The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-12
in THE GEM STATE


in the Wendell school
A new system of heaters is being
installed in the Eagle school.
The Wendell cheese factory took 4
first premium on cheese at the Filler
fair.
The apple harvest this season will
be the largest In Payette valley his
tory and prices are the best.
Walking seventy miles to join the
service for his flag, Ezekiel J. Garcia
came to Pocatello from Swan Lake
and applied for enlistment. He was
accepted.
Theodore Holmes had bones in the
back of hand and at the wrist frac-
tured and his back severely wrenched
when he fell to the road from hay
rack near Meridian.
Despite the loss OF many men
through response to the nations caA
for soldiers the College of Idaho, at
CALDWELL now counts on putting II
good football team into the field.
On Saturday, October 6, freeholders
Of the Black Canyon Irrigation district
voted upon the proposal to authorize
contract with the government for piac-
ing water on $4,000 acres Of the dis
tricts lands.
Many sales are certain to follow as
direct result of the showing made
by the tractor manufacturers at the
state fair, In the opinion Of the ex-
hibitors who demonstrated what their
engines could do.
Ihe apple section was one of the
most noteworthy of the exhibits at the
state fair and drew the attention of
the visitors, although each of the
other varieties Of fruit attracted much
favorable comment.
schools this year passed 1000, data
compiled the past week giving the
number as 1884. This is an increase
of nearly 10 per cent over registration
figures Of one year ago.
That John II. Mammen, pioneer Of
pioneers in the lower Boise valley,
came to his death by hanging, with
suicidal intent, was the decision
reached by the coroner Dependency
| over poor health led to the deed.
In response to a call from the Fruit
land district for moee halp to pick k 4 ap,
pies, the schools frem the sixth grade
to the high school were closed for -he
purpose of giving the boys and girls
chance to assist in fruit gathering.
Conducted under the auspices of the
Idaho Falls Automobile Dealers asso
citation, and sanctioned by the Idaho
State Automobile Dealers association
the second annual state automobile
show was held at Idaho Falls last
week.
The Liberty loan campaign in Twir
Falls opened with an address b,
United States Senator w. e. Borah
preceded by an Introductory address
by d. w. Davis of American Falls
chairman of the state campaign com
mittee.
The Boise Commercial club ha!
filed a complaint with the Interstate
Commerce commission against the Ore
gon Short Line, alleging that Boise Il
Disseminated against In favor of Port
land, Oregon, in freight rates on drie'
fruit from Fresno, Cal.
The freak calf possessing five leg
which was born at Meridian severa
months ago, has been shipped to Cald
we'll The calf, now O robust speci
men almost past the calfhood stage
has the extra leg dangling from 1T
spine just back of the front shoulders
After three attempts to carry lo
cal bond issue for road improvement
Bull has finally succeeded. In TIL
bond election held last week, for tn
, purpose Of voting $400,0O0 bonds 70
the building of hard surface roa
the vote stood 1919 for and 90 against
J. p. Martin, engineer from the e6s
. trict forest office at Ogden, and Not
ert McGregor OF the Boise office hay
! returned from survey of what MI
Martin says will be the most beautiful
{ mountain road in the United States
from Lowman to Deadwood and Gar
, den valley.
e Among the prize winners at tn
! state fair was IAN article made Q
4 yarn" This particular article was
/ mans sweater made by Mrs. Perc
: Mobberly Of Collister. 1t is fashione
from extra heavy wool, knitted will
Q out a seam pockets and buttonhole
0 included. 1t took 81 skens of wool I
0 complete the work.
!, Mrs. L. II. Holbrook of Boise ha
0 received a letter from her HUSBAND
t Colonel Holbrook, who is now with hi
I regiment in France. In response
her inquiry as to. what was most neet
ed by the men over there he replie
that unless they had woolen socks, an
i plenty of them, very soon, the cons
n quences would be serious.
: The club women of Idaho are adv'
: eating knitting not only by all I'll
high school pupils, the inmates of I'll
penitentiary, deaf, dumb and bin
Il school, insane asylums, and industrii