Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS

formulated are carried out.
George Allen OF HALEY had hi.
right hand badly shattered by the pre-
mature discharge of a gun while GU
hunting.
The first carload of prunes of tho
season was shipped from Emmett OF
September 2. The prune crop of thai
section this year is estimated a
about fifteen carloads.
Mrs. ". II. Hartman. widow oil
the late railroad king. last week left
for her eastern home. after three
weeks vacation at the country home
of w, S. Eccles, Island Park. Idaho
Night Warehouseman H. T. Peter.
son of the Oregon Short Line was
run down and killed by a train at
Payette on the 9Th. 1t is not known
definitely how the accident happened.
o. L. Phillips. one of Middleton's
prominent citizens and fruit growers,
was painfully and nearly fatally in
iured last week by being kicked in
the head by his family driving horse.
Ten thousand pounds of luscious,
Juicy watermelons and cantaloupes
will be consumed by residents and
visitors to Mountain Home on Sun
day, September 10. which is Melon
Day" in that city
The number of young trout in the
streams of Bannock. Bear Lake and
Twin Falls counties has been increas-
ed approximately 100000 during the
past fortnight as a result of the visit
of the state fish car
The Anti-Saloon league, carried off
Its feet with the sweeping victories
won in Bannock and Canyon counties.
has already launched a movement to
down the "wets" in Ada county, If
such a thing is possible.
John Reed, aged SO years, a tour
list from Elwood. Neb., to Nampa,
was the victim of an accident in the
Pocatello yards that resulted in the
loss of his left hand. Reed fell under
train when getting off,
At the local option election in Can
yon county on the 9Th, the county
again voted dry by majority of 2,4Oo
out OF $500 votes cast. Nampa was
the only town voting wet. An in
crease Of the wet vote is shown in all
the towns.
The first elephant that ever trod
the soil of Kamas prairie was exhib-
tied at Cottonwood last week by
small circus, and the farmers from all
over the country suspended haresting
operations and came to greet the pio-
neer pachyderm.
Largely because she is the mother
OF six children, Mrs. c. L. Isbell of
ST. Joe, Ida, has been made teacher
OF the Gordon school at a salary of
500 per month. At present there is
but one child in the entire district, |
besides those of the teacher.
The Long valley indictment return
ed against thirty-two ranchers resid.
Ing in that section of Idaho, charg-
Ing them with conspiring to deprive
a citizen of his rights under the laws
of the United States, were quashed
In the federal court at Boise on the
9Th.
Preston Is to have water system.
Birch springs were purchased from
the Cub River Irrigation company and
survey OF the pipe line is nearly
completed, when figures will be fur
nished of the estimated cost and an
election called to decide the bonding
question.
A coroner's jury at Grangeville
found that Peter Mallick, a half-breed
Nez Perez Indian, who was shot to
death in the county Jail there, met
death at the hands of unknown per-
sons 1t also exonerated the Jail
keepers on the ground that they were
overpowered.
Bannock county has voted to re-
main in the dry column, following
one Of the bitterest local option cleo
tons ever held. Despite the fact
that Pocatello. the county seat and
metropolis of the southeast part of
the state. gave a wet majority of
$50, the drys won.
The Lower Salmon Falls power
plant located on the Snake river In
the Hagerman valley is at present be-
Ing enlarged to take care of the rap
Idly growing business and the new
territory being covered by the lines
OF the Great Shoshone G. Twin Falls
Water Power company.
Heavy rains have fallen in the Snake
and Clearwater valleys and In the
Prairie regions. About five per cent
OF grain is still uncut, half of which
Is barley, and this will discolor TO
some extent; the standing and shocked
wheat is bleaching slightly, but the
damage will be nominal.
A. ]. How'd, who owns a fruit farm
IN the slope, near Emmett, is dis
playing bunch of grapes raised on
lis place. They are of the Tokay 7
'ariety and the bunch weighs two i
md a half pounds, is IL inches long d
nd nine inches wide. r