Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-07-09
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Chief Justice Ailshe will ret,rs
from the supreme court bench of tba
state on July 20.
The newest infant in the Idaho c,,h
world Is the Lemhi Woman's cluh
The meetings will be held forniebtlv
me three state conventions. Dem.
ocrats' Republicans and Progressives.
nave adopted platforms declaring for
prohibition In the state of Idaho.
That community entertainments for
sunday afternoons pay from A civic
point or view has been the experi.
ence OF Twin Falls during the past
few months.
w. c. Smith OF the Tendoy Sheep
company. reports successful past
year for his company. He has inst
completed shearing and the crop to-
tailed about $4,000 pounds.
The distributing OF free ice cream
cones to many hundreds of children
ON July A, was one of the features
OF the splendid celebration which
was held in Twin Falls Oh that day.
A penitentiary convict who escaped
Few days ago from the road camp
near Glenns Ferry. in custody of the
sheriff OF Lincoln county. was appre.
hended at Owinza for burglarizing a
residence.
The new Gorby theater at Glenns
Ferry was dedicated recently. The
building is one OF the best in tho
state of Idaho. and is large enough
FOR town many times the size OF
Glenns Ferry.
station house has been construct,
ed on top OF Thorn creek peak, "a
miles southeast Of Idaho City, with
telephone connection with. many
points In the forest reserve and with
Idaho City.
L. w. Doss, aged s. years, who
died at the home OF his daughter,
Mrs A. NJ. Lyons. on farm four
miles north OF Pocatello, was buried
June 80. DIR. Doss was a retired ply
stefan and died Of senile decay
Boise assay office will continue in
operation for another year beginning
July /. but Senator Bradys amend.
ment has been cut SO that total
amount carries $1,000. same as was
appropriated for the present year.
Miss Marie Baumgartner of Twin
Falls was painfully burned when gas
oline with which she was cleaning
clothing In the back yard n her home
exploded. The fire was caused by
friction induced by rubbing the
clothing
In some mysterious way the organ
at the Methodist church at Nez Perc,
caught fire shortly after the Junior
league had finished their meetin,
sunday afternoon and the upper hal
was completely burned of before TIL
fire was discovered.
, A baby girl. two months old. wa
tello by someone who came IN on
train from the south. There is n,
clew to the father or mother.
/ seems tina. mere is no question blu
n that Il has been deserted
, News has been received of tn
death OF EdwiD r. Rawley at hi
n home on Lost River. Mr.. Hawle
v was one OF the oldest pioneers Q
that part OF Idaho. He and his brotl
er came to Idaho some time in III
9 seventies and located on Lost River.
AS the result OF quarrel an
shooting scrape some time ego at Pc
catello when Chaees Fish was she
Q through the arm by w. H. Scott, Fis
d last week swore to warrant char
81 ing Scott with assault with intent
e commit murder. Both are prominer
o business men OF Pocatello.
o Farmers Society of Equity hay
10 been organized during the past tw
~ months at Georgetown. Montpelie
y Geneva. Raymond. st. Charles, Dingl
'e and Ovid, the latter taking in III
!, towns of Liberty. Lanark and Shd
!, on. The headquarters for the di
=, trlct in the county are located
n Montpelier.
n The Emmett fruitgrowers have u
" Ter consideration a contract for u
ale of their crop of peaches to
organization OF buyers from Twi
Falls. These buyers will take the e
is ire shipab.s crop. not previously co
I'd .racteJ for. and will pay cash for II
'ruit on its delivery at the cars
emmett.
to Double misfortune came to Clau'
dc petrosse, young rancher, VIM
working In bayfield, east OF Tw
Falls. A beam Of a big hay derri'
=. broke and Rocked him unconscio'
=, rom his wagon His team BEGAN
n frightened and In circling the ha
- tack ran over Petrosse. fracturiI
,is thigh and dislccating his hip.
Milton Prov shot and killed h
:. ,iece. Miss Mary Palmer. and TN
=" xilled himself. The bodies we
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