The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-01-26
IN THE GEM STATE

Idaho farmers, 800 or 400 strong.
will gather in Boise February I, and
9, when the State Federation OF Agri-
culture convenes.
Boise was a veritable convention
city last week, nine different conven-
tions being held in the capitol city
during the week.
The fourth annual convention OF
the Idaho NJ ming association was held
in Boise Tuesday and Wednesday,
January l6 and II.
IN order to meet the needs of the
employees OF the Boise Payette Lum-
ber company, 100 new houses are to
be CONSTRUCTED at Emmett at once.
William A. Holzheimer, former
resident of Pocatello, Idaho, has been
appointed assistant district United
States attorney assigned to Ketchikan,
Alaska
F. v Martin, who is well known
in Boise, is named as general district
manager of the Earl Fruit company
of the north west, a new corporation
with $780, 600 capital.
1t is claimed for the office of clerk
auditor-recorder of Canyon county
that it collected during 1916 larger
percentage of fees above expenses of
the office than any other in the state.
NJ. o. Wood, a pioneer of the Bull
country, has a copy of the New York
Herald published the day after the
death Of President Lincoln, which he
will give to the Idaho Historical So
ciety
Spirited bidding marked the sale
of the 100000 Washington county
highway bonds last week Eighteen
bids were received and ID representa-
tives of bond purchasing houses were
present
Stockgrowers from all over this
section were in Boise on Wednesday
of last week for the annual meeting
If the Idaho Cattle & Horse Growers
association, some 300 delegates being
present
During the week beginning March
Il, a whirlwind campaign of six days
length VII he conducted in Caldwell
and community in furtherance of the
half million dollar endowment cam
paign of the College of Idaho
Washington dispatch says Sen
ator James II. Brady of Idaho will be-
come chairman of the senate com
mittee on military affairs two years
hence, if the Republicans gain control
of the senate at the election of 1918.
Police court in Bull was busy
place last week when inc Buhl men
were arrested and arraigned before
the court on charges of gambling. The
first trial resulted in an acquittal and
the second brought a hung jury. 9th
er trials are pending.
Percy Weaver. a Boise boy, was on
the cruiser Milwaukee, which was
wrecked, all on board being saved. lie
re-enisted in the navy last Novem-
ber and has been on the Milwaukee
since last summer in the capacity OF
master plumber and filter.
1t is the concensus of opinion that
the Harvest festival at Nampa has
come to stay, and there is every rea
son to believe that Nampa citizens ia
vor redoubled efforts to make the
1917 display and fair the finest and
most comprehensive ever staged in
the city.
Idaho Falls was without light or
water Monday night of last week. All
the streets and homes We're in dark.
ness. An ice jam in the river above
the municipal plant shut off water
supply and power Hotels and all
public places were lighted with
candles.
Through the courtesy of the agrI-
cultural extension department of the
University of Idaho the women OF
Boise are to have the privilege OF
hearing a lecture. illustrated by ster-
eopticon slides, upon the subject OF
Planning Meals" by Miss Caroline
Hunt of Washington, d. C.
= Desirability OF workingmen com.
pensation law In which the risks are
insured with authorized and accepted
insurance companies rather than
through state monopoly. vas the
keynote of the discussions held eur
ing the annual meeting of the Insur
ance Federation of Idaho at Boise
December was the third successive
NAL only more so. for twice only
since statewide records have beon
kept has the mean temperature foi
the month been lower, according tc
the summary by the meteorolC gist
of the Idaho section of the weather
bureau at Boise.
The Second Idaho regiment, in de
mobilization camp at Boise, is in
mourn ng over the death of Captain
r. l.. Shaw of company l of Payett,
from diabetes of long standing, ans
Private Ted" Sullivan of company A
: Standpoint. a former Portland boy, who
died from pneumonia contracted after
having measles.
Work is progressing in a very sat
isfactory manner on the new telephon,
r line from Pocatello to connect will
the Arbon country. Through the as