The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-09
IN THE GEM STATE

Esta blishment OF business college
in Nampa next fall is practically as
sured.
Constant expansion In the business
of the Star cheese factory makes
necessary an enlargement of the plant
A grist mill will be in operation
1t Shelley In sixty days. Flour ready
for the market 10 promised at that
time.
A Royal Neighbors lodge was or
ganized vt Parma last week and will
hereafter hold meetings every two
weeks.
A move Is on foot 1t Middleton to
organize = gymnasium class for men
and young men under direction OF the
mems gospel team.
The annual union meeting Of the
Methodist, Baptist. Christian and
Presbyterian missionary societies was
held at Caldwell last week.
Permanent organization OF the poul-
try dealers and producers OF south
western Idaho was Effected at meet
ing held at Caldwell last week.
Woolmen In the vicinity OF Rex
burg have pooled their wools and
have sold 100000 pounds of 1t to
Eisemann Bros. Of Boston At 40h
cents per pound.
Frank Webster. who entered . plea
.of guilty to the charge of nrst degree
burglary 1t Pocatello, has been SEN
fenced to serve from one to fifteen
years in the state psnitentiary.
Plans are under way for big ban
quet and celebration 1t the opening
OF the new hotel at Blackfoot In the
near future. The Commercial club
will take the matter up and make it =
big event.
Residents Of tho Lemhi national
forest In Idaho have been terrorixed
: by rabid coyotes, according to the re-
port Of Supervisor G. l. Huddle. Many
, Of the animals have been killed BY
, the rangers.
Arrangements for the hrst big rab-
bit drive to be held In the Caldwell
section the present season have been
announced. Wednesday. March 7, IL
I the date sset for the concerted round
: up Of the furry pests.
RAymond Alexander, formef tvirier
4 = 3 ! h - W { = - 3
the mound for Caldwell nine, has
signed contract with the Taoeqna
d team of the Northwest league.
n Theodore r. Martinson. former
9 Latah county assessor, was arrested
1T Vancouver, B. c., last week on =
r statutory charge involving = 15-year-
9 old girl who was adopted into the
Q Martinson family about fve years ago.
y Word has been received 1t Poca-
y tello that Mrs. Sumner G. Perkins, a
we'll known former resident OF that
o section OF the state and . cousin OF
3 D. w. Standrod Of Pocatello, has
= been admitted to practice law in all
10 the Indiana courts.
~ A generous Swallow" OF liquor was
~ poured into the NAV Of the Caldwell
sewer system last week by attaches OF
70 the sheriffs Office. The drink con
y sisted of few more than sixty bot
&c ties OF booze brought there from Pay
le cite, to be used as evidence in boot
~ Logging charge.
- The Idaho Tech. debaters broke
20 even in the triangular debate with Al
20 bion and College OF Idaho, the team
composed of James. Leaf and Ken
nedy winning at Pocatello against the
College of Idaho and the team com
posed OF Rocker Ream and Bates los
ing at Albion.
AN Mas he sui1 man n
- Idaho" an eccentric hermit who hat
- been roaming through the Lemhi ma
20 tional forest terrifying the wives ant
:. daughters OF homesteaders, was car
tured by Forest Ranger Mark Cherr
and sentenced to from ten to twent
years in the penitentiary.
Many OF the prominent citizens @
Malad are entering objections to tn
l children attending dances. The supel
intendent and teachers have entere
| complaints as to the mental conditio
Of thespupils after such occasions.
Miss Emma Mulville, one of the mos
popular young women OF Blackfoo
was found dead in bed. She ha
| passed away during the night frol
heart failure, and her mother, VIII
slept at her side, did not know NJ
daughter was i'll.
F. w. Pyke OF Twin Falls has bee
elected medical superintendent OF tt
Blackfoot asylum to succeed DR.. Do
| Poynter, who has been the director
the institution for the past two year
l DR.. Poynter rendered his resignatic
several weeks ago.
Y l. B. Perrine, the pioneer Of irrig
tfon In the Twin Falls section, has
charge another large irrigatie
scheme for the Twin Falls countr
Arrangements have been made to
rigate $4,000 acres OF land south al
southwest Of the town OF Miner ~
south Of the town Of Murtaugh-
Through the death at Nampa
Dutch Joe" Darbstra there pass
d away an eccentric character who ~
vidolv known to the Old-time citi4e]