Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-10-18
Barrymore.

umn. that winter is peeping over ;fe
hills. and but for the gold of the
caves and the frost-kissed evenings.
and mornings, We would think Il the
very heart of summer-so lovely are
the days and so green the landscape.
But the autumn glory is on every
thing and the dawns are beauty fill
ed and the nights are given over To
the glory of the stars. In the day
time each hour is full, for the farm
er and his household just now are
busy reaping the third crop OF hay
and getting the fruit up. There seems
To be bountiful crop of fruit rs
many OF the trees are dropping with
heir luscious burdens, but prices
seem enormous TO those who have
90 buy. Perhaps ii we had to care
for the orchard and pick the fruit
We should think the price very small
There is quite a little sickness in
our neighborhood. which is surpris-
ing. as II is usually most healthful.
Mrs. Thomas, who has been quite
i'll with typhoid fever. is slowly con
Valescing
Mrs. Davis little girl is quite sick
With fever.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewhurst. Mr. and
Mrs. Donahue and Mr. and Mrs. Wal
burn attended the fair at Boise.
Mrs Eoff entertained the Priscilla
club last Thursday. Quite number
were present and spent very de-
lightful afternoon.
We think the establishment of a
rest room in jerome by the Civic
League there quite good idea. This
room is very attractive and especially
is il nice for the ladies from the
country who go in shopping. and
bands are attending TO business. A
lady is in charge to welcome them
and see that they are comfortable
There is a nice library in the room,
from which one can borrow good
literature. The ladies of Jerome de-
serve great credit and praise for this
pleasant room.
Mr.. Dick Burks and bride were
visiting at "Minnehaha. Ranch" last
sunday. Mr.. Burks was married to
Miss Leone Shepherd of Washington.
he eth of September. and after Wis
| iting Seattle, Portland and the Pa
cific coast. they came to Virginia
Ranch. the home of the groom Mr.
| Burks is one of the Burks Bros OF
| Virginia. who came out here about
years ago. making this his home He
is very prosperous young farmer
and really one of the pioneers of
Southern Idaho. while the bride Is
very pretty and popular with the
younger set Congratulations and
many good wishes attend the young
couple.
Rev Fletcher of Jerome preached
a very fine sermon at Falls City Sun
day afternoon His subject was the
Beauty OF the Divine and the Beau
of the Christ Filled Life" He will
breach there every second and fourth
sunday afternoons
MIR and Mrs Lynch Burks, and
Mr. and Mrs Sam Burks spent week
in the hills and report a splendid
time. Mr. Cromer also went with
them. All together they caught an
average of seyenty-flve fish daily
There must have been some expert
angling or else this spot must be the
very home of the silver and salmon
trout. They brought back to their
friends some lovely ones. which con
yinced rs that this was not fish
Story" They visited the ice cave,
which must be very strangely mar
velous. This certainly seems a won
derland-so full of beauty and mys-
terry.
Mr.. VIM. Reed came very nearly
being seriously hurt. when he fell
from a load of wheat: the wagon
passing over his leg just below the
knee. The accident happened in a
soft place or the leg would have been
shattered. and If the wagon had pass
ed over his body he would have been
instantly killed His knee Is quite
sore and stiff. but has given him no
further trouble.
Mr.. Graham, who was operated on
some weeks ago at Salt Lake City is
reported as convalescing rapidly, and
Mrs. Graham. who has been attend
ing him. will soon return home.
| Mr.. Eoff raised a ton of potatoes
in a small space in his garden and
gathered over thirty pounds of beans
from his garden vines.
Messrs VIM. Reed and Sam Burks
got lao bushels of wheat from S ~
acres of new land on their farm. This
goes to show what a wonderful pro
ductive region this inter-Idaho land
is