Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-30
In THE GEM STATE

During the past fortnight five diff
ferent forest fires have been raging
near Pocatello.
Impressive ceremonies attended the
laying of the cornerstone on Septem-
Der 20 of the new high school build
ing at Burley.
Bias TOUGHER, foreign laborer en-
ployed in Matt Kelley's section gang
at Shoshone, was killed by train.
His body was found beside the rails |
by the crew of a freight train.
Richard, the young son of Mayor
George Williams of Pocatello, was Sc.
verely injured last week while play
ing with his friends. He fell through
a trap door and landed on the hard
cement below.
On September 49, for the first time
in history the trip from Mccall to
Warren was made in an automobile
The state road around Payette lake is
in such babe shape the machine had
to be taken across the lake on
barge.
The state has offered reward of
$3.50 for the capture of Shade Field
who shot and killed Wayne and Ed
ward Ward near Donnelly Field has
been traced to the timber where his
trail was lost by the posses now in
pursuit.
The American Falls dry-farming dis
trict in Idaho will ship about 100000
bushels of wheat this year and the
yield throughout the dry-farm sections
of Idaho will average more than
twenty-five bushels TO the acre in the
opinion of experts.
Since January l there have been $50
auto and 176 motorcycle licenses is
sued in Ada county, for which Sl4,
O29 has been collected. twenty-five
per cent of that amount goes to the
state. There have been Is dealers
licenses issued as we'll
w. II. 2 almer, the sheepherde
whose camptender, Shade Field, sho
and killed Wayne and Robert Ward a
the Lingenfelter ranch near Donnelly
has so far refused to make any state
ment regarding the shooting, of whic
he was the only eye witness.
NJ. A. Mott, aged Il, who saw fou
years service in the civil war as
member of the Sixth Kansas cavalr!
walked into Boise last week after ha'
ing made several stops between Por
land and that city. He sa!N he wake
Af or
land.
A number OF tariff changes effectin
;. shipments from southeastern an
northern Idaho points have been file
with the public utilities commissio
and now being worked out by Ra
Clerk Leonard Way. For the mo
A part they bear on manufactured far
products.
n Franklin Helm. alias Frank Halpi
was arrested at the Palace hotel, S;
Francisco, last week on a warrant
sued by Sheriff Sims of Blackfoot
1t charge of having defrauded Sa
n Rich, prosperous farmer and form
ID immigration commissioner OF ldal
OF out of $4,000.
III 1t is announced that the new #
IA eral building at Idaho Falls now l
IL der course of construction and viii
X is being built at a cost of $4,000 v
OF be ready for use by the first day
r. January and the present plan now
II. to occupy that building for that p
Ia pose by that time.
ne William Nyiantes, a Greek, is
ne trial at Pocatello on murder cha
~ of killing a companion. after being
~ tackled by three men. He claims 5
~. defense. and further that his oppone
49, were endeavoring to enslave his br'
-, er's wife. The stabbing occurred
49,. Greek cigar store.
nd Mrs. Charles Grant Heard is
,at ceedingly anxious TO learn the p
ent whereabouts of her husband.
mo disappeared from his home, four al
half miles southwest of Boise.
no. June 5, and was last seen on the al
ent noon of that date in Boise. She Il
has he has met with foul play
ms While Orange Cling peaches
al. the orchard of Charley Hartley
and Emmett were topping the New
veil market last week, Michigan Elbe
in we're cluttering the Chicago r
can Carload upon carload OF lusc
specimens from the Wolverine s
the we're carted to the dumps-a total
the to shipper and producer.
ally The Masonic grand lodge. in ses
so at Boise during the past week. ell
pom it's conclave with the selection
ing. Twin Falls as the 1916 meeting p
ring Salmon City. Lemhi county. W
lost company of infantry, and BLACK
the wants to organize troop of cav
y is Applications for both those comps
over have been received at the office OF
jutant General Crow.
Twin Falls is assured of a mi
&c dollar sugar factory to be bull
NV the Amalgamated Sugar compan
handle the 1916 crop if cont
guaranteeing delivery of the
10 grown on 5000 acres in this Sc
are secured.
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