Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-07
In THE GEM STATE

by the high Schooi pupils ncllcu |f"
for the Red Cross.
Farmers throughout the Snake river
valley are holding hay and potatoes
because they cannot get cars.
Tex Smith. found guilty mt Pocatelio
OF embezzlement. was sentenced To
from two to fourteen years in the state
prison.
Albert Snow. 2S years of age. Il
clerk for more than "A year at the
Nicolett hotel at PocatellO. died sun
day night of Il complication of dis
eases.
a rabbit drive for the benefit of the
Red Cross was staged Thursday of
last week ON the north and south sides
of Lake Lowell by the Caldwell Com
mercial Club.
+. c. Moore will hereafter scale tim
Der which the state is selling from its
pointed to the new position last week
by the state land board.
Pocatello leads other cities of Idaho
in state volunteer enlistments, the
army recruiting office announced last
week. The local bureau is said To
rank highest in the district.
The Boise high school interscholastic
debaters have been divided into teams
and are working hard in preparation
for their annual tilt with Twin Falls
high school about the middle of April
suggested raise of $40 for the
minimum wage of all tiremen. making
the minimum pay $50 instead of S75.
was agreed upon at conference of
the members of the city council ut
Boise.
Jordan Valley has just had its first
touch of real winter weather this sea-
son. There is now quite lot of snow
on the hills and the ground is full of
moisture, which augurs well for crops
and range.
Administrator proceedings have been
begun in the probate court at Pocatello
in the estate of the late Senator james
IL. Brady, Mrs. Brady, the widow, hav-
ing been appointed administrators by
Judge Hyde
Fire practically destroyed the plant
For an hour the flames seriously
threatened destruction of the Yellow
stone hosei, but finally was controlled
by the firemen.
Ihe recent order relative TO cold
storage chickens issued by the federal
food administration will not inconveni-
ence Boise dealers in the least. for the
reasons that there are no cold storage
chickens in town, it is said.
Inc furnace i'll the residence of
William Sumin at Ashton exploded and
was completely wrecked. Frank. The 10
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Sumin
was IN the basement at the time ana
narrowly escaped serious injury.
a general meeting of the women's
committee, council of national de-
tense, Idaho division. was held 81,
Boise, March .. From now ON II -
Planned to hold these meetings rom.
iariy each alternate month. the next
one to be May 4.
j. f. McGrew, a well known ,r,,.,,.
Falls rancher. was killed and his Vie.
injured in an auto accident 80 miles
east OF Twin Falls, the car going over
an embankment. McGrew. his Wifi
ana two-year-old child were in the car
going to Burley on business.
More than 500 men enrolled I'm tba
aviation and other technical broncbe.
OF the government service will no
Trained upon the university campus at
MOSCOW II tentative plans recently an
nounced by President Ernest III Lind.
ley are carried to completion.
Two trunks and a suitcase filled win,
Dooze We're grabbed at the demon ot
focatello, February 81. nv noI,oa
oIncers- Chester Landes was orrested
as the owner of the suitcase. but tha
owner of the trunks pot owav -
quarts were secured in the haul.
western Consumers week will no
celebrated this year, April 3 to IL hu
all the club women of the nortb,,.oa.
Ihis year this movement. which r.
women of Idaho initiated tbronoh the
we" west Magazine five wears ogo
mas now the national governments an
prevail up
With the combined assistance o.
ni"iheur county, the citizens of tho
rayette-oregon slope and the citizens
OIL fayette, a road is being erava,ad
rom the Snake river bridge, north OF
town, across the bottom To tba o..
or the bench. This road pIvas $50.
u p OIL Payette-Oregon people to
or .he purpose of securing Joint
s.on III d move to take advantage
ms season Oh the state appropriation
~ ~ cue construction of five bridges on
49,, 'nahe river the commissioners of
-Aua, Canyoh and owyhee counties will
pe's lne state highway commission at
BOISE at an early date. a.
ne president recently renomipated
anu .ne senate confirmed a number of
p ISL In Idaho whose terms ex-
ouring the past fall ands winter