Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-07-11
In THE GEM STATE

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twice the supply of Il year ago The
reserve at Arrowrock is somewhat less.
L. G.. Miller, prominent Canyon
county farmer, broke his leg close to
the hip in fall from Il hayrack. Mr..
Miller was unloading Il rack of hay
into his barn. when the accident hap
pened.
Raymond Roberts. a Murtaugh boy.
is home on short furlough while he
is being assigned TO a new vessel. Mr..
| Roberts was one of the crew of the
President Lincoln, which was sunk by a
submarine.
Advices from Washington are to the
effect that Judge Robert 5. Lovett, d.
rector of railroad expenditures for the
government. has officially approved of
the construction of a branch coal road
in Teton valley. Idaho.
The convict camp for road work
near Melba will not be established
until some time next week. The delay
was caused by the inability of farmers
of that section to cooperate just now
on account of haying operations.
Basil Key. Bert Skidmore and James
Frazier. three runaways from the State
Industrial school mt St Anthony, who
escaped from that institution after
assautiug guard and stealing an au.
tomoble. were captured in Ogden.
Governor Alexander spoke ut Media
on the Forth of July; Clarence Van
Deusen. state auditor. and T. A. Walt
ers. attorney general. both spoke at
Cascade. and w. 4. Dougherty. secre-
tary of state, addressed the people at
Duboise-
This seasons chautauqua at Payette
was successful both in point of quality
If talent and patronage. A vote of the
udience was taken on rhe question
of having chautauqN next year and
1t was almost unanimously voted TO
have it.
The jury at Boise returned verdict
of S1S.029.24 In favor of the pla'
as result of the suit of the United
States versus the De Lamar Mining
company. that arose over timber cut
by the defendant company from gov
eminent lands.
The Payette creamery has shipped
n car of butter to New York realiz-
ing Al and ~ cents per pound net.
The shipment met with such favor
that another car was ordered and has
been shipped. The first shipment was
of 10000 pounds. the second 1000
pounds.
Troop I. Nampa Boy Scouts has re-
ceived thanks from James X Lynch.
chairman of the Liberty Loan general
executive board and governor OF the
| Federal reserve bank at San Fran
cisco. for the work the scouts did In
soliciting and distributing the third
Liberty Loans in Nampa.
The farmers of Idaho are paying a
war tax on a 100000 pound carload
of wheat of SO when shipped to Chi
cago, while farmers in the states far
Their east are paying but 50 war tax
on freight in similar cars, it was
charged by representatives of farm bu-
reaus at meeting held at Cooling.
State Food Administrators Bicknel
says he does not think sugar cards will
be resorted TO in Idaho until toward
fail. at least, and not then unless the
public takes advantage Of the present
J equation which puts housewives on
heir honor not TO buy but three pounds
per month for each member OF the
family.
5. NJ. White, threshing expert of the
threshing division of the United States
department of agriculture, gave a prac-
teal threshing demonstration at Cald-
well on July 8. Through the means
OF the threshing school conducted BY
Mr. White 1t is estimated that the
usual average loss OF 3i5 per cent of
the wheat crop win be saved.
In Idaho 1856 incomes were taxed for
a total Of S14O.496. The largest in
come Is somewhere between 800 OOc
and SoOO,OOO. One other Idaho either
! pays tax on an income between $500.
600 and 100000. one on an income he
tween 100000 and $4,000. one be.
tween $4,000 and 100000, two be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 and ono
between 100000 and 100000. Only
-wo women in Idaho made separate
returns.
The lo-months-old daughter of Mrs
j. g. Palfreyman. Of Pocatello was
ol2yins around a wash boiler filed with
polling water, and while the mother
vas In the house tending to other din.
ties the child pulled the plug out of the
washer, which allowed the boiling wa
ter to run out over her body infIjct-
ing fatal injuries.
Ammer f. Lowe was killed mar
Melba in haying accident. His chest
was crushed and his lungs punctured
when he was thrown from bay rack
and either run over or stepped nm hv
a horse.
Although the number of silos ana
dairy cows in Ada county has IN
creased above 10 per cent If ,s a~
pected that the butter fat TO he mar.
keted will be $4,000 pounds less tbo,
for last year.
IN order to meet the demand OF tbe
Twin Falls district for farm Iohor
George S. McGraw, district insnectn,
for the United States employment CO.,
vice, has placed with the federal 49,