The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-09-30
THE OAKLEY HERALD
T. j. MURPHY
MRS. l.. MURPHY
OAKLEY IDAHO


Electric lighting at the Camas
prairie depot is now being put in.
The first car of Jonathan apples
were shipped from Payette valley last
week.
An apple orchard OF ten acres be-
longing to Payette orchardist
promises to net him about $1,000 an
acre this season.
Baled hay is bringing 80 to 1925
1T Kimberly and several producers
report sales In the stack at ST. Grain
Is selling at 81 to $110.
The Killion Brothers sawmill. To-
Gated In Navarro canyon, burned 10
the ground and a small area OF the
forest surrounding 1t was also de-
stroyed.
Charles Denney OF Swan Lake was
accidentally shot and killed by "a
brother with a new revolver which
they had just purchased. He Is II
years old.
The body OF O. A. Kennedy of Shell
Icy, who disappeared several months
ago. was found on the Alfred Chris
Jensen ranch, adjoining that owned
by Mr.. Kennedy.
The crews working on the Twin
Falls-Oakley project have been tenn
porarily laid on The ditch work is
well up and attention will be given
to work on the big dam.
The Payette Vinegar company is
getting ready for making apple cider.
The making OF apple butter has al
ready commenced and In a short time
nince meat will be given considerable
attention.
The enterprising citizens OF Parker
have organized a creamery company.
This new institution will be OF great
benefit to the surrounding country, as
much of the cream now marketed is
sent to Salt Lake
Harrison Hughes, charged with
horse stealing, escaped from the Ada
county jail in a sensational manner
having by ruse got the jailer in
cell and turned the key on him.
Hughes was recaptured later.
A movement for the establishment
Of rest room" has been started at
Standpoint. The place will be fitted
up SO that unemployed men, visitors
and strangers may find rest and
amusement during leisure hours
Parties VINO have recently return
ed from trip to the Magic dam and
reservoir, twenty-five miles north
west OF Richfield. report that all the
earthwork on the dam will be In
place before the first Of October.
The tax levy for Fremont county
will this year be $500. according to
the assessor, but there will be an add
tional levy of " of 1 per cent owing
to the expense incurred in building
the new steel bridge over the South
Fork.
During a thunderstorm, lightning
the Swan Falls plant at Nampa, burn
Ing the fuses and insulation in and
around the transformer house, and
causing the city to be In darkness for
Z time.
rSc1ro>ounN Weldon b. Hepburn OF
~ AOA tAC IACPuUiANdu hCLu-
oore re senatorial committee
~ Investigate the election
Lorimer of Illinois, was
nber OF the committee to
|hicago.
Warehouse and elevator
pre- full of grain and the
house is filing rapidly,
S though there will not
gh for all of Kimberly's
S by far the largest In
that section.
comes from near where
eek enters into the Pay
hat this year the bears are
merous than for many sea-
list. AS many as $50 sheep
been killed and the sheepmen
|e killed seventeen bears.
VHarold Martin, aged 10 years. only
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. g. II. Martin of
Standpoint, was dragged to death by
a pony which he was riding. While
riding he fell off and his foot caught
In the stirrup and, being unable to
extricate himself, was fatally injured.
Civil service examinations will be
held October "a and 25 for forest
rangers at the following places in
Idaho: Boise, Challis, Emmett,
Grangeville, HALEY, Idaho Falls,
Kootenai, Mccall. Mackay, Oakley,
Pocatello, Salmon, Standpoint. St
Anthony, Weiser.
Since the forest fires. all sorts o.
game can be found in the territory al
the headwaters of the little North
Fork OF the Occur dA-ene. The tim
Der of that area is not burned and
the animals have taken up their
haunts there There is a large mum
Der of deer, bear and cougar
Brooms manufactured from corn
grown in Idaho will be seen upon the
markets in the northwest Don Burris
of the Idaho Industrial institute al
Weiser has 140 acres of broom corn
which probably will be bought by a
manufacturer In Spokane.
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