The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-06-08
IN THE GEM STATE


The remains Of more than 400
Union veterans are buried in the sew ,
eral cemeteries in and near Boise.
For patriotic reasons. the opening Of
the summer term Of the Albion nor
NAL was postponed one day, to June g.
The insurance men Of the state will
spend registration day, June 5, in So
liciting subscriptions to Liberty loan
bonds.
At meeting Of fifty business men
and citizens at Jerome, every man
present agreed to purchase a Liberty
bond.
The 1880 acres Of state school
lands sold last week in Cassia, Mini
doka and Twin Falls counties brought
$4OO, 1000.
Money and labor has been pledged
to build two miles Of hard surfaced
road running from Buhl by the farm
ers in that territory.
Boise's Summer Normal school for
teachers, which hassproved SO great
! a success in the past. will open this
year on Monday, June 18, and con-
tinue until July Is.
The Idaho campaign for subscrip-
ti0ns to the Liberty loan will be car
ried to completion on the local COM
mittee basis In every town that has
one or more banks.
There are several Utah operators
now in Canyon county. who are en-
deavoring to contract for all this years
crop Of hay and they are Offering from
1880 to SIS the ton.
| J. Arnold Cannon is the first Poca-
tello boy to qualify for the aviation
section Of the officers reserves. He is
20 years old and has been employed the
past two years by the Short Line.
Leigh Caldwell, an employe in the
lath department of the Boise Payette
mill, sustained an injury which result
ed in death within few hours. In
some way he was hit by slab, which
caused internal injuries.
The First National bank of Idaho
was the first Boise bank to make a
definite bid for u block OF the Liberty
loan bonds on its own behalf, and has
sent in an application for $2sO.O0O
worth Of the governments loan.
The survey for the North and
South highway through Washington
county has been completed and bids
for the. construction of stretch of
road between Weiser and the Adams
county line will be opened June IL.
Hundreds of acres of farm land In
Bingham county Is lying under water,
owing to Sand creek overlooking its
banks. Dykes which in other years
have served to stay the water have
this year been washed away by the
heavy rains.
What Is reported to be one of the
biggest livestock sales in Jerusalem
valley, was consummated last week
when Elmer Davis and son Of Dubois
purchased the Reid and Burke ranch
and cattle. The price paid was approx
imately $4,000.
In confession made by him In the
presence Of several officers of the law
at Weiser, Dan Ruth acknowledges
that it was an act of his which caused
the death OF Thomas Cavanaugh on
Mach II, but insists that the fatal shot
was accidentally fired.
Failure to understand the use OF
his emergency" caused farmer who
go right on through the ferry boat
at Walters ferry and submerge him.
self and companion In the Snake river
They escaped uninjured.
The state land board last week sub
scribed for government war bonds in
the sum Of 100000 with state school
funds and in addition set aside $1O,-
600 for the purchase of additional
bonds that are to be sold to state Of
ficials and employees Of the state gov
ernment on the installment plan.
Jerome is one Of the towns in Idaho
that has sent Its quota of young men
to the front and the ladies are now
doing their bit by organizing an aux
iliary for the Red Cross and are nl
ready actively engaged In cooperating
with the western headquarters at Den
yer in preparing needed articles fol
the boys who will go to the front
While attempting to obey the sig
nal Of traffic officer at Pocatello, a
car driven by Miss e. Davis collidet
with a lighting standard. The heavy
iron post WAS knocked from its fOun
dation, breaking OF the cross-arms and
shattering the light globes, but the oc
cupants Of the car were uninjured.
In furtherance OF the purpose OF
bringing about q, closer affiliation be
tween the various commercial clubs IL
southern Idaho and the Idaho State
Chamber Of Commerce. banquet wa,
held at the Commercial club room.
In Pocateflo Saturday night, at which
there was a large attendance Of thu
members Of the different organizat tom
interested.
Floods in the northern part Of tn,
state are reported as having ruinet
thousands OF acres Of crops by wash
Ing the seed out Of the soil and leav
ing the ground 70 wet that 1t canno
he repIa nfpd