Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-09-28
IDAHO STATE NEWS

of age, was held up at the points OF
revolvers and robbed by two masked
men in South Boise.
Congressman Burton L. French says
that the tariff will be the leading issue
in the next session. and it will be the
leading issue in the next campaign.
The government last week saved
itself from total loss by the forest
fires in the northwest last year, when
deal was closed for the sale of 1885,.
100000 feet of fire killed timber in
Idaho.
The postoffice department has re-
newed for five years it's lease of the
present postoffice quarters at Pocatel
10, which, however, are to be enlarged
sufficiently to accommodate the pos.
stall savings bank.
Forty-two men are pushing to COM
pletion the new heating and power
plant of the state capitol. Unless I'm.
expected delays lengthen the period,
the work will be done by March 1, at
a cost Of nearly 100000
The dates for the big competitive
shoot between Idaho militiamen were
definitely agreed upon by the officials
IN charge, October 9, 10 and IL, the
first three days of the Intermountain
fair, being the time chosen.
r. B. Hamilton, a carpenter about
30 years of age, was found dead on the
open prairie, seven miles from Muir
ply, death being due to exposure, ac-
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er's jury which held the inquest.
From all indications the first annuai
Apple day" to be held in Weiser, Oc-
tober 5, will be greater success in
every way than at first anticipated.
This event will be under the auspices
of the Washington County Horticul.
tural society.
Melvin Lords, a 12-year-old boy, was
seriously injured six miles south OF
Idaho Falls by being thrown from
moving machine, the blades severins
his right hand at the wrist, severely |
cutting his left hand and arm and |
causing other injuries.
A carload of exhibits, grains, fruits
and vegetables, from the fall carnival |
and fair held at Aberdeen has been
shipped to the state immigration de-
partment at Boise and will be included |
in the Idaho exhibits to be sent east
to the various land shows.
Mayor Friedman of Boise has re
fused to call special election to adopt
commission form of government, in
defiance of petition of LOO voters
on the ground that the Black law, en-
acted by the last legislature, does not
apply to Boise with it's special charter.
A meeting of the Republican State
Committee was held in Boise on the
Goth. 1t was decided to hold a con-
vention in Lewiston to select delegates
to the national convention. This will
be composed of 270 delegates. The
time was not fixed. A later conven-
ton will be held to adopt platform.
That the Pioneer and Mason Creek
irrigation districts need drainage and
need it at once, was the conclusion
reached by Secretary Fisher after hav.
ing made hasty trip over both dis
tricts.
The commissioners of Ada county
have voted to appropriate $4,000 to be
used in gathering and arranging ex-
hibits from this county to be dis
played in the east and middle west
this fall.
The Club of Commerce of Idaho
Falls, through the executive commit
tee, is preparing to make a big show
inc prf,r1 ut ha
shows to be held in Omaha, Chicago,
Pittsburg and New York.
A man arrested at Caldwell, charged
with bootlegging, was apparently
caught with the goods on him. When
captured there were found IL pints
of whisky in his suitcase, besides
some he had stored about his person.
Emmett is expected to boom as the
direct result of the sale last week of
an issue of $1,100,000 in bonds backed
by the Emmett Irrigation district COM
posed of $4,000 acres of exceptionally
fertile fruit land on the Emmett
bench.
w. L. Wilcox, a laborer employed
in the building of county road in
the Smoky mining district, near
HALEY, was killed by premature
blast He lived about two hours after
the accident, but never regained con-
iciousness.
AT the close of three weeks bust
ness the accounts at the postal saw
lngs bank at the Boise postoffice num-
Der SO and amount to $5113 exclusive
Of the Withdrawals. This is consid-
cred by postoffice inspectors to be
phenomenal for city the size of
Boise.
Patrick Lynch, the 17-year-old boy
who was found guilty of burglary
last week in the district court at
Boise, was sentenced to the state in
iustrial school at st. Anthony The
boy was evidently intoxicated when
ne committed the theft.
The commissioners of Canyon coun-