Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-08-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS
IDAHO

AAOAln. udS OttA StnlCA(cQ " NV
years in the state p~enitentiary.
The vote cast for Governor Hawley
at the primary July 80 has just beer
~canyassed and made public. 1t amount
TO 1854 in the whole state, includ
ing both first and second choice votes
The Progressive party is TO have q
state ticket in the field in Idaho, head
ed by H. Harland of Payette for gov
ernor. Weiser, Twin Falls and New
Plymouth are represented on the
ticket.
Ray Weaver, a young man of Bull.
charged with causing the death OF
Lena Spears, has been released from
Lincoln county Jail on a bail bond OF
$4,000 furnished by his father and
other residents of that section.
The state pure food officers will
shortly investigate the alleged use of
milk cans for purposes other than to
contain milk and cream, according to
information which was given out from
the state pure food office last week.
Leonardo Minez. Mexican, was stab
bed in the neck in a row over a game
OF cards in Pocatello. The wound is
just back Of the ear, penetrating
through the jaw. Two M~exicans are
under arrest for assault. The wound
Is not necessarily serious.
The Idaho Falls Post says the bow
Ellis Greer. whose treatment kicked
up the present fuss over the Indus
trial school at St. Anthony, has again
run away, this time from the home
NJ CID IThs~Al-Al e
who's charge he had been placed
temporarily.
The incorporation of the Clear Lake
Power & Improvement mpa with
principal offices at Clear Lake, with
an authorized capital of $3.50, 900. has
been filed. This will make half a
z large power plants heal to-
gether on the Snake river in this part
of the state.
Twin Falls promises to send a big
delegation to the National Irrigation
congress at Salt Lake September 80.
The Twin Falls Commercial club is
also considering arranging an excur-
sion after the congress to take a train
load of delegates and visitors through
the Twin Falls region.
Because he neglected to purchase
a tshing n hunting license. which
would have entailed an outlay of 81
cash, W. w. Lottridge, said to be
cashier of the Leadore State bank at
Leadore, was subjected to the hui
initiation of arrest by a deputy game
warden and fined $40.
The totals of the expense accounts
OF John NJ Haines and Paul Clag.
stone. candidates for governor who
ran so closely in the race for the Re-
publican nomination, are comparative
iy Identical. according to the item
ized statements filed by both candi-
didates at the ~statehoue.
From the complete reports received
from all the counties in the state at
the state auditors office, the total
cash valuation of real and personal
property in Idaho for the year 1912
is shown to be 1925. $50. $3.50. The
assessed valuation, or 40 per cent. is
given out as s130.275 ,966.51.
w. H. Bailey, son of former Senator
Bailey, a prominent merchant and land
owner In Elmore county, is in Jail at
Harley charged with passing a worth.
less check The complaint was filed
by Mrs. Ole Rorem. who said she re.
ceived a check for 1875 from Bailey
as payment for an automobile.
All the small mining interests In
Idaho will be eliminated, and the min.
Ing Industry in all parts of the state
Will be greatly affected, should the
congressional appropriation for the
Boise assay office, which amounts to
$4,000, be eliminated, according to
Joseph Pinkham, who has charge of
the Boise office.
BY far the biggest individual sale
'f land ever recorded in that section
of the county has Just been closed at
Weiser through the purchase by Port
land and Weiser capitalists OF sos
acres of choice fruit land from John
Bohren. The price paid was close to
800, 600.
From present indications 1t appears
that the railway mail clerks who re-
SIDE in Boise are destined to meet
disappointment in their efforts TO
avoid moving to Salt Lake, where
headquarters for mail CLERKS on rhe
Salt Lake-Pocatello run are to be es-
tablished.
All of b government Offices at
Boise are short of funds. owing to
the failure of congress to pass appro-
priation bills at the present term of
that body.
JACK Carpenter n Jesse Day
one of the greatest battles
v seen in Idaho when they met
1T Soldier last week. The men went
fifteen rounds to a draw.
aho has at last secured recogni- :
ion in the matter of railroad rates