The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-10-20
IN The GEM STATE

a cost OF 1880.
An exhibit of the products grown
by members of the Garden and Bacl
Yard clubs of the Caldwell school.
was held last week.
e. e. Streitz was attacked by a bull
near Rlchfield, sustaining two frac
tured ribs. The animal had previous
ly been considered gentle.
Postoffce receipts at Pocatello fol-
the past six months were greater thar
during the entire year of 1912, accord
ing to Postmaster C. c. O'Malley.
Several cases of blackleg among the
cattle of Ada county have come to the
attention OF the agricultural extension
department of the state university.
The contract for the star mail route
between Pocatello and Arbon has been
let to Lorin Bailey of Arbon. A road
Is now in operation between the towns
and the route will also serve Crystal
and Pauline
e. F. Stephens. president of the
Idaho state board of horticulture, has
issued statement in which he advo-
Gates the shipping of apples in bulk
to reduce cost of handling and to in
crease consumption.
Orville p. May Of New Plymouth
and Herbert A. Harmon of Payette,
both privates in company of the Sec
ond Idaho, were discharged from the
militia last week because of relatives
dependent upon them.
The contents of upward of $50 bot.
ties of contraband whisky and beer
gurgled into the sewer in front of the
courthouse at Wallace last week
when the officers destroyed liquor
aiken from -bootleggers.
Word has been received from w. d.
Wilcox. who has the franchise for
constructing gas plant In Idaho
Falls. that he has placed the contract
for the plant, which will be what is
known as the inclined slot-oven style.
Awards in the milking contest at
the Idaho State fair, as announced by
Boise Project Advisor II. A. Ireland,
show that a grade COW belonging to
Lincoln Paine of Caldwell carried
away first honors. The winning anil
NAL was years old.
What is to be known as the Poca-
tello Military Rifle club is being or
ganized. Upon completion of the or
arrangements will be made
for suitable range on the east bench,
where Workmanship contests will be
held at least once each week.
A shipment of electrical goods"
thirty boxes in all, may likely prove
to be the undoing of John Andres,
Greek, of Pocatello. According to the
government officials. the electrical
goods" proved to be shipment of
liquor.
Joseph R. Mckee, first class pri-
vate of the mounted scouts division
Of the Second Idaho infantry, who
was kicked by horse while he was
on the picket line at Fort
Crittenden, died as the result of his
INJURIES. He enlisted from Mackay
The Blackfoot beet sugar factory
commenced operations last week and
t is figured that it will handle approx
nately 10000 tons this season. The
IDAHO Falls factory will handle
somewhat greater tonnage and the
Sugar City factory will handle about
1000 tons.
On the ranch of Richard Scoble near
Huldoon a horse belonging to County
S. j. Benson is dead as
result of an attack of rabies. 1t is
he first case in the state where a
lorse has been the victim of the bite
# rabid animal
A runaway horse hitched to a corn |
utter caused a horse driven by Mrs
A. Fitzpatrick of South Boise to take |
right, as a result of which Mrs. Fitz-
atrick and her sister, Mrs. Mary d. |
'leaver. were thrown from the car
iage. Mrs. Cleaver's leg was broken |
nd Mrs. Fitzpatrick received bruises. |
There were very few cases of con
agious disease in Pocatello during |
he past month, according to a report |
y the health officer. his list for the
lonth shows that there was one case
I chickenpox, one of smallpox, one
t scarlet fever, two of typhoid fever,
ne of whooping cough, and none of
iphtheria.
The twenty-seven indictments re-
lrned last week by special grand
lry against f. Il. Wonnacott, former
.ootenai county assessor, and his
xo deputies. w. w. Leeper and Ray
thompson, charging embezzlement
nd mutilation of public records, were
ismissed in the United States dis
'ict court.
John L. Woody, Arnold S. Lyon and
. b. Mcintyre, members of the
GARD of county commissioners OF
atah county. have been cited to APP
ear before the supreme court DC
,ber Is to show cause why they
Mould not be punished for contempt
ecause of having evaded a peremp-
Try writ of mandate.
Attorney General Peterson has ad-
sed the state land board that it had
D ground for a civil action against
red l.. Huston, state auditor, in the
,-called Huston loan case.
Nathaniel Berridge will harvest