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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Funeral of Ormus E. Bates.

The funeral services of Elder
Ormus E. Bates was held in the
Stake Tabernacle on Friday last
at one pm. which was presided
over by Bp. Harvey Sessions and
Counsellors Moses Smith and
Edw. Hunter of the Marion Ward
Bishopric. After the opening
song by the Marion Choir, pray
er was offered by Counsellor Ed.
Hunter, w. E. G. Ellerby sang a
solo, 81 know that my Redeemer
live" ]. c. De LaMare, Moses
Smith. Pres. John L. Smith, Orson
P. Bates, Bps. H. c. Haight, O. B.
Pickett and Harvey Sessions each
spoke of their acquaintance and
of the life's labors ofthe deceased;
also treated upon the resurrection
of the dead and the work and
life hereafter. Sister Bertha Sew
era sang 20, My Father" and
Robert Marcus rendered the old
familiar piece Rock of Ages cleft
for me-"
Alarge audience filled the lower
part of the building and many
accompanied the remains to Oak
ley Cemetery where the body was
inferred at the request of the
deceased.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Furnish Bonds to appear in
District Court.

The two cases that were
brought before Justice Wilson
Monday, both were passed up
to the district court.
The preliminary hearing OF
l., ]. Robinson Sen was heard
and he was bound over to the
district court, with a bond fix
ed at 100000 And Mr.. Lawn
Brixco who was brought here to
have preliminary hearing waived
same and will be brought before
the District court. He furnished
bonds of $4,000 to appear in
April term of court.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Pearl Literary Club Wins
Favorable Comment.

Last Friday night The Pearl
Literary Club presented to a fair
sized house one Of the neatest pro-
grams ever presented in the city (.
The best critics the town affords
pronounced it very creditable and
are loud in their praise of the
efforts of those taking part.
1t was of a high order and we'll
rendered. That Oakley possesses
talent outclassed by no town of
her size is evidenced by last Fri
days entertainment.
Those taking part consisted
of the following: Estella Nelson,
Dean A. Pack, Rachel Tuttle, w.
E. G. Ellerby, Maud M. Clark,
Clarissa Smith, May Johnson,
Edith Langlois, Zatelle Funk and
The C.S.A. Quartette Club made
up of Glen Bates. H. c. Haight,
Jr., Carl Hawkins and Bert Koch.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Basin Items.

Mr.. John Fairchild has had
papers for arrest served on Mes
srs. Thomas, Ray and Arthur
Peterson for the House Breaking
and Malicious Treaspassing up
on the property af Moroni FAIR
child, deceased.
Mr.. Claud Livingson OF Foun-
tain Green. Utah has purchased
forty acres OF land in the Basin.
owned by the Peoples Union
and also a town lot and will
hereafter make his home here.
He is a brother-in-law of Ed.
Robertson of this place. Mr..
Frank Judd of Marshfeld is here
buving mares, paying around
$175.OO for animals weighing
from 1900 to 14OO lbs.
A great deal Of snow has fallen
here this wintber and there is
more mud here than has been in
the history of the settlement.
Dry farmers are rejoicing over
the prospects of good crops this
year. A large acreage has been
planted mostly to turkey red
wheat and is looking fine.
The hay supply is growing
short and unless spring opens
shortly quite a number OF
people will have to go elsewhere
for feed or encounter some loss
in their live stock.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Infant of MIR. and Mrs.
Orson Rheims Dies.

Monday afternoon. at four
O'Clock the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Orson Rheims died at
the home of Effie E. Hunter after
a brief illness of only few days.
The little one was about three
weeks old and was apparently
dong very well but it's vitality
was not sufficient to ward off the
trouble which later came on it.
Funeral Services were held at
the home of sister Effie E. Hunter
Wednesday at 10 am. and inter
ment took place in the Oakley
Cemetery:
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15

north and one on the south will
take the matter up in their dist
riots OF joining Independent No.
2, making it one district.
There is but one conclusion
reached by those who investigate
the question of uniting and that
is that it is the only satisfactory
way to get good school for the
districts. 1t will come to it soon-
er or later and now is time to act
So far as demonstrating what
one teacher can do in the school
room it has long ago been learn
ed that if one teacher does justice
to a grade he or she will have
enough to do, say nothing of at
tempting to handle more. This
seems the view taken by the
people of this vicinity in discuss
ing the school situation here.
The new building will be erect
ed on the present block owned
by the school SO that the present
structure can be utilized for many
to come.
1t is the intention of the present
board to take up the preliminar.
les at once and thereafter proceed
with the work as fast as possible
The printing of the bonds and
their sale will take the most time
after which the other work will
go rapidly forward.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Valley View
News.
VALLEY VIEW, A NEW DRY FARM
ING SECTION, EAST OF LAND RANCH

Owing to the great amount of
precipitation here during the last
winter Valley View is looking
forward to one of the most
prosperous years in its history.
The prospects are bright for a
record breaker in crops OF grain
and potatoes and the past few
seasons have demonstrated that,
i'll no part of the State can
peaches,p pears, apples. and prunes
and small fruit be raised more
successfully than In this beautiful
Valley at the foot of the lofty
Mt. Harrison.
The farmer in this vicinity re-
alizing that they will have an inn
mense crop of grain to take care
of have organized a company
tor the purpose of purchasing a
steam thresher and plow attach
ment. 1t is the purpose of the
company to not only do their
own threshing and blowing but
to do custom work for those out
side.
The engine and plows have a
capacity of 25 acres per day and
the company have their engine
and plows at Burley and will be
ready to start work early this
spring when weather conditions
will premit.
There is also a header and
binder &C. organized here to cut
the grain when it is ready to
harvest. This locality will be in
first class condition to take care
of the large grain crop that is
expected her next season.
The school here is in good
condition, and doing a splendid
work. The average enrolment
for the first four months were %
pupils and average attends of 20
and also is running for the term
of six Months.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Anniversary of Relief Societ.
les Sunday Next.

On the 18th inst. the Relief
Societies in the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints will
commemorate their SEVENTEEN
anniversary in practically all
the wards in the church. 1t has
been seventy years since the
Prophet Joseph Smith organized
this society and since that time
hundreds of such organizations
have been so constituted and no
doubt all of them will celebrate
this day by rendering good pro-
grams III their respective local
ities.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15

1t is hereby agreed among
the local business physicians of
Oakley that obstetrical fees be
made to conform with the fee as
adopted in the fee list Of the
Southern Idaho Medical Society
viz $25oo tor ordinary labors,
including one call before labor
and two calls after. Mileage ad
ditional.
Signed E. p. OLDHAM MD.
A. F. O. NELSON MD.
L.B. .SToCKsLAGER MD.
Dated March 4. 1912.
MO Oakley. Idaho.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Oakley Votes Bonds to Erect
New School Building.
WINS BY LARGE MAJORITY. MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED.

The School Election held Mon
day for the voting of Bonds for
the erection of a New School
Building carried by a vote of 40
for bonds and % against bonding
While there could have been a
great many more votes cast yet
interest was strongly manifested
by those who were out. Oakley
is fast becoming known as a good
school town and the action of SO
large a majority of the voters
casting their ballot In favor of
making the additional room re-
qulred in the present school is an
indication that the people of this
vicinity are going to see to it
that this most vital question is
not overlooked in the least.
There was a great many people
who were not property owners
who came to vote but on the
account named above were refus-
ed but SO far everyone of them
has expressed unanimous ap-
proval of the way it went indie.
ating the way they felt in the
matter. 1t seems to be the uni
versal opinion of those expressing
themselves that the right thing
was done and all are rejoicing
over the kuccess attained.
1t is also quite probable that
the two districts lying one on the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
To Beet Farmers.

The field man for this section
wishes farmers who are intend
ing to plant beets to plow his
land as early as possible this
spring in order to give the ground
time to settle all it can before
planting time comes. 1t also
gives an opportunity to destroy
the weeds by cultivation before
seed time arrives, and provides
a better chance to hold the
moisture.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15

The Stake Annual Conference
of the YIN. & Y.L.M.l.A. will
convene in the Cassia Stake Acad-
eny Sunday, March Oath, at 10
am. A full attendance of Officers
and Improvement Workers are
requested to be- present, and an
invitation is extended to the
Stake Presidency. High Coun-
sellors. Bishops and Counsellors.
The Conf Session of the
Conference will convene in the
Stake Tabernacle, at 7.3O pm.
All are invited.
EDw. H. HALE.
M. A. THOMAS.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Marion
Live Notes.

ELDERS Leroy Daylev and
Howard Price visited as home
missionaries Sunday afternoon
and at night. ohm l.. Smith
and w. A. Masters visited this
section last week in the interest
OF the Sugar beet industry.
They had with them two laps
who were wanting land to lease.
F. H. Critchheld was down
last week. Mr.. Critch6eld is COM
templating doing some work in
this section for Mr.. Dewey the
Co Assessor.
Fannice Tolman of Murtaugh
is visiting with relations this
week, Mrs. Tolman reports her
husband who is in Germany on
a mission as getting along
nicely.
Our farmers are busy blowing
they report the ground in good
shape this spring.
Melvin Lee son of Jos S. Lee
was hurt last Tuesday bv a horse
falling with him and then dragg-
ing him until his shoe was torn
IN two and let him loose. He was
not nurt seriously but carries
some good sized scalp wounds
where his head struck on rocks.
Moses Smith has been appoint
ed Notory public by Gov. Hawley
and will look after this end OF,
that work.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
We note that a move is on foot
for the removal of the county
seat from Albion to Burlev and
SO far as we are concerned we are
heartily in favor Of the proposit-
ion as advocated in the Bulletin
OF last week, we are not III any
way prejudiced to Albion but we
know this that Albion only tends
to serve the few while a seat of
government for a county should
be where it can and will accom-
odate the people in general.
There is some rumor of wanting
it moved to Oakley but that is
entirely out of the question and
should not be listened to in the
least. Burley is the logical place
and we. are sure ninety five per
cent of our people here will sup
port the move and are anxious
for the move to be made. Some
contend that Burley pays no tax
es and the old part of the County
will pay for all expenses but we
think this can be adjusted so that
all can and will bear their equal
share. Bonds can be so arrang-
ed that they will not come due
tor few years.
Cassia County needs a place
for her records and a place of
accommodation and comfort for
her officers and last but not
least a safe place for our prl-
soners and law breakers where
they will be safe and secure. Let
us all get together on the pro-
position and pull together. AS
tor our end of the double tree we
will carey our share, the iron is
hot let's all strike and the fight
is won.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Legal Procedure in Hand
ling Stray Stock.

A short time ago a letter was
received at this office from a
party in Hepburn stating he had
in his possession a colt that had
followed his team from some
where in this section to his resid-
ence near Hepburn and had been
there for two years and now it is
about three years old and will
weigh about 1175 lbs.
For the benefit of those who
do not know the legal procedure
we publish the law below, al
though it isquite lengthy so that
in handling straw animals they
will not place themselves in the
hands of the law without know
ledge OF their doings;
Section 1899. Any animal or
animals running at large in~ this
State without sufficient food or
shelter at any time between the
first day of November and the
first day OF March, and any bull
old enough for service found run
ming at large between the first
day of November and the first
day of May, and any animal or
animals that break or Jump more
more than once, into any field or
other enclosure surrounded bv a
lawful fence, may be taken up by
any resident OF this State, who
shall Immediately notify the con-
stable of the precinct in which
such animal or animals may be
found, or if there be no duly quail
flied constable in said precinct.
then the nearest constable of any
other precinct in the county in
which such animal or animals
may be found, or the sheriff OF
such county, who shall proceed
in the following manner:
1299-a. If the owner is known,
he shall. within FIVE (5T DAYS,
notify such owner in writing,
describing the animal or animals,
and where he may obtain thesame
1299-b. If the owner is un-
known. then he shall at once
send, by registered mail. to the
county recorder of the county
wherein such animal or animals
were found, a written notice de-
scribing the animal or animals so
taken by marks, brands, age. sex,
kind and color, and where said
Continued on Page 4, Col a.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15

The LaMott Comedy Co. played
two nights at the Opera House
to fair sized crowds, closing their
last engagement last night.
They are presenting VAUDEVILLE
and a number ofhumorous stunts
that make the children laugh.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15
Burley Takes
Steps to Secure
County Seat.
NEWLY ORGANIZED CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. TO CONDUCT
CAMPAIGN.

At meeting held recently by
the newly organized Chamber
of Commerce OF Burlev at which
they discussed means of advertis-
ing the state land sale to be held
there in April and making fur
ther plans for the celebrating of
the laying of the first brick of the
new Sugar Factory, this body
took up the question of remov-
ing the county seat from Albion
to Burley at the coming Nov
ember and Atty. S. T. Lowe in
troduced the following resolut-
ion which was unanimously
adopted by that body:
Resolved, that whereas the cou-
nty seat of Cassia county has been
and now is located OF Albion,
Cassla county, Idaho.
And whereas, although geo.
graphically centrally loca ted q,
Albion has ceased to be the
must accessible point in said
county for the majority of the
residents, taxpayers and citizens
OF said county. and, we believe,
to more than two thirds of the
residents, taxpayers and citizens
therOf;
And whereas, there are no rail
road or other improved means
of reaching Albion from any part
OF said county, and the public
roads and highways, at certain
times and periods of the year,
become very bad, making access
thereto very difficult for nearly
the entire population of the en-
tire county;
And, whereas, at the present
time Cassia county has no credit
able public buildings, and the
need of the new and up-to-date
public buildings is now conceded
by the entire citizenship and tax
PAYERS of the said county, but
the erection thereof has been con-
sidered unadvisable until the
permanent location of the
county seat has been definitely
determined; and believelng as we
do that Burley is the logical and
most accessible point IN said
Cassia county for the location of
the county seat, by reason of it's
railroad connections; that the
removal of the county seat to
Burley would greatly benefit the
greatest number of residents and
taxpayers of Cassia county; that
the loss to the said county bv
reason of the abandonment of
the present public buildings
would be but nominal, and that
the greatest good could be done
to the greatest number of people
by the removal of the county
seat to Burley:
Now, therefore, be it resolved:
That it is the sense and desire of
the Burley Chamber of Com
merce that the county seat be
moved from Albion to Burlev;
and that such removal be voted
upon at the next general election
to be held in November. 1912.
That the conduct and manage
ment of the campaign for such
removal be and the same is here
by vested in the board OF direc-
tors of said Chamber of Com
merce; that the said board of di-
rectors be and the same is hereby
authorized to conduct the said
campaign itself or to appoint
subsidiary committees for that
as it shall see fit; that
it is authorized to prepare and
Continued on Page 6, Col. S.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-15

II your watch needs repairing
leave it at Smiths Studio.
H. c. SMITH,
The watch maker.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
CORINTII.

Jim Goss is very ill with stomach trouble.
 Jim Quinn was visitor al the home of A B. Balentine home at Concord Sunday
 Galiard Wright has been having some more bad accidents this spring caught two catfish meas uring 23 inches long.
 Betlie and Arthur English have moved out from MeHa Co the Y. C. Veal. and have accepted positions with him in his agricultural work.
 D. V. Dudley has just c0mplet- ed l0xii rock cellar, and he wish es each and every one would come and take look al his rock house before preparing for tornado, which is liable to come most any time in April.
 April is now hero, giving Us plen- ty Of cold, fresh air and rain from the north. but the farmers are still in good spirits, with their late oats being sown and not much April fooled on their corn. Some few have already planted. But the FL berla peach crop looks good so far and the prospects for the fisher man look mighty good if they didn't get all the scales washed of during the big overflow Monday.
 Deacon WeatherspOon.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
Practice the Golden Rule.

Rosboro, Ark, March 26, 1912 To the Editor of The Star, Mena, Arkansas
 You will please find enclosed Sl for which you will please continue sending The Star to my address, as myself and family enjoy reading it very much, and especially the letters from the many correspond ents. lived at Egger, in Polk county, last year. It is an ideal place to live. l regard Polk county as one of the best counties in the state. The land is fertile, water ex- cellent and health good, and her people are among the best in the world. They cultivate a high stan- dard of morals and more of them practice the Golden Rule than any place I have ever lived. 1 was at Egger l3 months and did not see a drunk man and did not hear an oath.
 With my best regards, I am,
 Yours truly,
 G. w. Pagan.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
Beware of 0intments for Catarrh
 That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de- range the whole system when en- tering it through the mucous sur faces. Such articles should never be used except on prescription from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney X Co, Toledo. O.. contains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. IL is taken internally and made in To- ledo Ohio. by F. J. Cheney X Co. Testimonials free.
 Sold by druggists. Price 75c per bottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills for con- situation.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
COVE CATCHES.

Oats that were sown in Febru- ary show fine stand.
 w. II. Wilson ground 63 bushels of corn with his little. mill last Saturday, which was a good run for a 2h horsepower gasoline en- zine.
 Fred Gray and Tallie Wooddell attended a pie supper at Old Cove last Friday night and started some thing that resulted in a big cake bringing about SIS, but they made somebody else pay for it.
 The rear windows of the Golf Bros. X Gamble Co. store building look like the windows of a county jail. and the chances are that if a burglar does saw through the iron bars he will be carried out through the front door and hauled to the cemetery.
 Some of our farmers are so far behind with their spring blowing that they will be compelled to streak off their ground with a bull tongue" and when the corn comes up bust out the middles.n So the lazy man will have good excuse this year for some slipshod work.
 Elberla peach trees are now in full bolom and hardly a peach has been killed The most dangerous period occurred on March 25, while the blooms were in the pink. the thermometer indicating 2S degrees at o'clock that morning. 1t takes 22 degrees above zero to kill beach, es when the bloom shows pink and 2S when they are. in full bloom. We should not crow vefy much yet over our peach crop, but should get busy and drag a lot of old pine stumps into our peach orchards. Take if from your uncle. we are going to have a late, cold spring and plenty of frost, so the safety of our peach crop will probably depend upon smudging.
 Fisherman.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
MRS. ALBERTA DONALDSON DEAD
Passes Away After Years of Brave
 Struqales for Health.

Friday night at 1911 Church ave- nue. Mrs. Alberta Porch Donaldson, wife of E. H. Donaldson, passed to her future home, tuberculosis be- ing the cause. Aged 38 years.
 Mrs. Donaldson, with her mother, Mrs. Susan D. Porch, and her sister, Miss Helen, came to Mena in the early days of the city, and always was highly esteemed by many friends. The mother survives, but Miss Helen succumbed to tubercu- losis eight years ago.
 Mr. Donaldson and Miss Alberta were married in Mena February 28, i90i. At that time Mr. Donaldson was owner of the Donaldson Book Store. About three years later Mrs. Donaldson began to show signs Of the same disease that was fatal to her sister, and was taken to Col orado Springs. About year later Mr. Donaldson sold his business here and took Mrs. Donaldson to French, N. M., where it was hoped she might win in the struggle for health. They were accompanied by Mrs. Porch, who has continuously been with them.
 About the first of this year Mrs. Donaldson being in rapidly failing condition, desired to return to Mena and her old friends, 10 await the end. They left French on February 5, visited several days with Mr. Donaldson's sister, Mrs. A. F. Rust, mother and friends in Kansas City, reaching Mena on February IS.
 Each day since it has been known that the end was near, but Mrs Donaldson enjoyed her best hours in the companionship of her old friends and loved ones and met the change brayely.
 The funeral was held at the residence Sunday afternoon at o'clock, to which friends are in- vited. The local lodge B. P. 0. Elks, of which Mr. Donaldson is a mem her. attended the funeral in a body, the officers accompanying the remains to the White Oak cemetery on horseback.
The Mena weekly star., 1912-04-04
OPAL NEWS.

J. R. Neal is trying the new mill this week.
 Mrs. Long, who has been i'll for the past two weeks. is improving slowly.
 On account of high water, the mail did not reach the Opal post office Monday
 Mrs. Adeline Ferguson and Mrs. Nerva Lawrence and children of Waters visited Mrs. Ferguson's brother, Jacob Standridge. this week.
 The Rev. Mr. While preached an interesting sermon at the Opal school house Sunday. MT. While will preach here again the first Sunday in May.
 Those on the sick list this week are: James Ward. Mrs. Mary Nor ris. the infant child of MT. and Mrs. Russ Ward and the little daughter of NIr. and Mrs. W. R. Lackey.