Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-12-26
IN THE GEM STATE

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CARNATIONS In order to have 100
per cent membership before the Christ
mas roll-call of adults begins.
The campaign for members to the
Canyon county farm bureau which |
was to have ended Saturday was ex-
tended for a week to enable commu-
mites to finish up their work.
Motorcycle registration dropped |
from 752 in 1917 to only 707 this year.
The highest registration In the last |
five years was in 1916, when 754 |
motorcycle owners paid licenses.
Mrs. II. Mullin of Barber, who has
four sons in the service, received a |
letter from the eldest, saying that all |
had come through the war safely and |
that he 'was glad that it was over"
Three men who broke Jail at Bur-
ley overpowering the jailer and beat
ing up one of the prisoners who had
| given evidence against them, were re-
captured after a short but exciting
| chase.
There was heavy falling off in the
apple crop in Idaho this season, the
crop being $4,000 boxes this year,
compared with 2,71S,OOO boxes in 1912,
or u per cent of normal, against 81
per cent in 1917.
The United States civil service
commission announces that a janitor
examination will be held to fill the
position of laborer with pay of 5000
per annum in the custodian service,
federal building, Boise.
The Western Retail Lumbermen's
association and Lumbermen's Mutual
society, with more than 1900 members
scattered over ten western states, will
hold their sixteenth annual conference
in Boise on February 20, u and %
Five years ago lin 1919 only 2OS3
automobiles we're registered in the
state. Compared with the 1918 regis
tration Of 32.2S1, this shows an in.
crease for the five years of more
than 1900 per cent in the registration.
Champions in the boys and girls
club work contests conducted during
the past year. are to be entertained at
> Twin Falls for one week as a special
reward for energetic service in help
ing 10 increase Uncle Sans food sup
> ply.
Members of the next legislature are
!, strongly in favor of memorial in
honor of the boys who represented
daho in the great war, memorial
. that viii provide special remembrance
: OF the boys who gave their lives in
the conflic.
Gross revenue from auto licenses
this year amounted to $576. 1856. OF
- which % per cent, or $144.196.37, was
- apportioned to the state and the re
mainder Of rs per cent was retaine,
. by the counties in which collections
were made
Last year the revenue was Sab
=" 00S6S from 24.76S automobiles, s
that the increased registration thi
OF year of 1913 more machines than i
r. 1917 added S163,776.SS to funds 70
It. state and county roads over the revs
e. nue. for last year.
n A school building at Bull has bee
us transformed into a temporary hospiti
is for the accommodation of influenz
ne patients. A trained nurse has bee
ltAdinC0f anu lAt NtOlit are utlt
us mined to stamp out the disease befol
re- an epidemic occurs.
Boise Commercial club. followr
i's the example of other such bodies
'u- cities throughout the United States,
vi Issuing booklet describing the a
VII vantages, attractions and opportur
'nt ties which await the homeseeker
Boise and Boise valley.
NJ Boise has many churches. of ,
"o denominations, and two cathedrals.
hin fact, there are twenty-eight religio
as organizations in the city. 1t is
hu, strong club, lodge and fraternal eli
'eu While the public schools are all hous
in modern. well kept buildings.
ThIrty-five out of the forty-o
county superintendent of the sta
are women and twenty-one out of
0ns forty-one county treasurers. This ye
there will be four women county {
all ditors, and the legislature will S
air two women members in the low
and house.
Of Harry Gillum and Ray Rose. 30
Ials oys, who demonstrated early in tn
vas boxing careers that they had r
by style and ability in the manly art
self defense, have boxed their W;
ele- into the hearts of the fans of Seat
God according to word received from
and northwest.
, OF The crops raised by the Indians
ON Fort Hall lands were composed
,ffi- potatoes, sugar beets, alfalfa and grf
D in The total income from the land
Ter cultivation last season within
observation. of which there are II.
H. acres, was estimated by the COVE
,on, ment at 100000. OF the total acre'
.an some 7T12 acres were leased to wi
Ate. farmers.
mon The Nampa police force has decla
dor war on Juvenile gun enthusiasts Y
,,h,s persist in shooting within the city !
Its. Two people have been hit wit
he last six weeks by stray bullets.
c. w. Patterson of Wilder recei
word this week that his son Chan
the ! WAS severely wounded in France