The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1916-11-17
IN THE GEM STATE

"A potato snow was held in Payette,
November 10 and IL.
The car shortage in Idaho is acute
with no immediate relief in sight for
shippers, it is claimed
David Thomas was painfully injured
at Malad when an auto knocked him
down and ran over him
A Seattle agency will buy live tur
keys and dress them at Kuna for ship
ment to western markets.
The twenty-fourth annual conven.
ton of the Idaho State Christian En-.
deavor union was held at Boise last
week.
Walter C. Smith, who pleaded guilty
at Idaho City to the charge of bur.
gary and was sentenced to the peni.
Tertiary for from l to Is years, has
been granted pardon.
For the purpose of outlining plans
for the state grange meeting to be
held in Nampa in January, the execu-
tive committee of the organization
met in Nampa last week
The evangelstic campaign has come
to close at Emmett, and 200 were
converted, according to reports A
mems gospel team with rs members
was organized. also a girls team of 80.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Z.
w. Simmons of Barber, stepped on
hat pin which was broken off in the
foot and blood poison is feared, the
little fellow being In a dangerous con.
dition.
W. D. Wilcox of Chicago has asked
permission of the public utilities com.
mission to transfer his certificate for
gas plant he had planned to build a
Idaho Falls to the East Idaho Gas
company.
Alfred M. Erickson died as result
of injuries sustained while helping to
skid some logs near Big Bend One
OF the hooks broke loose from its
chain, hitting young Erickson in the
head and crushing his skull.
In numerous churches throughout
the state of Idaho Sunday before cleo
ton, an appeal was made from the
pulpit, afternoon and evening, that
voters should not forget to vote for
the prohibition amendment
A Juliaetta correspondent says a
l7-year-old boy who was raising a
crop of beans on his fathers farm on
Cream ridge-the father and son shar-
ing equally-was given a check for ST.
100 for his half of the crop.
There was balance of s1,02S,4S1
in the state treasury October 81, &C
cording to the report of Treasurer
John w. Eagleson to the state audi
tor. OF the balance on hand, $175,
1881 has not been apportioned yet
T. S. Farrell, secretary treasurer OF
the Idaho Honey Producing associa.
ton, spent two days in Star last week
billing out car of honey to Ohio buy.
ers. He said that $4,000 worth OF
bee supplies were shipped into the val
ley last year.
Mrs. Emma Mozer, who lives on a
ranch near Holbrook. was attacked
by rabid coyote while she was doing
washing outdoors and her clothes
were badly torn, but through the in.
reference of two dogs she escaped
serious injury.
Two gold bars valued at approx
mately $4,000 and weighing nearly
100 pounds, the result of seven days
mill run on the ores of the old Sher.
man and Corporal properties in the
Marshall lake district, were deposited
at Boise last week.
Despite the fact that it was election
day, there was large contingent OF
buyers at Caldwell on November Z for
the opening of the November sale of
horses and mules. Representatives of
all the leading firms of the middle
west were at the ring side.
Announcement has been made by
that banquet will be held in the as.
ISOLATION building Tuesday evening,
November IA, as the opening gun in
a new membership campaign which
will continue from November IA to "a.
Next season will see more mining
development and the calling of more
money into Idaho far investment pur.
poses than has been the fortune of
the state for 20 years, in the opinion
OF Major Fred II. Reed. who has just
made visit to the Wood river dis
Irict.
The Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph company mas filed an Oh
lection with the public utilities com.
mission to the application OF the Pro
ect Mutual To.e one company OF
Rupert for a c. to build and
j, c.ate telcpa 5ystem on the
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