The Twin Falls times., 1916-10-31

Triplow, 2. For the prohibition
amendment the vote stood: Yes, 1856;
no, 2. The above is a safe index as to
what young America will do in the
present eletcion.-Caldwel News.
Court House Nears Completion.
Work on the new Elmore county court
house is being rushed to completion
as rapidly as a force of skilled carpen-
ters can complete the work. The
new court house is beauty, a credit
to the architect, the contractor, the
board of commissioners who have held
office during its building and the 900
Elmore county voters who made its
erection Mountain Home
Republican.
Twin Falls Man Makes Purchase
Frank E. Eckert has sold 200 acres
of his ranch, about three miles south
west of Gannett, to | b. Ieichliter of
Twin Falls. Mr.. Eckert, however, has
120 acres left He has been leasing
the place for the past three years,
making his home at Twin Falls where
his children are attending school The
sale Of this property was made three
or four days ago.-Hailey News-Miner,
Accident at Challis-Paul Smith, a
nephew of Charles Copp, while at
work on a job of painting the steel
bridge over the Salmon river, near
Challis, fell from the upper supports
of the bridge last Saturday morning
and received injuries which resulted
In almost instant death The remains
were shipped on Monday to his old
home at Kalamazoo, Michigan The
young man was % years old and had
spent the last year or so in Custer
county, where he made many friends.
-Mackay Miner.
Hughes Speech Lost Him Votes
six wealthy cattlemen Of the Mackay
section-all Republicans-made an au-
tomobile trip of 200 miles to Helena,
Mont, to hear candidate Hughes
speak They all returned ardent sup
porters of Wilson," says a gentleman
who was In Mackay recently. They
reported that when Mr.. Hughes open
ed his address he had large audi
ence; when the speech was half fin
ished less than half the crowd remain
ed, and at its conclusion the audience
had dwindled down to a handful
HALEY Miner.
Work Starts on Albion Water Sys-
tem-Work will begin on the water
system soon and will be rushed to
completion. The we'll castings are now
on the ground and the well machine is
expected to arrive any day. This ma
cbipa will ha ucQd IN dr II
each one hundred and sixty-five feet
deep. The wells will be located on
the corner lot adjoining the Isachson
residence in the north end of town
The reservoir will be on the hill just
opposite the wells. The pipe lines
around the streets have already been
surveyed and work will start on then
mmediately-Albion Nugget.
Oppose County Dlyision-An an
nouncement in the Grangeville Free
Press expresses the views of the Idaho
county candidates with reference t
the proposition of dividing Idaho
county: They state: "Our candidates.
are not In the interests of county divi
sion, and that If we are elected, W.
will not introduce or support any mea
sure having as its ultimate purpos
the creation of Randall county, or an.
new county, no matter by what nam
known, out of the territory formerl.
known and intended to be created a
Randall county"
Lighting System For ClU-Payett
Is to have a change in her lighting
system that will be very great i'm
provement over what we now have
Eighty-nine new nitrogen lamps viii
be installed and will he suspende
over the center of the. street instead c
at the side as now. There will be eigh
600 candle power lamps, seventeen 40
candle power, thirty-two $50 candl
power, and thirty-two 100 candle pow
er, making a total of SO lamps Th
system will extend to the entire col
porate limits of the city A crew {
fifteen men is busy at work and til
installation will be completed promp
ly.-Payette Independent
Murder On Lost Rivera shootin
affray occurred on Little Lost rive
Monday, or early Tuesday, as resu
of which John Bane, a sheepherder
/ the employ of Edward Ira, is dea
When the body was found an exam
nation disclosed the fact that the d.
ceased had been shot through the lie
arm and had died from loss of bloc
Near the body was found the gun
the deceased, and one loaded shell b
longing to the weagon. There were all
three empty shells that fitted anoth
gun. Joseph Towels, a shepherd
in the employ of A. M. Myrup, beiI
auenected of having committed RI