Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-12-12
IN THE GEM STATE

The returns from the Boise Red
Cross Shop for the month of November
were S1295.3O.
Detailed information will shortly be
issued regarding the discharge of
clerks of draft boards, the adjutant
generals office. has notified draft
boards of the state.
Boise automobile dealers are unani-
nous in declaring that there will be no
early drop in the prices OF autos. They
expect prices to stay at present levels
ut least during the season of 1913.
Gilbert Stuve, an Idaho pioneer, met
with an accident at the Astoria ship
yards that caused his death. The body
WAS brought to New Plymouth for
burial.
Blanche Lovelace, a former Boise
girl, sailed from Boston, November %,
for France with an ambulance unit of
the Red Cross. Miss Lovelace will be
stationed in and about Paris.
Food Administrator Bicknell has
reached the conclusion that in selling
III eau az IL CtulS MuOiCodiCr III Wow
of the amount of their output, the
bakers are not taking an exorbitant
profit
| Members of the Canyon county farm
bureau will hold their annual meeting
December IA. This is the last day of
the membership campaign, and will be
rally day, to gather in tagging pros
poets.
Since the government ban on build
ing has been lifted Nampa residents
have started or are about to start
building 81 new residences, represent
ing an average cost of little more
than $3.50 each or a total of 500, 800.
Irwin Hovelman, under sentence Of
from 1 to 10 years for burglary, es-
capped while working as trusty near
the state prison. He had been work
ing with group of prisoners under
guard when he slipped into the brush
and made his escape.
After having been wounded July IS,
and being confined to the hospital for
a long period, Sergt. Walter Steineck
died in France November 13 of pneu-
monia contracted from Spanish in
fluenza, according to news received
last week at Boise by his mother.
] In preparation for the return OF
e members of the Boise company Of the
Idaho guard who have seen duty over
seas the members of the Idaho guart
company have again taken up inten
L sive drill work in order to stage
{ proper welcome when the boys CONF
L back.
L L. f. Crawford, former county com
E missioner, challenges any other sec
ton of the country to equal the return
from his fourteen acres of land o.
e the mesa a few miles from Boise-th
Il sum of S427179 This tract was plant
ed to clover seed.
II For the purpose of acquiring prof.
D erty for the benefit, care and welfar
{ of retired ministers and their familie
II 4 benevolent corporation to be know
IL as the Conference Claimants EndoS
u ment Commission of the Idaho col
IL ference of the Methodist Episcop'
IT. church has been organized with hea
" quarters at Boise.
~, Mrs. Frances +. Brewer of Ne
ar York is in Idaho to acquaint Il
or women of the state with the impo
lance of Idaho ratifying the feder
suffrage amendment, which all suifrai
~ factions believe will pass before Jan
~ airy 1, and of its Importance to Il
international suffrage movement.
oa On the publication in Coe
,rs d'Alene paper of list of l3o indiv
~ uals who claimed exemption from
:, >, lective service because they were u
citizens of the United States, one
business firm announced that all su
e men would be discharged immediate
from the employment of the compal
80, One hundred and lightweight jo
ranging from $50 to S333.33 per mon
will be distributed by the Republic
~ state administration between now a
~ January g. when it takes up the re
~, of the state government. No chani
49,. will probably be made in the SO OIL
of the pa state jobs, as the dep'
mpn. heads over these employees III
eitIier been reelected or will hold oN
ny The Gooding schools will prooa
,'u not be opened before December
~ Frank Jaynes, an employee IN
Waiser elevator. suffered laceration
hn, his right hand while working
IT, the sacking and grinding machine
she Right Rev. james Bowen Funs
. first Protestant Episcopal bishop
Idaho, died suddenly at his home
W. Boise at l o'clock Monday morn
December ..
, Robert f. Helm and r. j. Hilln
"a Rupert boys. have made the supr'
,.a. sacrifice in France, news having =
49,. received last week Of their having !
,ar, killed In action.
ntly Republicans elected 30 senators
tier. ~ representatives to the legislatur
n, the general election November .,
one. cording to official returns at the OF
of the secretary of state.
John Settlers who have farmed ~
nths acres in the Era and Arco tracts
ious the Big Lost River reclamation pro