Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-13
IN THE GEM STATE


Wendell section are being plowed up.
4 Maple Grove farmer IS having
eight acres of apple trees pulled up
and will plant potatoes on the land.
The sale of spring onions donated
bv Mrs. Bottoms to the Wendell Red
Cross has netted $3.50 for the chap
ter
The Slate bank nj Blackfoot has
been admitted to the federal reserve
system by the secretary of the treas
ury.
The University Of Idaho has been
asked to increase its capacity 10 take
soldiers for special training and To ar
range to care for rs many men us
possible during the entire year.
Fire destroyed horse, barn and
small granary on the ranch OF W. w.
Russell, near Nampa. The fire was
started when lighted lantern, car
ried by Mr.. Russell. was kicked from
his hand into Il manger.
\ car driven 10y b. IL. Hyde of ore
ana was completely demolished when
an accident occurred TO the brake on
the Snake river hill near Giyens Hot
Springs. one of the occupants of the
car sustained broken arm.
Women may enlist mt the Boise navy
recruiting station for stenographic
duty. Applications will be sent on to
Salt Lake, where they will be finally
accepted and the girls enlisted from
Boise will be informed as 10 their sta
ton.
Bumper wheat crops are being
grown on the Twin Falls north side
tract. Many acres of alfalfa have been
plowed up and planted to wheat this
year The fields. most of them are in
excellent condition and are beautiful
sight.
According to State Game Warden
Thorpe. millions Of trout have recently
been destroyed in the Lost river rs Il
result of the early disappearance in
the sub,erranean channels between
Moore and Arco Of the waters usually
flowing in that stream.
Capt. Herman II. Taylor. company
b. Third Idaho, Of Standpoint. is In
Boise in response TO telegram from
the governor asking him TO conduct an
investigation of the classification OF
certain registrants by the local aud
district exemption boards.
Boise City will furnish 40 men un.
der the provost marshal generals
draft call Of June l, requiring the on
trainment of 1000 men from Idaho Cor
Camp Lewis. American Lake. Wash.
during the five-day period beginning
June "a. Ada county, outside of Boise.
will send 20.
State Red Cross headquarters is
waiting only for the final reports of
several counties before closing ac-
counts. The reports show that about
half the counties have doubled their
quotas that all went over them. and
that the cash subscriptions are ex.
ceedingly large.
Five citizens of Canyon county were
taken before the Canyon county Coun.
ell of Defense one day last week. and
for three hours and half an inveSfi.
CATION was carried on concerning the
charges that they were slackers on
war subscriptions and that they had
made disloyal statements.
The Ashton-St. Anthony dam which
has been In the course Of construction
Tor flve years, was officially opened
for work last week. A large crowd
of stockholders and invited guests
were present to see the start. The
cost of the dam. power house and ma.
chinery to date Is SjOO,000.
Necessity Of having women on the
primary tickets of all parties this fall
was the subject of an animated dis
cussion at the meeting Of the Council
OF Women Voters held at Boise lost
week, and it was decided to appoint +,
committee which should confer with
the other womens clubs Interested. rel.
alive TO this matter.
A Boise soldier boy who has baen
'onflned in Il hospital in Franco
frites: "Should any one ever re,o,rl,
That our boys are not being well taken
care Of in the hospitals, just tell Them
they are liars and put them down nc
pro-German. | could not have hoo,
treated better in the hospital had I
Deen paying 5000 a week for caro- s.
Claude Graves of Gooding on ror,o
To the Malad river on a fishing ,r,n
Saturday, left his car at the ton ~
west Mahd hill with. the engine RIM
ming while he walked down the grodo
to ascertain If anyone might be comm,
up. The Jar of the engine evidan,,,.
threw in the clutch, and the mach,ns.
went over the precipice, being thor.
oughly demolished.
A saving Of $4,000 to the nor,o
nelt school fund Of the state has hoe,
effected through the renewal of stoto
farm loan mortgages which were o,,t.
lnwed when the farm loan record.
were transferred from the trensuror..
office to the state land depnrtme,,
May II of last year.
The prune crop will show N,
heaviest loss of all fruits This vaor
The state horticulturalist estimate,
this seasons DrOductfou 90 100