Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-12-25
IDAHO STATE ~. VS.

III state session at Boise. and raso,'
lions were passed favoring its ~,
ldaho's beet crop this year 10 oa',
mated at l7l.OOO tons. valued AT sSS,
QUO. The production of tho 80, 80
United States was 5.224. 600 TONS "a'
ued at $50. 100000. 'ai'
The date for the receivers sale q,
the property of the Big Lost pi,o.
irrigation project has been set ~.
December n. at HALEY, Idaho nv D"
cciver James r.. Clinton
IL. Baldwin has leased the C,, "A
STOCK farm OF 65G acres near Middle
ton AM will pasture 1000 head -,
sheep there this winter The en,,ra
6o6 acres is in bluegrass pasture
The election in Bannock county 20
suited in victory for the "drvr
forces The city OF Pocatello was
wet by close to 200 majority I'M,
the country vote went much mora
dry" than last year.
Special invitations are being so,,
cut from the University Of Idaho 10
the farmers OF idaho to attend tho
special course of instructions IN n.
given at that institution throuehont
the week OF January l2l7
The county assessors met Jointly
with the commissioners at Boise last
week and adopted resolutions favor.
Ing similar Joint session next wear
at the earliest possible date after ths
second Monday Ia January.
A Japanese named Tom Konishi
who has been resident OF ldaho
Falls for number OF years. and who
made marked success OF farming
VAS killed In runaway accident
about five miles north Of that city.
For the purpose OF extending branch
lines and building feeders In Idaho
and laying new double track during
1914. the Oregon Short Line will ask
the executive committee Of the onion
Pacific system FOR approximately &c.
10000
lnformations have been filed against
William Tracy, the man who is being
held at Boise on account OF the deaths
Of Thomas Brown and Fred Wallis.
charging him with being an habitual
user OF drugs. and he may be sent
To the asylum.
A Provo man has received an order
for $3.50 worth OF garden seeds from
Yokohama. Japan. which is believed
TO be the first order for seeds from
the Flowery Kingdom to come 10
Utah. The seeds ordered are mostly
onions and squash.
The potato crop OF Idaho is one
that shows a decline in production. but
an Increase in prices received The
Idaho crop In 1913 was $3.50 900 bush.
els. against 6.i75. 900 In 1912 For the
crop In 1913 was received. however.
$3.50. 900. compared with si.S7s.0OO
IN 1913.
The Boise irrigation project was IS
per cent completed on June 30, 1913.
according to the annual report OF the
reclamation service. covering the year
which ended on that date. Up To that
time the government had expended
or contracted for the expenditure OF
ss.l32.s3l.
Taxation was declared TO DO
the burning issue In this state by
John ID. Robertson. tax expert Of the
state commission. when he delivered
the address at the opening annual
session OF the commissioners and as
SCISSORS OF the respective counties oil
the state at Boise.
Robert Mcllyane, sentenced to SIX
months In the county jail at Poca'euo'
for bootlegging and now serving sen
tence, was tried last week on a sec
md count involving violation oil tho
liquor laws and was found guilty by
the jury and is subject to another me
or additional sentence.
That Idaho should have an income
taA law for the purpose Of relieving
its tax burden and thereby place the
burden of taxation upon those Hos'
able to bear Il. was the claim mace
to the commissioners of the thHN'
thee counties OF this state at BOISE
IN their annual session by J. W brose'
DltSlu'ul vi lHt auh N'N"N@
ers' league.
A report Of the personal properly
placed on the supplemental TO"
Blaine county was flied with the taA
commission last week. I he total val,
ue OF the property placed ON TINS to"
is $i.067. 09746 The largest Item
sheep $i92.3lS.O0.
An antismoke movement has pes,
started by the Pocatello Commerce"
club. which has adopted resoiut''"
asking the council to require sinoho
consumers on all public buildings !"
be erected and ON ali factories so'"e
up or to be erected.
The public utilities commission n"'
decided that j. H. Browning may ~
before the Pocatello council ana am
for franchise to construct anu Wy
crate street railway in that Guy
Philander c. scott, prominent III NV
business affairs of southeastern i'""S
for several years, formerly oil An''''
can Falls. died at Pocatello oil ure""s
poisoning. He was only i'll three u"'
State wide prohibition Tor iu""S
Is the slogan of the newly ors"'' .s'.s
committee which Is beginning ao'