Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS


association is to be incorporated I'M
der the laws OF the state. insuring its
existence as permanent organiza-
ton.
A portion of the business district
of Grangeville, composed OF frame
buildings, were wiped out by fire
that started in a restaurant. The loss
is estimated at s150.O00, with $4,000
insurance
The farmers movable school, which
held forth in Burley last week, was
complete success. The weather con-
ditions were favorable, and farmers
came in from miles around each day.
Over 300 were in regular attendance.
The reclamation service is prepar-
ing to install a plant for the blend
ing of sand and cement at Arrow
Rock. This plant will have daily
output of 1000 barrels of 40 per cent
blend sand and cement and will cost
approximately $4,000.
When Sam Lynch of Miner ap-
peared before Judge Stockslager in
the district court at Twin Falls and
received a fine of 800 and thirty days
In the county Jail for bootlegging he
was found to have smallpox and was
sent to the pesthouse.
During the past season the Idaho
Falls factory handled 1894 tons of
beets, for which was paid in cash to
the growers 1864, $40 The Sugar City
factory handled the greatest amount,
receiving S7,S69 tons of beets, for
which was paid s439,345.
Marsh valley is destined to be one
of the big wheat and potato raising
sections of the state. Marsh valley
wheat of the Turkey Red variety and
potatoes raised on lot in Downey
townsite won first place at the recent
land show at Chicago.
Victor E. Ballou, a switchman for
the Oregon Short Line, was killed at
Nampa- With a switching crew he
was switching cars. He lost his hold
on the side of a freight car and fell
On the cement basement of a water
frame, fracturing his skull.
An S0-acre tract of land, the prop
brty OF l. B. Perrine, the founder Of
Twin Falls, and which joins the town.
site on the north, being located on
Blue Lakes boulevard, sold recently
for 100000, or $1,000 per acre, high
water mark for property of that much
acreage.
The town of Burley and the sur
rounding country is experiencing a
rapid growth at the present time. The
selection of Burley as the site for
their new 600-ton sugar factory by
the Amalgamated Sugar company Is
bringing many people to the town
and vicinity.
According to report from the
Agricultural department for the years
1909-1910, Idaho has made the largest
per cent increase of any state in the
farm products. The report is made
On corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, po
tatoes and hay.
A new industry is to be launched
along the Snake river valley, that OIL
dredging the river for gold hidden il
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stalled by California company which
claims to have perfected an equip
ment which will save big percent
age of the flour gold.
Boise is now enjoying a reduction
Of fully Is per cent on insurance rates
on all property in the business sec
ton of the city. This is the direct re
suit Of the recent improvement in tn
fire fighting apparatus of the city, tn
building of two new engine house
and other improvements.
The seventh annual meeting of tn
Idaho State Agronomy association
will be held in Idaho Falls, Idaho, o.
Friday and Saturday, March l and
This association is state wide in it
scope and has for its object the az
vancement of pure seeds and the be-
terment of soil culture conditions.
The opening of the new Oxford he
tel and the installation of the Dow
ney-Marsh Valley Commercial club f.
its new permanent quarters, whic
will take place on the evening @
April Is, promises to be the occasio
OF the gathering of great numbe
OF prominent personages at Downe,
Mrs. Lulu Traynor, alleged affinit
of John M. Mcdowell, now servin
a life sentence at the state priso
for the murder of his iwfe, was r
Gently married again.
Ben R. Gray, state fish and gam
warden, and his office force are La,
Ing plans for busy season, especial
in the matter of stocking the Idah
streams with trout fry.
Judge James F. Ailshie OF the 8,
preme court, departed last week fo
Greenville, Tenn, for two week
stay at his old home, which he hs
not visited for twenty-five years.
D. w. Townsend, formerly engage
in the butcher business and later
the real estate business in Namp
committed suicide by hanging himse
to a rafter of the barn on his HON
stead, twelve miles south of Namp
NO reason is known for the deed.
Following the visit Of several pror