Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-08-19
IN THE GEM STATE

for 1915 at 100000. compared with
but $4,000 in 1914.
A preliminary estimate Of the Idaho
wheat crop shows 9,322,O0O bushels
Of winter wheat and 100000 bushels
Of spring wheat
Andrew Leroy Barns. for many
years d resident Of Pocatelo and pro
prietor OF the Electrical Supply com
pany, died August s.
Real property in Ada county is
worth $35,O47,131. according to the
abstract which was completed last
week by the county clerk.
mineral exhibit is TO be estab
lished at the Boise Commercial club
Every mine in Idaho has been invit-
ed TO send in samples Of its ores
BY the withdrawal of the territory
sliced off Canyon by Gem county, the
former loses fraction more than 10
per cent of its assessed valuation of
real property it is claimed.
The Mountain Home Cooperative IT.
rigation company has let the contract
for vast Improvements TO the system
that supplies water for that district.
The work includes tunnel 1904 feet
in length
Thomas w Ryan was adjudged in |
sane at Arco by the probate judge ats
ter an examination. The officers de-
cided 10 keep him in Arco few days,
hoping he might recover, otherwise
he will be sent TO the Blackfoot asy-
lum.
Eastern woolbuyers who have been
in southern Idaho for the past few
months have commenced to drift back
practically over From the stand
east, and the wool season OF 1915 is
point OF the sheepmen it has been
an unusually successful one.
j. F. Hays. an old-time passenger
conductor on the Oregon Short Line,
and a former resident OF Pocatello.
and for the past few years at the
same occupation on the Western Pa
cifc out of Salt Lake. died at Salt
Lake hospital last week.
Minor accidents were numerous
!. during the big fire Of the Pierce and
Trap block at Pocatello. Some indivi
j. dual yelled fire" in front of the Au-
5 ditorium theater and. only owing TO
the fact that the house was not
e crowded, a serious stampede did not
l. result
n The total valuation. Of all property
in the state of Idaho, exclusive OF
l. common carriers. public utilities,
g telephone and telegraph lines and
q private car companies, for 1915, is
g shown 10 be s29.6l5.914, as against a
total valuation of $685. 7O5O15 report
s. ed last year.
," John Kane, a man who claims tC
Is have come from oregon and gives hi.
age at 80 years, was sentenced I,
u ninety days in Jail for attacking tn,
~ 7-year-old daughter OF J. Johnson o
" Downey. The act was committed
~ when the mother was getting tn,
" man something 10 eat
10 The Nicer saw mill owned b.
Thomas Nicer Son, located nea
the head of Corral creek. a fork O
Trail creek has been destroyed b
E fire. There were $4,000 feet of lun
Der in the yard. of which 5000 fee
III were burned. The loss is $4,000. Nj
The Lemhi county commissioner
are having a survey made of the pr,
ers posed state highway through Leml
all county from Challis to the Montan
line. The Montana part of the roa
de. has been built and a survey made
an The road from the Montana line
les Iibbonsville.
lay The citv clerk of pooato,lo II
HIS week made out warrants for the cit,
oot bills and the total cost for running I
city for July was s96041l One
'ur the large items was the pay for volt
oe teer firemen. In the past month I
city has had great number OF fir
'.n- and the damages are heavy
During the year 1914 the Idaho sh
~. ment of wheat aggregated 1875 C
49, loads; oats 2,S23 carloads: barley
80 229 carloads; potatoes. 9.776 carload
hay, S,199 carloads; beets. 1891 c
~ loads; making a total shipment
"a farm products from this state Il
49, year of 3S, 900 carloads
The latest thing in the line of bu
ing activity in Pocatello is the d
mite announcement that f. {. VIII
WIS and ID. w. Church will build a Il
two-story business block. The W,
Un- will be constructed for a four-st
- building. and the building will be
feet and 140 feet in dimensions.
Benjamin Barrus. part owner o
for threshing machine operating II
Keep Burnley. was mangled TO death in
con- cylinder of the thresher when. as
5 OF attempted to dislodge bundle
ont grain with his foot. his body
drawn into the machine up to
Cal. shoulders.
'ose' James r. Wallis. late state da
''ihs food and sanitary inspector of Ida
ays' has again been selected by the L
us State Board of Health as adjudica
= 10 in the Clean Town" contest. TIL
'a'e, are 137 towns entered in the con
anu this year. and much rivalry ext
iaee MIR. Wallis commenced his scoring
''.p' the 10th inst, and expects to
Wy tbropoh Ia, ,ha and If Octnher