Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-03-27
IDAHO STATE NEWS

state Sunday school convention to b.
held in Boise on May % the creates
ever held in the state.
A pork and beef packing plant Will
a capacity of $50 head of porkers ant
100 head of cattle will be built and il
operation in Caldwell this year.
For the first time in Bannock coun
" grand jury is to investigate al
legged violations of the law in Poca
tello and the surrounding country.
The Kuhn interests in Idaho ar,
contemplating extensive improvement
work this year, according to D. c
MacWatters, general manager of tn,
company.
The city Of Caldwell is undoubtedly
better supplied with public parks thar
any other city of the size in this sec
ton of the country. both in point Of
number and acreage.
Eleven thousand employees of Idaho
factories received last year 100000
in salaries, while the sum of $4,000.
600 is permanently invested in manu-
featuring enterprises.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the creamery on the Frank Fairbairn
farms south of Weiser. The loss is
reported to be something more than
$4,000 and no insurance.
'Frenchy" Taylor, a negro hod car
rier of Boise, was shot and seriously
If not fatally wounded by Jerry Wood
side, another negro. The shooting was
the result of an alteration started by
Taylor.
Happy Percival arrested IN So.
Lake as Happy Norman. wanted for
highway robbery at Downey, proved to
be the wrong man and was released
on news of the arrest of the real Nor
man at Malad
Residents and property owners liv-
ing south of the Deer Flat reservoir,
have pledged the right of way and
agreed to construct the grade for the
proposed extension OF the Caldwell
Traction company.
Whether or not Caldwell shall en-
ploy city manager Will probably be
the issue in the coming municipal
election. The proponents and op-
ponents Of the idea will each place
a complete ticket in the field
Acting Governor Taylor has issued
proclamation making Boise a city of
the first class. This is in accordance
with an act of the last legislature,
providing that all cities of $4,000 or
more shall be cities of the first class.
Uncle Sam and the settlers along
Blackfoot river in Bannock and Bing.
ham counties are still at war over the
water of that stream, but they seem
determined to reach settlement soon
by adjudicating the rights to the
water.
The farm home of Elmore brothers
three miles southwest of Twin Falls,
was totally destroyed by fire a few
days ago. They were unable to save
anything in the house, owing to a
high wind which was blowing at the
time.
A serious stabbing affair occurred
In a restaurant at Weiser when
George Cole was stabbed by ]. L.
Combs. The former is now In a local
hospital and the latter held awaiting
the condition of Cole before complaint
will be filed.
= Articles OF incorporation Of the Lew
iston-Clarkson Valley Railway com.
pany have been filed with the county
auditor at Lewiston. The capital stock
is s1,000,O0O, shares 500 each, $780,.
600 being preferred stock and $500 600
common stock
A night school for Chinese, Japan
csc and other aliens in Boise, will be
started in the near future, if the re-
port made by the special committee
appointed for the purpose, by the In
terchurch council and Women's Mis-
sionary societies, is accepted.
State Land Commissioner Day has
Just received another clear list for
government land filed upon by the
state. This clear list, he says. is equiv
alent to patent 1t covers 1918 acres
In Cassia- Oneida and Elmore coun-
ties. Most of the filings were made in |
1909.
Congressman Smith has been ad.
vised by the general land office that |
patent has been mailed to the gov |
ernor of Idaho covering 27,20O acres |
of Carey act land near Bull. The |
governor III turn will issue patents to |
settlers, some of whom proved I'D over
six years ago.
For the first time in four years the
Presbyterians of Boise are to have the
honor of entertaining the visitors at
the eighteenth annual meeting of the
Women's Missionary society of the
Boise presbytery. The sessions will
be held in the First Presbyterian
church March % and 26.
The bill providing for the pension
Ing of widows with children in the
State Of Idaho and providing pensions
for women with children where the
father is an inmate of the state PEN
Itentiary, is now a law and becomes
operative within the next sixty days.
The discussion of ways and means
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