Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-10-30
IDAHO STATE NEWS

The winter terminal for the yd.h.
Northern tracklaying crew. bui,d,aS
tne line to Mccall on Payette lata
VIII be at Lake Fork, eleven nil
from the end of the extension
Elmer Williams OF Spring crao.
who was stabbed seventeen timos a.
Dick White. died at HALEY. White 4,
In jail. The stabbing is reported -
have followed a quarrel between ~
men. '''e
County Survey Crandall has CON,
pleted the preliminary survey Of tba
proposed road from Gibbonsyule int
the Bitter Root valley. This win No
link in the "Park to Park au,o
road. "1'o
George Toston, aged CO. a weu
known resident OF Pocateilo. died M
tober % at his home south OF t,w.
A bad case OF la grippe deyeloniny g.
to typhoid fever was the cause of nj.
demise.
An unidentified negro, evidently em
ployed near American Falls as 600
uon hand. fell under a moving freight
train which he was attemntinv -
board, and had both legs cut on he-
low the knees.
John Sparks. a sheepherder res,d,r.
at Homedale. shot himself in the head
with suicidal intent and will probably
die. Dependency due to a protracted
illness is reported TO gave been thu
cause OF the mans rash act.
The coroner's jury which inyesti.
gated the double tragedy. murder and
suicide near Boise. when Glenn War.
dell shot his young wife and then
killed himself. was unable to assign
cause for the crime.
F. H. Newell. director OF the Unit.
ed States reclamation Service. who
visited Boise last week. says that Ida
no must Join hands with the federal
government In order to save heI
Carey act irrigation projects.
The grand lodge OF Idaho Odd Eel.
lows has selected Presley F. Horne
TO succeed the late George II. Handy
as grand secretary. Mr.. Handy.
whose home was at Caldwell. died at
Salt Lake City short time ago.
Frederick l.. Allen OF BOISE has been
granted patent. according TO re-
cent Issue OF World Progress" on an
Improved eyeglass that does away with
all screws. eliminating the possible
~ OF breakage at the contact point.
The discovery OF what Is believed
70 be the oldest tree In the Fourth
forest district has been made By E H.
Hodson. A yellow pine has been
found in the Carpenter Greek dstric,
that Is believed to be $50 years old
Governor Haines has written 10 Sec
rotary OF Agriculture Houston calling
attention to the good work that is
being done at the potato experiment
station at Jerome and urging liberal
appropriation for a continuance OF the
work.
Walter Mitchell. Al Stewart and
viii Harris OF Bancroft. who were
arrested for violating the local op
ton law by dispensing cider contain
n'g about 20 per cent alcohol. have
been held to the district court for
trial.
Mayor Theodore Turner Of Pocatel
10 narrowly escaped a serious acci-
dent when his car was run into by
ole belonging to Barney McGarvey.
The mayors car wa.S a light runabout
and was carried severai feet by the
heavy car.
William Walker, q carrier boy Tor
the Pocatello Tribune. was run over
by an automobile belonging to II. Il.
Whittlesey. a druggist, and was PAIN
fully injured. lie suffered broken
shoulder blade and a great number
OF bruises.
Thought 10 have been stricken WIN
A fit OF insanity. Glen T.. Wardell killed
his wife and then committed suieiae
as the two were talking together IN
Boise. Wardell was % years OF age,
ais Wile out q. lncy "'i'
June 8 OF this year.
Potato digging is the principal 'n'
lustry of the Richfield tract tnese
days. The acreage of potatoes Is not
nearly so large as It was last year
but still II runs up into the hundreds
OF acres. and the price is so muo"
better that the crop is valuable
In the arrest at Boise of Georse
Thomas and George Kliniz, the OH
GERS believe that they have In Gus
tody the leaders of n gang oil puie
lars who have in the past sever"
weeks stolen several hundred dollars
worth OF merchandise from box caA'
on the Oregon Short Line Det"ee"
Ontario and Pocatello.
After several days of wranghns y,
attorneys representing the vets anu
the "drys" before tho board OF Gu"
mIssloners at Pocatello, the board n"'
finally decided that there are eiouea
legal names on the petition hled sun
time ago to call the election to Vor.
on local option. The election W."
be called In December.
In the district court at Salmon ~,
case OF w. Lottridge, late casrie'
4. IL