The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-07


building at Idaho Falls Is SO advanced
that the date Of ded. cation has been
definitely fixed for Sunday, October Z.
The mines OF the state must be as
sessed upon their net profits, the state
board OF equalization WIS advised last
opinion prepared for 1t.
The Mountain States Telephone com
pany has announced its intention to
limit the installation Of new tele-
phones in the wide territory it serves,
based on the war principle Of gov
ernment first"
The state land board voted to ask
the federal government to give the
Marysvifle Canal & Improvement COM
pany an extension of time on Its con-
tract. The contract expires September
l. The project is not completed.
The village of Culdesac, on the
Camas Prairie railway, % miles east
of Lewiston, was visited by fire that
destroyed approximately $685. worth
of property. Among the structures
Iuiucu WcIc uic SitJ HoIi "Hu AA~
station.
j. r. Elliott Of Ucon lost two fin
gers one day last week. In tying his
horse in the stable he placed the rope
through a hole just as the horse made
a sudden jerk backward, pulling the
two middle fingers Of his left hand en-
tirely out.
Colonel Hammer, who commanded
the First Idaho during the Spanish
American war and the Philippine In
surrection, has left Idaho for San
Francisco, having been called into the
service with the rank OF major and
judge advocate.
The premium books of the Southern
Idaho fair came from the press last
week. More than $4,000 in premiums
is offered, and 1t IL expected that this
amount will draw more than double
the amount of exhibits which were on
display last year.
Activities of the Caldwell navy
league are now in full swing. Sup
plies of yarn which Is to be fabricated
| into sweaters and other articles OF
clothing for the sailors Of the United
States navy have been received and
distributed by the officers.
Mrs. Henry S. Campie, wife of the
| pastor Of the Christian church at
Idaho Falls, Is one of the first women
| In this part of the country to officinte
at wedding ceremony. She united
w. f. Passwater and Mrs. Lillian Will
hite in marriage last week.
But two prune orchards of the en-
tire section compfehended in the
Weiser- -Emmett-Boi triangle give
promise of approximately full crop,
reports l.. A. Blunck of Nampa. These
are in unusually favored locations un-
der the Payette-Weiser bench.
Settlers going on to new irrigation
projects In Idaho should not be per-
mitted to cultivate more than one
fourth Of the land they file upon for
the first five years that they live upon
it, L. G. Wells, Carey act agent with
the federal government, said last
week.
The state board OF equalization
voted to raise $662, 900 for the general
fund next year and agreed upon a
rate to be charged against the valua-
ton that should raise approximately
S1O9O5O for the interest and sinking
fund and $50, 10 for the public build
ing fund.
No disease germs were found In the
water filters sold last week in Boise
by a peddler. The filters were ex-
amined closely for evidence of disease
germs after the secretary of the
health board had advised Boise
women against purchasing the article
offered for sale.
Notices were sent out August 20 to
an additional number Of $50 men to
appear before the PocateDo exemption
board for examination. At that time
the board found that about fifty men
were lacking to make up the required
quota from Bannock county on the
first call.
A thoroughbred Hampshire ram was
sold under the Hammer at Salt Lake
for $1,000 at the ram sale conducted
at the state fair grounds. This is
said to be the highest price ever paid
in the United States for Hampshire
ram. 1t was sold to ]. A. Ditwiler OF
Twin Falls, by Kentucky owner.
To give the people Of Pocatello III
opportunity to meet and greet the
members Of the Idaho supreme court
who were in Pocatello last week
President A. 9. Hinckley Of the Com
mercial club called for a public meet
ing Thursday evening at the clul
rooms, to which everyone was In
yited.
The apportionment of drafted mel
subject to summons for military dut,
to make up Idaho's first quota of the
new national army has been compiled
by Adjutant General Moody and is
sued for publication. The first one
!. third of the men is called on Septein
Der 5, the second one-third Septembel
%, the second one-third October 3.