Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-06-17
In THE GEM STATE

The president has appointed Curtis
+. Pike of Boise to be assayer id
charge Of the Boise assay office.
The Farmers & Merchants bank of
Idaho Falls has just closed a deal
whereby it takes over the controlling
interest in the Bank of Roberts
A Greek laborer on tho o. S. l..
named Gust Canstintos was severely
Injured near Idaho Falls by being hit
by a locomotive. One arm was broken
and his face was badly cut.
The state pure food department an
nounced last week that it will here
after strictly enforce the law which
makes the keeping of hogs within the
city or village a misdemeanor
The first Chautauqua that has been
held in Idaho Falls began on Saturday
evening and continues for six days.
Nearly 1000 season tickets have been
sold, and it is assured a success.
One Of the features Of the Southern
Idaho Seventh Day Adventist confer
ence, which was held at Caldwell, was
he pledging on Saturday of 81, O33
for missionary work to be carried on
/ ny the REORGANIZATION.
Mrs Peter Cooper and her sister,
Mrs. John Bromett of Boise, met with
painful accidents last week. They
were carrying a boiler of boiling water
between them and it slipped, scalding
the feet of both women.
James Burns, aged 80 years, died at
a Boise hospital last week Of miners
! sff, II dol
years ago from Colorado, going to the
Wood River country. He has been en-
gagged in mining and prospecting ev'r
since.
George Homer, % years old, who
held position With the Campbell Car
nival company as a snake charmer, in
attempting to remove the fangs from
a rattlesnake, near Pocatello, was bit
on the lip and has about even chances
for recovery.
Idaho postmasters appointed on
June 8 were: John c. Johnston of
Crystal vice Mrs. c. F. Snyder, re-
signed; Joseph A. Walker of Enter
prise vice Mrs. l. Simmons, resigned;
Edgar J. Peterson of Roy vice Henry
c. Roy, resigned.
Waving his preliminary hearing
John Pipher of Nampa, held by the
coroner's jury as the result of the
killing of William Kincaid, was
bound over TO the district court on g
: charge of manslaughter. Kincaid was
: run down by Pipher's automobile.
i, The Club of Commerce of Idaho
. Falls is making a strong effort to ge
: new members. The entire presen
: membership has been divided int
a two squads and the squad turning il
a the least amount on the last day 0
y June is TO furnish a banquet to tn
entire club.
The members OF the Elks' lodge G
Idaho Falls are planning a big excui
sion to Salmon City by automobile Q
" June 20. 1t is expected that at leas
twenty autos will make the trip. TIL
D, Salmon City Commercial club is a
10 ranging to give them a grand recel
- ton. The trip will require three day
70 Letting of contracts for the CO.
10 struction of four bridges in Twi
Of Falls county was announced last wee
by the state highway commission. tt
ba Midland Bridge company was the su
IA cessful bidder. The bridges are nei
lie Murtaugh, Idaho, and Hanson, Idah
~ forming part of the state highw;
system.
cd Government employees in Idaho al
10. in other states coming under 4
NV treasury department, those in the
Cd ternal revenue service, the custor
ale service, and the coast guard servi,
must pay their bills. or be dismiss
from office. This mandate has 60
forth from the office of the secreta
OF the treasury.
Complaint has been filed before I
public utilities commission agail
Mrs. Sarah Hardness, owner of I
waterworks serving the village of \
Cannon. Idaho. She was chare
with mismanaging the water syste
discriminating against some of
patrons, and disregarding the ord
of the commission.
Suit for $4,000 damages is be
prosecuted against the Oregon Sh
Line at Caldwell by Ansfred l.. And
son, an administrator of the estate
Clifford Scott. The suit results fir
the derailment of a locomotive on
Idaho Northern branch in Aug
1913. when Scott and tHo other r
road employees were killed.
Consolidation of the five big hyC
electric power companies of south
Idaho is not in violation of the 81
man antitrust law nor of the pu
- utilities act. but is in the best inter
M of the state and those who have
%| vested money in the utilities c
~ panies, according TO a ruling OF
public utility commission.
- Boise members OF the Mobiles of
| Mystic Shrine are making exten!
NJ preparations for the entertainment
/, the traiuload of delegates from
vi Lake who will spend one day in b
'ry' IN their way to Seattle. where the
Iary rerial Council convenes this V
ap The convention begins July ~
extends over three lays.
Following up the idea OF p
al