Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-07-24
IDAHO STATE NEWS

nurg the work on the Crane creek
nroect goes merrily on.
ono Ohms, an old resident. who
now makes his home few miles east
# Weiser, was seriously injured in
runaway accident last week.
william Mellor has filed a suit for
era 600 damages because Of broken |
arm sustained In January when he |
fen ON an icy sidewalk in Payette.
The charge of completely in the at
tempted murder of her husband. on
which Mrs. Max =. Splinter, OF Nam !
ma was arrested, has been dismissed.
An electric light pole was struck
nv lightning just as bus load OF
neople on their way from Paris TO
irish Lake were passing. One OF the
horses was knocked down, but was
not killed.
The compressor and engine rooms
nj the American Development Min
ing A. Reduction company at Gibbons
ynle were destroyed by a fire that
"a believed TO have been OF incendi-
AIRY origin.
neryison OF the agricultural depart
ment OF the University OF Idaho, has
hesr in Bear Lake county for few
days I'm search OF alfalfa weeyil, but
without success
Movements are under way. original
ing in Twin Falls. TO have the great
pruneau Carey act segregation can
celed and the project turned over TO
The federal government to be worked
o.,t nv the reclamation service.
The total OF fruit shipments from
payette valley is estimated in cars
at: Apples. 697 prunes. 26O; peach
es 100: melons. go; pears. 10; max
ing a grand total OF l'oS7 cars o.
fruit and melons for the season.
The last Al cars OF fruit shipped
from the Payette cold storage whict
had been held all winter were In ex
cellent condition and brought into TN
community s370 to the grower
over and above freight icing charge
and commission.
Captain Hazard & Co. OF St PAU
MINI. have force OF % men a
work on the Clear Lakes power plan
southwest OF Wendell Work is be-
lng pushed on building pen stocks
divert dam. installing head gates an
other necessary adjuncts.
Speeding home from work at
high rate OF speed on gasoline M
tor car. the entire force OF the Ricl
field section crew was more or les
Injured when their car collided Wit
cattle guard fence which had blow
across the track.
The people OF Menan are very an
lone TO assist the people OF Grant
securing a shipping station at tn
point A side track has already bee
built. but the railroad for some re
son will not allow the people to sh
their produce from that point.
The little FIVE year old son OF NJ
and Mrs. Morg Williams fell of
load OF hay at their ranch near NJ
lad and the wheel passed over q
left shoulder and side. The child di
In about three quarters OF an no
from an internal hemorrhage.
The Westlake fruit farm. near T.
nett. owned by Arthur Richards. h
sold It's entire crop OF prunes To {
Earl Fruit company OF New York
minimum price OF s425 per carlos
(. o. b. Emmett This is an advan
OF s25 per car over last year ir'
the same firm.
Glenns Ferry was the scene OF
holdup last week when three band
entered the liquor department OF
Glenns Ferry Mercantile compa
ordered Harry Evans the bartend
and two customers to hold up IN
hands. lined them up against the
and looted the cash drawer.
II is reported that Peyton Cord
special prosecutor of the departing
OF justice. who was chiefly instrum
tai in the conviction of William
kittenbach and George II. Kester.
two Lewiston bankers, has quilted
service in hun because OF the
don Of the bankers by the presiden
Word has reached Boise of the
rest In Norfolk. Va, Of William
Matthews. said to be one of the II
successful swindlers who ever o
ated In Idaho. a man who In the
year beat the leading bankers
southern Idaho out of $4,000 II
bogus insurance scheme 1t is alle'
One OF the early results OF the
alton OF a state tax commission
Idaho will be the adding to the
sessment rolls for taxation or
100000 worth OF fine timber land
north Idaho owned by the Nortf
Pacific railway, the Potlach Lun
company and other big corporate
At the request OF Senator Br
Secretary OF War Garrison and
eral Wood. chief OF stan, will
Boise about August s or 3, to
over Boise barracks and deter
definitely whether to continue
post or recommend its abandOnH