Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-10-02
IDAHO STATE NEWS

crop of the state to the msrks,. !.
the east. ot
Several thousand collars win
expended in the near fuh,ro
great publicity campaign in boha,s I.
Pocatello. "
An hex was killed last weor
the basaltic crags between srn
and Rabbitfoot. This is the fir, o.
known to have been taken in th.,
part OF Lemhi county. ''
The man who was STRUCK and Lin,
by train as he was riding o.
hand speeder near Huntington ,s -
lieved TO be Lee Garrett. es,anea o.
Wet from the Idaho penitentiarv
George NJ. Garner who at,.cL..
his sister with an AK at Caldwen ~
June 10, severely injurinr her ha-
been bound over to the district o..
on charge OF assault with intern -
commit murder.
The Barteau orchard Voc, =.
Nampa, which has been one NJ H.
most consistent apple producers n
this section for the past nv. seasons
will market 5000 boxes OF fancy grad
apples this year.
The state board OF education h,,
selected Ralph T. Bickell secretary
OF the Boise Independent school Al.
trict. as auditor for the commission
Mr.. Bickell will have charge Of an
the school accounts.
a sheepherder known only BY IN.
name OF Shaw is dead and Roy Dale,
Is in Jail at HALEY as the result Of
shooting AFFAIR at Muldoon. The kin
ing is said 10 have been the result
or drunken carousal.
\ petition is being circulated by
citizens OF Star calling for an elec.
ton to be held at some time in tn.
near future at which the question Of
dlsincorporatlng the village will bs
submitted TO the voters.
Three men attempted 70 hold 10 the
patrons OF A. W. Vests saloon near
Idaho Falls. West grabbed sir.
shoter. lodged behind the bar and
looked for an opening The would.be
robbers backed out OF the saloon.
The office force OF the state land
department is busy looking after the
taxes assessed against land sold BIZ
the state to settlers. Up 70 this time
the state has made approximately
5000 farm loans or these. 5000 are
still unpaid.
Representative French OF Idaho
has been chosen a member Of the e1-
ecutiye committee OF the Republican
congressional campaign COMMITTEES
which Is to direct the Republican
fight TO regain control OF the house
OF representatives.
Caldwell won the annual choir con
test held at Nampa. while Nanpa
was second and Meridian third. RIOS
well and Boise also competed. The
saengerfest was well attended and
the singing OF high order This Is
Caldwell's second successive victory.
At a special meeting OF the coun-
" commissioners at Salmon It was
decided to survey the proposed road
mp North Fork 70 the Bitter Roo,
summit and 10 get an estimate Of the
cost OF construction. The forest ser
vice people have offered to help in
he work.
The report comes from Washington
hat the secretary OF agriculture has
informed Senator Borah he believed
it would be impossible for his depart
ment az this time TO extend and aid in
Sadicating cholera which has spread
% an alarming extent through south
ern Idaho.
The United States. through its dis
riot attorney. has brought suit
gainst Joseph y. Bistllne. former
county commissioner and one OF Po
catello's most prominent citizens.
pioneer. for $4,000. alleged 20 be the
value OF land illegally obtained from
the government.
Messrs. William c. Ross. oonsiruc
lion engineer. J.. J. Highland hydraa
4 ic engineer. and Fred Abrahams. al
iorney. representing a Chicago synuf
cate. have been In Idaho Falls looking
over the proposition OF an electric
railroad and interurban lire into the
Goshen country.
The Southern Idaho Water Power
company. one OF the Kuhn interests
mas been entered in default hy Judge
Judge at Pocatello to amounts 10
alIng nearly $4,000. Various suits
lad been brought by parties for dam
lres sustained by backwateT from
he power dam.
Representatives OF the dry forces
n the forthcoming local option cam
laign in Bannock county met IN 10
atello last week and organized ior
he purpose OF making vigorous oppo
iition TO the wet interests. who To-
emily published declaration Oh
pr nciples IN favor Of an open town
The Emmett country need not rear
to go up against California In inc
production of grapes. either ~
yield or quality. according to Ma
or Fred Reed. Iaho's commissioner
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