Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-12-31
In THE GEM STATE

The governor has requested that a /,
sp .cial prosecutor be appointed to as
sist in the grand jury investigation
into the treasury steal of this state.
There were 5000 more acres of corn
produced in Idaho in 1914 than in
1913. The price of corn averages 4
cents higher this year than last year. {
G. Waldner proprietor of the Ideal
meat market in HALEY and market
in Bellevue, has been arrested on COM
plant of Patrick Burns. He is charged
with purchasing stolen cattle.
The HALEY Commercial club has Sc
cured the opera house for New Years
eve for the purpose of giving mo-
tion picture and vaudeville entertain
ment, to be followed by a dance.
Slot machines, dice and all other
games of chance are under the ban In
Canyon county, according to an edict
issued by the sheriff, and all violators |
will be liable to prosecution under the |
state gambling laws.
1t has been ascertained that Mike
Smith. a trusty at the county jail at
Pocatello, is the person who secured
the gun for Charles Moore, or Martin,
with which he shot and killed Deputy
Gene Taylor, it is reported.
The monthly crop report with ref
erence to Idaho shows that the acre
age and production for the month OF
December, 1914, is larger in most
cases than during the previous year.
Prices also range higher than for
merly.
Senator James H. Brady and T. w
=, Richards of Pocatello have been ap-
pointed delegates by Governor Haines
8 to the eighth annual meeting of the
: American Assoc iation Tor Labor Legs
r lation at Philadelphia on December 2S
r and 29.
Il The school board at Pocatello has
{ decided to call a special school BOND
S ing election on January for the pur
e pose of bonding the district for the
ls sum of $4,000 for the use of the
II trustees in building a new high schoo
Ell building.
il Driven out into the cold at o'clocl
in the morning by the burning OF thel
w home was the misfortune that befel
ct George. Jacobson and his family a
al started from a kerosene stove IN III
L basement.
ne Twenty-Five jurors will be called d.
/ cember rs to comprise the first venlr
Irt from which will be chosen the Jur
I'll which will try Fred NJ. Coleman, 10
lie mer deputy state treasurer, accused
lu' embezzling twenty-five thousand &c
lars of the states funds
The bridge across the Lemhi rive
EF near the old power plant at Salmo
has been completed and thrown OPP
iv, to the public. Formerly much troul
was caused at this point each year
the high water damaging the WOOD
bridge The new bridge is OF steel.
lat There will be no regular train Sc
ere ice on the new line in the upper Sna
sec river valley loop of the Short Line
the is announced. Regular service Will
ano resumed in the early spring. althou
an6 intermittent freight and passeni
COW service will be carried on this win
re by the construction department.
'uni The trustees of all the school
anc tricts of the county, at meeting Il
in Idaho Falls to discuss matters
lgh' interest to the schools in order
TEN make suggestions TO the legislat'
it OF voted unanimously to recommend
ore, passage of a bill providing that
h is rtate pay So per capita for each p
that and the county $40.
II Word comes from Shoshone
ana shooting. Joe Newton shot Cha
ther 1or,hord II is said. over a VOL
| sci
lting 80 the men are shepherd
n 81. "a Nau.,on is said to have been
81 an toxicated.
The acting state engineer EXPIRE
belief that the decrease in busi
. q handled by the office during the
, - few months, indicates possiI
- that the department may be opei
c3n8 on an appropriation OF S2o,oOO lol
or in next two years.
Upon the request of Nathan
of Rexburg, he has been relieved
- ;, membership on the livestock san
ne OF Ooaru, anu suNN@s0' 80
r. S. Hunt will fill the uneX
term to end April 2, 1916. Mr..
= tho is also from ReXburg.
,i,ess If the bill which Senator Jon
Washington has just introduce
congress becomes a law it will
nr;ce in the reclamation OF 2,o0O,OOO
II nav of arid land in Idaho, which al
is about twice as much as is nc
claimed in the state.
, mo Fred Shear. bartender livl
during Priest River, was sno' III 'ne
his wife who followed him, acc
to information received at the
ming ifs office, to resort in town
impor. the shooting took place
4 kind Probably the largest single
ment of turkeys ever maze
southern Idaho was sent out
is met Nampa last week. The consle
sure to consisted OF over zo'ooo po""
cows tons of dressed bies.
The loss Of the high school b