Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-05-04
IDAHO STATE NEWS

dern Woodmen OF America will con
yene in Idaho Falls. Nay ., and viii
continue until May !.
The ten southwestern counties
were well represented at the booster
meeting OF the Western DEVELOPMENT
association held in Pocatello.
Announcement is out for the organi
cation of 2 stake choral society at
Preston and the stake presidency
have called upon 200 persons to be
come members.
Claims for the killing OF 3e1 preda.
tory animals in the state for the frs;
half OF April have been allowed by the
state officials. 4 large majority OF
them are coyotes.
There is a measure before the city
council ar Caldwell making il a mis-
demeanor for the owner of an automo
bile TO allow his machine TO stand on
Main street longer than five minutes
Plans are being laid to make the
fat stock show TO be held at Lewiston
December -, 10, II, the most success
full gathering of stockmen ever held
in the states OF the Pacific Northwest
The state land sale held at Burley
and at which some 5000 acres of land
was offered for sale attracted a large
number of buyers Over 1890 acres
OF land were sold and there was much
spirited bidding.
From now on it will not be possible
TO secure mail on Sunday in Boise
unless one rents a postoffce box, the
postmaster having decided to give
the mail carriers a complete day OF
rest on that day.
The jury in the case of Leo Cramer
of HALEY, on trial at Shoshone on the I
charge Of having accepted deposits /
in the Idaho State bank at HALEY I
after he knew the bank was insolvent /
brought in verdict of guilty.
Blame for the boiler explosion on an .
Oregon Short Line locomotive near 4
Brady, when Bert Chapman and a. S. I
Nichols. the engine crew, were killed, /
has been placed on the head of the 1
victims themselves by the board OF .
inquiry
Senator Borah has been given all I
his old committees by the committee
on committees, and in addition has
been made a member OF the committee
the Mexican question if it come be-
fore congress.
The sheepmen Of Washington coun-
ty are making extensive preparations
for sheep shearing season, which vii
open about May l. While il is said
the quantity this season Will be no
greater than last, yet the quality will
be much more satisfactory.
With the closing of the bar in the
Arcade theatre at Wallace last week.
one of the last of the vests notorious
dance halls passed into history. The
action came as q result OF the CON-
missioners' refusal to again grant a
liquor license to the proprietor
W. E Pierce. president of the Boise
1nterurban- held a conference with
members of the Caldwell Commercial
club last week relative to the pro-
posed company's line from this city
the Deer Flat country and
ending with a terminal at Roswell.
The Boise Statesman announces
that when Governor Hawley reaches
home from his eastern trip he will
find that he has been deserted BY the
state board Of equalization in his
crusade TO enforce the cash value"
principle in the assessment of prop
erty.
The reins of municipal government
in Pocatello have bsen formally trans
ferred from the hands of a Republi-
can administration, which has been in
control for the past two years, 10 the
hands OF full set OF Democratic OF
1Sl eT- - -
ton
Representative Lafferty has prepar-
ed and will introduce bill permitting
desert land entrymen owning lands
under government irrigation projects
and who have disposed of all but 100
acres as now required by law. to as
sign their remaining lands in whole or
in part
Within six months every miller in
the state of Idaho must have abau.
doned the process of bleaching fiouI
and disposed of the entire supply OF
this important but bleached commod
ity. and thereafter sell -four in its nat
ural state, according TO an order BY
the pure food commissioner.
Arrangements are now completed
for Caldwell to have band. A suffc-
lent sum of money has been pledged
for that purpose and a twenty-four
piece band is assured.
Idaho furnishes one-third of all the
lead produced in the United States.
According to statistics, in 1909 the
value of the silver. lead and copper
produced in Idaho was s23, 135, 397.O4.
Insurance Commissioner Hatta-
baugh is satisfied that his office will
produce an annual net revenue of
$50 900 for the state of Idaho over
and above all the expenses of the new
office under the workings of the new
Insurance code.
Within the past few days more |
han $4,000 worth of nursery stock
has been unloaded at Salmon CITY.