The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-05-11
IN THE GEM STATE

ganized n Wendell.
Senator Borah voted against the
passage of the army draft bin and
Senator Brady voted for it.
The twenty-hrst annual convention
of the Idaho State Sunday School as
sociation meets in Pocatello, May g.
In accordance with proclamation of
Governor Alexander, May IL Will be
observed as preparedness day in
the public schools at Pocatelo.
Members of the Boise Valley Graz
ing association have sent approximate
ly 700 head of cattle to the forest
ranges above Arrowrock this season
The total number who have joined
the army through the Pocatelo re-
cruiting office during the month of
April is placed at an even hundred.
A petition to dsincorporate the viii
lage of Star is being circulated. Re
turns incommensurate with the extra
village tax is the ground upon which
the petition is based.
There has been such rush of en-
listing ut the United States marine
corps recruiting station at Pocatello
recently shat an extra man has been
detailed for recruiting service.
May 7 TO 10 are the dates set for
the annual meeting of the second dis
trict Federation of clubs, to be held in
Boise, with the Columbian club and
the Good Citizenship clubs as host
esses.
1t Is announced that twelve cars of
I hay, four cars of seed wheat and two
cars of potatoes had been purchased
and are now EN- route to Pocatello for
distribution among those most in need
Of them.
Local unions of the carpenters and
hod carriers, building and common
laborers, We're organized in Emmett
last week and will affiliate with their
international unions and the American
Federation of Labor.
Mrs. X. G. Owens, aged 60, died at
Malad. May >. Mrs Owens was born
Mt Hamilton. Ohio, and came to Malad
in 1889 and taught in the Presbyterian
school there for several years, prior
to the opening of the public schools.
In response to proclamation issued
by the governor for patriotic gather
ings to encourage increased produc-
ton and to conserve the food supply,
a meeting was held att Malad, with a
iArge attendance of farmers, business
. mt professional men. -
/. High school boys 1T Grangerville
put in practice An effective plan
to combat the high cost of living when
practically every one came to school
attred in overalls. Stiff collars have
been tabooed also and the students
wear soft shirts with the overalls.
Forest rangers of the Boise forest
are doing special work just now.
Some time ago two rangers were de-
tailed for guard duty at Arrowrock
dam and one at the diversion dam.
Other important irrigation projects
and bridges are being guarded by rang
ers also.
DR.. William Loder, who was taken to
Pocatello from Lava. after an attempt
, to commit suicide with razor, died in
| hospital. He had cut his throat,
wrists and stabbed himself around the
heart with some sharp surgical instru-
ment. Loder was the victim of the
! cocaine habit.
Frank ID. Vansise. veteran of Indian
: wars of the northwest, died suddenly
ut Grangerville He was 81 years of
age. Vansise was one of the II white
| plainsmen who started to Cottonwood
on July >, 1877, at the time of the Nez
Perce Indian war, and who were at
tackled by Il band of 145 redskins
A census taken in Idaho by the ad-
iutant generals department shows
there are 80. 800 men subject to draft in
the unmarried class between the ages
: of IS and so years. Idaho's quota un-
der the draft bills in the original call
for 100000 men will be one to every
: twenty, or approximately 1850, exclu-
: sive of the members of the national
guard who are now in the federal SER
vice.
1t now seems probable that Idaho
will supply 100 of the 2500 young men
to be trained at the Preside in San
Francisco. Nearly 200 applications
have been received, but it is not ex-
pected that more than half that num-
Der will qualify.
II. A. Grant has been arrested in
! Utah for forgery. 1t is charged that
Grant, as clerk of she school board
. of district No. ii at Cleveland, cashed
! school warrants for approximately
5000 and forged the names of other
: members of the board.
The annual state interscholastic
track meet will be held May l. under
the auspices of the Idaho Technical
/ Institute at Pocatello. Fifteen schools
/ have filled out entry blanks including
t Pocatello High, Burley, Glenns Ferry,
V Blackfoot, Montpelier Rupert, Twin
e Falls, Hepburn, Idaho Falls, st. An
r thony, Shelley, Shoshone and Ameri-
e can Falls.
Contract was let by the county COM
missioners last week for the construc-
ton of the Lilly trail" grade south