The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-29
In THE GEM STATE

increase rates.
Marie McEligat, u years old of
Filler, fell recently, injuring her knee
severely. II is feared that amputation
will be necessary.
The first cutting of alfalfa COM
menced last week at Jerome. Con-
trary to early predictions, the crop
will be fully as large as usual.
There are 30 families in the Deer
Flat vicinity from Jasper county, Mis-
mouri, and plans are now being laid
| by these people for Fourth of July
picnic.
Probably the best attended normal
school ever held in Boise opened June
Is. The school, which will occupy
only the morning hours, will last six
weeks.
That Weiser will have its third an
nual harvest carnival this year Is prac-
tically assured 1t is likely that the
carnival will take place the first week
in October.
According to Inspector L. A. Black
man of the state sanitary and health
department, Weiser takes high rank
for cleanliness and observance of sani-
tary regulations.
The thirtieth annual encampment of
the department of Idaho, Grand Army
of the Republic, was held in Boise,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday,
June 10, 20 and p.
The Intermountain Map company of
Boise has just completed its 1917 state
maps, showing all new countless irri-
CATION districts. roads, railroads, and
the like up to date.
Charles Henry link, one of the pio-
neer ranchers of the North Side tract
died last week, aged IA years. He
was a native of Pennsylvania and
came to Jerome in 1910.
The fund of 500 with which a
, handsome memorial shaft is to be
/ erected over the grave of DR.. Fred
erick S. Kohler. Nampa pioneer and
philanthropist. has been raised.
Plans that have been made for the
improvement of the states property at
Lava Hot Springs by ]. X. White,
state pure food commissioner, were
approved by the state land board last
week.
Idaho is getting its share of coal
and the fuel situation, though serious
in this state, can be handled If the
people will store their winters supply
this summer, according to the state
war secretary.
, The effect of the war upon the in
dustries has already ben demonstrated
in one instance in Boise, an elevator
girl taking the place of the traditional
elevator boy, in the public elevator il
! the Falk building.
All butchers of Pocatello have giver
: notice that henceforth they will sci
e for cash only. 1t was at first an
e nounced that deliveries would also bt
t discontinued, but it has been decided
0 to continue this service.
Old Folks day was celebrated il
q Rupert on Thursday, June 21. An ap
4 propriate program had been arranged
e for the day, including many athletic
y events for the old folks, as well as I
l. big luncheon served at noon.
e The 10-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
y ]. b. Keler.-living north of Meridian
l. is suffering with spotted fever. Th
family has a homestead in the foot
u hills, and it was while there the Ia,
II contracted the fever from tick bite
, Under the terms of Supplementary
= order just issued by the public util
ties commission the railroads operat
ing in the state and the street car con
90 panies must furnish it with a sun
= mary annually of all train accident
a that occur.
t. Members and officers of the Idah
t. State Chamber of Commerce met i
~ Pocatello, June 20. The principe
work OF the state body Is to encourag
immigration to Idaho and arrang'
ments have been made for active G.
a. operation with the colonization depar
he ment Of the Union Pacific system.
- A coal dealer of Filler in publishe
statement advises his patrons to "bur
: sagebrush as much as possible; us
straw to do the threshing of all grail
and to practice economy in the use
coal in the homes" This appeal
IL made on account of the scarcity
of coal, and the possibility of a coal far
n inc later on.
w j. Wylie Sessions, professor of agr
lie culture Mt the Idaho Technical inst
IN tute, has been named as administr
tor of the large Harkness estate
McCammon TO succeed Mrs. Sars
Harkness resigned. This estate con
al- prises 400 acres of agricultural land
to together with a part of the townsi
err of McCammon.
40 II am too busy sewing for my ov
ne family to assist you" said Mrs. Lew
' Manly, wife of a rancher near File
when she was solicited to "do her bi
=, for the Red Cross, "but l will let Il
a., hens work for the Red Cross for o.
80 week In my place" AS a result
nd this proffer, Mrs. Manly turned ov
S1265 to the Red Cross treasury
the end of the week.