Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-04-23

nC Pdol Mtth hdo
week in Idaho. The products of the
different manufacturing establish
ments have been prominently display
ed and every home industry is receiv-
ing an impetus thereby.
From 1880 to 1912 the Indebtedness
Of Idaho increased more rapidly than
did the population, according to bull
letin pertaining to state and national
Indebtedness issued by the census
bureau, department of commerce and
labor.
A meeting called by the Canyon
county Republican organization for
the purpose of formally starting
the candidacy of Senator William E.
Borah for the presidency for the cleo
ton of 1916 was hello at Caldwell on
the 18th.
Charles Grout. formerly manager OF
the ldanha hotel at Boise, has taken
charge OF the famous Guyer hot
springs resort. The fishing season
there opens May /, and this upper
Wood river is considered a paradise
for sportsmen
The McCammon Commercial club
has appointed a committee to secure
data concerning the carrying resources
of the surrounding country for the Bor
den Condensed Milk company. This
company intends installing an up-to-
date condenser in McCammon.
One Of Pocatello's Oldest pioneers,
William J. Brew, died on April IA
He came to Pocatello over twenty
five years ago and became a fireman
for the Short Line. For the past four
teen years he had been a passenger
engineer running out of Pocatello.
Marie Romreil, the nine-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Rom
reil of Tyhee, died from injuries re-
ceived by being thrown from a wagon
and run over. One OF the wheels pass
ed over the body. causing internal
injuries from which there was no
hope of recovery.
Two horses stolen from John Kno-
bel of Post Falls. some time ago
have been recovered by him. The
thief. who was captured at Garfield.
turns out to have been the partner OF
the Japanese preacher who held open
air meetings at Rathdrum last sum
mer
The sudden freezing weather Of a
week ago. following the extremely
warm days during the early part q
March played havoc with the cherry
crop throughout the entire Palouse
country. says Professor c. Z. Temple
of the department of botany at the
university at Moscow
Judge Frank s. Dietrich of the fed
eral court has just issued an order
permitting the receiver of the Idaho
Oregan Light & Power comany to is
sue receivers certificates up to $3.50.
Geo to be used in the completion o
the Oxbow power plant located on tn,
Snake river between Idaho and Ore
gon.
During an electrical storm at Mack
ay. one of the operators at the tele
phone office had a narrow escape
The current struck the wires outsid,
md run through to her head-set. TIL
TACT that the shock knocked her back
ward. tearing the receiver from he
mead. was PROBABLY the only thing tina
laved her from injury.
Fire destroyed two warehouses
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frame freight cars at Roberts. TIL
buildings burned were away froi
most of the residences and there wa
but little danger except to anothe
warehouse, which was saved throug
the efforts of the citizens.
John c. Rushton of Iona met wit
a bad accident. He was taking hi
horses to water, riding one and Leaf
, ing the other. They got frisky. tn
, horse threw him and dislocated hi
shoulder.
This spring the Oregon Short Lin
proposes to build a thirty-five-mile e,
tension from Smiths Ferry to Payett
Lakes on the Idaho Northern brancl
This will bring the line into the heal
of the central Idaho lumber regiol
The new track will cost approximate
ly S1.5O0,000.
William A. Mathews. vice-presider
OF the Overland Insurance compan
u Boise, under arrest at Chicago
charged with embezzlement of S79(
of the company's funds, declares tn,
he will fight sextradition and will n,
return to Idaho unless compelled.