creek to a reservoir, making
low in the stream and the fish cas-
to catch.
Mrs. Frances Woods of st. Loui
who says that she is a cultured an
refined widow. has written to Il
mayor of Boise, asking him to han
her letter to some elig' Bile man
from 40 to % years OF age.
The Richfeld Recorder declare
that there is a really strong probab
lty that Idaho viii soon have a speci
session Of the legislature to talk oy'
the question of assessments of pro
erty for taxation purposes.
That the s35 600 which is propos,
to be expended in improving Boise
dre department will be more than I
paid within year through actual sa
ings made in insurance rates, is Il
opinion OF Mayor Fitchman.
The reclamation service will u
several million feet of lumber in
construction work on the Arrow Ro
dam. and congress has provided til
the lumber shall be furnished free
the forest reserve of the district.
A fatal error has been discovered
the call for the election held at Mot
tain Home when the voters declar
in favor of $4,000 bonds, to be us
In the construction of a waterwor
system. II will be necessary to ht
another election.
H. A. Collins of Wendell will pa
the portraits of the territorial a
state governors of Idaho, the last
islature having appropriated ST.
for that purpose. The capitol &C
mission decided last week to give ]
Collins the contract.
The Oregon Short Line last we
awarded contracts for ninety-t