Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1911-07-20
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Ing business man of WeiSer, died July
Is Of hemorrhage of the lungs and
brain. She was i'll but a few hours.
That the Bruneau tract is pretty
sure to be financed and 100000 acres
Of the choicest land in Idaho will be
soon open for entry, is the latest news
from that section.
The state pure food and sanitary In
spector made raid on Idaho Falls one
day last week. securing twelve con-
victions out of twelve arrests for vio-
lation of the pure food laws.
David w. Moffatt, a former promin-
ent citizen of Iowa and Nebraska, a
resident OF Nampa for the past three
years and veteran of the civil war,
died at his home in Nampa, July TO-
A new road is being surveyed TO the
Arbon country leading from American
Falls. The new route is said to be a
much shorter one than surveyed two
years ago, with easy grades and little
expensive construction.
As result OF a conference between
the state land board and a representa-,
tive Of the government, this state Sc
cures undisputed title to approximate
iy $4,000 acres Of the best timber land
IN the Clearwater national forest.
Trees have been planted in the new
city park at Caldwell, the drives lead.
Ing in fenced, culverts constructed, a
well sunk, and contracts for draining
the plat let to local 1rm, who are
to complete the work within so days.
M. Wilson, formerly of La Junta,
Colo. was shot by an Oregon Short
Line brakeman and seriously wounded,
after being thrown from a moving
freight train east of Shoshone. Will
son is in the hospital and will re-
cover.
Recent heavy rains that swept over
north Idaho have eliminated danger OF
forest fires in the mountain regions
for at least two months, is the belief
Of Major Frank A. Fem, supervisor OF
the Salway forest reservation with
headquarters at Kooskia.
One of the most progressive moves
of the citizens of Rockland and the
surrounding region is TO observe a
farmers" day in September. There
never has been an opportunity to get
such an extensive or such a compre.
hensive display sthis season offers.
The sheriff raided the Elks' club
rooms at Lewiston and confscated all
the liquors he found there. Now. the
members have instituted replevin pro-
seedlings to recover possession, con,
tending that the liquor is private prop
erty, located in private club.
What might have been a seriou.
IRE at the Boise barracks was extin.
guished through the timely discovery
of the conflagratioh By one of the sol
1iers, who saw the fire on the grass
creeping close to the powder houses of
she several hardware firms of the
city.
William Cooper, the negro convicted
Of making an assault on Miss Bertha
Bauer in Boise on Sunday evening,
April 20, while the young woman was
on her way hume from her work, has
been given an indeterminate term of
from one to fourteen years in the state
prison.
Qusidia Darriuda, a Spanish boy,
was drowned in the Boise river near
Eagle, despite the fact that half
dozen young men came to his assist
ance in an endeavor to rescue him.
The boy, who could not swim, joined
tho nthnr hafharo
water. > -
New Meadows is the headquarters
Of the Pacific & Idaho Northern Rail
way company, which is also building
large shops: 1t has the finest passen.
ger station in the state of Idaho, beau.
hful in it's architectural features and
modern throughout. built at cost of
10000.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher has
authorized the purchase of the Hub
bard reservoir and reservoir site, be
tween Ten-Mile and Indian creek, four
miles from Kuna, to be used as part
Of the Boise irrigation project, accord.
ing to advices received from Wash.
ngton.
]. S. Neil was shot and killed at
Darby, in Teton basin. by Ellington
Smith. Both men are farmers and
the killing is the result of a row over
right. to water in an irrigation ditch,
although bitter feud has existed be.
tween the two men for number OF
years.
Governor Hawley has issued a proc
lamation intended to remove all dan.
ger of importing sheep infected with
scab or scabbies. The governor says
he is informed by the state veterinar.
Ian that this disease exists among the
sheep of Canada and some of the sur.
rounding states.
A Greek shot and probably fatally
wounded Fred Wilson, at Ashton, and
attempted to escape, but was captured
later by a posse after a short fight at
Hamer river, twelve miles above Ash
ton. The attack was entirely unpro-
voked