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

est reserves in the state.
In the suit brought by Anna l. Mil
Ter at HALEY against the receiver OF
the Idaho State bank for 1000. the
court decided in favor of the defend
ant
Santa Claus visited the state school
for the deaf and blind at Gooding. and
selected out of his pack gifts of all
sorts for every single child in the iu-
stitution.
According to present plans, the
water of Hot Springs, two and half
miles west of HALEY, will be piped to
that city in the near future and used
In the business houses and residences
for heating purposes.
After an illness of several weeks
Socrates Moore, an aged resident OF
Emmett died last week. He was over
80 years of age, being born in Beaver
county, Pennsylvania, September 81,
1921.
Charles Frederick Adams of New
York, one of the greatest advocates OF
the single tax and progressive legis-
lation," will be in Boise on January
20 and will, in all likelihood, address
the legislature then in session.
AS result of a sheriff's sale the
Soldier Local Telephone company has
been sold to the Camas Prairie bank.
The latter had secured judgment
against the telephone company which,
with the costs. amounted to s1,1SS.55.
Idaho's foremost dairymen are
scheduled for addresses before the
state dairy convention, which meets
at Twin Falls on January and 4, as
are also some of the most prominent
agricultural and dairy experts OF
Utah.
A table prepared by Register Jen.
ness shows that during the past year
53,904 acres of state land were sold
for a total of s7S1,56125. Another
table shows that 16O,765.17 acres
were leased for total rental of ST..
271.45.
Gene Ellison, a freight brakeman, in
attempting to jump from an engine at
Payette, caught his coat on valve
and was dragged for some distance
No bones were broken, and although
he was badly bruised, his condition is
not serious.
The area of land within the state
which is planted to orchards is ap-
proximately 10000 acres, while in
1908 the total orchard area was only
10000. There are 102 nurseries pay.
ing bonds to the amount of 100000
to transact business in the state.
Governor Hawley has declared in
an interview that had it not been for
the determination of the last legisla.
ture to ignore his recommendations,
revenue laws would have been enact.
ed which would have prevented the
necessity of a special session of that
body.
One of the important features of
the Christmas program at Boise was
the dinner given for homeless men at
the Salvation Army building. 1t was
pronounced success, making bright
spot in the life of each of the 253 men
who shared in the hospitality of the
occasion.
A list containing the names and adj
dresses of over 5000 persons who re-
quested that literature descriptive of
Idaho be sent to them was received
at the office of the state immigration
bereau last week. The names were
secured during the tour of the Gov
errors Special"
Governor Hawley has figured the
cost of an extra session of the legis.
lature at $4,000. This, he says, will
be little over 6 cents per capita, or,
for every $1,000 taxable property as
shown by the assessment roll, it will
cost between 6 and cents additional
for the expense.
After losing all his money at gam
bling and being elected from the
building, Arthur Jones, colored, OF
Boise, is said to have returned and at
the poi6t of Winchester forced all
the men in the room, Is in number, to
hold up their hands. while their peck.
cts were relieved Of valuables.
Mrs. Maggie Winans, who lives four
miles northwest of Twin Falls, is in
receipt of a check for SIS from the
State fair at Syracuse, New York, for
third premium on potatoes. The in
formation was also received that these
potatoes would have taken first prize
had they been sufficiently matured.
The construction OF the Buhl-Nyssa
extension of the Minidoka G. South
western railroad from Bull to Nyssa,
Ore, along the south side of the Snake
river, over the Bruneau project, by
the Hartman system of which the ex.
tension will be part, may be taken
up in the spring.
Never before in the history of the
state has the Idaho militia been as
great in number of members and
general efficiency as at the present
time, says Adjutant General Mccall
In decision at Boise, the supreme
court holds that creditor, in order to
be entitled to pro-rate in the proceeds
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