Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-18
IDAHO STATE NEWS.

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district OF Boise shows material
decrease.
Inc local option vote as officially
'ahVassed by the county commission.
ers gives the vets majority in Nez |
Perce county of % votes.
There are at present twelve inmates
al the Ada county poor farm. all men.
lhree were admitted during the month |
ana three left one having died.
A bad break In the banks of the |
Grand View irrigation canal was I'M.
aoubtecly caused by a gopher hole or
ground squirrel burrow in the bank.
The good roads loop from Boise via
Eagle Is nearing completion to Eagle
Island. The rock crusher and camp
VIII move across the river this week.
The committee in charge of arrange.
ments for Caldwell's first Chautauuua
TO be held July 2 to 7. has perfected
preliminary arrangements for the
event.
The lOyear-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. p. II. .enbach. residing
IN ranch west of Nampa, fractured
both bones OF her arm when she fell
from porch at the Diffenbach home
The Farmers Equity society of Bear
Lake county has organized with the
following officers: President Geo. II
Han OF Raymond, yice-president. John
+. Quayley Of Montpelier, manager
and secretary, NJ. r. Scott
Mystery surrounds an explosion OF
dynamite near the Sam Lancaster
home, four miles southwest OF Filler
The family had just returned home
when an explosion took place near
the house No one was hurt.
The Minidoka project is becoming
noted as sheep resort" during the
winter months. More than 10000
head were fed on the project last sea
son, most OF which were brought in
from the range for the purpose
A heavy draught OF lice killer was
taken by Mrs. Carl Elder Of Kellogg
with suicidal intent and would have
proved fatal had not a physician been
summoned. Family troubles are re
ported to have prompted the deed
The eucalyptus cases, in which notes
aggregating over $4,000 and given b.
residents OF Camas Prairie was in
yolved have been deciGed in favor O
the defendants, who purchased land!
in California on which il was propose,
70 grow eucalyptus.
] Iyr.t.,tf.,, ,.F. - - h. 70 .
against fire was the principa, matte
considered by the land board at re
cent meeting. On the recommends
ton OF Land Commissioner Day
number OF wardens, deputy warden
and guards were appointed
Arthur Shirley OF Blaine. six year
Of age. is claimed to be the champio
fisherman OF his age in Idaho II
fishes In the back water from III
Magic dam which comes right up
his fathers farm. and he frequent
catches mess for breakfast.
An automobile driven by l.. .
Savage of Kellogg jumped the bridl
below the Morning compressor an
turned turtle in the river Savae
and one Of the passengers were p.nne
under the machine. but succeeded
escaping without serious injury.
J The present system Of street ligh
ing in Idaho Falls is to be eXtend'
to include all Of the business sectio
Fifty additional cluster light pos
Il are now being installed. The or
e gon Short Line Railway company
O bearing its share of the expense.
b A small frame cottage occupied
< Eadoth V. Smith at Boise. was gutt'
N by fire one night last week. The fl
appeared to have started from
o overheatod nue. Mrs. Smith was
y in he'd at the time the blaze brol
$ cut and the alarm was turned in
le some passerhy.
IN Plans for the new station of I
u Oregon Short Line at Pocatello. &C
.emplates one Of the finest depots
{ the west. and will | e ore of the large
in the Short Line system. The bu.
r. ing will cost close to S36O.oOo. II
tn he a stone and brick structure a
nrc-proof throughout
In fulnllment of the promise ma
IN to the settlers upon the Minidoka a
is other projects in Idaho by Secreta
y. Lane when he visited here early Il
ig fall the best drainage engineer IN
* world sir william Wilcocks Is mi
rs ing a tour OF the projects under
.d direction of the reclamation serVi
to $ d. sip,yson of Caldwell and l
Ial Overt. spokane. had narrow
nj cane from death OF terrible inl'
Of m shoshone falls grade. near IN
rails. when a brake ON their car
ns fused to work and they were tor'
us tn run their car into tae embankm
or to prevent It from going over
oh grade.
The bids for the construction OF
nis Carnegie library at Idaho Fails W
,ut cnoned but owing to all being an
Nv The appropriation. the contract was
II LET several changes we're then III
&C. a, the plans and the contract