Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02
In THE GEM STATE

"c'f Di AH' u hn ii' hno u
been resident of this section for y
20 years past s
Attention was called 10 kissing and I
common drinking cups as among the I
mediums by which consumption is i
spread, by a bulletin issued last week $
by the state board Of health.
Inspectors for the French govern
ment last week completed purchases
OF horses for the present at the Cald-
well market. They secured seven
carloads of steeds suited to their pur-
poses.
Rev. Robert J. Picken, pastor of tile
United Presbyterian church of Boise.
was drowned al Payette lakes in full
sight of his wife and children He
jumped into water eight feet deep and
was unable to swim
The hunger strike Of j. W. Baker,
colored preacher-barber, in the county
jail al Boise, has been broken. He
had refused to eat for several dsys
following the sheriff's refusal 10 al
low Bakers wife to bring his meals.
Five children varying in age from
. to s years lost their lives in a fire
which destroyed the home of John
Tooth. three miles southwest of
Churchill, the children, having been
locked in the house while the parents
were absent.
The biggest crowd ever in Idaho
Falls saw the opening day of the War
Bonnet Roundup, fully twelve thou
sand being in attendance, the grand
stand being filled and the overflow lin
in he. far fla n
the track.
While the Occur d'Alene mines are
paying millions in dividends, the grain
fields in north Idaho are turning rec
ord crops into the granaries of the
e farmers Threshing operations are
l. under way and the new crop is be-
5 ginning to move.
Mackay is going 10 have frontier
e show of its own on August 81. Sep
e TENDER l, and 3. II will be a wild
n west and mining splice including fea
:. lures of the farm, the range and the
Al mine. all OF which contribute TO Mac
n kays greatness
n A wrestling and boxing class ha
been organized in the Pocatello Y. NJ
n c. A. and workouts will begin at once
IL The class will meet for contest o.
o; Wednesday evenings and all othe
nc nights in the week will be reserve
In for practice and teachings.
X The Camas prairie fields are givin
is bountiful returns Yields of 60 busl
e. els per acre OF wheat that weighs
pounds to the bushel have been
thenticated Oats six feet hig
- threshing 100 bushels to the acr
have been saved and marketed
'"' The public utilities has announce
the appointment of Charles L. Dit
&c more of Occur d'Alene. Herman
the Rossi of Wallace and Fred Veatch
neI Moscow as appraisers to value t
his real estate owned in Idaho by I
Washington Water Power company
the Numerous farmers in Canyon cou
car fv have this year raised test pl
a. of Sudan grass. the forage crop viii
les has made distinct hit in many
or he southern states. Samples OF t
Asi .rass show that the crop attains
height OF FIVE and six feet quite res
lily in Idaho.
'air The public utilities commission /
al issued an order requiring Sarah Ha
ap ness, as administrator of the est
Use of a. O. Hardness. deceased. and
that capacity controlling the wat
re works which supplies the village
re McCammon. to refrain from in ;
title manner interrupting the water sup
of the village.
The fight to compel the Boise X
road company to exchange transf
With the lines operated in Boise
soma the Idaho Traction company was
sumed last week. when Attorney q
rior eral Peterson filed With the supre
the court a petition for a writ OF m
lica date to compel the traction CO
lern panies to enter into an agreement
neni the issuance of Interchangeable irs
lilies fers.
Ike The valuation on which the T
ded man Car company pays taxes IN Ia
ha was increased from one hundred
an, fourteen thousand to two hundred
WAY fifty thousand dollars by the $
tied board of equalization.
Miss Ruth Harris lies unconscf
the at the Nampa General hospital, \
al fracture at the base of the :
which may yet mean death for hei
}. the result of being thrown fror
horse she was riding.
ding A statewide raise OF the asse'
valuation of all sheep in Idaho
been ordered by the state hOar'
:, equalization The increase will b
per cent for all the sheep on the r
Every countys assessment was
any tected.
a. " The assessment on the propert
"" the Utah Light & Power company
''"'S raised this year 100000 over the
Ss'N sessment of last year by the
''"e" board of equalization. The tota
sessed valuation of the property
lurrl placed at $4,000. 900. Last year 1t
beei assessed at S2.7OO.000.
James McNally shot and insti
Killed ]. w Irwin at PoCatello as