Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-05-30
IN THE GEM STATE


A class of e. consisting of 80 young
women and % young men, was gradu-
ated from the Twin Falls high SCHOOL.
play put on by local talent at
Pocatello last week was success
financially, one performance netting
$500 for the Red Cross.
The prune and apple orchards In
the vicinity Of Collister were damaged
but little by the late freezes and the
crop promises TO be large.
Organization of women's depart
ment of the Canyon county farm bu-
reau was authorized last week at a
meeting OF the executive committee.
Two thousand dollars in interest
money on the first 100000 worth of
Liberty Loan bonds purchased by the
state land board reached the state land
department last week.
Crop conditions in Idaho as whole
we're never better than this spring,
Harvey Alfred chairman of the com
mittee on food supplies, conservation
and transportation. announces.
NJ tAtuNt NnuitNti tAiSlS loi th'
feeding of wheat to hogs and chick
ems, and this feeding must immedi-
ately be stopped" according to an
edict issued by X. f. Bicknell, food ad-
ministrator.
The I,t Rev. Daniel NJ. German. the
new bishop of Idaho for the Catholic
church. delivered his first sermon in
his new diocese at Boise Sunday
morning, his words being addressed
specially TO the Knights of Columbus.
Requisition papers for the return of
George f. Kelly from Spokane to
Plummer, were issued last week. Kelly
is alleged to have resisted arrest at
Plummer when the town marshal
sought to take him in custody for a
misdemeanOr.
With several counties yet to hear
from since the drive, Mrs. Theresa NJ.
Graham Of Occur d'Alene, chairman for
Idaho of the women's committee. Third
Liberty Loan writes that the women of
the state have sold 1876 bonds, total
ling 81, 10000.
There is an increase of about %
per cent in acreage planted 10 wheat
In 1918 over that of 1917, and the CON
dition of the wheat's growth on May
10, as compared with the condition
on the same date one year ago, is at
least % per cent better.
The Ellison-White Chautauqua sys
TEN has announced that the dates OF
the Gooding Chautauqua will be from
June u to ~. Gooding is one of the
best Chautauqua towns in the wesl
and last season ranked second in the
state in point of attendance.
The acreage tracts south and west
of Cooling have been formed into q
water district by the state engineer
II Is planned 10 rotate the use OF
water in this district in order to give
each owner sufficient water will
which to irrigate ut each time.
Idaho's branch of the United State:
public service reserve has not expend
ed a cent of federal funds and neither
has 1t spent any of the states money
according to O. q. +. Markhus, direc
tor. Mr.. Markhus draws salary o.
81 u year. No other salaries are paid
John Smith. popularity known a
Buffalo" Smith. died at Star las
week from the effects of a paralyti
stroke. which he suffered several day
previous He was pioneer of TIL
Boise valley, and saw it grow frcn
sagebrush to its present productivity
Three young men, Blaine AcGee, o
New Plymouth; Lester Suckney, o
Robinette, Oregon, and Jake Tullis,
New Plymouth. were arrested at Pay
cite last week and charged wit
stealing stock. Young Tullis Is onl
16 years Of age and had been workin
for MCGEE. He admitted the guilt o
all.
At an informal conference called b
the Boise members of the Woman
party, at Boise, resolutions wer
PASSED calling on President Wilson t
end this intolerable delay" and TO us
his great power as leader of his part
10 secure the passage of the nation'
suffrage amendment through the sci
ate.
On June and 4 the Idaho Banl
srs' association will hold its fourteent
annual convention In Pocatello. Elal
crate palms are being made by III
committee In charge of the arrang
ments for the entertainment of III
visitors, who will include many prom
nent bankers from surrounding stnte
Mrs. Sarah J. Wheeler died Mt ldaf
Yalls, May IT. at the age of 96. Mr.
Wheeler was born IN Caledonia count
VERMONT December 6, 1921, and wei
- Illinois in 1853, where her husbar
liod in 1874 She moved to Evansto
Wyo. where her son was located
lS75. and had lived In Idaho about
pears.
Bids for the construction of sev'
niles Of road on the North and Sou
highway between Lapwai and Jacque
Hez Perez county, will be opened