Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-07-04
In THE GEM STATE


of 81 sos, 100. These bonds were pur
chased by 1888 persons.
Lemhi county has just installed mod
crn equipment for surfacing roads. an,
the devices are to have their first Try
out on finishing TIVE miles of road easl
of Salmon.
The meeting of Democrats and Re
plblicans ut Boise last week were both
well attended. and members of both
parties are claiming increased enthu'
siasm in their ranks.
Boys of the ages of IL, II and IL
years have filed their applications for
jobs with the junior employment office
mt Boise. and are anxious TO get places
20 work during their summer vacation
from school
Mr.. and Mrs. O. NJ. Trotter OF Cald-
well have received the sad intelligence
of the death of their son, Loren NJ, on
the battlefront in France Young
Trotter enlisted nearly three years ago
at the age of 20.
Ray Cammack, state dairyman, has
just completed two weeks trip
throughout the southern part OF the
state on which he conducted a series
of eight farmers meetings for . dis
cussion of dairy problems.
\ fire which broke out in n roomlng
house at Weiser completely ruined the
building and contents. The blaze broke
out ut 3 o'clock and gained consider
able Roadway before II was discovered
The roomers barely escaped with their
lives.
Lee Fluharty, director OF the Unlver-
sity of Idaho extension department,
has received communication from an
eastern chemical concern quoting
price of % cents pound for the dried
roots of the lowly, despised dandelon
plant.
{. 5. Venable OF Ketchum shot and
killed himself at his home In Ketchum
while In fit of dependency over con.
tinued i'll health. He was one Of the
pioneers OF ketchum, having been en-.
gagged in the livery business there
since the early SOS.
Frank A. Jameson Of Moscow was
Killed on June u In France. The |
young man was well known in Moscow. |
where he had lived since childhood.
de entered the national guard and |
when that organization was mustered
into the national army he enlisted In
the engineers corps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Clifford exper.
fenced narrow escape from a bolt
OF lightning during a severe electrical
storm at Ashton. They were in the
barn milking when the barn was Struck
oy lightning, rendering Mr.. and Mrs.
clifford unconscious for a brief time
and killing one Of the cows.
The Pocatello canteen unit of the
hed Cross has achieved no little fame
through the excellent care and MANY
attentions shown the troop trains PASS.
ing through, as no such bounteous hos.
pltality has been shown the boys n,
any other point of their journey. nc.
cording to the many letters of thanks
received.
Thomas +. Goode is the first Boise
BOY Killed In action in France. Private
uoode enlisted in G company. Cald.
weii' and departed with the Second
Idaho regiment for Camp Mills Naw
ork, where his command was merg.
"a into the 10th engineers which later
became Second engineers. I
Wages as high as $3.50 per dav and {
BOARD, and In rare instance as mnch 90
- ana board, have been paid recentIv
or farm labor in Idaho, but only 10, {
special labor requiring the services y,
men mighty skilled in certain kinds Of
arm work-as, for instance. boy
stacking. ""s
Alfalfa harvest is in full swing ana
favored with fine haying weather
Some tracts In povetta
uun'y nave been damaged by weev,,
''o'er IN the Twin Falls district is in.
es'ed with aphides, but so far tho cr,
as not suffered serious damage Craze
ury iarm meadows is short ,
i'aDor slackers In Idaho are n, .
10 confuse the campaign % 2
orce them to accept at reasona,,o /,
ages JOBS that will help in cron nro- !
ueuon us a war necessity by circulat. r
- III certain communities stories q, Il
isner wages In other sections so tbo, :
loorers will continue to he an n \
love. ~ 'e On the 4
Nampa's Help Win the War; IT,. a
est FESTIVAL will be better than ona. v
'corulng to plans being made bv 49, II
NecutiVe committee. The fes,,,.a, c
i's year. September Is to % win ~ Il
~ On strictly war basis. as ~ Il
'Ject OF the men in charge is 70 mol d
'e FESTIVAL "a necessary adjunct 70 a
ne OUTLOOK for the wheat cron con
nues generally promising oIthon.
e yieid Is likely to be affected "a
1, ,, se's py the heat and drought pre. /,
'i'ing In the dry farm country =,
AS soon as possible the Commero,., II
40 intends installing huge rood ma,' ri
owing roads leading from Boise for tc