Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-09
IDAHO STATE NEWS

anu ihcfuentdily the largest IN tins
state.
The wool shipments from Idaho in
1919 amounted to 100000 pounds
In 1911, 100000 pounds.
The sheep industry of Idaho puts
into circulation annually among farm.
ers, laborers and merchants, over
100000.
1t is announced that one of the first
official acts of Governor-elect John ".
Haines will be the starting of the cam.
paign to reduce the taxes in Idaho.
The gross metal contents of all the
minerals shipped and of bullion pro.
duced in Idaho during the past year.
aggregate grand total value of s23..
100000.
After beating his wife over the head
with monkey-wrench in an alleged
attempt on Ten Mile, fed from his
rancher on Ten Mile, fed from his
ranch and rs now a fugitive from jus.
tice.
Frank Barkenhagen, Caldwell mail
carrier, has devised a push cart with
a carrying capacity of $50 pounds and
that the parcels post system is in
operation.
The Idaho northern railroad, at pres
ent In operation between Nampa and
Murphy and Emmett. an extension to
which is being built to the Payette |
lakes, has been purchased by the Ore |
gen Short Line
dentally killed near Boise while rab-
bit shooting. Young Chrisler was
struck by bullet fired from a % cal
iber rife by George Pearson. his chun
and companion, who shot at a rabbit.
There are represented in Boise at
the present time forty-eight lodges. Or
this number thirteen are different
branches of the Masonic order and
twelve of the Odd Fellows. Almost
every known lodge ii the west is rep
resented in the city.
Without haing left his sickbed more
than a few days since his marriage,
November 5 last. Maurice j. Alton.
manager of the Hotel Washington. at
Weiser, and one of the best known no
tel men in the northwest, died Decem.
Der 30, from enlargement of the heart.
The secretary OF agriculture will
send an agent of the department 10 :
Boise, co remain during the session OF
the legislature, cooperating With Com I
missioner Wallis and committees ..
the legislature in framing pure :ocd.
meat inspection and similar STATE lz~a. ,
Idaho has Constructed al Is uo-
In course OF co7s--z----3- CAL So
TENS desig1ed d l-r-Ez-@ z-,-1I-z-=-
ly 5,ooo,oco ares y zE---1.',--1:.--z- ads :
Of which ss'o-- -idi III E.-=s ~ -
tributed 70 --a--T1--l-l- IL. 80 ----.-.Y- =
effort.
Jesse DIl-.1- VIC t-z- Nss AZ
mes Liner a -c= N-z-a1 ~ -E=-.y !
miles east q zz-Tz-t 0=s.z-.e- Il. :
died ~ Moscow .zs- week - - - :
suit Of wounds i1flc<=s- y at-sz,s = Il
an attempt 20 commit s1lcit= zs-=- > 4
had shot the girl :
Net earnings OF the mines Of the :
north Idaho and Spokane country for Q
1917 a great part OF which have been
distributed among the stockholders il
dividends, and the remainder diverted
to surplus funds Of the different com. =
panies, aggregate s5,3s9,612, as com.
pared with s3,209,476 Il 1911.
Using the federal census of 1910 as i
a basis, which gave Idaho a total pop I
ulation of 325,594. and taking the re-
cent school census. which is a rather
accurate check upon the growth of
state. shows Idaho to have today
gain of 1899 during 1911 and 1912, or a
a total population of 357,533.
James H. Wallis. state pure food II.
spector, presided at the head of the 7
table Christmas day with seventeen =
members of his fawily, including his {
wife. children and grandchildren 0
gathered around the board All of
his family were not there If all had
been present there would have been
twe1ty-three.
0. H. Barber, editor of the Ameri. z
can Falls Press. has been appointed +
state fish and game warden. Mr.. s
Barber is an expert along those lines a
and can be relied upon to give the t
state a business administration OF
that department
An increased force of men is TAX.
Ing advantage Of the excellent weather ,
and is rushing as rapidly as possible ,
the structural steel work on the nam. r
moth new 100000 freight depot be i
ing constructed at Pocatello. for the Q
Oregon Short Line.
Cattle of all classes Is the state
have total valuation OF $685., 28130
and number 225 .035. Fine bred horses I
are also being imported into the b
state. many coming in last year. The h
total number In the state is 134.O98 h
with value of $1o.777,44S. D
Idaho is rapidly coming into her
own as a fruitbearing state the year
Just closed having witnessed a dou.
bling of acreage planted to apples. Il