Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-03-28
In THE GEM STATE

clothes for the Belgans' relief, and |
boosting the saving stamp.
A home talent minstrel show given
at Ashton for the benefit of the sol |
diers' smoke fund netted $500.
Increases in the wages Of several
city employees were authorized last
week by the Nampa city council TO be-
come effective April ].
In the federal court at Pocatello.
Guy Thomas, young man from Spen-
Ger. charged with raising 81 bill TO
so and passing It, was found not
guilty by the jury.
A concerted movement has been
launched to insure an abundance of
labor for the farms of Idaho and 20
prevent Interference of any kind with
workers, either from within or with
out.
The sugar factory question was re-
vived at Ashton last week, and as new
capital has been interested apparently
assures the factory for the 1919 crop.
All growers are now renewing their
contracts for next year.
Bosses reasons for not entering the
annual high school declamatory con-
test this year, TO be held at Burnley,
April II, are due to new rulings that
call for two contestants to be sent by
the entering high schools.
The third newspaper to be estab-
lished in Idaho by the Non-Partisan
Il Al Cd
Il weekly early next month. 1t has been
officially announced. 1t Will cover the
Boise and Payette valleys.
Rev Eugene Deane, former pas
tor of the Methodist church of En-
nett, has been caught in the net for
traitors and has been sentenced to the
federal penitentiary nj Leavenworth,
Kan, for year and day.
Considerable activity in the sale of
lands on the King Hill project is now
manifest. Many of the settlers are
making extensive improvements to
their properties. and many tracts not
titled heretofore are being put in shape
to produce crops.
Two hundred and fifty Mexican fam
lilies from the interior of Mexico have
arrived ut Idaho Falls from FL Paso,
Texas, and will take up work in the
sugar beets fields. IL is announced.
They were brought 10 Idaho by special
arrangement with the government.
About thirty-five sheep shearers rep
resenting their organization in Idaho
met at Boise and fixed scale for their
work for the year The organization
} demands II cents head and board for
clipping the fleeces. The scale last
! year was from To - cents and board
Mrs. Lucy Roger Of Meridian was
chosen to fill the position as principal
of Maple Grove school in the place OF
Miss Lucy Higgins. who was asked tc
resign as principal of the school on
account of her affiliation with "A sec
that is not in sympathy with the war
The stern reality Of war has beer
brought to the family of Congressman
|, Addison T. Smith in the death of theil
nephew. Franklin c. Fairchild, son o
Congressman Benjamin L. Fairchild, Of
New York. who was killed in an aero
. plane accident nj Fort Worth, Texas
United States soldiers who hav,
been on patrol duty at st. Maries fol
e lowing the attempt of Industrial
S Workers of the World to release mem
e bers of their organization from tn
county Jail. have left for Fort Georg
Wright, near Spokane. The Idaho HON
guards remained on duty.
On recommendation of the Bannoc
county farm bureau the county con
missioners have appointed ]. Wyle
Sessions as county agent. Professo
Sessions has resigned rs instructor q
agriculture at the Idaho Technical il
stitute and will begin active wor
along lines already mapped out
c. G. Allen. who owns n dry farm o
upon visiting his ranch Sunday wit
view of making preparations for e'
tahlishing his residence there for tn
summer. he discovered that his hous
had been wrecked by vandals to sue
an extent MS to make II unhabitable.
me tullNou county COMMISSIONER
have been petitloned by the farm b'
reau to rigid'y enforce the state VI
grancy laws, the bureau being in r
cipt of many complaints that the floa
ing population of the county was ii
clined to feel insulted ut the wal
offer of $50 per month. with boar
room and washing included.
Former Senator Fred Il. Dubois h,
been appointed ms civilian member I
the board of ordnance and fortificatio
This appointment carries with it n 81
airy of $500 Il year.
]. X White. the state. dairy. foe
and sanitary inspector. is planning
use all the power of his office TO SUI
press the sale of impure and injurio'
substitutes FOR food under the plea
"war saving"
If Idaho farmers fear Il shortage
labor this season, men can be import'