Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1919-01-09
IN THE GEM STATE

liquor having been taken from boot
leggers ut different times.
Eastern buyers who have bought
Idaho potatoes are pleased with them
and are writing now for the 1919 crop
and offering to contract for 1t.
In 1918 war efforts of the state,
coupled with those of 1917. brought
the number of men from Idaho who
donned Uncle Sans uniform to more
than 25.OOO.
Fifteen golden stars shine on the
Bonneville county service flag, indicat-
+, ing fifteen brave sons of that county
who have given their lives in defense
of their country.
Records of the Ada. county exemp-
ton board show that probably only one
or two slackers OF the Septmber u
| registration will be noted when the
books are finally closed.
Last week n quarantine was put on
at Moscow by which all churches, pic
ture shows, lodge meetings and every
other gathering was forbidden In an
effort to rid the town of flu cases.
".
o. 8. A, for three years commandant
OF the University of Idaho, died in
France from wounds received In nc.
ton, according To Information received
ut Boise last week.
The quota of $500, 900 set for Idaho
in the Red Cross war fund drive. |
which began May 20 1917, and lasted |
for a week, was oversubscribed by |
approximately S15O,O0O, the final sum
being more than $4,000.
Fred Root, who was tried at Welser, |
was convicted and sentenced to term
of 60 days in the county Jail and to pay
fine of $500. Mr.. Root was arrest
ed last fall on Il charge of Bookkeeping.
The case has been appealed.
1t will take $1,000 more to run the
office of secretary of state during the
coming hiennium than it did during
the biennium ending last month, W.
L. Dougherty, outgoing secretary of
state, estimates in his biennial report.
Lester Harris of Greenleaf was pain
fully injured while working on the In
terstate highway near Greenleaf. A
crew of men, including Mr.. Harris, was
excavating bank of sand, and it sud
denly caved in. All of the men except
Harris ran in time to avoid being hurt
A tax levy which will provide 800.
)OO annually for road construction and
u revolving fund of
$4,000 designed to make Unnecessary
al a -pd |
srs will be recommended to the legis-
ature by the state highway commits ,
sion.
committee of SO women of the
state has been appointed by the Ma
ional Woman's Suffrage association,
or the purpose of seeing that the COM
ng legislature ratifies the federal ,
suffrage amendment If it passes the j
United States senate this session of
congress. n
Dependency over Ill health led
Joseph Taylor, sheepman near Bull, .
o end his life. Stepping before a
arge mirror in a sleeping room of his
esidence and placing the muzzle of }
revolver in his mouth, Taylor pulled
he trigger and died almost in
family.
After having allowed its contract to ,
lie dormant for Is months or more
Fithout pressing action, the Thousand
springs Irrigation company, whose
roject Is in Custer county, has OBJ 4
aimed an extension until January /, (
$40, on the time when the conditions "a
contract must be acted upon. !"
Material increases were allowed the
dams County Light & Power COM
any in its various classes of rates by W
he public utilities commission. Ac- O,
ording to testimony before the COM o,
lission, the increases will permit the II
Dmpany to earn only revenue suffi-
ent to cover operating expenses, and
Ill allow no return on investment:
A resolution introduced by Commits q
oner Bryan of the state board of m
iucation at the meeting of the execu- e
We committee of the State Teachers -
ssociation at Boise was carried, au- de
lorlzing reorganization of the as n
'ciation on the basis of its being an DC
of the associated teach N
s Of Idaho, rather than an annual ]
inference of few of them.
Removal Of restrictions on lead pro-
lcers, as announced December 21.
I'd permitting them to quote prices
dividually, may mean that operators on
the Occur dAlene district will be
mpelled to shut down because of
'proach of the price Of lead to a w
'ure below the cost Of production. Ar
1t has been decided to carry the case an
the Boise Commercial club versus de
e Oregon Short Line Railway COM 70
ny to the court Of appeals at San Gu
The suit arose over Ia
argos Of local merchants alleging
at they had been overcharged on
eight rates under the long and short
al schedules, for freight received
i'm the east.
With his pardon papers dated De
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