The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-08-24
IN THE GEM STATE

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about September Is.
The city council Of Cambridge has
ordered lights to be placed In all al
leys In the main part Of town.
The sugar factory and the new
mammoth flour mill at Shelley are
nearing completion, although labor is
scarce.
The Girl Scouts Of Weiser have a
knitting class and are working for the
Red Cross. Twice y week they take
military drill
A large storage building IL being
erected at Buhl. The building will
be 13Ox3OO feet and will hold 122 cars
Of fruit. The basement will be used
to store potatoes.
Idaho has one millionaire soldier.
James Mcdonald of HALEY, reputed
to be several times millionaire, has
Just returned from the training camp
Tor officers at San Francisco.
Decoyed by his own letter Of In
luiry, George Ash, now In Los Angc-
les, Cal. will be returned to Idaho to
face a charge Of felony. He is alleged
to have disposed Of chattels under q
mortgage.
Governor Alexander win call the
state officials into a ''war conference"
at an early date. 1t is announced. They
will be asked to discuss plans for the
defense Of the state in the absence Of
the militia.
A barn on the ranch of Mrs. John
Frantz, near Roswell, burned last
week, together with some household
goods which were stored there and
stack of hay. The origin Of the fire
ts not known.
Hugh J. Sproat, president Of the
Washington for the purpose Of at
tending a meeting of western sheep
men called by Herbert C. Hoover, ma
tional food director.
John Martino, Daniel Terex, and
Toni Olebis have been arrested by
Bannock county authorities. They are
charged with attempting to rob Pete
Jouglard, wealthy Soda Springs
sheepman, Of $4,000.
Manufactured ice is the latest in
dustry to be developed In Idaho Falls,
Last week the machinery WAS set In
motion and about Is tons daily OF Ice
manufactured from filtered water 4
the record of the plant.
Water users of the Nampa and Me
ridian irrigation district must, before
} September /, file with the secretary
application for the amount of govern
: ment water they find necessary to sup
plement rights they now have.
The Nevada Power company, a sub
sidiary Of the Idaho Power company
organized for the purpose of furnish
ing power to the mines at Jarbidge
New, filed articles Of Incorporation
with the secretary of state last week
Charles Sandusky, a switchman o.
.. Glenns Ferry, is charged with inflict
. ing at least a dozen knife wounds OF
. his wife, who IL not expected to re
cover. Sandusky escaped from Jail, at
tackled his wife and then disappeared
Eighty-six Idaho men have quail
fled for entrance into the second OF
ficers' reserve training camp, to tax
. training which will tit them for serv
E ice as officers Of the second draft 0
: 100000 Nine alternates have quail
3 fled.
Q The five-year-old son of D. H. Ricl
4 Of Filler barely escaped death whel
. he fell from the loaded wagan nj
: father WAS driving home from Twi
: Falls. The little boy fell under rea
t wheel, which passed across his les
0 breaking 1t near the hip.
Il. N. Eustace, Caldwell, chief cler
n of the lower house at the last session
r Of the legislature, has taken over til
i work that was being performed TO
' the state board Of equalization by I
9 NJ. Madden before he was named pr
o vnte secretary to the governor.
r Books will be received by the stat
e travelling library at Boise for distribt
q ton among the men with the colors l
the different camps in both Europ
{ and the United States, Mrs. Mari
r Schreiber, state librarian, has al
8 nounced. Magazines are wanted, to'
l. DR.. Edward +. Maxey, secretary {
d the State Medical association for tn
t last twenty years, and known anon
e the profession as one OF the leadin
n eye, eur, nose and throat specialist
s Of Idaho, has been commissioned
e captain in the medical officers r.
serve corps.
& Former residents Of Virginia WI
l. have adopted Idaho as their place
IS residence held their third annu
u picnic ut the Bailey grove, north I
J. Meridian, one day last week. Ninet
J. eight members Of the Idaho-Virgin
association, some from points ns Ill
tant as Bowmont. Caldwell and Bois
. were participants.
: "The United States Is capable
winning the war and there can be
!, surrender OF the principles for whit
- t is fighting until Germany has bes
" conquered and brought to the realfz
" ton that liberty, humanity and civil