The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-24

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an agricultural club.
Among the excellent features OF tn,
Boise public schools are the advan
tages for practical work for the stu
dents of the vocational courses.
News Of the arrest In Spokane O
l.. ]. Samuels, alias ]. T. Saunders
and Willis Smith, wanted at Namps
tor alleged forgery. has been received
Christmas vacation for Boise schoo
children will begin Friday, December
~. and close on New Years day
school commencing again January 2
Monday, November 10, was Bosses
coolest November day since 1896. In
the morning at $3.50 the official Their
mometer registered degrees above
zero.
A United States surveyor, who with
his crew has been surveying near
Fairfield, was forced to disband his
crew because of the heavy SHOWS in
that region.
Death claimed another Boise pio-
neer last week in the person of A. H.
Wylie, who died at the ranch home
of his son, Oakley Wylie, on Dry
creek. He was SO years of age.
]. |. CulbertsoT on the Payette, Ore.
gon slope hauled In four loads of DO.
tatoes which brought him $500. Mr..
Culbertson was also successful in rails
Ing peas this year, making $40 an acre
on them.
The Idaho prohibition law was ap,
proved as model for the proposed
prohibition law for Utah by officers
of the Prohibition and Betterment
League Of Utah at meeting held al
Salt Lake last week.
Mother and daughter were married
at the same time at Boise last week
Mrs. Laura Ellen Owens was united
in marriage to Robert D. Walker and
Miss Verna Gladys Owens was mar.
ried to Jacob NJ Little.
The public utilities commission has
Issued an order permitting the Idaho
Southern railroad to quit business and
sell its rolling stock, rails, ties and
equipment. The road has not been
operating since late In June Of this
year.
For the purpose of keeping the
grounds of the Northwest Livestock
association in sanitary condition, and
TO assist in defraying the expense for
bedding and other incidentals, the
state livestock sanitary board has set
aside $500
Planned as something in the nature
OF celebration of the extension and
vitalization of the county organiza
ton of the Society of Equity, the all
day meeting of members and friends
in Nampa recently was attended by ap
proximately 800.
Campaigns for the sale of the Red
Cross Christmas seals will begin in
earnest soon in Idaho. Boise headed
the list for Idaho last season with the
sale of $609.11 worth of stamps. In
the per capita sale. however, HALEY
won first pennant with 5.S4.
Considerable interest has been
aroused in Pocatello and Bannock
county by what appear to be well au,
thenticated rumors that the Ogden,
Logan & Idaho railroad has definitely
decided to extend it's lines from Pres
ton to Grace during the coming sum,
mer.
Ray NJ Thompson, a well-known
druggist of Malad, was acquitted OF
manslaughter after a trial lasting two |
days. Thompson was charged with |
the killing of George Mclaughlin last
December at the Thompson rancn near
Malad. Thompson claimed self de |
fense
The labor unions of Idaho are al |
ready having drafted the workingmen's |
compensation bill which they intend |
to have introduced into the next leg |
islature. The leaders interested in |
the bill say that it will differ mate. |
rally from the bill introduced four
years ago.
The Shelley Light & Power com.
pany, successors to the Shelley Mer-
camille company, has asked the public |
utilities for certificate of convent
ence and necessity which would per.
nit it to furnish the village of Shell
ey with electricity under the terms
)f new franchise.
Members of the Seventh-Day Advent
lst denomination contributed a total
Of $3,40729S.17 for evangelistic pur-
poses during the past year, according
10 a report that has just been received
oy Idaho followers of the church from
he worlds headquarters of the organ
zation in Washington.
After celebrating two hours the
ury at Twin Falls in the case of Har
Did and Lynn Lovelace, IL and 10
Years OF age, respectively, held on
he charge of murder, were pronounc-
ID not guilty. The jury held that the
Joys had not the capacity to compre.
lend the extent of their crime.
Claiming 100000 damages from
ach of The defendants for alleged
malicious prosecution, Mack Gillum
las brought suit at Boise against the
lOyal Insurance pDmnanu and Tohn