Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-14
IDAHO STATE NEWS
JEROME

and will be Immediately taken up fc
agricultural purposes.
Harry Hogan. the 17-year-old yout
who was recently arrested at Bots
on a charge of issuing forged an
worthless checks, has been commit
ted to the state Industrial school a
st. Anthony
only i've c. sS were tried in polio,
court in Nampa during the month O
February. Four OF these cases were
Tor drunkenness. and one for vagrancy
and the total fines assessed for Febru
airy amounted TO only $3.50.
AT a recent meeting of the Downey
Commercial club. resolutions were
adopted for the formation OF a baseball
team and a committee was appointed
to take up the matter OF obtaining a
franchise from the Union association.
ldaho's new tax commissioners are
Axel P Ramstedt OF Orofino. John D
ROBERTSON of Weiser and James A
Purtill of Mountain home. the state
board OF equalization at a meeting last
week deciding upon these appoint
ments.
Asserting that his good name and
reputation has been assailed. attacked
and exposed to public ridicule and dis
grace, F. W Davies has brought suit
against the Boise Association Of Credit
Men asking damage in the sum OF
$4,000
In letter received by Chairman
Charles L. Hoffman OF the Idaho Re. |
publican state central committee from
Addison T. Smith, private secretary |
OF Senator Hepburn. Mr.. Smith an |
nounces himself candidate for con.
sressional representative.
AS diversion prominent musicians
doctors, teachers and society women
OF Lewiston have taken I'D bowling
as an indoor sport. The women's
bowling league Of that city claims the
distinction of being one OF the largest
81 its kind in the country.
1t is Announced that the Dewey Pal
ace hotel at Nampa, one of the hes,
known hotels in the state, is to be
closed, the owners declaring that the
decrease in business has caused heavy
losses since Nampa has been dry"
and give this as the reason for CLOSING
the hotel.
The order of deportation issued by
the United States commissioners al
san Francisco against Lung All Moi
alias Chin Sue, was set aside by Judge
Frank S. Dietrich in the federal court
al Boise. Evidence introduced proved
that she had been the wife of a native
born Chinaman.
The preferential psynary for the
selection OF delegates to the Renuhli.
'an state convention at Lewiston.
May 10, was turned down by the Re.
central committee of Ada
The committee voted 10 hold
county convention, composed of las
delegates, on March 80.
Arrested and bound over to await
rial in the district court at Boise IN.
Ter $1,000 bonds, on the charge of
orgery, Arthur Laughton, formerly
II Salem, Or, a paroled convict OF !
ne Oregon state penitentiary and a
lctlm of the honor system" is con.
ned to a cell at Boise.
Scores of deer have been killed by :
'olves and cougars within the last :
aw weeks, according to stockmen on
ne Salmon river Thaws. followed nv
ltense cold. have covered the deem !,
now with a crust through which the :
eer break at every step, and are then 4
the mercy of their pursuers.
A call has been issued for the meet. c
lg OF the Democratic state central v
in Boise, Wednesday. e
arch 20 The object of the meet. L
g is TO select the date and place for Ii
lie state convention at which dele.
ites TO the national convention at t.
aitimore' June 25. will be elected. b
The house public lands sub-commit. a
e, which has been considering tbs 1
'rah three-year homestead bill. has p
reed upon the bill, amending it to
qulre the entryman to build a habit. 1
lie house upon the land and furnish d
oof of continuous residence for "
ven months during each year of the
rec required to complete the entry. e
The announcement is made that Dan =,
irphy OF Ulysses will make a svs. ~
matte attempt this summer to redis.
yer the famous Lost Gold Mine of
ster county, the mysterious lost
ne for which so many have searched .,
vain. se
al
senator Borah has introduced a bill c,
len provides that homesteaders on Ia
'ernment irrigation projects shall be fr
en- patent as soon as they meet the re-
of the homestead laws DR.
government, however. to retain a Ia
upon the land for all unpaid water w,
rges. !.
ne contract was let for s57,S27 last Tt
TX for the construction of a mani.
Il water system in Preston for
Oh bond issue of $4,000 was
ID last December. Twelve .tds so