Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1917-12-06
In THE GEM STATE

the. VIII OF the late FRANCIS n. Ferry,
which was filed for probate last week.
The Payette valley people have
raised fund of $275.s5 to send to
the boys of l company in lieu of a car
of apples. which had been proposed.
A. l.. Carpenter, arrested at Moscow,
confessed to the county officials Sat
urday that he was there for the pur
pose of fixing jurors in the |. w. w.
cases.
AS soon as possible, James II. Haw
ley, former governor of Idano, will
complete an organization to conduct
the campaign for the sale of war say
ing stamps in Idaho
Western Idaho stock fanciers, most
of them from the Boise valley, were
heavy purchasers of pure-bred Short
horns at the annual sale held last week
at the Portland livestock show.
f. w. Carr was acquitted at Weiser
of the charge of assault with intent to
commit murder. The case grew out
of fight in the harvest field i'll the
fail, when it is alleged Carr shot at
another man.
Six carloads of turkeys were eX-
ported the. past week to distributing
markets by Nampa shippers. Buyers
who went to the turkey farms indie
pendently, it il estimated, took about
three carloads more.
Fuel Administrator Frank r. Good
ing expresses the fear that there will
be actual suffering in Idaho should ii
heavy storm occur, but even now, he
says, thousands of people are prac-
tically without fuel.
The state council of defense has de-
cided TO inaugurate an extensive pub
'licity campaign in the knowledge that
the work before it can be made de-
cidedly more effective through the as
sistance of the press.
a call has been sent out to the Idaho
state banks by State Bank Commits
sioner Hit. When the statements
have been received'from the banks the
commissioner will compile his annual
report to the governor.
The Republic of Mexico has started
the movement of legal machinery to
save Vincente Ramirez, condemned to
die on the gallows at the Idaho state
penitentiary for the murder of his
fellow countryman, Frank Biscarra.
improvements which have been I'M
der way by the state at Lava Hot
Springs will have to be discontinued
for the reason that the Improvement
fund, including the special legislative
appropriation of $1,000, is exhausted.
That the Idaho Technical institute
of Pocatelle is being recognized as an
educational institution of unquestioned
standing is evidenced by the fact that
former students at this school are be-
ing given full credit at the leading
colleges and universities.
Just as soon as paint can label it,
there will be a hospital ambulance
marked Idaho ambulance" ready to
4 be shipped to France, for the tag
day" conducted by the Salvation army
4 for the benefit of its ambulance fund
at Boise was highly successful. s.'
F.. V. Hollister of Emmett has re
ceived letter from his brother Joe
who enlisted in the Eighteenth railway
engineers last June, and is now "some-
where in France" He is delighted
with the country and with the treat
ment received from the French people
A man named Dickson was captured
by Deputy Sheriff Hugh Nichols OF
Canyon county and Sheriff Dave
. Nichols of Gem county on the Gem
Canyon county line near the Snake
river with a large quantity of liquor
in his possession. He was taken te
Emmett to stand trial. tlst -
Dope in any form is dope just the
!. same, and. under the provisions of the
state legislative prohibition enactment
preparations and remedies containing
more than a stipulated amount of mar
cotics can only be dispensed in regu
| larly licensed pharmacies, according t,
; an opinion of the attorney general.
The governor by proclamation ha.
set aside the week beginning Decem
Der s in which the women of idaho be
tween the ages OF Is and 60 years d
age may register for work with tn,
r Council of National Defense.
Mrs j. b. Peterson of Athol ha,
been named member of the state de
Tense council by the governor. She Il
! the second woman to be given Il place
t on the council. Mrs. Peterson will rep
resent the women of north Idaho.
The 10months-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. c. L. Knapp was found dea'
IN bed in the tamily's room at a hote
a at Nampa by the parents when the.
g awoke. 1t is believed the child die'
: during the night while in a spasm.
y A petition has been filed with tn
clerk of Ada county for the creation
of an irrigation district to be know
as the Boise-Mora irrigation district
to supply water to an area of virtual
u 1900 acres of land south of Boise.
= The task of repanking the Salmon
y river bridge at Salmon has been CON
pleted. The entire span is about At
feet. 49,
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