Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-15
IN THE GEM STATE

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The contract for the new $1,000
cannery plant at Lewiston has been
awarded
The county assessor at Boise issued
10 automobile licenses in one day
last week.
A single cattle deal at Bull last
week involved 1000 head. 100000
changing hands.
Agitation for pavement of long
stretches of streets in Caldwell is
now in full swing.
The creamery company at Payette
paid $4,000 to farmers of that sec
ton the past year.
The people of Moscow are combin-
ing in an effort to secure a new union
depot at that place.
1t is estimated that there will be
$4,000 acres in field peas in Latah
county the coming season.
An early morning fire at Filler de-
stroyed two buildings and their CON
tents. causing about $4,000 damage.
Numerous calls for farm help have
reached the state farm markets bu-
reau al the stale house in the last few
days
A cement brick factory with 5000
daily capacity will be new industry
al Caldwell, machinery having been
ordered
Fifteen young ladies Of the Nampa
vicinity have already enrolled for the
Red Cross course il home nursing
and hygiene.
Among the bills that failed of en-
actment was Representative Smiths
measure to create the Sawtooth ma.
tional park in Idaho.
Pocatello is to have an industrial
and fashion show from April 2 to Z,
according TO the plans outlined at
meeting OF business men.
a Chicago concern is planning the
erection Of an enormous warehouse at
Idaho Falls to handle the entire po-
taio output OF the upper Snake river
valley.
Charity disbursements in Nampa
were remarkably small during the past
year, according 10 the report made at
the annual meeting Of the Associated
Charities
The senate failed to confirm the
nominations OF Wi'liam S. Davis and
John Henderson of Idaho as pro-
visional second heutenants in the reg
ular army.
Jack Gru!nRett, who is charged with
horse stealing. is to be brought back
to Weiser for trial, he having been To-
Gated in California. after he had
jumped his bond.
Edward b. Sargent, fruit grower
and rancher Of the Fruitland section
was arrested last week on charge
of larceny involv-g the sale of mort
gagged personal property.
Harry Gill. a lineman, fell from a
power line pole at Pocatello and died
from the effects the same day. He
was a former resident of salt Lake
City and later of American Falls.
Nominations for the municipal
campaign at Boise have closed with
five candidates in the running for
mayor and four candidates for the two
two places on the city council.
c. A. Williams. deputy assessor and
prominent citizen OF the Bowmont
section, who suffered a broken leg re
Gently when his driving horse kicked
him. left the hospital last week.
A Meridian correspondent an
nounces that three electric dredges
are in fall operation excavating drain
age bitches, one at Ten Mile, one al
Five Mile and the third in the Nc
Dermott locality.
The Idaho senate followed the lead
of the house of representatives and
voted to participate in the 1919 Gold
en- Wedding anniversary celebration
to be held in Ogden. The bill pro
viding for an appropriation of $4,000
The senate failed to confirm the
nominations of the following Idaho
postmasters: Marie Leeper, Elk Riv
err; l.. II. Merriam. Grace; J. V. Nash
Cottonwood; J. l. Allen. Rockland;
Clarence 7. Sweeney, st. MARI, and
ID. Rolla Harris, Sugar.
Proceedings have been filed by the
govern ment in the United States court
to cancel the certificate of citizenship
J issued to Gust Fellis of Pocatello Sep
TENDER Is, 1914, by the district court
for Bannock county. II is alleged the
decree making him a citizen was
fraudulently obtained
Boise advocates Of the new birth
control movement now spreadins
throughout the United States, are
pointing to a recent city case as an
example of what the movement hopes
to prevent. Recently a Boise mother
who is but 40 years old, gave birth tC
her seventeenth child.
The failure of congress to enact the
sundry civil bill will delay the ap
preparation for the King Hill irriga
ton project in Idaho. but as this meas
ure is to be passed at special session
some time before July |, it is expected
his item will be again included and
that 100000 will be available July /
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