Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-06-24
IN THE GEM STATE

der treatment, which is not quite one
out Of every ten, according to re-
port OF the state board of health
Attorney General Peterson was
found not guilty of the charge of en-
bezzling state funds. He submitted
his defense on his own testimony, in
which he fatty denied the allegations
of the state.
The sixteenth annual convention of
the South Idaho Christian Missionary
society closed at Twin Falls, June IA,
after four days successful gathering.
One hundred delegates were present
from twenty-three churches.
Miss Florence Alexander, who was
resident of Nampa some sixteen
years ago and who has since become
one of the most famous whistling so
loists Of the United States, is enjoy
ing visit with old friends at Nampa.
Nearly all accommodations at the
city jail at Boise are in use at the
present time There are in the neigh
borhood of fifteen prisoners held for
crimes against the city peace laws.
most of them charged with drunken
ness.
On only two OF the healthy irriga-
ton projects Of the state is there any
danger of a shortage of water this
year according to State Engineer
Smith. These are the Twin Falls
Salmon River and the Twin FallsOak-
ley project.
While repairing one Of his logging
roads on Harris creek recently, Paul
Schumacher came across a buck deer
in the road which seemed little afraid
of the men and team, and did not
move until they came within a few
feet of them
Figures showing that the death
rate among persons who recover
from typhoid fever is nearly twice
as great as among those who have
never had the disease, were contained
in an official bulletin issued last week
by the state board of health.
]. b. Elliott, the young miner In
jrred some weeks ago on Wood river
by a piece of steel flying from drill
head and entering the abdomen, IL
out and around, though not entirely
.
have failed to locate the offending
piece of steel.
Making the trip from Gooding t
Rupert in wagon. the horses driver
! by George Mathis were scared by al
, auto and overturned the wagon. Mrs
Mathis and the baby were thrown GU
, with great force and the baby's le
. was broken and Mrs Mathis suffere
a bad fracture of the foot.
The May rains changed greatly tn
c prospect for fire season in wester
:, Idaho. Now, instead of facing wha
4 seemed graver danger than in an
y previous year. indications are, accorl
q ing TO Supervisor G. b. Mains. OF En-
=. nett, that the season will not be NOR
= dangerous than the average.
o While moving a crane derrick frol
n the ROgerson ranch, seven miles we'
of Eden. TO the Berry ranch, Edwar
a Eschlenger. a haying hand who wa
r. riding on the large arm of the de
, rick, was instantly killed when II
II steel arm of the derrick came in co
70 tact with overhead high tension wire
Arrangements have been practices
ly made for the completion of Il
. Kootenai-Cabinet state highway. tt
. state entered into a contract for Il
building of the road some time ag
W but after five miles of the nine mi
gap to be built had been complet,
there came disagreement with Il
contractor.
Y While working high on the roof
a mill at Caldwell. .Enos Campl-
" sustained a fall which might east
H. have proved fatal. AS it was he Ian
az ed on roof beneath him and escap
III a much longer fall TO the ground.
III dropped twelve or fifteen feet and 81
at fered several broken ribs and b
10 shakeup.
- A good road across the Targhee Il
:. est from St. Anthony to the Yello
" stone park seems assured. Not OF
has the state designated the Yello
=. stone road as one of the beneficiar
~ of the appropriation of 100000 by t
~, ~ last legislature, but county and lo'
o interests as well as the forest servi
are cooperating.
Another step in the merging
,v southern Idaho power companies W
taken last week, when the propert
rv. of the Idaho Railway. Light & Pow
company were bought by the Elect
Investment company of New Yo
. which already controls and opera
he ldaho-Oregon Power & Light &C
pany, for S4,542.750.
L AT recent meeting of the st
land board it was decided to take
nal the problem of resabilitating the
Lost River irrigation project in
near future, but since the commiss
appointed to revise the irrigation
his drainage laws of the state has tai
'ou action along the same line. it is
ION lieved that the board will wait for
report before it takes up the probl
ISL Tuesday. June Is, was celebrated
en-. Franklin as Idaho day in common
i'm alton of the settlement of the old
al town of the Gem state. An elabor
mas program had been arranged for
occasion. The governor and OF
yer prominent citizens were present.