The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-27
In THE GEM STATE

Payette has done more building this
year than 1t did the last two years
taken together
Catholic churches are being built at
l.akeport, Bruneau and Parma. The
two latter are almost completed.
The Pentecostal people of Star
have announced their intention of
erecting a mission hall in the near flu
ture
William Rocker and cousin, J. Hood.
are seriously i'll at Pocatello as re-
suit of ptomaine poisoning caused by
eating noodles.
In the Washoe district a new canal
has just been completed at a cost OF
$4,000 This ditch supplies 5000 acres
with an abundance of water.
Noah Huston, Familiarity known as
Doc" Weiser representative OF a
Boise creamery. died suddenly at Wei
ser of neuralgia of the heart.
The September report of the wealth
er bureau at Boise shows that Sep
TENDER of this year was the dryest in
"a years, with six exceptions.
George Harrington of Ashton was
elected grand patriarch by the Idaho
grand lodge of Odd Fellows at its an
nual meeting at Occur d'Alene.
During September $500 was paid
out at Payette for poultry and eggs.
There are two firms buying, ana the
demand is greater than the supply.
The farmers who planted sugar
beets in the Jerome neghborhood last
spring are harvesting their first crop.
The yield is beyond their expectations
Fire reduced to ashes the grand
stand, judges stand, east bleachers
and most OF the long string of barns
at the east side of the Idaho State
fair grounds at Caldwell.
The latest Jerome achievement is
the establishment of the pickle works,
which though in existence only a few
months, promises to become one of
the city's leading industries.
]. M Brown. who broke jail at
Idaho City June u while being held
to await trial on charge of burg
larry, was arrested at Burnley, last
week, where he had joined a sheep
camp.
Idle men are an unknown thing In
the northern part of the state There
is work and plenty of it for all and
the cry is being heard on every hand,
whether in field, forest or mine, labor
is scarce.
While riding home from school,
Clifford Hall, 10 years old, son of b.
B. Hall, residing near Eagle, was
thrown from his horse. He suffered
severe cut on the forehead over one
eye exposing the eyeball.
Civic and musical organizations of
the city have combined in compre-
hensive new and novel plan to bring
worth while artists to Boise this win
ter under the designation of the Mu-
nicipal Entertainment course.
Tom Kennedy narrowly escaped
death when he was dragged by horse
more than eighty yards at Fort Hall.
Kennedy endeavored to intercept
runaway horse and his. right leg was
in the end of a dragging
rope.
Herman j. Rossi, former mayor of
Wallace, was declared not guilty of
murder by a jury, after it had deliber-
ated one hour and 10 minutes. kossi
shot and instantly killed Clarence
Dahlquist in a hotel 'at Wallace,
June 80.
David G. MacWatters, who for the
last ten years has had charge of the
various Kuhn interests in Idaho, has
resigned his position as vice-presi-
dent and general manager, effective
November l, to devote his time to
private interests.
Jack Miller, aged so, of Parma, was
found dead shortly before noon on
on the bank of the Boise river,
less than a mile from Parma. He
had been missing since Saturday after
noon. A careful investigation led to
the conclusion that Miller died of
heart disease.
7, j. Wedell, of Aberdeen, was I'M
loading wagon of sugar beets when
his four horses took fright from
passing train, precipitating the entire
outfit twenty feet TO the ground. We.
dell was pinned under two by four
timber and died within fifteen min
utes.
The farming centers of the northern
part of the state have never expe.
rienced such prosperous times as az
present. Wheat has been selling at
from S1.15 to $3.50 per bushel barley
at from $3.50 to $3.50 per hundred,
oats around s1.30 per hundred, hay at
from SIS to $40 per ton, hogs from
s to 10 cents, beef cattle from 6 to s !
cents and other commodities grown in
the state at equally top prices.
Mrs. Frank Cram, Jr., of Payette, |
put some coal in the kitchen range
and Immediately there was terrific
explosion. The range was blown TO
pieces, the lids making great holes in
the ceiling. Mrs. Cram and two OF
the children who were i'm the kitchen |
were knocked down. 1t is believed |
some dynamite had haau left in the