Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-11-29
In THE GEM STATE

Myron Cordingly met with serious
accident Sunday when he was thrown
from horse at Ashton.
Plans are being discussed for the
establishment of municipality owned
and operated hospital at Caldwell.
The Boise Salvation Army raised
goodly sum for the War Service league
by the sale of tags on Saturday, No
vember "a.
The women's committee, Council OF
National Defense, is making great
plans for registration week, which VIII
probably be the first week In Decem-
Der.
The sum of $50 was realized for the
Thanksgiving turkey fund" for Cald-
well boys serving in G company, 10th
engineers, at a dance given at Cald-
well.
Idahoans need not fear a coal short
age according to the old prospectors
in the hills, who claim that unless all
old signs fail, the winter is to be an
extremely mild one.
The Aecher Mining company of the
Conner creek section are building n
S25O,0O0 mill and otherwise improv-
ing the property, presaging an active
season in that district.
Joseph Rodgers died at Idaho Falls
as result of an automobile accident
Il mile east OF town. Rodgers and
brother were walking in the road when
struck by Il car driven by Harry Oles.
George Il. Erb of Lew .ston has been
named by the governor to pace on
the public utilities commission. The
Lewiston man succeeds Axel z. Ram
stedt, who resigned from the commits
sion nearly eight months ago.
Captain ]. Turley of Boise has been
ordered to France for duty with the
engineering corps. Captain Turley
was among the first to receive "a com
mission with the engineers. He has
been in the government service several
years.
Ernest Ross was dangerously hurt
near Meridian, when in an effort TO
keep from running down small boy,
he drove his car into Il ditch, thereby
sustaining serious injuries to the back,
which at first was thought to be
broken.
An automobile in which man and
boy were riding plunged Off the
grade at the west end of the Can
You bridge at Caldwell and went into
the river. Neither of the occupants
was hurt, and the car was not badly
damaged.
A. w. Shillington of Rupert drew O
check for $97 for an acre Of the pen
ell Pod Black Wax" beans. OF this
acre there was about one-eighth thai
would not be irrigated and did moi
produce any seed, or the yield would
no doubt have been much larger.
Recent activities in the Deer Fla
and Huston viclnities of cellar thieves
have led the citizens to believe tina
other raids, similar to those Of las
winter, when more than fifty celler
were robbed of fruit and provisions
are likely to take place this winter.
II. N. Baker, who lives near Cald
well, has invented dredging machin
that will dig ditch twelve feet dee
and three-eighths of a mile long II
ten hours. 1t is operated with four
horsepower gasoline engine and re
quires the services of but one man.
Withdrawal from the Boise vale
of several of the largest dairy herds
and the raising price of feed, ha
caused the Boise Valley Cow Testin
association to announce that the wor
of the organization will be suspende
indefinitely, or until conditions ar
more favorable.
In circular sent out to farmers 0
the state Monday Harvey Alfred, d
rector of the state farm markets bl
reau, asks them to list with him tn
number of tons of hay that they ar
holding for sale, and the price asked
He promises to find a market for til
hay In the state.
G. G.. Goetling, who, on his farl
near Eagle, was compelled by Bots
delegation to paint his derrick pol
red, white and blue and to kneel an
kiss the flag, emphatically denies tn,
he was disloyal or that he had sci
$1,000 or any other sum of money
Germany, and that he has son
the American army.
To show the splendid work belr
done by the agricultural agents Of tn
state, case is cited in Fremol
| county where for $50, little ski
| and great deal of tenacity, the coun
agent had completely extermnated Sc
eral large swarms of crickets whit
threatened to destroy thousands
dollars worth Of grain.
H The campaign for army Y. NJ. G.
H funds in Fremont county closed wi
H subscription of $4,000, exceeding Il
4 allotment by go per cent. st. Anthol
\ gave 1920, Ashton 5000 and small
precincts in proportion.
II The $4,000 worth of municip
n bonds voted by the city Of Idaho Fa
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