Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-03-22
In THE GEM STATE

Caldwell is experiencing a genuine |
tearth OF hotel and rooming house
accommodations
1t was a highly enthusiastic assem- |
blage Of about 200 Ada county ranch. |
ers who organized the Ada County
Farm bureau at a meeting held at
Boise last week
More than half the school pupils
Of Pleasant View have been absent
the past few days because Of the
measles epidemic Several oi the
victims are seriously ILL.,
A boycott on potatoes, instituted by
prominent women of Nampa, prom
ises to take on important proportions
in tie MONUMENT designed to force a
lowering OF tuber prices.
When she fell on a strip Of ice, Mrs
W. w. Lewis Of Caldwell suffered
fracture Of the arm. Being Of an ad
vanced age, the injury is rather seri
GUS in its consequences.
The Caledonian, Ruperts $4,000
hotel, was formally opened to the
public last week, when over 300 PEG
pie attended the opening, which con.
sisted Of a dinner and dancing.
Farmer in the vicinity of Malad
ire warning against squirrels. the
county commissioners haviNg appro.
priated $500 with which to purchase
poison to carry on the campaign.
Another carload of elk will be ship.
ped to Gibson Jack creek in the Po-
catello forest reserve. They will be
turned loose in the same locality as
the herd that was brought there last
spring.
The divorce bill will cease to make
Idaho the Mecca for those seeking to
sever the holy bonds Of matrimony.
Pending suits are not affected, as
the law does not go into effect for six
months.
Governor Alexander has signed the
bill increasing from six months to one
year the length of residence required
before one may obtain a divorce in
this state. The law is not 10 become
effective for six months.
The class in sociology at the Black
foot high school is making an inter.
esting and instructive study into in.
creases in the cost of living. The in
vestigation covers the rise in prices
between January !, 1914, and January
l. 1917.
a movement has been started tc
bring Pocatello under the city man
ager plan of municipal government
as provided by bill introduced by
Senator B. A. Cummings and which
passed the recent session of the legis
ature
Il is announced that already more
nan 200 members have Joined The
county farm bureau of Lincoln coun
ty and that at least 100 more would
be secured before the permanent or
ganization would be perfected ol
March %.
Fire caused by the explosion of ;
coaloil stove in the superintendent
office of the Central school building
at Idaho Falls destroyed the type
writer, adding machine and ali tn
furniture Of the room, causing a los
OF about $1,000
Governor Alexander may veto in tot
all appropriation Sllls passed by til,
fourteenth Idaho legislature and cal
a session extraordinary. A definite de
cisiOn will be reached when the chic
: executive has all the appropriation
bills before him.
To date County Assessor Russell
has Issued 673 automobile licenses Z,
. canyon county owners of cars fo
70 ,his year. In addition he has issue,
thirteen dealers licenses. seven chaui
teurs' .2enses and goodly numbe
Of motorcycle permits.
Upon entering q plea of auilty t
perpetration OF check forgery a
Caldwell, Charles Pinson waived tn
statutory time permitted before sci
tence may be passed. ana was at one
siven term OF one TO fourteen year
= tie state penitenitary.
Tie tw,nty-siNth Wholesale COZ
p ,ern to settle upon Poca,elo as Dbl
n ributing center Tor southern ldah
the Stacy Brothers X Merrill con
penny. THIS is an eastern concern 4,
ING an annual business OF several mi
Y lion dollars in fruits and other pr,
D.. dace
% uator Brady through the ne,
/ con -ress will retain his committee a
d si2nmonts OF the last congress- ana !
Z addition becomes a member of III
;, committee On public lands and mine
g and mining Senator Borah retain
4 his Old committee places, but gets n
a new ones
n Under The county elias ,ifcation &C
4 Bonner is placed in the first elias
where the commissio on RS are paid 81
500 per annum, Latah. Nootenai. Clea
water, BonoVah. Idaho, Me- Perez an
g Shoshoue in the thirl class. salal
II 500; Boundary. Lewis and Seiway
It the fourth class. salary 5000.
l. In sending Speahor B Harvey A
J. red ol The house To taxi a referendu
e vote in the territory comprised with
- the boundaries of the proposed ne