Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-06-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Plans are being drawn for new
Baptist church at New Plymouth
with a seating capacity of 400.
George w. Tannahill of Lewiston is
a candidate for the Democratic nom-
ination for United States senator.
The second wet and dry election
which Ada county has experienced in
the past two years resulted in a land
slide for the vets.
At the State Dental association
meeting at Boise there were thirty
five members present, representing
all sections of the state.
More than 125 out-of-town delegates
and visitors were present at the open
ing session at Boise of the Idaho
State Federation of Women's clubs.
Indications point to a large attend
ance at the 1912 session of the state
summer normal school to be held in
Boise from June "a to August 2, in
elusive.
Idaho Falls's new electric water
works system has been completed and
the city now is getting its water from
the Snake river. The cost of the new
system was $4,000
The settlers in Garden valley have
asked the state to appropriate $4,000
to assist in building railroad
through the box canyon on the south
fork of the Payette river.
The twentieth annual convention
of the Idaho Christian Endeavor
union was held in New plymouth,
Friday. Saturday and Sunday. Fully
200 delegates were present.
Idaho rihemen will be pitted
against the cream of marksmen from
the militia of Washington. Oregon
and British Columbia in a competitive
shoot at Portland on September 81.
Four young men passed through
Boise last week on a 20,OOO-mile
horseback trip, in which they expect
TO visit the capital of every state in
the Union. They will take three years
in which to complete their journey
The sixteen Idaho delegates TO the
Democratic national convention at
Baltimore will leave the latter part
of the week for the Monument City
to take part in nominating the Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency.
Answering growing demand among
ranchers in the wide territory sur.
rounding Weiser for more thorough
bred stock. the Weiser Commercial
club is undertaking TO arrange for a
public sale Of improved dairy cattle.
If the plains of the celebration com.
mittee of the Downey-Marsh Valley
Commercial club are successful. that
town will, on July 4, hold celebra-
ton that for uniqueness will far ex-
eel any similar affair ever held in the
state.
One Of the largest livestock sales
which has taken place in Caldwell in
some time was held last week, when
c. H. Turner, the we'll known stock
dealer, sold to Walla Walla buyers IS
head of horses and mules, for which
he received $4,000.
The state land board has decided
to buy two shares of water in a ditch
company for the purpose of watering
thirty acres of state land at Lava Hot
Springs This land will be seeded
and planted to trees. Ultimately it
will be plated and sold in lots.
Asking judgment in the sum of s12,-
500, George w. Gets and his wife
have brought suit in the district court
against the Boise RAILROAD company
because of injuries said to have been
sustained by Mrs. Gets in a fall on a
street car platform last January.
The Idaho grand lodge Knights Of
Pythias closed two days session at
Boise on Thursday. The sessions of
both the grand lodge and the grand
temple OF the order, held at the same
time, were attended by several hun
dred delegates from various parts of
the state.
Except for slight delay to haying
operations, stormy weather conditions
which have prevailed over the north
west have left the Weiser valley I'M
Injured. Grain growers are rejoicing
at the heavy rains and declare that
the 1912 crop in this section will
break all records.
The Idaho club women who are
going to the meeting of the General
Federation OF Women's clubs at San
Francisco will leave the capital in
fine style, going in a special car.
Every candidate for a state office
must have his nomination papers filed
with the secetary of state on or before
Tuesday, June 20. Candidates for
county offices have until July to file
their papers.
Present indications are that more
than $2,500,000 bushels of wheat will
be shipped from Downey this season.
Weather conditions have been perfect
and the growing grain is in fine
shape, according to all reports.
Benjamin Penn, the negro who shot
E. Lacy, also colored, as the Sells
Floto train was leaving Boise and
who 1umped from the car and es