Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-11-26
IN THE GEM STATE

Gratis. eleven; Progressiyes. two; So
cialist. one.
A valuable team of horses disap.
peared from Pocatello in broad day
light. few days ago. How the thief
/ managed to get away unobserved is
mystery.
Joe Murray assaulted Charles Fin
layson in the latter's saloon at Sho
shone Murray used beer bottle on
Finlayson but the injuries inflicted ara
not serious.
Lafayette Hampton, city marsha
at Shelley. was shot and killed. pre-.
sumably by Mexicans who had burg
larized a store. Two men have been
arrested on suspicion.
Traced by means of laundry mark,
Ray Bagshaw. charged with the EN-
bezzlement of horse and buggy. was
located at Ogden and will probably be
! brought back to Boise to stand trial.
The charity ball given at Blackfoot
for the European war sufferers was
a Juccess in every way. About Sl0C
will be forwarded the Red Cross so
ciety mt New York. the net result OF
the proceeds.
Willis the present laws OF the state
OF ID no are in force. the most that
the funds in the hands OF the state
treasurer can earn is the 3l2 per cent
that is paid by the banks where they
are deposited.
Fred ] Keller. county truant Off.
Ger and prominent citizen OF Sand
pcint has been missing since election
fIy and much apprehension is being
felt by his family and friends lest he
has met with foul play.
or the ninety-four members OF the
next legislature. 80 will be Republi-
cans. 80 Democrats, 3 Progressives
and one a Socialist There is still a
tie for one of the places in the lower
house from Latah county.
]. B. Gowen. state game warden OF
Idaho, will recommend to the next SEES
sion of the legislature In his state
that Idaho game laws in reference to
fish and small game be revised to con
form with Utah game laws.
Paul Jones. a negro. is in Jail at
Shoshone. charged with fatally shoot
ing John Jones. another negro at the
Short Line section house at Owinza
The two were members OF a colony
there at work for the railroad.
After being in the city less than an
hour. /. E. Mckinney OF Midvale, II
years OF age. died suddenly in his room
at hotel in Boise. 1t is supposed he
came to his death through heart fail
ure. He was pioneer OF the state.
Charges of manslaughter will nc
doubt be preferred against Frank
Brown, white man, and Bill" Goo
den, negro, who were associated
with the white girl, "Maude," who
was found dead at Pocatello from
opium poisoning.
Without the escort OF officers OF the
law and carrying to the warden's Of
fee his own commitment papers,
Charles 4. Lore, cashier OF the former
Bank of Nampa, entered the gates
Of the Idaho penitentiary last week to
serve from six months to three years
at hard labor.
The report comes from Boise that
President B. +. Bush of the Western
Pacific railroad. together with a party
Of railroad officials and eastern fnan-
ciers, will leave Ninnemucca for Boise
over the line OF the proposed Boise
Winnemucca railroad on THANKSGIVING
day.
Approximately seven hundred ano
fifty thousand dollars was paid out to
the farmers in the vicinity of Black
foot. Idaho Falls and Sugar City on
November 16 by the Utah Sugar com
pany for the delivery of sugar beets
during October to the above three fac.
tories.
A plea OF guilty to a charge OF VIC
lating the federal law through attempt.
ing to obtain transportation of freight
at less than published railroad tar.
ifs. cost the Mark P. Miller Milling
company OF Moscow $4,000. Two
other counts against the company
were dismissed.
The people of Buhl and vicinity are
greatly elated over the election re-
turns on the question OF creating the
county of Bull from the west half of
Twin Falls county. The vote shows
that over so per cent OF the qualified
voters of the proposed new county are
IN favor of division
What is claimed to be the biggest
shipment of hogs ever gathered to.
sether in Idaho was sent out last week
o Los Angeles. There were So cars
Of porkers, collected along the line OF
the Oregon Short Line as far west az
Weiser and along the line of the rail-
Dad north from Pocatello.
J. A. Givens, vice-president, and C.
E. Lore, cashier, of the Bank of Nam.
pa, Ltd, which institution was closed
by order of the state bank commits.
sioner in September, 1913, have been
sentenced 70 serve from six months
to three years. at hard labor in the
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