Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS


tains provided by the Study club in
Shoshone was erected last week.
Nampa will hold its annual harvest
FESTIVAL again this year, the tentative
dates set for the event being Septem-
Der 20, 80, and October /.
The Oregon Short Line will take
over the Payette Valley railroad run.
ming from Payette to Emmett, dis
lance of thirty miles, August l.
The st. Anthony Catholic church,
on the east side OF Pocatello, was
dedicated Sunday, July 5, with appro
pirate ceremonies, conducted by
Bishop Glorieux.
Lee Rogers, "A years of age, COM
mitted suicide at Caldwell. Temper
airy insanity was given as the cause
OF his deed. Rogers turned revolver
upon himself, firing twice.
Strenuous efforts are being made
by peace officers to put stop to aut-
omobile stealing, which has increased
lately to such an extent as to make
life a burden to owners OF cars at
Blackfoot
A chain of evidence is being woven
around Alfred Henderson, who is held
at Pocatello for .ue alleged murder OF
eight-year-old Laura Henderson OF
Robin. Henderson processes deep
| ignorance of the crime.
Elmer Hart was severely burned
by gasoline near Haley, having at
tempted to burn ths insulation on
some electric wire with gasoline, his
clothing catching fire. Two fingers
were burned to the bone.
During a short but rather severe
storm, lightning struck and seriously
| damaged one Of the semiphores near
| the depot in Kuna, and the wind
blew down the silo on the Hubbard
ranch in the north part of town.
The economies department of the
Woman's club of Gooding is giving
series OF afternoon teas during the
summer months at the homes o.
members for the benefit of the do
mestic science department in thu
high school
Otto Hendricks of Mountain Home
was gored by steer he was prepaT
ing to butcher The horn penetratet
Mr.. Hendricks left side, breaking
two ribs and tearing two others loos
from the back bone and making
Iage hole in his side.
The capitol maintenance fund is al
but exhausted. it is said. Out of
total of $4,000 appropriated to thi
fund by the last legislature a yea
and half ago there is today. a
shown by the state auditors books,
balance of but e. cents.
George Jorgensen, living nea
HALEY, has a hen which was Dor
the 18th day of May, 1913. and lai
. its first egg the 2oth day of Decen
Der. 1913. From the latter date unit
May the hen had laid 1872 eggs, la.
ing for SO and 30-day periods.
! A number of people camping an
| fishing on Little Pine creek, te
miles north of Cambridge, barely e
capped from a waterspout The foe
came down the narrow canyon s
quickly that they were compelled
climb the hills and lead their horse
with them.
The Fourth of July celebration
! Indian valley. fifteer miles east
! Cambridge, was marred by serio,
J accident. George Wear of Graz
Creek was riding in the bucking CO
test, when his mount jumped a vii
fence and fell on the rider. He WI
n recover however
c Jack Edwards, the negro who sh
!. County Treasurer Bowen at Sh
d shone recently and also serious
Il wounded Marshal May when an q
e tempt was made to capture hiI
d pleaded guilty to the crime ana WI
Il sentenced to from six to fourtet
years in the state penitentiary.
For years the Barnock Indians
the Fort Hall Indian reservation ha'
), been accustomed to have a sun dane
Z which has lasted for several days,
- | lut lOWidiluS near Ire Ilout0 VI u
II Portneuf river. This year the COVER
IS ment has put pan OF the dance, al
IS asst week arrested eight Indians. =
j. Governor Haines has offered
y ward of $500 for the bodies. dead
+" alive, of the persons who murder
: Howard Shipley and Pat Welsh
{ Bonner county some time betwe
; June II and 10. The men were pr,
pectors and their dead bodies we
found in their cabin, where they h
p" been foully murdered.
y The harvesting of the first hay CT
~ this season is in full swing, and it
,s the general opinion expressed
n farmers from Crooks, Fish ere,
&c Carey, Picabo. Gannett. the Wo
river valley and Camas prairie-tl
the crop will be heavier than that
last year, says the HALEY Times.
About fifty cars Of peaches We
:, contracted last week at Emmett
:, s2t per ton in the orchards, with
:. packages furnished. This. togett