The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-19
IN THE GEM STATE

tai ultlc VI 1 I've Allt.
An automobile stage line between
Pocatello and idaho Falls has been es-
tablished.
Charles NJ. DAILY whose careless
handling of a loaded gun caused con-
sternaion at Boise has been commit
ted to the Blackfoot insane asylum.
The annual report of the state board
Of dental examiners shows that the
receipts were $4,000, and the expen-
dtures Sl.l9S.70. The balance is
s7S0.35
The State Bank of Middleton per-
petrated a pleasing surprise upon its
stockholders by distributing a special
dividend OF 5 per cent as New
Years gift.
The first of the robins reached Boise
last week and pioneers OF the city
say this is an indication Of an early
spring and urge citizens to see that
the birds are fed.
The Second Idaho regimental band
has been assigned to Twin Falls as its
home station. When the regiment was
called to the colors the band was sta
toned at Standpoint.
Business of the Nampa postoffice
for the year 1916 was exactly 80 per
cent greater than the total for 1914,
and shdNs an increase OF about 21
Per cent over the figures for 1915.
Ed Watt a shoe sinner at Burley.
was shot through the lower jaw BY
~ q III
shooting is as Yet unknown. Watt is
under physicians care and is un-
able to talk
The sixth annual conference of Op-
Grating Engineers and the eighth an
nual convention of the Idaho Society
Of Engineers Will be held in the rooms
of the Boise Commercial club Janu-
airy IL to 20.
The secretary of agriculture In ap-
portioning a million dollars available
this year for the building Of roads in
forest reserves allotted slOS,730 to
Idaho. This money will be available
for expenditure next summer.
w. II. Sweeton and Joseph Burnett,
both OF Holbrook, were given the Pas
teur treatment by DR.. T. b. Beatty.
secretary of the state board of health
(. at Salt Lake last week. Both had
been hi.ten by supposedly rabid ami
nin1s = 5Fss.-~sa rHt ssssr ~ ~.
John Hewett. aged years. son ol
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hewett was In
stantly killed at HALEY while he and
his brother. Frank Hewett. TO- were
playing with "A loaded shotgun Mrs
Hewett was in an adjoining foom pre-
pairing supper
O l.. knight. a carpenter OF Burke
and his wife. were crushed and smoth.
cred to death when a shed near their
residence, under which they were
standing. gave way under the weight
Of SNOW piled up on it and crashed
down upon them
Proposals to establish a cannery In
Caldwell have been received after re-
manning quiescent for some months
Prospects are now regarded as bright
that the enterprise will be pushed
through. presumably in time to begin
} operations next fall
R. lIoag. a former resident of the
south side. shot and probably fatally
wounded his wife on their ranch neal
! Jerome. and made his escape
searching party is securing the coun
: try. hut no ,race Of the wouid-De mur
/ derer has ,neu found.
The Farmers and Housekceners
week at the Idaho Technical institute
at pocatello in conjunction with the
conventions of the state seed growers
diarymen. swine growers and live
stock interests, was held last weel
with several hundred delegates anG
visitors present.
Three years ago after Fourth o
July celebration. a handsome big tiaI
belonging to the Falk Wholesale com
pany at Boise which adorned th
!. front of the building. was removes
during the night and no trace of I
was found Last week it was return
ed with "a note expressing the peni
! tence Of the thief
+ ] Fred Williams. business agent o
n the state department of education. ha
h addressed a letter to the state liant
hoard calling its attention to the fac
/ that the state has good claim t
= school lands said to be worth half
. million dollars along the ldaho-Nevad
q boundary, which have not been claim
4 ed by the state hitherto
: State prisoners will petition the les
n jslature for changes in the statut
D laws TO provide for the establishment
of an educational department in cor
nection with the penitentiary. for tn
enlarging of the state farm. Tor tn
" better employment of cOnvicts in roa
t building and for the creation OF th
e office of parole officer
}, At the state honey producers NEE
l. ing held at Twin Falls last week III
l. officers elected were c r Harper q
Filler. president; J. II. Stone of Blaci
foot vice-president; F. c. Bowman {
idaho Falls. secretary-treasurer, G. /
II Stinson of Twin Falls. assistant seer,