Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS

Preston has property values esti
mated at $l.500.000. Its bank demos
its aggregate something like $500 Ooe
and the postoffice receipts amount ~
about $1,000 annually.
TIL farmers in the vicinity y,
Remington school at Ten Mile me,
last week and organized "a school sim.
liar to those already in existence IN
different parts OF the country.
Snowfall on the Boise river water.
shed is normal or above at several
points. according to Information p.,h
cred by Edwar l.. Wells. section d,.
rector for the United States weatbe,
| bureau.
or approximately $4,000 OF ner.
sonal and real property taxes for 1879
allowed To go delinquent in Canvo,
county in January. sl3.03656 had
been received at the county auditor
office up to March l.
Robert LaSalle negro. and Mar
gi.ret La Vada, who is port Indian and
part negro have been arrested q,
Ogden and will be taken 10 Pocateno
where white slavery charge Will he
placed against La Sale.
Ietitlohs are DelnB circulated in
Canyon county asking the support a,
the national congress for the bin in.
troduced by Senator Borah for an a..
preparation OF $4,000. 900 for irrirs
ton and drainage enterprises In the
west
The home OF Mrs. Rose T. Petite.
one mile south OF Meridian WAS
totally destroyed by fire OF unknown
origin. The loss will be ia the neigh
borhood OF $1,000 To the building and
contents. There is about $500 insur
ance.
Falling from the train in some Nm.
explained manner. Luther Moulter o.
hurley. aged 2y years, was crushed 20
death under the wheels OF special
train that Was carrying home a crosd
OF eNcursionists who had been Ia
Boise
The dry forces will hold a state.
wide prohibition convention In noisa
March 25th. Goth and 27th This con
Nention promises To be the greates.
gathering OF "drys" ever held In the
state. One thousand delegates are en.
pected
II Is understood that the Boise PAY.
cite Lumber company plans 10 r.
sumo operations at the Barber mil
Boise. this year. providing the Oregon
Short Line will give u rate that viii
permit the hauling OF logs from Lons
valley
The regular monthly traders day
auction sale held at Caldwell last
week was the most succe.sfuI since
the inauguration OF the esant seven
years ago. approximately 5000 buy.
ers and sellers nocked to Caldwell FOR
the sale.
There Is now under contemplation
the erection OF n s20.o09 Carnegie L.
brary at Preston. rs the city council
has guaranteed $1,000 annually for IT,
maintenance. The ground has ALREADY
been promised by the president @.
Oneida stake.
Mrs. Bertha Milleman is IS years q
age, but when she started Sunday aft
ernoon for San Francisco by way O,
portland she climbed aboard rail
gay train for the first time In her
me- says the Boise Statesman Prac
ideally all her life she has lived IL
Boise
jesse Stitt came into HALEY last
week with a native trout which b.
caught two miles below the Magic
uam. II Is the blue ribbon trout fof
THIS section. weighing exactly II
ponds ounces. measuring &c inches
In length and Is inches around the
thickest part.
me state supreme court has grant
Gu writ OF mandate to compel Sec.
fe'ary OF State Clifford to attach his
signature and the seal OF the state
~ ,ne deed transferring the timber
on iz'o0O acres OF state land in Boise
basin to the Barber Lumber company
for 100000
luahos public utility commissions
mas instructed the attorney general
Vi the Gem state to file suit against
the oregon Short Line Railroad CON.
pany before the Interstate commerce
commission and petition that oodv
10 reduce the freight rates upon coal
''"'h wyoming mines to Idaho points.
tho senate passes the Shackle
ioru good roads bill and s25.oO0.Olu
N""u"'iy Is appropriated by the fed
al government to aid states IN
o''u'ng' maintaining and improving
oaus Idaho Will receive from IN,
'euerai treasury total of $l125o(
saeh year. provided the state raises
a like amount.
me Dig game OF Idaho and the
e"c beauty of the Island Park
sou'ry' the headwaters of the north
t ~, OF the Snake river. the country
~ .uaho bordering on the Yellowstone
'"''o"ai park. and the wonders of the Z
saeAson Hole country are to be
S,' the people of the United states
~ 'ne means OF moving pictures.