Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-09-06
In THE GEM STATE

Is now conducting an investigation Of
the Teton coal fields In southeastern
Idaho.
Work on the new Trinity church
building at Idaho Falls is so advanced
that the date Of dedication has been
definitely fixed for Sunday, October I.
The mines Of the state must be as
sessed upon their net profits, the state
board Of equalization was advised last
week by the attorney general in an
opinion prepared for it.
The Mountain States Telephone com
pany has announced its intention to
limit the installation of new tele-
phones in the wide territory it serves,
based on the war principle Of "gov-
eminent first"
The state land board voted to ask
the federal government to give the
Marysville Canal x improvement com
pany an extension of dime on its con-
tract. The contract expires September
l. The project is not completed.
The village of Culdesac, on the
Camas Prairie railway, % miles east
of Lewiston, was visited by Il fire that
destroyed approximately $4,000 worth
of property. Among the structures
ruined were the city hall and fire
station.
]. II. Elliott of icon lost two fin
gers one day last week. In tying his
horse in the stable he placed the rope
HA1 i,tc hnrcA m n a
Il sudden jerk backward, pulling the
two middle fingers of his left hand en-
tirely out.
Colonel Hammer. who commanded
the First Idaho during the Spanish
American war and the Philippine in
surrection, has left Idaho for San
Francisco, having been called into the
service with the rank of major and
judge advocate.
The premium books of the Southern
Idaho fair came from the press last
week. More than $4,000 in premiums
is offered and it is expected that this
amount will draw more than double
the amount of exhibits which were on
display last year.
Activities of the Caldwell navy
league are now in fun swing. Sup
plies of yarn which is to be fabricated
into sweaters and other articles Of
clothing for the sailors of the United
States navy have been received and
distributed by the Officers.
Mrs. Henry S. Campie, wife of the
20 .
idaho Falls is one OF the first women
in this part of the country to officiate
at wedding ceremony. She united
W. f.. Passwater and Mrs. Lillian vii
hite in marriage last week.
But two prune orchards of the en-
tire section comprehended in the
WeiSer Emmett Boise triangle give
promise of approximately full crop
reports L. A. Blunck of Nampa. These
! are ia unusually favored fvydtivns I'm
der the payette-Weiser bench.
Settlers going ON to new irrigation
projects in Idaho should not be per-
United to cultivate more than one
fourth of the land they file upon for
the first five years that they live upon
it, l.. c. Wells, Carey act agent with
The federal government, said last
week.
The state board of equalization
voted to raise S6G2, 900 for the general
ind next year and agreed upon Q
rate To be charged against the valua
ton that should raise approximately
SlO9O5O for the interest and sinking
fund and S55,7T0 for the public build
ing fund.
No disease germs were found in the
water filters sold last week in Boise
by peddler. The filters were eX
ahmed closely for evidence of disease
health board had advised Bots,
women against purchasing the articl,
offered FOR sale.
Notices were sent out August 20 tC
nm additional number of $50 men tC
appear before the POcatellO exemption
board for examination. AT that tim,
{ the board found that about fifty mer
were lacking 10 make up the require,
| quota from Bannock county on tn,
first call.
\ thoroughbred Hampshire ram was
sold under the hammer ut Salt LAX,
/ for $1,000 ut the ram sale conducte,
at the state fair grounds. This /:
said to be the highest price ever pait
in the United States for n IIampshir,
ram. II was sold TO J. A. Ditwiler OF
Twin Falls. by IA Kentucky owner.
To give the people of pocatello NJ
opportunity TO meet and greet tn,
members of the Idaho supreme court
who were in Pocatello last week
President A. G. IIinckley of the Com
mercial club called for public meet
ing Thursday evening ut the clul
rooms to which everyone was in
vited
The apportionment of drafted mel
subject to summons for military dut.
to make up Idaho's first quota of I'll,
new national army has been compile,
by AdIutnnt General Moody and is