Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-30
IN THE GEM STATE

week OF the official confirmation OF
the death OF Sergt. OrlIn Il. Rehbeln
killed In action October 3. 1918.
Alfred Hogenson of Bear Lake
county vas appointed chief clerk OF
the land department by the state land
board to succeed w. ii. Calender.
More than 40 non EnglIshrspeakinp
Italians, Greeks and Japanese are at
tending night classes organized by the
Idaho Technical institute as an Amer
icanization experiment.
Plans are being made by the Idaho
State Horticultural society for the an
nual meeting. to be held February IS,
Ii and 10, at Boise. following the SEES
sions of the big dairy meeting.
Leonard Mccoy Of Montour, who has
been n prisoner of war In Germany for
several months, IL announced released.
SO far as known he Is the only Gem
county boy to have been captured by
the enemy.
Baseball for Boise this spring and
for Nampa. Caldwell, Wilder Ontario,
Weiser and Emmett Is practically as-
surad. Teams from the seven towns
are being organized and the league Is
practically complete.
In 1917 there were l ,367, S7S bearing
apple trees in Idaho, while In 1918
there. We're l.294,ll2. In 1917 there
were 3S6.1ll non-bearing apple trees
in the state, while in 1918 this had
been reduced to 313,059.
Possibility that Idaho may have
labor surplusage has brought from
government shipping board headquar-
that recruits are urgently In demand
for The merchant marine service.
Thirty-fye returned soldiers and
sailors met at Twin Falls and formed
soldiers and sailors club to maintain
gymnasium, reading room and dorm
TORY for returning service men. 10 be
In ch;frge OF one OF their number.
The public utilities commission has
issued an order granting un npplica-
ton OF the Indian Valley Telephone
company, which has exchanges ut both
Indian Valley and Cambridge. to In
crease Its charges approximately 30
per cent.
Bonds for the proposed new east
side school for Boise, to the a, ,ount
OF 100000 or $4,000. whichever sum
the board OF the independent 5. hool
district decides to sell. have been our
chased by the High-Fritchman com
pany OF Boise
Minimum school terms OF nine ard
seven months provided by the Idnhr
statute must be carried to completIo...
IL districts affected are to share I'm
state and county funds. according 10 an
opinion sent from the office of the
attorney general.
None than $4.65O.OOO will be spent
for road improvements In Idaho dur
ing the next two years. II a program,
outlined by the stnte highway depart.
ment calling for the raising OF 81 $50
ooo as the states share under 2-mIlI
levy Is adopted by the legislature.
Apportionment OF the public school
interest fund for the period from jan
nary to June 30 wns announced
asst week. The total to be distribut-
I'd to the various counties Is Sl62.-
s43.4s. per capita Of 1-2347 for each
'f the 1895 pupils In the state.
Barring repetition In 1914 OF the
heavy loss from unfnvornbIe weather.
'ruit shipments from Idaho are due 10 |
each at least 20 or y per cent more
han the good year OF 1917. owing TO
he number OF new orchards that will
nave come into bearing In that time.
I Is estimated.
Inc biennial report OF the Idaho
rec travelling library has been sub
nitted to Governor Davis by the H.
'rarlnn, Mrs. Marie Schneider. TIE
'eport shows, In spite Of the many dl.
versions In the way OF war work. nm
increased circulation OF books. wnr
looks proving the favoritcs.
Notice has been given that the U. &
department OF agriculture will sell Mt
'ost a supply OF nitrate OF soda to
'armers In Ada county. The price will
De SSl ton, free on board cars nj
oading point or port. Farmers nre to
'ay In addition freight to their shin
ling points.
The Twin Falls county board Of
'ealth has adopted = resolution PRO-
Uniting public and private dances until
urther orders. The action was taken
s means Of coping more successfully
With the influenza epidemic and mt the
anne time OF permitting public schools
remain open.
Alleged activity OF the United States
Employment service In Idaho. POLITICAL
y was scored by President w. +. Al
'orth OF the stnte farm bureau. II. A.
yon OF the department Of agr1cuI.
IRE farm help specialist, and by
punty agents Of several Idaho coun-
es at Joint meeting at Twin Falls.
Stockholders In the Payette- Boise
'ater Users association are c.msld.
ing strongly vast drainage district
the project to recover land that Il
'comlng useless because Of seepage
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