Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-03-07
IDAHO STATE NEWS
IDAHO

PnOenlX, ArlZ, where he had gone
for his health.
While driving across the railroad
tracks in Boise in an endeavor to see
William ]. Bryan, train struck
Frank Warren's wagon, Warren being
badly shaken up. That he was not
instantly killed seemed nothing short
of a miracle.
Within the next few days the state
horticultural department will publish
manual for fruit growers. also a
pocket bulletin containing valuable in
formation about fruit pests and touch
ing on other subjects in connection
with the industry =
The telephone war in Emmett came
to an end when representatives of
the Mountain States company and
leading citizens reached an agree
ment. The company, it is said, made
substantial concessions in order to
bring the war to a close.
Funds are pouring into the hands
of the fruit growers of the state who
are making their fight against the La
Fean bill recently introduced in con-
gress standardizing the apple pack,
hearing on which will come up be-
fore the committee March Z.
Thomas Burke, Fred Murray, and
Harry Burton were found guilty of
robbery and larceny Of the Piacbo
postoffice on the night of November
Il, have been sentenced to four, five
and two years. respectively, in the |
penitentiary at Leavenworth
Work is proceeding on the Challis-
Fashimarai telephone system. which
when connected with the forest sys-
tenn lines, will furnish service at
Challls, Mackay, Salmon, Forney.
Parker, Loon Greek and later to Sun
beam, Bonanza and Stanley Basin.
II. c. Diesem, an engineer of the
Idaho Irrigation company, has been
appointed to take charge of the irri-
cation system soon to be conducted
by the United States in Nebraska and
South Dakota. He will assume the
duties of his new office on April 1.
Though troops have been sent from
Fort Sam Houston at San Antonio,
Texas, to the Mexican border Major
j. H. Gardner, in command of the ,
squadron at Boise barracks, has re-
celved no intimation that his men .
Will see any service in the immediate ;
future.
Pure seeds are the only solution to
he question of low prices that pre- g
vail for grain crops offered by some r
u the Idaho farmers, according to r
Don H. Bark, who addressed the :
State Agronomy association which
net in Idaho Falls on Friday and Sat u
Irday of last week 7
The Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
ompany's condemnation suits against
'raig Cornell and Poindexter G. Orr.
or right of way into Dillon. recently
ried before jury in that city, have
esulted in saving to the railroad
ompany of about $4,000 over the a
primer appraisement. fc
Another arrest on a charge of boot c.
'gging was made in Lincoln county Of
'st week, which makes nearly a CO
core of such cases within the last ! IL
wv months. The accused in the last
ise is Jess Burrows, who has been is
dyed in jail His stock in trade fu
insisted of twenty quarts. of
The federal court at Boise was in
ven a genuine sensation when Chas W
ester, a confessed safe-breaker. took L;
e witness stand in the Picabo post liz
fee robbery case and testified that ne
;, not Tom Burke, Fred Murray and lii
AIRY Burton, the defendants on pc
lal, committed the robbery.
After celebrating on the case only
teen minutes, the jury in the federal =.
urt at Boise returned a verdict of -
lily against Lloyd Griffin, charged
tn the transportation of a wonsn
I'm one state to another for immoral of
rposes. Griffin was sentenced to do
'hteAn months Imprisonment. by
One OF the most complete reports the
er compiled by the office of the TIL
tie engineer has just been finished hol
State Engineer Robinson. The re- it
TT is addressed to the state land hat
%iN anu IL lHcluueS a pref state
mt OF the present condition of
Try Carey act project in Idaho.
me famous conspiracy case of ueI
ng valley came to sudden termi- gro
ion at Boise. when five of the six ran
stood before Judge Frank eac
Dietrich in the federal court and rev
cred pleas of guilty They were ana
ID 500 each and sentenced to otn
We ten days in the ada county Jail. 'ns'
he Portia club of Payette is ar
ging for rose day to be held the N
er part of March. The committee Div
charge of the affair has ordered ersl
ut 1000 rose bushes, which will The
planted on this day by the club the
other institutions will be asked her,
participate in the founding of this mar
for the city. mott
gorge Glennan, youngest son of
'pn Giennan of Gibbonsville. was
over by loaded sled on Thurs L;