Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-03-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

stationed at Boise barracks, have beer
sent to Fort Huachuca, Arizona, oil
the Mexican border.
According to the local agent of the
Oregon Short Line, alfalfa is no"
being shipped out of Bull at the rate
of twenty cars a week.
The leaders in Nampa politics, rep
resenting the two parties of that city
failed to effect a fusion ticket for the
city campaign after nearly week OF
negotiations.
The young man by the name of
Foley, who was arrested at La Grande
and lodged in Jail at Caldwell, admits
having issued forged checks in Boise,
Weiser and Notus.
A harmony luncheon was given
one day last week by the recently or
ganized Merchants and Manufacture
ers' association at Twin Falls, at
which fifty-five business men were
present.
While carrying her five-yearold
brother Johnny across the Thornton
bridge on the Idaho Falls branch of
the Oregon Short Line. Myrtle Han
sen, aged 10 years, was struck by
passenger train and killed, while the
boy was badly injured.
The Old Corporal mine on Marshall
lake, one of the most promising pros
poets in the Mount Marshal region.
discovered several years ago by Fox
and Briggs, who have number of val
liable claims in the district, has been
bonded by them to an eastern syndi- /.
cate for 100000.
The skeleton of a man has been .
found in the lava beds north of More
land. A careful examination of the
clothing disclosed a mark used TO
designate the ward in the Blackfoot
asylum, and this led to the conclusion
that he was one of the patients and
had escaped and got lost in the lavas.
Fire on Wednesday night destroyed
the home of j. w. Casey, three miles
south of Caldwell Mr.. and Mrs. Casey
and one son escaped, but the eldest
boy, a lac of six, persisted in the
flames. The fire occurred about 1890
p. m. and is supposed to have been
caused by the explosion of a lamp
which had been left burning. O..
The Boise Commercial club gave a I
luncheon on Tuesday of last week in a
honor of Ex-Governor Brady. Mr. Q
Brady is to leave Boise to make his Y
home in Pocatello, and the club de- f
tired to take advantage of what will t
,e its last opportunity for some time O
# showing its esteem for Idaho's last T
GOVERNOR
Relatives dependent on those who il
ost their lives in the forest fires
which swept Idaho last summer will
eceive the benefit of the $4,000 ap-
ropriation made by the last congress
Or their relief as soon as the officers
the department of agriculture and
'rest service can formulate plans for nj
S distribution tn
A protective association for the ju
1siness houses of the Twin Falls c.
'untry is now a reality. The new as til
'ciation starts out with a membership pl
th1rty-seven merchants. in
Senator Hepburn made 4 futile at pi
mpt in the senate to reduce the I'll
lnual expenditures for the mainten- ln'
ice of national forest reserves from .n
ore than 100000 to $1,000 900. III
The senate on Saturday confirmed -
e following Idaho postmasters: 80
irt Venable, Payette; G. D. McEch. =.
on, Lewiston; J. L. Hermon, Noun
nhome; Charles H. Andrews, Wen -.
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It has been decided after an inves- co,
alton that heart failure was the
use Of the death of Walter Scott.
prominent rancher. VINO lived near .
iho Falls. His body was found clio
his cabin. raj
At the last meeting of tint Payette up
incil it was voted to call a special An
ction for April II, to vote bonds TO tina
sum OF $4,000 10 cover the city's )
ton OF expense in laying a sewer sell
the west side. the
'ully organized. the committee OF mo.
that is TO have charge Of the Men run
Religion Forward Movement in me
Sc Is now prepared to initiate the i Du'
lpaign that Is planned IN connec. ~
with this great work. Fir,
en f. Tweedy has resigned az \
'or OF the city OF Lewiston. and his des'
snation has been accepted by tho putt
council. Differences Of opinion insu
the enforcement Of the local of- ~
Law resulted IN this move. ton
ever before has the Nez Perez r,
RE country witnessed such a noisy :.
Draiion ~ that starting a. Ser ~.
70 when The news came u the bsl ~
ting Lewis county OF Of a Dor. ,.''
Of Nez Perez having passed H. ~
. 49,, INT
BE- Bose club IN the Union nsre.
association ls ~ b. knonn AZ tte
gaiors. az The result o. coef..,I y.
last week ~ decide fhr nlek. ln n
b Of The club. 4 sra.on pa.. arf
offered az The prize ior tAe nams lfg
'ied ~ Che committee. tho
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