The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-03-02
IN THE GEM STATE

will start in a few days.
On March l the Middleton postof-
fice will be located in new home.
The postoffice at Rexburg will be
moved into new quarters op June. /.
The west district OF the South Idaho
Christian Missionary society held a
convention at Ustick last week.
Fully 900 persons attended the ded-
ication of the attractive little Nazar-
enc chapel at Boise last week.
William Oler OF Shelley was kicked
in the face by large work horse. The
blow knocked out his front teeth and
fractured the jaw.
By the kick OF a horse c. A. VIII
llams OF Bowmont, deputy assessor
and we'll known resident of that sec
ton, had leg broken.
Materials for the building and ma
chinery equipment for the plant have
been ordered for the new cheese plant
to be erected In Ustick-
The Lake Hazel school Is closed on
account of the measles. The teach
er Is quarantined and there are four
or i've cases among the pupils.
Interest in the Red Cross work Is
being shown in Idaho towns. At Wei
ser last week a chapter was formed
with sixty-five charter members.
The Boise Payette Lumber COM
pany has a crew working on the log
pond at Barber, getting 1t in shape.
The ice attained depth Of % inches
Can Person Be Honest and Avail
Himself Of the United States Bank
ruptcy Law?" was the subject of an
address delivered at Collister last
week
Robert M. Terrell, a Pocatello at
torney, has been named a second
judge in the Fifth judicial district by
Governor Alexander to sit with Judge
]. J. Guheen
The Scism school house was the
scene of a box supper one night last
week. The proceeds are to be used in
purchasing suitable lamps for the
school building.
Following the reintroduction OF the
antialien land bill in the Idaho SEN
prohibit the marriage of white per-
sons and Mongolians"
The fire hydrants 1T Pocatello are
1+pxz.n m wozK1px copd11io one ~
the serious features Ii connection with
the recent cold snap was the freezing
up OF the fire hydrants.
The Idaho Technical Institute ct
al vuiI1 folr yx t.. +us
debate between the three leading edu-
cational institutions of southern Idaho
on the subject, Compulsory Voting
Painstaking and extensive prepara-
tions are being made by the high
school chorus for the presentation OF
the comic operetta, "Bulbul" at Cald-
well on the evenings of March and
TO-
Odd Fellows of Middleton were
hosts last week to the third annual
session of the district association OF
the order. Delegates were in attend
ance from the seven lodges in the
district
Middleton's new commercial or
ganization, the Cooperative club,
starts with a membership of 55. The
membership committee met with ex-
cellent success in lining up farmers
and business men.
Dedication services OF the new
Pentecostal mission in Star were held
February IS. Members of the congre-
CATION and friends came with bas-
kets and remained all day, enjoying =
public dinner at noon.
If plans now being promulgated by
the College of Idaho are carried
through, the scholastic basketball
championship Of southern Idaho and
eastern Oregon will be decided in
Caldwell at big tournament
The new Christian church at Buhl
has been completed. The new church
was built entirely by donation labor
1t is an attractive building on Broad
way street, containing a large audi
torium, choir loft, and two small side
rooms.
Indicating something of the urgent
need for new houses in Nampa may
be cited the fact that one builder
has already contracted with thirteen
future home owners to erect resi-
dences for them. and expects to more
than double this number in coming
months.
Fred M. Coleman is free. After hav-
ing served term OF two years and
two months in the Idaho penitentiary
under a sentence OF from two and =
half to ten years for selfconfessed
embezzlement OF $22. 900 from the state
treasury while he was deputy state
treasurer. Coleman was released last
week on writ of habeas corpus.
E. R. Hickey, who has occupied the
position of assistant yard master with
the Oregon Short Line at Pocatallo,
charged with entering car containing
an interstate commerce shipment and
abstracting case of whisky, has been
bound over to the federal court and
his bond fixed at $1,000.
While on a freighting trip to Mac
KAY j. c. Bagsett of Challis had one