Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-06-11
IDAHO STATE NEWS


department OF Idaho, will hold it's
annual convention in Weiser on June
10.
The official figures of the recent
POWER county local option election
show that the county went dry by
" plurality.
Al a meeting Of the Progressives
OF Lewis county held In Nez Perez
IL was decided to place no county
ticket in the field in that county.
George II. Huebener, private secre-
tary OF Senator Brady, was taken to
the Providence hospital last week. suf-
iering from ptomaine poisoning which
he contracted in the senate restau-
rant.
Arthur l.. Hulburt, prominent live
stock dealer and dairyman, residing
a mile west of Nampa, was fatally in
lured In an automobile accident. He
died in the local hospital three hours
later
What may have been case OF muir
der was disclosed when the body of a
male infant. apparently from two to
five days old, was found in the fore
bay OF the municipal power plant at
Idaho Falls.
Fifteen automobiles containing over
seventy Pocatelloites journeyed to
Heise Hot Springs last Sunday, dis
lance of about seventy miles, where
the baths. fishing and a general out
ing was enjoyed.
serious fire occurred In the Wide
man building at Pocatello and the
millinery stock of Mrs. Grant was
practically destroyed The stock was
valued at $1,000 and only $500 in
surance was carried
The oyerturning of an automobile
which he was driving at the corner
Of Sugar avenue and Eighth street at
Boise resulted in the death of Arthur
, l.. Hurlbut, dairyman and one OF
the best known residents of Boise.
The two-year-old child of T.. vii.
hanson fNl into Montpelier creek
while playing along the bank. The
child's eight-year-old brother happen
ed to be near. and, with remarkable
presence Of mind, jumped in and
saved the little tot.
Pleasure seekers are rapidly taking
advantage of Bear Lake hot springs
| this year. Large auto parties daily
and nightly visit the springs, partly
for the delightful. eighteen-mile auto
ride along the lake and partly for the
swim at the springs.
The body OF Edward Nelson. dry
farmer living about thirty miles east
OF Idaho Falls, was founa in his wag'
on. he having started to drive TO
town and succumbed to heart trouble.
! He had been dead about thirty hours
when his body was found.
Dirt is flying in the actual construc-
ton OF the railroad being built into
the Boise basin for the Boise Payette
Lumber company by the lntermoun
tain Railway company. In seven
camps established along Moore's creeh
laborers are working on the grade.
The budget recently made up by
the mayor and the city council shows
that the city of pocatello will require
about $4,000 more to run the ex
pcnses OF the municipality for thu
next year than it did for aast year
The last appropriation was $4,000
While attempting to- climb over
barbed-wire fence the ll-year-ol'
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Grimm. residing north of Nampa, ha'
her right ear almost tern from he
head. The child lost her footing OF
the lower wires of the fence an
fel.
Superintendent of Schools II. S
stevenson has just issued his repor
of the condition of the Montpelie
schools for the past year. He show
the schools to have been in exceller
condition. The enrolment in a
2 three buildings was increased consi'
: erably.
2 The petition for separate tria
! by counsel for c. l.. Robbins.
p rector of the Bank of Nampa, wh'
, with Vice.President J. A. Givehs an
, Cashier c. h. Lore of the defunc
banking house. is charged with mai
ing a false report to the state ban
commissioner. has been granted.
g The Twin Falls school board. afte
4 considering a large number of appl
7 cations. has chosen Professor Hal
!. Blue for superintendent of schools
e i'll the vacancy made by the resigns
o ton of Professor q. NJ. Elliott.
d w. d. Ream of Dingle boasts of ha
y ing a hog which set an example beior
all other hogs of how to reduce III
u high cost of living. Mr. Ream S he
II ecently became the proud mother (
4, litter of eighteen young squealers.
The Pocatello Miners associate
has been perfected at Pocatello vii
IT over thirty members. Eugene
e Leonard was elected as president
q the organization. The associate
II has affiliated with the state organ
,ation and it is hoped that much GOO
,an be done for local members
his joint work.