The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-09-28

The Caldwell high school will have
the largest attendance ON record this
season.
The mining exhibit shown at the
PanamaPacific exposition by Idaho
will be displayed at the state fair this
fall.
Approximately $4,000 worth of
farm loans were granted by the land
board of Idaho at its meeting Friday
OF last week.
Coal prices VIII not be cut in Idaho
until about october /, If then. That is
the consensus of OPINION Of the lead
ing coal men.
Fruit shipments are moving through
Nampa from Oregon, Washington and
southwestern Idaho at an unprecedent-
ed rate at the present time.
Turner Gilbert of the second Idaho
was arrested at Boise charged with
burglary, and placed under $500 bonds
which failing to secure he was placed
In the county Jail.
ii. Fl. Styer of Bull presented the
pure bred registered bull calf of Hol-
stein strain. This champion bred calf
was sold at auction at the fair last
week.
Lyman Jones. sentenced from five
to twenty years for second degree
murder, escaped from the state peni-
tentiary Sunday. Jones was a ''trusty'
and had been serving as ditch
walker.
Finding that he could not make
recently installed steam laundry pay
at Cedar City, Utah, G. II. Parry sold
out and is moving to Burley, where
he has been guaranteed $500 business
"A week.
since its selection as the county seat
of Butte county. Business buildings,
churches and schools are being. con-
structed and the town has a prosper
Gus air.
Charles Floyd, arrested near Nampa
and held to face IA serious statutory
charge, was taken to state prison last
week to serve term of five to fifteen
years. He entered plea of guilty in
district court.
a. Yielding to the call Of patriotism,
DIR. #. NJ. Cole widely Known physi-
clan and surgeon Of Caldwell, and
member of the board of education, is
soon to don the uniform of IT, S.
army surgeon.
Three men pleading ignorance of the
law regarding the shooting of ducks
before Sunup were fined $25 each at
Pocatello and their guns confiscated
and sold under the state law which
makes that proviso.
Hard hit though the College of Ida
ho, at Caldwell, has been by the with
drawals of young men to enter army
service, registration of the opening
days indicates that the general at
tendance will be up to normal
The Utah Power and Light com
pany has applied to the public utilities
commission for certificate of public
convenience and necessity authoriz-
ing it to obtain franchise in Jeffer-
son county to sell electricity for
light
One person was seriously injured
and u touring car smashed as the re-
suit of practical jokers when the car
owned and driven by A. J. Bowers of
Pocatello crashed into some timber
placed across the road by some youths
of Inkom.
Bosses six banks have total deposits
of 81 | ,469, 1871 and total assets of
$14, ,4S1 ,2O3 according to statements of
their condition at the close of busi-
by the comptroller of the currency in
his last call.
The school of mines, University of
Idaho, Moscow, is willing to examine
and in u general qualitative way to de-
termine free of charge the character
, and approximate composition of min
eral specimens sent to it by residents
of the state.
John +. Gundy, age 16 died at n
Twin Falls hospital as the result of
h'NiNSAthi SllpoiliS- Nllilt SolllS
through Snake River canyon, near
Crystal springs, he stumbled and fell,
accidentally discharging a revolver in
his coast pocket
Il. A. Struve, while adjusting a ma
chine at Midvale. suffered a serious
accident. His arm became caught in
the machinery and was ground into
bits nearly to the elbow. He was re
moved to town and his arm amputat,
ed just below the elbow.
To protect his little sister and an
other young girl from insults, and
himself from being badly beaten. he
asserts, Frank Brim. IA years old. OF
Caldwell, shot Walter Freeman three
times one bullet hitting him just above
the heart and the other two striking
him in the right arm.
A police judge or city magistrate has
no jurisdiction over felonies or in.
dictable misdemeanors and Therefore
is without power in cases of violation