Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-04-16
IDAHO STATE NEWS

ers' association tourists will visit
Boise
During the past month thirteen
carloads OF merchandise belonging to
immigrants have been unloaded at
Twin Falls.
Twin Falls is to have an orchard
irrigation experiment station conduct
ed by the state agricultural expert.
ment station of MOSCOW.
Last week the senate confirmed the
nominations of Thomas b. Martin as
marshal for Idaho and p. M. Davis,
postmaster at Boise and Edna w.
Reyes. postmistress at Challis.
The report sent from Spokane to
the effect that Harry L. Day of Wal
lace will retire from the management
of the mining properties of the Fed
eral company is denied at Wallace.
AS the result OF runaway near
Cambridge the seven-months-od son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ Gilman was
probably fatally injured when the
whole family was thrown from the
wagon.
Several officials OF the Short Line
visited Richfield recently While their
visit is clothed with mystery 1t is
generally understood that the new
line from this point TO Owinza will
be built this spring.
j. w. Robinson. secretary of the
idaho Bankers association, is al.
ready at work on the annual con
'ention which this year will be held
n Twin Falls. The dates selected
ere June 8, 8 and 10.
Thomas Galley. little son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed. Galley OF Hansen, near Twin
falls, is suffering a painful injury re-
ceived while playing with a pitchfork
In some manner he ran one of the
tines of the fork into his eye
Caldwell Odd Fellows are planning
good roads day similar TO that sue
cessfully held recently by the Com
mercial club OF Caldwell for the i'm
provement of the roads leading TO the
site OF the state odd Fellows home
at that place.
The outlook for fruit in the south
eastern part OF the state is splendid.
according 10 the reports c. X. Macy.
state horticultural inspector, who has
just made a trip through that section.
In which he inspected a great num-
Der OF orchards.
The Boise Polo club will entertain
three teams from the northwest some
time in June and Boise followers OF
the game will be treated TO tourna
ment such as were some of those wit
messed when the First cavalry wal
stationed at Boise barracks.
The public utilities commission ha,
issued an order barring the Idaho
Power 4 Light company from enter
ing the town OF Bull, in Twin Falli
county. and ordering 1t to cease &C
tive operations in the further con
struction of its power lines into tina
territory
touring car driven by w. S. But
Ter. resident OF the Arcadia section
skidded and turned turtle near Notu.
Sunday afternoon. The car turned
completely over. and Mr. and Mrs
Butler were pinned beneath tn,
wreckage. but fortunately escaped
serious injury.
Elihu Francis. farmer. was taker
into custody at Wallace pending al
investigation OF the killing OF his wifi
and three children, whose skulls wer
crushed. presumably with an axe
and whose bodies were burned in thu
fire that destroyed the building OIL
the Francis farm near Wallace.
When the dam at Jackson lake 4
completed under the supervision o
the government the reservoir ther'
will have storage capacity of 10000
acre feet. This is adding $4,000
acre feet for government purpose
and the 100000 acre feet required 70
the Twin Falls North Side project
Bull is to have but one hydro-eleC
trio company operating within he
borders The public utilities commits
sion has issued an order aimed a
the Idaho Power & Light company t
the effect that it must abandon tina
territory I'm behalf of the Great She
shone & Twin Falls Water Powe
company.
One person in forty-nine in Ad
county owns an automobile, accord
ing to figures compiled by Bots
citizen who is interested in alignin
the cost OF high living against tn
high cost of living. He makes thi
estimate by figuring that the count
has a population of $4,000 and loo
automobiles.
The people of Pocatello are di
cussing the city paving and gradin
ordinance which well be decided l
the city election April 10. Bonds
the amount of 100000 are to
, raised by this ordinance. Conside
} able opposition is shown to the pr
1 posed scheme, and there are man
in its favor.
The commissioners in charge of tn
Arrangements for Idaho's participi
I ton in the Panama exposition at Sa
Francisco have selected as official no
, tess for the Idaho building Mrs. WI
liam II. Ridenbaugh of Boise.