Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-09-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS

at Twin Falls on the evening or La
Dor day.
George Serpent of Dell, Mont. was
thrown off the rear vestibule of a
train near Pocatello by the lurching Of
the car. He was only slightly injured.
Engineer Jacobs, who was so Sc
verely burned in the railroad accident
on the Idaho Northern month ago,
was able to leave the hospital in Boise
last week.
Murder ended the Labor day fes-
tivities at Downey, when Waiter NJ
Willis nearly severed the head of
Chancey Sessions from the body with
a pocket knife.
Senator Borah was given a royal
welcome on his arrival home from
Washington. He was met at the train
by 1000 and escorted TO a theatre.
where he delivered speech.
Robert L. Hodgins, a brother of a
former United States marshal of
Idaho, and ]. A. McGovern, miner,
were burned to death when the Cen
trail hotel at Bellevue was destroyed
by fire.
The monthly statement of the state
treasurer shows the total amount OF
funds in the Golfers of the state treas
ury to be s1,9SS,905 90. These figures
indicate the amount on hand on
August 81.
quarrel between Thomas F. Fisher
and Bert Buchanan, living near Twin
Falls, over a hay rake, resulted in the
fatal shooting of Fisher. Both men
are married and were steady, indus
trious men of good reputation.
A new church building was dedi-
Gated on Sunday, September 1, by the
Congregational church in Meadows.
The cost of the building will be
s2,700, $500 of which amount has
been contributed by the community.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the third annual exhibition
of the Bonneville county fair, which
will be held in conjunction with the
War Bonnet roundup and Idaho state
pure seed show at Idaho Falls, Sep
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Win thV pfOMCd AuNtHtlOA vi SuP-
turing first honors for fruit, the farm
ers in the vicinity of Twin Falls, Kim
berly and Hansen are already prepar-
ing to send one of the finest exhibits
of fruit ever shown in the state to the
Intermountain fair.
The Mackay Miner is authority for
the statement that heavy snow slide
in the vicinity of the Alto district near
that city uncovered a ledge of rich
lead bearing silver ore recently, the
value of which it is impossible at this
time to estimate.
Five portable school buildings are
being erected in Pocatello to take
care of the overflow scholars from
the three large public schools of the
city. These buildings were designed
for use in Alaska and are adapted to
the most severe weather.
A heavy snow fall, which. varied
from four to six inches in depth, is re-
ported from north Idaho in the Occur
d'Alene district. Light snow falls are
not infrequent in that section at this
season, but the heavy fall at this time
of the year breaks the record.
The state pure food department has
begun a campaign to secure data re-
garding the output of dairies and
creameries in Idaho which will be
used as information by which stalls
tics will be compiled relative to the
dairying industry of the state.
The new wagon road through the
canyon of the middle fork of the
Payette river from Garden valley to
the junction of the north fork is
about half completed, says State Engi
neer Robinson. WIS has just returned
from an official trip to the Garden
valley section.
The Canyon county fair. opening
Tuesday. October l, and closing Satur'
day, October 5, will be bigger and
better than ever before it is expected.
Magnificent displays are being pre-
pared by Nampa, Payette and Emmett.
and each hopes to win the first di-
vision community prize.
The outlook for the coming session
of the Lewiston State Normal school
which commences September is the
brightest In years and it is generally
thought, not only by the faculty, but
by others conversant with the institu-
ton, that this year will make a new
era in normal work in Idaho.
1t is rumored at Weiser that the Pa
cific C Idaho Northern railroad, oper-
ating from Weiser to New Meadows,
80 miles north, is future link in a
north-and-south Hill railroad route
through Idaho which will be later ex-
tended from Weiser south to klamath
Falls, Ore, and thence to San Fran
cisco.
A reunion of the Spanish war vet
Grams is to be held at Soda Springs,
beginning September IS. This is the
first annual reunion to be held in the
state of Idaho, and it is expected that
all Snanioh war uafaraOc ho1dino bn,