Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-04


GO bushels per acre of White
Dent corn grown by Ray Baker.
Three largest potatoes grown in
the Jerome District by J. W. Me
Intyre.
First apples grown on the tract
exhibited by j. $. Hartshorn.
First peaches grown on the tract
exhibited by j. w. O'Connell.
Shipment Of first car Of canta-
loupes from the tract to Butte,
Mont. and reported as best melons
ever on that market.
Shipment of over 80 car loads of
potatoes from the Jerome district
Growing of thousands Of tons OF
alfalfa and farm products of all
kinds.
Hundreds of acres of orchards
have been planted the past year
and thousands of acres of sage brush
has given way to fields of hay and
grain. Strangers visiting the tract
become astonished at the magnitude
of the development that has been
accomplished in the space of three
short years, and everything points
to continuation of this develop
ment even on larger scale the
coming season.
The following brief chronology
, Of passing events is taken from the
files of the TINES as recorded from
week to week during the time since
it was establish here:
March, 9th-First issue OF LINCOLN
County TINES.
= Arrival OF W. c. Godfrey from Illinois
: with two cars of enigrant goods, stock
etc.
March l6th-Track laying commences on
the Rupert Bliss cutoff OF the Oregon
u Short Line.
y March 2}rd-Water Company commences
h work on reservoir and canals
March 3Oth--Three days session of the
Farmers Institute
= April 6th-Marriage OF DR.. Schmershall
and Miss Agnes Miller.
e Billy O. Brien takes management ol
e Ostrander Lumber Yard.
-, April i3th-Jonathan Valley farmers re
, port upwards OF 5000 acres OF LAND
" under cultivation.
u J. NJ. Hale rctires from Richmond
J. Mere. Co.
April both Marriage OF Minnie Thomas
-, OF Tulsa, Okla, to J. f.. Morse.
Mr.. O. Oliver arrives on the tract from
u Des Moines, la, with a car OF house
J. hold goods, stock, etc.
h April 27th-SeItlers Operating Co. il
midst of sheep shearing season viii
; 1000 head To shear.
. Masonic Lodge holds banquet AT thei
- lodge rooms.
IS May llth-Big rabbit drive at the rancl
et of l.. NJ. Whitehead.
IN May lSth-A very heavy rain storm Wis
-. its this section.
D'ht nlNlStS WI
Settlers Co market 10000 pounds q
al Wool.
be May 25th-Newspaper men banquete
by Major Reed.
l. Experiences of an air ship trip narral
ed.
Miss Bertha Speakman suffers seriou
nj injury from vicious COW.
H. Marriage OF w. l.. lluyette at 81
Joseph, Mo-, to Miss Florence l1illeN
-. June lst-Contract let ior Riddel bull,
ing.
u" Session Of the Idaho Baptist Assn
First straw berries of the season raise
to by Thos Jaycox.
H. June Sth-Mrs o. l.. Foote dies AT Bois'
l., Marriage of J. +. Norgard and Pea
Fry.
Fats and Leans enjoy ball game.
5O June l5th-Completion OF fine resden'
,r- by J. II. Grenzeback.
Ill First twins on the tract born To VI
Il, and Mrs. j. c. Carlson.
o" Jnne 22nd-Over 10000 boxes of stray
berries harvested in this vicinity.
M First band concert by newly organic,
lc- band.
he June 29th--New hay raised on the ira
being marketed in town.
July 6th-Track laying crew on q. ).
reaches Jerome.
m Completion of new fire proof blac
by smith shop 10y J. w. Lawrence.
ir July l3th-Report of Agrl. Dept.
NM Water Co. shows over l3,Nn acres
WV land in the Jerome district under Gu
p" tivation.
Death of Miss Catherine Arps.
raj July 10Th The Farmers X Merchal
"A. Bank remove to their new building.