The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1910-12-02

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E. T. Sumner. the barber, who
has been on trip east for the past
fortnight. will return in few days.
Barber Smith has capably conducted
his business during his absence.
The Oakley State Bank, with cir
culars and Christmas greeting cards
for customers, The Metropolitans
with posters and small programs
for their show, B. P. Howells with
6OOO-order for tickets for his opera
house, and l.. w. Howard, the pop
ular and enterprising representative
of the state land board at Miner,
were patrons of the Herald job room
this week.
Thursday, Dec. 9Th, will be. Pa
rrets' Day, at the District school. It's
purpose.is to acquaint the people
with what the school is doing, and to
endervor to arouse within the pa
rents deeper interest in the educa-
tional welfare of their children. Very
few Of the parents ever visit the
school, and consequently their whole
knowledge of the conditions under
which their children are working
must come secondhand. Nothing
but the ordinary work will be done
on Parents Day, and chance will
be given to see the classes as they
appear in daily recitations. All pa
rents and others interested are in
vited to be present. A meeting of
the school patrons will be held in the
school building at 2:30 in the after
noon. You owe the school your
presence on that date.
The Fourth Ward Dramatic Club
is preparing the beautiful romantic
drama, Dora Thorne," to be played
here sometime during the holidays.
This is a truly beautiful play, and
will be a treat to Oakley playgoers.
The writer is not figuring on lay
ing out much money for Christmas
presents this year in Oakley, but, I'M
less Lawyer Howells is too busy to
do so, we expect to have him present
with our Christmas greetings, three
or four brand new business suits.
The work on the long-distance tel
ephone line is about completed here
in Oakley, and Foreman M. j. Lahey
says the exchange will be ready for
business about the Goth inst.
Why is it that grown girls and
boys, and even men and women, will
gather in the doorway at the post
Office. especially during mailtime, so
that other patrons of the office may
not enter or leave the building with
out requesting them to move aside
People who will obstruct and incon-
venience others by blocking side
walks and public passages, maybe,
should not be blamed, for, perhaps,
, they know no better. No well-bred
: person will inconvenience another in
the slightest degree, even though
he or she suffers discomfort instead
1t is said that the entrails of a hog
are exactly like those of a human
being, but is there any reason for the
resemblance extending to the brain?
The orchestra at the opera house
promises well under the new leader
: ship of Mr.. Hull of Almo. Mr.
t Hull has had profitable experience in
,, the larger cites, and will also assume
4 the leadership of the Oakley Silver
Band.
Marion people have only them
, selves to blame if their town does
: not get proper exploitation through
g the columns of the Herald. This
: paper has tried in every way to ge'
: regular Marion correspondence, bu
: without avail
Ed X. futile kindly furnished tn,
o report of Thanksgiving days baske
: ball game at the new dance hall. blu
s space would not admit of its publica
: ton.
: "The Girl Miner" as played las
night by the local compan z, unde
e direction of H. j. Wells, was a de
lightful surprise to many of IT,,
large audience, in so far as they at
tended expecting ordinary amateur
9 work, when it was far above tina
q class. All did their work creditably
4 that of Messrs. Butler and Wells
&c Hans Won RoSh and loo Ruuola