The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-04-14

The Civic club at Pocatello has
made arrangements for the entertain
ment OF the State Federation OF Won.
ems Clubs. which will meet in that
city April Is. II and IS.
The Idaho chamber OF commerce NJ
Its meeting at Pocatello last week,
went on record as fayoring rural
credits and special tax levy OF one.
third mill for state publicity.
Roy Shilling. aged 20. hotel clerk,
has confessed that he was guilty of
robbing the Nicollet hotel, he having
previously reported that he was held
UP by lone highway1nan
Jesse G. Bristol, proprietor of 4
summer resort at Lava Hot Springs.
and mining man, was crushed to death
by a boulder on which he was work
ing in the course OF . prospecting
trip.
Shooting gallery supplies" was the
label on large consignment Of
whisky shipped from Salt Lake 10 Pc
catello recently, it is announced by
special agent Of the department Of
justice
| The Silver Greek Power company
has applied to the public utilities COM
mission for authority to install an
electric light plant to serve residents
Of Carey and Picabo. The plant Will
cost $4,000.
The Pocatello Commercial club has
adopted resolution In favor of pre-.
paredness which is to be presented al
the meeting of the Navy league at
Washington, D. c.. April 10. by Ed
ward O. Elliott.
Representatives of the recently or
gan1zed Idaho State Chamber of Com
merce met at Pocatello, and after dis
cussing ways and means OF furthering
the objects OF the organization, par
took of a banquet
Students Of the Idaho Technical in
stitute have gone on record as in ia
vor OF compulsory military training.
The matter was brought before the
students by President Reed and upon
vote ID was decided in favor of mill
tary training.
The lntermountain Fair and Racing
circuit, with eight cities of the inter
mountain country listed on the mem
Dership roll, was organized last week
in Boise by delegates from Oregon.
Utah and Idaho cities.
Ray N. Thompson, who killed Geo.
Mclaughlin during a quarrel on the
thompson ranch near Malad last fall.
and VINO was dismissed on the charge
OF manslaughter on motion of the
prosecution, was re-arrested and
charged with murder.
Officers at Pocatello conIscated .
50-gallon barrel of whisky, As pints OF
whisky and Is bottles of beer one day
last week 1t was brought from Salt
Lake on Short Line freight 27T by five
negroes. The bootleggers made their
getaway under fire.
Charles E. Acton, former assessor
and tax collector. at a special ses-
sion of the district court at Occur
d'Alene, pleaded guilty to charge of
transportation of county funds and
was sentenced to from two to ten
years in the penitentiary.
The executive committee OF Rigby
stake Tabernacle has accepted plans
Tor the proposed building. The struc-
ture will cost $4,000. Subscriptions
Tor the erection of the building are
now coming in in better measure than
The committee had hoped for.
A dispatch from Standpoint, Idaho,
says four young boys ranging from
IL to 16 were rescued from their per
llous positions as prisoners on large
ice field in the lake by the steamer
Northern on its regular trip into Sand
point. The boys had become maroon
ed while fishing
April 20 is the date set for the Pc.
catello Commercial club boosters ex-
cursion to Twin Falls and Burley. The
Short Line railway has made special
rates, and the club is planning on
taking at least 100 members and their
wives on this get acquainted" trip
through the state.
The Equity Machine & Elevator
company, with capital stock OF $685.
900, divided into 1000 shares of SIS
each, was incorporated last week in
Pocatello. This company will begin
business at once and will construct
an elevator to handle the grain that
is being raised in the Bancroft dis.
trict
From Harrison comes the news that
TOR the fifth consecutive year the
lone swan" has been seen in the
swamps along the ST. Joe river be-
.ween Harrison and ST Maris by Capt.
Eli Laird of the steamer Colfax. The
swans mate was shot by hunter
several years ago and each season the
dig white bird is seen to return to the
same spot.
A jury impaneled at Pocatelo for
the purpose of trying case in the
probate court demanded It's pay for
he services to be performed and when
refused left the probate court BY |
of the opposing attorneys in
he case. the case was tried without |
The customary body.