The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-02-25

:. auditorium large enough to seat l75
people. will be built at Hazleton.
On February rs. $4,000 acres OF :,
) rigable land In Ada and Canyon coun
ties, under the United States reclams
ton project will be opened for sal,
by the government
The farmers in rabbit hunt At Al
erdeen two days last week killed 10.
900. Two more drives are scheduled
Rabbits have destroyed several stack,
Of alfalfa this winter
AT a meeting Of the Blackfoot coun
Gil tie vote as to the Sunday open
ing OF picture shows was finally lost
by the negative vote Of Mayor Peck
ana picture shows will not operate on
Sunday.
Donald Stedman, 10 wears old, and
Emil Wagner 8, were drowned in Med
tclne lake near Medimont, when their
SLED on which they were coasting slid
into the open water, where men we're
cutting ice.
Thomas Seymour, formal National
league ball player. was found dead in
the mountains near Cascade, in Long
valley He was frozen to death. Sew
mour had some mining property on
West moutnain.
Either w. O. Moore, a former sub
1ect OF England. now resident of Nc
Call. made 100-mi!e trip on skis from
his home to Boise to become a natur
| allied citizen. Mccall is located on
the shores Of the Payette lakes.
A stubborn smoldering fire at Wal.
lace, which taxed the energies of the
local fire department for more than
three hours, caused an estimated prom
erty loss Of $4,000 and the temper
airy closing OF six business houses.
jerome Cooperative creamery that
commenced operations about the first
OF the year, is now one OF the sue
cessful industries of that section.
During the month of January. 1880
pounds OF butter was made at this
creamery.
The Farmers Society of Equity was
reincorporated at Pocatello last week
with capital Of $15O00O, with A. Y.
Satterfield OF Pocatello as president.
Great Progress has been made in a
Few years Pocatello is the central Of
fee of the organization.
mother with a three weeks old
babe in her arms, her husband. their
two sons and stepson were SEN
fenced by Judge Babcock In the dis
trlct court at Twin Falls to indeter-
inmate terms in the penitentiary for
burglary and receiving stolen goods.
James F. Kane, aged SO years. one
OF the most prominent citizens of Pc
catello died February 1G, after an ILL.,
ness or several weeks. The direct
cause OF death was arteriosclerosis
The decedent was born in Joliet, Ill, |
in 1858. He came to Pocatello in 1890 |
After celebrating all night, a Jury
In the district court at Boise gave
w. Athey, former ticket agent for thu. |
Oregon Short Line at Ontario. Ors
IN MS suit against that road for de-
famation OF character, a verdict fol
$4,000
Judge George Chaplin died suddenly
at his home in Idaho Falls, February
IL. He was apparently we'll as usual
until few moments before his death.
He was u years of age. He Vas on
OF the Oldest pioneers of southern
Idaho.
AL Caldwell, who has been driving
the Leesburg stage for the past six
years, declares that this is the hard
est winter he has encountered. He
drives six horses, with track breakers,
every day to go ahead over the sum-
NIT. The snow is piled six feet deep
in the hills.
The Lumbermen's Trust company
OF Portland has purchased bonds OF
Pocatello sewer district No. 10 and
street improvement district No. s, for
Wasp and $6,400, respectively, pay.
ng premium of $3.50 on the same.
The bonds draw 6 per cent.
George Bentz has rendered his resig.
nation as supervisor of the Caribou
'orest reserve and, with his family,
VIII leave about March / for White
)ird, Idaho county, where he will en-
rage in farming and stockraising. Mr..
3entz has been in the forest service
or sixteen years.
Lieutenant Paul Frederick Foster
If Idaho, former student of the sta
was recently presented By
he navy department with medal OF
lonor as recognition Of the distiu-
,uished services in the line of his pro-
ession rendered at the seizure of
lera Cruz, Mexico, April 81, 20, 1914.
Reece Clevenger, sentenced to serve
term of life Imprisonment in the
daho state penitentiary for murder,
vas freed by the state board Of par
ons last week, his condition being
UGH, the prison physician stated, that
cath may overtake him at any time.
The Republican state convention, to
lect delegates to the national con ,
ention at Chicago June Z, will be held
t Twin Falls April 20.
Steven A. Warren, son of Mrs. Mag.
lie Anderson of Dcwney, has Just
ualiied as a sharpshooter in the
United States marine corps.
Ernest Goettling and Sam Tongue
HI a.