The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-21

An increase Of approximately 40
per cent over the 1915 levy will be
made In the 1917 school levy for Ada
county.
Orchardists Of the Apple valley dis
trict have formed an Incorporated
company to handle their interests, the
papers being filed at Caldwell last
week.
Something like ten reputable wit
day last week who claimed to have
seen a lighted aeroplane pass over the
section the evening previous
The Southern Idaho fair, which Will
be held at Filler, September 1921, will
have fifteen departments, and will
take in everything from swine to speed
cars and loop-the-loop flyers.
DR.. x. K. Laubaugh, former state
bacteriologist, has left Boise for Fort
Benjamin Harrison, Ind, where he
will enter the medical service Of the
regular army with the rank Of lieu
tenant.
State Mine Inspector r. N. Bell has
just returned from an extended trip
In the Mackay region. He reports
that section to be enjoying the most
prosperous period of mining activity
In its history.
The first session Of the state su-
preme court to be held in POcatellO,
which convened August q, was con-
cluded September 13. During the
term Of two weeks total of thirty
four cases was heard.
That fall seeding may need to. be
curtailed and pastures may suffer
from a lack Of irrigation water on the
Boise project was brought out at the
| September meeting at Caldwell Of the
water users directors.
The state highway commission has
decided to proceed with the work Of
constructing what Is known as the
north and south state highway, for
which large appropriation was made
by the last state legislature.
When the 5-year-old son of John De
Graw Of Payson fell into a well, the
father attempted to slide down rope,
the rope broke, and both came near
drowning. NelghbOrs rushed to their
assistance and both were rescued.
The, Boise Y. NJ. G. A., through Its
advisory and employment department,
is helping to solve the problem Of help
for the employer and work for the
worker, having secured positions for
| thirty-two men and boys In August.
State Auditor Van Deusen expects
to visit Utah, Montana, Oregon, Wash
ington and possibly other northwest
ern states this month for the purpose
OF learning what kind of bookkeeping
systems they use In their land depart
| ments.
Owing to the lateness Of all the
southern Idaho crops the growers are
In hopes the frosts will keep off until
about September 25. Light frosts
have been experienced In the hills but
as yet nothing in this vicinity has been
injured.
The highest price ever paid In
America for an imported ram was paid
by ]. A. Detwiler OF Twin Falls at the
Salt Lake ram sale when he bought a
| Hampshire ram from the Walnut Hills
farm, Kentucky, spring Importation,
for $1,000.
Six tons Of coal cost resident of
the Nampa vicinity nearly 800. This
cost figure is not due to any advance
made by the Nampa dealers. The lofty
price resulted from an alleged attempt
to gather free fuel from cars Of the
| Ogden Short Line.
That valise full of l. w. w. litter.
ature" may prove as disastrous a bur.
den to bear as one filled with bombs
is shown In a sedition case at Twin
Falls, for William II. Mitchell, Gus
todian Of the grip, is under arrest on
charge OF criminal syndicalism. He
has entered plea of not guilty.
The Boise chapter Of the National
/ Red Cross will join with the Nurses
association of the city in eQuipping q
| room where all classes In Red Cross
nursing. ETC., can be held. Every con
venience will be installed so that pu-
pills may be given minute and valuable
training under authorized instructors
For many years since the country
was settled the overflow Of Willow
creek and Sand creek, few miles
east of Idaho Falls, during the high
water in the spring has caused dam
age to the farmers of that section OF
from $4,000 to 100000 annually. Now
a drainage district is to remedy the
| evil
Recent developments in the affairs
Of Hcber G. Sharp, confessed defaulter
who pleaded guilty before Federal
Judge Dietrich at Boise to the charge
Of misappropriating funds OF the
Commercial National bank Of St An
thony. also connect him with the mis-
appropriation Of $4l.744 from the st
| Anthony school fund, Of which he wns
treasurer for the past five years.
Twin Falls county's share Of the
predatory animal tax, 81 ,559.43. rs lev.
led last week by the state auditors
office Is the second highest In the
state OwvhQp county must nnv the