Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-05-06
in THE GEM STATE

Shoshone. Nez Perez and Idaho are
the only wet counties In northern
Idaho
James Cooley, a farmer who lived
near Shoshone, met death last week
as the result OF being kicked by a
horse
Store robbers are taking their turn
now in Blackfoot A dry goods store
and a butcher shop were burglarized
last week.
The Intermountain railroad, extend
ing form Barber dam, six miles north
OF Boise, to the Boise basin, twenty
eight miles, has been opened for traf-
ic.
1t is claimed that a motorist drove
his car from Buhl to Boise, by way OF
Hagerman. in six hours and 30 min
utes, which is claimed to be the rec !
ord
Grace Plumbly, 3-year-old daughter |
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Plumby of Mace, was
Instantly killed Monday when she was
struck by an automobile driven by
John c. Glame of Burke.
Ex-State Senator George w. Edg-
ington was elected mayor of Idaho
Falls over Barzilla w Clark, who has
been mayor for two terms, Clark re
ceiving 900 votes and Edgington 909.
Sheepmen and farmers are now
wearing smiles on account of the re
cent much needed rains in the HALEY
section. The probability of dry sea-
son seems to be dissipated for time
ct least.
At the election in Blackfoot E. T.
peck of the Brown ldredge company.
was elected mayor by a majority Of
torty-six over l.. NJ. Caps. former
mayor. The vote for city clerk result
I'D in a tie.
The treasury department has re-
ceived an application from C. n. Fri
day. s. X. Clark and others for per
mission to organize the First National
bank of Dubois. Idaho, with a capital
of s250.00O
Automobiles driven by DR.. Dill and
E Postmaster Noble were badly wrecked
/. near Shoshone. Each apparently mis-
: understood the signals or intentions
0 of the other and the machines came
. together head-on
. Farmers and orchardists of the EN-.
}. nett valley are predicting that the
4 crops in that section this year will DE
l. ! the DtSl lue fdllty mas ever kuOWH
e All grain is looking fine and the fruit
d and berry crops are looking better than
h ever before
L With the exception of one council
n man and the police Judge, the pure
II water party ticket won in the cit,
l. election at Twin Falls. with Everett
is NJ Sweeley for mayor. This cam
paign was the hveliest in the histor,
OF Twin Falls.
Officers have been chosen for the
O. Chautauqua meeting which is to b'
held at Pocatello from June IA TO 20
c. w. Gray was elected president, 10
:, seph Harvey, secretary and d. w
- Standrod treasurer. George Stoll viii
= act as general manager.
90 Charges that the merger OF tn
n three hydroelectric power companie'
. in Boise and southwestern Idaho wa
made possible by the freezing out o
ID stock and bondholders have beel
d. made before the public utilities CON
te mission by ]. S. Tallmadge.
l.. A. A. Brown, former Baptist minis
ut ter at Shoshone and at Nampa. VIII
e. at one time engaged in newspape
IS work at various places in Idaho. II
lie Gently died from heart failure in Au:
tralia. where he was employed as pre-
moter for the knights OF Pythias.
e George Williams, Republican. wa
% elected mayor of Pocatello in one O
the hardest fought elections ever he'll
in the city. Williams is a pionee
se business man and has been membe
el of the council several times, servin
id in the last administration as presiden
ce pro TEN.
y Mrs. Teresa NJ. Graham of Coer
"A d 'Alene the woman member of tn
he new minimum wage commission, to il
IL vestigate wages for women and Chi
ne dren, is president of the Women's Den
nj ocratic club of her city and has bee
lg actively engaged in business for min
or ten years.
Pete Otav had two fingers blown o
and a bad wound in his thigh cause
Of by the explosion of giant caps, whic
he was carrying loose in his pocel
-. mixed up with some matches. Ota
:, in company with Frank Kiss, wa
-. blasting ditch on the Caperon ranc
near Salmon.
90 Charles NJ. Soule, an American CT
20 izen and former resident of Idaho, W;
-, killed by hand of robbers betwee
y. Canelas and lie Mesa de Gacoyami.
no Durango state, Mexico. March l
News of his death has been receive
by his brother, Horace w. Soule
Salmon City. from the American co
BIT sui at Mazatlan.
Air Unless the run-off of the Boise riv'
lay should be considerably less than is e
I'm pected. there will De no shortage
wnter on the Boise-Payette irrigatiC
district this year, according 10 Supe