The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-09
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Fire which started in the basement
Of the Kenwood school building at
Nampa caused damage Of $1,000.
Idaho's subscription to the second
Liberty loan passed the $11,OOO,OO0
mark. but $9,O0O,O0O being the quota
set for this state.
The public schools Of Jerome were
dismissed Wednesday Of last week
and many Of the pupils worked In the
fields gathering crops.
Between 20 and 80 per cent Of the
potatoes grown In the Idaho Falls dis
trict this season are ruined as re-
suit Of the freeze which hit that sec
ton, 1t Is reported.
Citizens Of Caldwell held a dance
a dollar. The funds realized will be
used in buying turkeys for the sol
diers on Thanksgiving.
Two more girls are soon to be added
to the force Of the Nampa telephone
Office, according to the manager. This
will make total Of eight, or Ave more
than were employed year ago.
A bank was opened at Paul last
week. Since the erection Of the sugar
factory at Paul 1t has taken on a rapid
growth and Is becoming one Of the
leading trade centers Of the Minidoka
project.
| The statement of the Idaho state
fair for the season Of 1917 by the Sec
retary shows that all expenses have
been met and a surplus Of $3,67O.O4 re-
mains. with supplies to the value Of
s., ,224.74.
That the small shipments of cattle
In this state do not warrant the ad0p-
ton of plan providing for the patrol
of stockyards by home guards is the
opinion Of II. f. Bicknell, state food
administrator.
Teachers OF agriculture and domes-
tic science in nine Canyon county
schools and their pupils attended the
agricultural short course at Caldwell
last week and student delegations were
present from several other schools.
The Pine Creek Mines association
met at Kellogg for the purpose Of dis
cussing the donation OF the right-Of-
der construction. Eighty per cent of
the members present voted In favor OF
the donation.
II. l.. Archer, manager of the Idaho
Ryette Lumber company at Black
foot, died suddenly October %. Mr..
Archer was member of the school
board and Of the city council and one
of the most prominent boosters In
southern Idaho.
A "silver dollar splash" is to be con-
Quoted by the people of HALEY for the
war camp community recreation fund.
Seven hundred and eighty dollars are
to be gathered together, packed and
expressed to the national headQuar-
ters In Washington.
Failure OF the Caldwell Traction
company to dispose Of 100000 worth
Of bonds for the purpose OF securing
capital to electrify It's Wilder line and
to make some extensions has given
rise to n rumor that these improve
ments will not be made until afte,
) the war.
The first conviction under the Law
passed by the last legislature making
criminal syndicalism a crime was Sc
cured last week at Wallace when J
]. McMurphy, an l. w. w. leader, wa!
| OF hO
labor in the state penitentiary and pa!
a fine of $500.
News has been received of distinc
ton conferred upon another Bois'
high school student. Robert Parkin
son, ensign on the United States de
stroyer Cassin, was 1ighly complt
mented by Admiral Sims for his BRAY
cry when that boat recently encoun
tered a submarine.
The old soldiers who are now livinI
at the Soldiers home at Boise took u,
$25OO worth OF Liberty loan bonds il
one day. Many Of the veterans hat
previously subscribed for bonds, bu
that did not prevent them from sui
scribing a second time when the OF
portunity offered.
In addition TO the 1896 persons wh'
signed food pledge cards in the frs
, days drive on the food conservation
campaign, In Boise alone, there wer
outside of Boise, 46S5 names re
ported by II counties out Of the Al Il
Idaho.
A notable feature OF the Libert
loan campaign In the st. Anthony SEE
ton was the response Of the farmers
who were canvassed thoroughly an
subscribed almost to man. Two hur
dred thousand dollars Of the total wa
In amounts OF $500 or less.
Fruit shippers who object to bcin
> compelled to put false floors and sic
!, ings into box cars II they use ther
for shipping purposes, say the extr
cost will be 500 or 1925 per car.
Clifford Pinchot, chairman Of tn
livestock committee Of the nations
food administration, will deliver an at
dress ut the northwestern livestoc
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