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Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
Lemay Home Burned.

About O'Clock last Saturday
evening the alarm of fire was sound
ed, the Lemay home in the south
west part of town being found in
flames. Our fire department turned
out promptly, but Notwithstanding
they had long run, they made good
time and did most effective work
after arriving upon the scene.
The origin OF the fire seems to be
a mystery that will remain unsolved.
The family were eating supper when
the smell of smoke attracted their
attention, and a hurried investigation
revealed the attic all in flames.
There was no time to remove any of
the furniture or belongings, although
they succeeded in getting the piano
out and a little clothing and some
musical instruments, the remainder
of their goods being devoured by the
flames.
Mr.. Lemay carried an insurance
Of $1,000 on the building and con.
tents, but this will not begin to COW
er the loss the family sustained, be-
sides the many little keepsakes that
money cannot replace.
Jerome, however, can consider it.
self very fortunate as regards fires
as the one on Friday evening is the
first we have had in the town for up
| wards of two years, record that is
hard to beat by a town of its size.
We understand that it is the in
tention of Mr.. Lemay to at once take
steps for rebuilding. The family has
the sympathy of wide circle OF
| friends in their loss.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
Farm To Rent.

Forty acres alfalfa. house, barn
fenced. No cash, no shares. Phon
Guy /. Towle.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
VILLAGE TRUSTEES MEET.
Decide Upon Using Oil for Springling
the Streets and Order a New
Oil SDrinkIer

At the regular meeting of the
Village Trustees on Tuesday even
ing, the question as to the best meth
cd of sprinkling the Main street for
the coming season was finally deter
mined by the trustees unanimously
adopting oil as the most satisfactory
article to be used. This question has
been before the board for some time
and has been thoroughly discussed
and investigated, with the conclu-
sion reached that this system will
prove he cheapest and most salts
factory in the long run.
A representative of the Austin
| Sprinkler being present, an order
was placed for one of those sprink-
lers at $706.50, +. o. b. Jerome, with
guarantee that it would do the
work, and with the privilege of test
ing it 80 days or more. This is one
of the latest and most efficient ma
chimes for this purpose. The oil to
be used is the crude product and it
is estimated that it will axe at least
a car load, $500 gallons to do the
work, the oil costing " cents per
gallon.
Street Commissioner Trail ex-
poets to commence the grading on
Main street as son as the ground
will permit, SO that everything will
be ready to apply the oil when the
proper time arrives.
An ordinance was presented and
read re-establishing the fire limits
OF the town and regulating the
erection Of new buildings and the
repairs on those already within these
limits Action on this ordinance was
deferred until March 10th when the
trustees will meet in adjourned ses.
sion to consider the same
The following bills were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn for the
amounts:
F. H. Volkman, salary Feb. 5 1915
Ralph Rogers, sal. Feb. -. 1000
Ralph Rogers, stamps ..... loo
A. F. Tage, salary February 10000
Barclay & Hall, salary Feb. $500
\. S. Canal Co., maintenance 1S1.6s
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05

Among the various newspapers in
this section which profess to be up to
date, the Times was the only one last
week to announce the order of the
Public Utilities Commission reduc-
ing the electric rates throughout
Southern Idaho. This was about
the most important item that ha:
affected this section for some time
but a little 4-inch double column
ad probably deferred our neighbor
ing scribes from announcing the or
ders of the commission last week
They will undoubtedly announce il
glowing headlines this week tn,
fact that the electric company ha.
issued a new schedule lowering tn,
rates to the consumers.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
Second hand buildings for sale.
See Ostrander Lumber Co.


See Ostrander Lumber Co.
Address e. c. Bricker, Jerome, If
you have a bargain In 40.
Several of the farmers south of
town have already commenced plow-
ing, the frost being entirely out of
the ground.
Contract holders In the Lincoln
County Internationally Association
should not forget the annual meet
ing on Saturday of this week.
The second annual high school
play, "The Cricket on the Hearth"
will take place at the Amusement
Hall Saturday, March 14th. 4
Rev. C. M. Junkin will preach In
the Presbyterian church of Jerome
Sunday at IL a. m, at Canyon Side
at p. m, and at Arcadia at s p. IN.
w. f. Zahn has commenced the
erection of a residence on his ranch
southwest of town preparatory to re-
moving his family thereto this
spring.
Since we have had our readers
guessing for a week as to the closing
hour of the merchants as announced
last week. we repeat the notice this
week, avoiding the provoking error
that crept into the same last week.
If the old tradition about March
coming in like a lamb is carried out,
we may expect to see some winter
weather yet. But as Sunday was
characteristic OF all kinds Old wealth
er, it is hard to tell what may be
month.
II you do not think there is money
in raising hogs. just ask the Wilson
Bros. Last week they brought in 20
pigs. some OF which were narrowed
in August and some in September
and received a check for $260.4S for
the bunch.
The auction sale last Saturday was
one OF the most successful ever held
on our streets. There was large
crowd of farmers in town and the
bidding was quite spirited at times
most OF the articles bringing a very
satisfactory price.
Mrs. G. b. Hawbecker departed
for Boise Tuesday. whittier she goei
to attend meeting OF the program
committee OF the Woman's Fereda
ton. which will hold district ses
sion here in June. she being a mem
Der OF this committee.
Mr.. c. c. (Chick) Fraser an,
wife departed last Sunday for thu
east after spending the winter oil
their ranch southeast of town. Chicl
has signed with the Pittsburg bal
team for the coming season. 1t wa
with much reluctance that they lef
the tract, but Mr.. Fraser hopes tina
this may be the last season of has
ball. and that he can hereafter max
his permanent home here.
Mr.. X. X. Morris has made ar
rangements for the use OF the larg
company barn just north of the Ian
office for the coming season wher
he will hereafter make his head
quarters and where horse owner
can find him at any time. Mr. MOI
ris has several of as fine stations a
were ever brought to the tract, G
different stock, and horse owners VIII
expect to breed their animals thi
season should look over this stoc
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
How Is This?

Number one forty, we'll located
$40 an acre; 5000 down.
3-tf. Barnett Stillwell.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05

Mr.. M. F. Reik, who has been
spending the winter at Spokane, re-
turned to Jerome the first of the
week to look after his property inter
ests here. which include one of the
finest orchards on the tract. We
have not had the pleasure of seeing
Mr.. Reik personally since his return,
but that he still has faith in the
North Side tract is evidenced from
he following which we take from
the Bliss Times: "Mr. F. NJ. Reik,
OF Jerome, called on the Times
Wednesday on his way home from
Spokane, Wash, where he spent the
winter. He says they are selling land
not bit better than ours for $1,000
per acre five miles out of Spokane.
Twelve miles out II is $500 per acre.
This is just our common wheat land.
Mr.. Reik says the farmer up there is
glad to pay sc for a car of manure"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Freeman well
coined an 8-pound daughter at their
ranch home last week Wednesday.
Bring your eggs to the cream sta
ton and get highest market price in
cash.-N. S. Dairymen's Assn. 2tf
Auctioneer Hartshorn announces
the next Sales Day for Saturday,
March 14th. If you have any articles
to sell. list them with him as soon as
possible.
The Water Co. started out crew
of men the first of the week for the
purpose of cleaning out the irrigat-
ing bitches preparatory to the sea-
sons run of water
Mr.. r. X. Morris has closed ne
gotiations for the purchase OF the
residence property now occupied by
Attorney Martin, and expects to oc-
cupy the same as a residence for him
self and family in the near future.
We are pleased to announce that
the Express company have withdrawn
their orders as regards the discon-
tinuance of express service over the
Idaho Southern, and the service will
be continued as heretofore.
Owners OF stock should remember
| that there is an ordinance prohibit
ing stock from running at large in
the corporate limits of the town, al d
at the meeting. OF the Trustees on
Tuesday evening the marshal was
given orders to strictly enforce this
ordinance.
]. b. Pieri, the new proprietor OF
the jerome bakery, reports most
satisfactory business thus far, which
has encouraged him to enlarge the
business to some extent, and accord
ingly he has ordered a large ship
ment OF fresh candies which he is
expecting any day.
Mrs. Hendricks. who has been the
guest OF her sister, Mrs. Clarence
Humphrey for the past se,era
weeks. left Tuesday for her home IN
Denver, going via Twin Falls. where
she will be the guest of Mrs. Robt
Spangler for few days before re
Stunning her journey.
We acknowledge pleasant cal
Tuesday from Mr.. Chas. Il. Everett
of Denver, Colo, who was here look
ing after the interests of his sistel
who has land west of town. 1t Il
more than probable that he will max,
arrangements to have the place pu
under cultivation this year.
Failing from the train in some a
yet unexplained manner. Luthe
Moulter. of Burley, aged 29 years
was crushed to death under tn
wheels OF the special train that wa
carrying home the crowds that at
tended the Yangee Rue-Sing Hosal
fight at Paul on Saturday night
Moulter leaves a wife and two chill
dren.
, MTS. II. MINIS gave very tuJoH
able entertainment at her HON
Tuesday afternoon as a farewell {
Mrs. Carrack, who for some time ha
been a very efficient worker in tn
Baptist Sunday school and Aid Sc
ciety. So il is with much regret W
, part with Mrs. Carrack and the fam
lily who expect to leave shortly 70
New Mexico. Lovely refreshment
were served by the hostess.
e The Married Peoples dancin
J club enjoyed their annual masquel
e ade on Friday evening last, and
= most enjoyable time was had by a
s who participated. There was larg
= array OF appropriate as well as far
S tastic costumes. but space will nc
( permit of a detailed description {
o each. The affair throughout was
8 very pleasant one as in fact is all {
k the parties that have been given
!. the club the past winter.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
For Sale.

head mich cows, pure bred
registered Holstein bulls, l team OF
horses (mare and gelding), l sci
work harness, l set driving harness
top buggy good as new.
Royce J. Patterson.
Y miles north Appleton P. o.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05

II you are thinking of putting out
an orchard write the Bull Nursery
Co. for their March prices. 1t will
pay you. Address Bull Nursery Co.,
Bull, Idaho.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05

To purchase a second hand incu
bator. State kind and price. Also
want Planet Jr. or Iron Age garden
seen drill.
Victor Carr, Route 2, Box 3.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05

Mrs. Mike Wernet died quite sud-
denly at her late home in this place
on Monday morning last. She was
sick only few days with a severe
attack OF pneumonia which failed to
yield to the efforts OF the physicians.
The deceased was SO years OF age
and leaves besides a husband three
daughters, two of whom, Mrs. Nap
the other daughter residing in the
east. The funeral occurred yester-
day and was attended by number of
her late friends and neighbors. The
deceased was highly spoken OF by
those who knew her.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
Ranch for Rent.

Eighty acres 3 II miles from Je-
alfalfa, 5 acres grass pasture. 10
acres ready to Seed good four room
l,th snd plastered house with cellar,
good barn, tool house, hog house,
etc. VIII rent for term of years.
Enquire of this office.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05

We are panied to announce the
at his home a few miles southwest OF
town, and the further fact that very
little hope is entertained for his re.
covery. Though ailing for some
time, no slarm was felt until last
week when he was taken to his bed
and hts condition became so serious
that his daughter, Hattie, who was
attending school at Albion, was sum
moned, together with other relatives
He is said to be suffering from can
GER, and the end is looked for a
any time, although he was reported {
little better yesterday.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
For Sale.

Team of young mares, weight
about 2500.-F. ]. Birch, miles
north. 1 II east. 1-tf
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-05
For Sale.

A few good Jersey cows and
heifers.-A. l.. Speakman, miles
north, / mile east. 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08

From the New York Sun.
 Miss Elizabeth Freeman returned with
 news and views of the suffrage caravan
 which Is touring Sullivan county with a prairie schooner and a pair of oxen.
 The main dependence of the caravan has turned out to be not Mrs Rudolph Muller of Monticello, who is managing the ex- petition, but her 13-year-old daughter Phyllis. who rides ahead to gather au- diences. runs errands and has even shod her own horse Bluey.
 l So great is her devotion to this horse,
 which she broke herself that she learned to shoe him last summer, to the great
 delight of the Monticello blacksmith. Tom Carney, who says he never had boy apprentice who learned so quickly. | He added lessons in harness mendng l as a reward and Miss Phyllis can now handle any sort of team even the oxen,
 Taft and Teddy, who are, truth to tell,
 very docile, though Teddy insists on doing all the work. Miss Phyllis has her rifle
 along and she and the cook have suc- ceeded in breaking the game laws on sew
 eral occasions. She has been a crack shot
 since she was Il years old.
 | At her home on Castle Hill are 54>fruit
 trees which Miss Phyllis has grafted her.
 self. She insists that when she is grown up she will spend all her time in the country, though just now she is spend- l ing her winters at the Gardner school | in New York.
 | She can take a four-foot hurdle, but she is not all athlete, for like every Ger | man girl she can cook and sew. She has | been at school in Germany and speaks
 both French and German without the | slightest trace of accent. She came back
 an anti, but was converted by Gen. Ros-
 allie Jones, after all her mothers ef- forts had failed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
IDLE OPINIONS.

People who read esoteric books to rest their minds,' usually do it in bed so they can drop right off to sleep in the second paragraph of page one.
 Some women who have great deal of trouble in making up their minds about most things manage to break through the fog in jiffy when you ask them what they'll have to eat.
 man will stand on street corner for two hours and a half arguing politics and then get mad with his wife because she let the biscuits burn while she spent five minutes gIancing through new mag azine
 We haven't anything against him, but the young man who never misses mus icale doesn't seem to have much of pull on the voters. P. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
HOTELS FOR GIRLS
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
 Mrs. Richard Irvin who for years has taken an active interest in the welfare of working girls in New York, is president and ruling spirit in a new corporation that is to build the Irwin Hotel for Women.
 Plans have been filed for a 13-story structure at 30S-312 West Thirteth street, which Is 136 feet west of Eighth avenue.
 one of the features of this women S hotel will be a roof garden. where 400 per sons can be accommodated. The idea is to make the garden so attractive that the women and girls who live in the hotel will not seek pleasure outside.
 The idea of the corporation is to ad- vance the welfare of working girls and to maintain rates that will make it possi- ble for respectable women. drawing small salaries, to live respectfully and in com fort.
 Mrs. Irwin, at her home 1 West Thirty ninth street, issued statement regard ing the hotel, in which she said:
 q am not building the Hotel Irwin, al though it is being called after me. It is to be a stock company, declaring per cent dividend.
 There are to be 334 single rooms and only ones dormitory, accommodating five girls. There will be two rooms on each floor holding two girls, and also a laundry and sitting room on each floor. There are to be 12 floors to accommodate 404 girls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
Hope for Bald Heads

Remarkable results have been ob- tained by Dr. Szekely of Budapest in planting hair on bald heads. The end of gold wire 1-500th of an inch in diameter is bent to form loop which is barely visible to the naked eye. A woman's hair of the desired color and eight to twelve inches long is in- serted in the loop and the wire is then introduced into fine Pravaz hypo- dermic needle. Several hundred needles are prepared in this way and thoroughly sterilized before being used.
 The scalp to be treated is also steril- ized and made insensitive to pain. The needle is inserted in the scalp, then thrust forward under the skin and turned through an angle of 180 de- grees. It is then withdrawn, leaving the hair firmly anchored under the skin by the wire loop. Pairs of hairs are implanted 1-25th of an inch apart. About 625 pairs, or 1250 single hairs, are planted in square inch. In treatment occupying 35 or 40 minutes from 400 to 500 hairs can be planted. From 15,O00 to 10000 hairs will cover bald crown surrounded by a fringe of natural hair. As many as 50,000 hairs may be required for head entirely bald. The slight in flammation that follows the insertion of the needle soon subsidies. The wire loop soon becomes imbedded in sub cutaneous tissue and cannot be felt, while the hole made by the needle is quickly closed by new skin. Hair inn planted by this method can be brushed, combed and washed and deceives any ordinary observer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
DESIGNS ON TEA TABLE

From the Boston Transcript.
 A great international "tea fight IS scheduled for the year 1915, place San Francisco. In India, Ceylon and China canny tea merchants are reported already incubating elaborate schemes to capture the American tea table for their own a fact which shows to what proportions our national propensity for cibbers soft, sober, sage and venerable liquid" has grown. The Japanese are not only plan ming to make seductive exhibit with the encouragement of the Japanese govern ment, building a. tea house worthy of the cult of the teanSasters of a day that is gone, but they will send to the Panama Pacific exposition 10 tea experts whose sole business will be to study the methods of their rivals for the tea trade of Amer ica In spite of this the Japanese minis ter of agriculture has lately complained officially of the backwardness of his coun- try in industrial matters, of the lack Of enterprise. Says he; They all want to try get-rch-auick schemes They just want to grab money by whatever way they can and skip offi''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
known before. The federal census of 1920 will probably find Birmingham with a population of 300,000.
The War Proceeds

Austria Hungary continues to bonn bard Belgrade.
 At Liege the Germans sustained such heavy losses that they felt con- strained to ask for an armistice of "A hours in order to bury their dead.
 The repeated rumors of Great Britain's victory over the German fleet in the North sea have been of ficially denied in London. According to a statement from the first lord of the admirality, the British have not even engaged the German fleet.
 Despite Germany's pleading with Italy to come to it's rescue the Quirinal is reported to be emphatic in the gov ernment's announced attitude of neu- trality. The triple alliance, embracing Germany, Austria and Italy, had been considered among the chancelleries of Europe as distinctly formidable. Italy has large and well disciplined army and would unquestionably add great strength to any power with which it might be allied. But the Italian gov ernment seems to have interpreted the triple alliance as meaning active assistance only in the event that Ger many or Austria were engaged in defensive war. Italy regards Austria Hungary as an aggressor, and on that ground, it is claimed, considers itself free to remain neutral.
 Emperor William is undaunted, and in his passionate appeal to his people makes it plain that hostilities will pro- ceed with desperation.
 It is evident that the Germans ex- pect the war to be fought to finish; but all lovers of peace are praying that American mediation will be ac- cepted before many days are past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-08
. The City's Population

Alabamas biennial school census which has been taken this summer will soon be compiled and published by the department of education at Montgom- cry, and it is reasonable to assume that an appreciable gain in the states population will be indicated. In sew eral counties the school census has been published, and in each of them an increase was noted. Naturally much interest attaches to the school census of Birmingham.
 Statisticians are not agreed as to what percentage of the total popula- tion is found in the school population. Most of them agree, however, that the number of persons of school age z to 21 years-m multiplied by 311a gives a very conservative approximate of the entire number of inhabitants in any given civil division or community but there are statisticians of gooc reputation who insist on multiplying by 3.75 or 3.S0, while some of then take as the multiplier.
 Within the city limits there ar' 4S,258 children of school age. If thii number is multiplied by 3.80 a tota population of 183,380 is indicated but using the lowest of the multiplierl that statisticians employ under sim liar conditions, Birmingham's popula tion is 168,9O3. Yet no matter wha the multiplier be, Birmingham growth has been rapid-not less thai 10000 in four years. The rate o. increase will be greater during tn, next few years than it has been since 1910 A new era of prosperity il setting in, and labor will be in greater demand in this district than was evel