The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-08-11

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Shipment Is expected August 20.
A $1,000 water works bond election
was held In Buhl recently. the citizen
declaring in favor OF the bonds.
Bull will have eight blocks O
paved streets soon This was the de
cision OF the city council last week.
The list of premiums for the Idah,
state fair. to be held at Caldwell or
october 3, T. and 6, has been ISSUED
In booklet form.
Whether the county shall build and
operate a combination county and gen
eral hospital, is a much discussed
question at Twin Falls.
c. N. Smith, farmer living at So.
der, on Camas prairie, committed
suicide by placing 22 calibre rife
IN his mouth and firing It,.
In one OF the fastest heavyweight
lights seen in the intermounuain coun-
try, Joe Bond OF Tacoma won a de-
clsion over jim johnson OF Denver al
Boise on August l.
There will be new addition built
this fall to the cheese factory at Bun.
In order that brick cheese may DO
made all the year arouna, instead OF
only In the winter time.
The acreage this year is larger than
year ago IN watermelons, wniie the
cantaloupe acreage is smaller. The
melon crop Will ali be marketed by
the middle of September
J. f. Lewis, for four years princi-
pal OF the Blackfoot high scnool has
resigned to accept charge OF the higi.
school at Pocateilo. commencing his
duties there this fall term.
George Katroses, the young Greek
who was arrested on the charge o..
picking the pockets of miner named
Loux from Mackay in a gambling den
at Pocateilo, has been held for trial.
Boise has quaint old citizen who
claims to be the last member OF the
famous Jesse James gang. His name
is Charles II. Howard and he was
born in Clay county, Missouri. in 1884.
Mrs. Walter Byington, who resided
on the Wulff ranch about fourteen
miles east of Weiser, met death by
drowning in the Weiser river, Step
ping off into deep water while batn-
ng.
Payette is to have a 10000 bushel |
grain elevator. The present grain |
OF the Payette mills Is to |
De torn down and in it's place mod
ern elevator for handling grain in
bulk will be built.
News has been received of the |
ieath by drowning of John Hansen.
'ged 81, near the Anderson ferry.
Hansen attempted to cross the river
~ holding to the tail of horse, but
ank in midstream.
A. H. Raymond of Appleton station
las refused an offer for a crop of DO
atoes he is growing on his farm I'M
Ter the ditch, that would repay him
n full for the cost of thirty acres he
ought on the project less than year
go.
The nine-year-old son of Mr.. and
irs. Thomas Mitchell of Shelley was
rowned while swimming in the spill
'ay from the dam across Snake river.
'ther boys gave the alarm and the
ody was recovered, but life was ex-
met.
II Is possible that the next legisla-
ire Will remove the ban on the shoot
ig of Chinese pheasants. The |. 1000
irds of this species liberated in Idaho
1909 have multiplied until in many
arts of the state they have become
ests.
Claiming that shortage of water
Sists, the people nthe Twin Falls
almon River irrigation tract have pc
toned the state land board to can
Il the contract between them and
lie Twin Falls-Salmon River Land &
'ater company.
Alonzo " Robinson, aged %, of
eridian, was killed instantly, and
rank Weygrandt of Battle Ground,
ash, was injured when an automo-
lie in which they were driving was
ruck and wrecked by a train near
eatberby, Ore
I. X. Gaines, colored man, is an
mate of the city Jail at Pocatello, be-
& held on the charge of burglary.
is claimed that Gaines entered a
'use and, at the point of a revolver,
I'D up young, woman and secured
'th money and jewelry.
Abstracts. from the assessment rolls
Benewah, Latah and Lewis counties
I'VE been received by the state audi
r. Benewah has taxable property
.lue at 5,147 ,266, Latah reports prop
ty valued at S17,3S0,279, and Lewis {
operty valued at s6,979.107.
The Idaho state highway commits
on has filed it's annual report for the I
ar ended June /, 1916. The expen- /,
lures during the period named
Mount to approximately $750.000,
aving balance OF $500 on hand. I
lie report shows that s163,000 was l.
ent in Bannock county.
Hollis Reed, a young man employed
the John Lambert farm ON the n
aha prairie, was seriously injured a
hen he fell with a derrick and suf-
red conclusion of the brain.
Emris John, well-known rancher.