The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-20
III THE GEM STATE

parted last week to join the national
guards.
The organization OF a Red Cross
society has been effected at Ameri-
can Falls.
Roy Sumter killed a mad coyote
near his home at Midvale one day
last week.
Jerome has organized ball club
and will become member OF the
Southern Idaho league.
The total number OF votes cast for
two councilmen at the recent cleo
ton at Boise was 1852
Operations have been started on
three new business blocks, besides
several dwellings at Rupert.
The fashion show under the aus
pices Of the Pocatello Commercial
Recruiting for the federal service
both army and navy has been brisk
at Pocatello for the last few days.
Elmore county voted to issue $780,
600 bonds for highways at an cleo
ton held last week. The vote was
Gil III iafol duA d5dihSl.
The farm markets bureau is going
to cooperate with farmers who have
lost alfalfa through winter killing and
aid them In getting clean seed, it is
announced
Boise is experiencing its first gen
uine tong war, the trouble between
the Celestials being purely local and
not connected with any tong troubles
in coast cities.
The Jerome branch of the Lincoln
county farm bureau is now organized
and the board of county commission
ers has acquiesced in the employment
of county agent.
The state board Of agriculture will
have $4,000, and possibly $4,000.
available for premiums at the state
fair to be. he'd in Boise In the au-
tumn II plans materialize.
Western consumers week, being
generally observed in Idaho the week
OF April IA to q, originated among
the women of Idaho and it has been
taken UP by scores OF states since
that time.
A considerable acreage OF alfalfa
in southwestern Idaho has been win
ter killed as result of the cold
weather in January according to re
ports reaching the state farm mar
kets bureau
Four Pocatello girls last week ap-
piled for service in the navy and were
accepted as yeomen. They will take
the place of men in clerical positions.
Three of the girls were from the
Idaho Technical institute.
The federal government will have
$4,000 available for use on the Yel-
lowstone Park highway the Sawtooth
Park highway and the building OF a
road over Galena summit In Blaine
county at an early date. it is an
nouEced
The First ward L. d. S. church at
Blackfoot voted to erect 100000
building for church and amusement
purposes as soon as plans can be
drawn and contract let. 1t will be
located Just across the street from
the present church.
EACtISut piOSltSS iS IcpOIlcu ilOhi
J Caldwell in the campaign being waged
by College of Idaho supporters, who
seek to raise 100000 endowment for
the institution in Idaho that a total
J of half million may become avail
able from eastern sources.
t Mrs Clarence Pierson of the Fargo
| section was killed in a runaway ac-
cident, caused by a string OF pack
[ mules, which frightened the team
Mrs. Pierson was driving. The vic
, TINS neck was broken and a leg was
!, fractured in the fall sustained.
Filled with true spirit of patriotism
, and believing that farmers should
3 not charge exorbitant prices during
5 war times, Thomas Smith and Ben
Roberts of Sharon, are reported as
!. having been selling hay for hall
: price. Smith is selling for $12 a ton
: and Roberts, offered $35. sold his foI
: SIS.
+ For the purpose of interesting the
: Indians on the Fort Hall reservation
in getting busy in the production oi
z potatoes, beans, cereals and other
! foodstuffs, conference was held or
9 the reservation last week between H
! w. Dietz, superintendent OF irrigation
and H. II. Miller, superintendent OF
3 the reservation.
i Hog raising, chicken culture, squat
growing and the breeding OF Belgian
5 hares on back lots in Boise and other
!, towns of the state is to be urget
= along with gardening by H. w. Hoch
r. baum, director of county agents work
9 ing under the supervision OF the
: state agricultural extension depart
d ment.
e President Miles F. Reed OF ths
Idaho Tech. at Pocatello, has re
:, - turned from Spokane. where he wa.
!, elected vice president of the North
# west Teachers association. befort
o which body he appeared. Presiden
Is Reed states that the northwest col
,f lege president have pledged the sup
K port of all the colleges to the govern
e ment in recruiting and training offtc
e ers for regular service.