The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-07

The Payette valley people have
raised fund of $275.85 to send to
he boys of company in lieu of a car
a apples, which had been proposed.
A. L. Carpenter, arrested at Moscow,
con.l ;sed to the county officials Sat-
urday that he was there for the pur-
pose Q. fixing" jurors in the l. w. w.
cases.
AS soon as possible, James II. Haw-
ley, former governor of ldano, will
complete an organization to conduct
the campaign for the sale Of war saw
ing stamps in Idaho.
Western Idaho stock fanciers, most
Of them from the Boise valley, were
heavy purchasers of pure-bred Short
horns at the annual sale held last week
ut the Portland livestock show.
e. w. Carr was acquitted at Weiser
Of the charge Of assault with intent to
commit murder. The case grew out
OF fight in the harvest field In the
fall, when, it is alleged. Carr shot at
another man.
Six carloads Of turkeys were ex-
ported the past week to distributing
markets by Nampa shippers. Buyers
who went to the turkey farms inde-
pendently, it is estimated, took about
three carloads more.
Fuel Administrator Frank r. Good
Ing expresses the fear that there will
be actual suffering in Idaho should
heavy storm occur, but even now, he
says, thousands of people are prac-
tically without fuel
The state council of defense has de-
cided to inaugurate an extensive pub
licjty campaign in the knowledge that
the work before 1T can be made de-
cidedly more effective through the as
sistance Of the press.
A call has been sent out to the Idaho
state banks by State Bank Commits
sioner Hit. When the statements
have been received from the banks the
commissioner will compile his annual
report to the governor.
The Republic of Mexico has started
the movement of legal machinery to
save Vincente Ramirez, condemned to
die on the gallows at the Idaho state
penitentiary for the murder Of his
fellow countryman, Frank Biscarra.
improvements which have been un-
der way by the state at Lava Hot
Springs will have to be discontinued
for the reason that the Improvement
fund, including the special legislative
appropriation of $1,000, is exhausted
That the Idaho Technical institute
Of Pocatelo is being recognized as an
educational institution of unquestioned
standing is evidenced by the fact that
former students at this school are be-
ing given full credit at the leading
colleges and universities.
Just as soon aS paint can label it,
there will be hospital ambulance
marked Idaho ambulance" ready to
be shipped to France, for the tag
day" conducted by the Salvation army
for the benefit of its ambulance fund
ut Boise was highly successful.
f. V. Hollister of Emmett has re-
ceived a letter from his brother Joe,
who enlisted in the Eighteenth railway
engineers last June, and Is now "some-
where in France" He is delighted
with the country and with the treat
ment received from the French people.
A man named Dickson was captured
by Deputy Sheriff Hugh Nichols of
Canyon county and Sheriff Dave
NfTh nf
Canyon county line near the Snake
| river with a large quantity of liquor
in his possession. He was taken to
Emmett to stand trial.
Dope in any form is dope just the
same, and, under the provisions Of the
state legislative prohibition enactment
preparations and remedies containing
more than stipulated amount OF mar
cotics can only be dispensed in regu-
larly licensed pharmacies, according to
an opinion of the attorney general.
The governor by proclamation has
set aside the week beginning Decem-
Der 8 in which the women of Idaho be-
tween the ages of 16 and 60 years of
age may register for work with the
Council of National Defense.
Mrs. J. b. Peterson of Athol has
been named member of the state de-
Tense council by the governor. She is
the second woman to be given a place
on the council. Mrs. Peterson will rep
resent the women of north Idaho.
The 10-months-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Knapp was found dead
in bed in the family's room at a hotel
ut Nampa by the parents when they
awoke. 1t is believed the child died
during the night while in a spasm
| A petition has been filed with the
| clerk Of Ada county for the creation
of an irrigation district to be known
as the Boise-Mora irrigation district,
to supply water to an area of virtually
$4,000 acres of land south of Boise.
The task of replanking the Salmon
| river bridge at Salmon has been COM
| pleted. The entire span is about Ats
! feet.