The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-05-12
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u az td-u vel Dy commissioner Dav
Of the land board.
Inc state has rejected a second ten
Ter made by the National Surety com
pany for sc t,ement of the shortage OF
D. V. Alien, former state treasurer
Agitation for the erection Of a -four
ing mill In Eagle will probably result
IN the raising OF capital by business
men and ranchers of that section.
William N. Carstens, assistant nos.
master at Payette for the last twelve
years. was arrested last week by post.
ONCE inspectors and charged wi.a taxi.
ing checks from the mails.
Senator Brady, after an argument
before the senate committee on public
lands, secured a favorable report on
his bill adding 160 acres of public
lands to the townsite of Plummer.
Peter Christian Christensen, AZ
years OF age, a wealthy and promi-
nent stockman of Blackfoot, died Nav
at Salt Lake hospital, after an i'll
ness extending over a period OF two
weeks.
inquiries are being made as to the
ieasioility Of chartering a special train
10 convey the Idaho delegation and
others who wish to attend the Repub-
'can national convention in Chicago
in June.
For wrecking the automobiles of
sage and Nelson at Firth, on April 16.
). Z. Clay of Idaho Falls was found
guilty of misdemeanor by jury and
fined $50 and costs, amounting to
about $3.50.
Henry White, aged 50, and his wife,
aged 80, celebrated their sixty-fourth
wedding anniversary last week at
Boise with party at which children,
grandchildren and great7grandchildren
were present.
one hundred farmers and business
men of Bull and Castleford at a meet
ing held in Castleford voted unani-
nously in favor of building hard sur
faced roads in the Bull Independent
highway district.
Although the Gem State fair will
not open until September 26. Secre.
tary o. P. Henderson, is working out
plans for improvements and new fea
lures which will make the 1918 fair
The best ever held in Idaho.
Detailed plans for construction of a
new irrigation system to water the 964 |
acres of land included in The Cald- |
well Irrigation district are now an
proved and work on the undertaking
VIII be started early this summer.
AS an expression OF their apprecia-
Ion of the services of the boy scouts
n the entertainment of the delegates
o the state Republican convention
leld In April the Twin Falls CONNER
'ial club presented to the scouts a
'urse of $24, and vote of thanks.
Victory perched on the standards of
he Red side in the Chamber of
commerce contest at Nampa, the
Blues being vanquished by a count
# $50 to 1853. With all the new re-
ruits safely initiated into the cham
'er 1t would rank not lower than third
n the state, with 343 members.
The widening of the canal at a point
orth or Gold Hill, incident to the
redglng OF the soil that slid from
he hillsides into the channel in Gail
ard Cut, has formed lake that has
cen given the official designation of
AXE Goethals. The water is about
fourth of mile long and 600 feet
'ide.
man who claims his name is An
erson, who posed as representing
-lngiing Brothers, and Andeavored to
lake a deal for several thousand acres
land near Pocatello a short time
go, concluded to buy couple of the
est garages of Idaho FALLS, but when
is $50 check was returned he was ar
estNd.
In order that the school children of
iaho may not suffer through lack of
EDUCATIONAL facilities in those dis
lcts where the legal school tax levy
mllls does not supply sufficient
mas Tor the maintenance of the
'hools, the Oregon Short Line has
freed to withdraw its protest against
higher levy up to Is mills in those
strlc,s in which the railway COM
my is taxed.
About twenty-five prominent club u
omen and representatives of the Y. G
c. A. and the Ministerial union n
ere elected from Justice Van Reuth's q,
urt at Pocatello, by orcer OF the :,
urt. The order was given for the -
rpose OF excluding the public from
preliminary hearing of the case of CO
'orge Cacavas, a Greek, who is nj
arged with inducing. enticing and :,
ing his influence to degrade a
nor"
Sale of Nampa's $4,000 issue of M
cent high school bonds was con-
minated last week. The bid accept =
was that of holman, Madison &
bod of st. Paul, Mimi, and calls for
payment at par and a premium of
SOL.
There are at present some 400 GER
Gates of public land sale waiting to
issued by the state land board, the
ume of such business the past four
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