Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-10-10
IDAHO STATE NEWS

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The potato crop OF the eastern por
ton of the state, exclusive of Twin
Falls, is estimated at 5000 carloads.
The first two clubs to report in the
pupils state potato contest are from
Fruitland and both are composed en-.
tirely of girls.
There are $500 acres of beets un.
der cultivation for the sugar factory
at Burnley, which will start operation
within the next ten days.
The Idaho Baptist state convention
was held at Payette last week. One
of the features of the convention was
the annual laymen's banquet Wednes.
day evening.
There is every reason to believe
that the War Bonnet" Round Up will
become a permanent organization and
that a similar event will be held at
Idaho Falls every year.
A total of ga cars of fruit, packed
at a cost of s117,S40, were shipped
over the Oregon Short Line from
points in Ada, Canyon and Washing
ton counties during September.
The work of contractors on the
Idaho Northern extension from Smiths
Ferry to the Payette lakes has been
so rapid the past few months that the
grade is now practically 80 per cent
completed.
Fuel costs s46 ton at Ivers, Idaho,
which lies in the heart of the Loon
creek mining district in the northwest
ern part of Custer county, according
to report issued by the United
States geological survey.
Despondent because of injuries
which had prevented him from work
ing, N. D. Collier suicided at Twin
Falls, by taking cyanide of potas-
SUM. He was about 2S years of age
and leaves a wife at Murtaugh.
Fred Shannon of Hepburn was
Killed near Twin Falls in a train
wreck. He recently disposed of his
ranch and was buying sheep near
Twin Falls and coming with the ship
ment to Hepburn when the accident
happened.
The Ada county grand jury has in
dicted Mrs. Eugene B. Payne on a
charge of having made a false entry
in one of the records of the Boise
State bank while acting as book
keeper, with intent to deceive the
state bank commissioner.
The Indian Valley fair at Cam
bridge was a success, with a record
attendance. 1t is estimated that more
than 1000 people were on the grounds
in the three days. Cambridge, Coun-
Gil, Old Meadows, New Meadows and
Midvale were represented.
Over 200 delegates from south
Idaho lodges will journey to Wallace
on October II, to be present at tne
state grand lodge and encampmenu
and Rebekah state assembly, which
meets in the Shoshone county metroD-
oils during the week of October IA.
With only two months mort time
to serve, Arthur Baker, a Bannock
indian, escaped from the convict camp
at Nampa. Bloodhounds were put on
his trail two hours afterward. but
the Indian had SO carefully planned
his escape that the dogs lost the
scent.
Boise City was enriched $4,000 at
the meeting of the city council last
week, when the liquor licenses of the
city were renewed for another year.
The twenty-three retail licenses con-
tributed $500 each to the city Golfers
and the wholesale dealers contributed
$3.50 each.
Officials of the Oregon Short Line
state that arrangements have been
completed by that road to handle the
great crops of Idaho this season with
out car shortage, though it will not
be possible to furnish the potato ship
pers refrigerator cars, iced, in suff-
cient numbers to handle that crop.
Boise may be given two additional
mail carriers, but not until the side
walks are all laid in the new addi-
lions and house numbers posted. This
Is the decision reached by the local
postoffice officials.
Drainage experiments instituted
the ground that it was not named in
in six separate indictments, returned
by the Ada county grand ury, now in
session. Two indictments charge
Payne with embezzlement.
For the three weeks prune season
9,SS0,000 pounds of prunes were ship
ped from the Meridian station, most
of them consigned to the Chicago mar
ket. This represents 100 cars, with
$4,000 pounds of green fruit to the
car.
Richard frankie, a prizefghter, was
bound over to the district court at
Boise on the charge of larceny from
the person. frankie is alleged to
have stolen from John Thomas over
$3.50 in cash and three checks valued
at $3.50.
The Pacific Packing company has
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