The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-12-21
IN THE GEM STATE

service flags, with their red borders
anu blue stars on white field, are
becoming quite prevalent In Idaho
towns.
California is now making demands
on Idaho for hay, the director of the
state farm markets bureau announced
last week.
The fuel situation at Star fs becom-
ing more serious as winter approaches.
There Aas been no coal delivered there
Tor many weeks.
Recruiting at the different stations
IN f0catello has been unusually brisk
during the past few days, nine men
having been sent to Salt Lake in one
day.
A milk condensstry, with capital
stock Of either $5O,t)0O or 100000, will
be established at NJ eridan by the Boise
COOPERATIVE Creamery company, 1t
was announced last week.
Gordon Mckay and Harry Gillum
fought ten fast ard furious rounds to
a draw at Boise. 1t was their third
match, Mckay taking the first, while
draw was declared in the second.
The request Of Governor Alexander
and Adjutant Gene raj G. s. Moody for
permission of the war department to
organize battalio Of four companies
OF national guard troops has been de-
MED.
State Food Administrator r. F. Bick-
nell has been cal led upon by the fed
eral food admin is tration department to
assist In securi ng: as large movement
as possible, before January /, Of cold
storage eggs.
The state fflr N markets bureau, in
a statement IS ued last week, denies
that sheep and cattle have been
shipped from he state because the
farmers were advised to hold their
bay for SIS a on.
irwin Fal Is is to have a new postOf-
lice and fsOvel nment building, for
which gro und was broken on Decem-
Der .. Th str ncture will cost approx
imately $s $4,000 and will be substantial
and arch itectu rally impressive.
More han 100 was raised by the
women of tn United Presbyterian
church 'at Ma npa last week as their
annual thank offering, which Is used
by the v v'omen' s board for various relig-
ious ard phi lanthropic purposes.
Repo rts FRI sm the Ave men named
by Ma. yor Be an to make survey Of
the COZ Il situa ltion in Pocatello indicate
a most. seriol Is fuel shortage. Results
OF the first lays canvass show many
families bein g entirely without coal.
DR.. Enoch A. Bryan, state commits
sioner of ed, lcation, has gone to north
Idaho. Whi lie in the Panhandle coun-
try he will organize auxiliaries for
the state efense council in several
count les.
ID. Il. Kig gins, well known Boise
valley farm er, has purchased one OF
he highest priced Shorthorn bulls at
he sale he Id at Portland during the
Pacific Int irrational Livestock show,
paying SIP 90 for True Baron, a g.
At col servative estimate $4,000
worth of ca Ill apples, which would 9TH
'rwisie ha, ,e been a total waste and
oss to Il e grower and community
AVE beer saved to the Boise valley
through Il e two big driers which were
'ullt at Meridian this summer.
Amour lcement is made by State
treasure John w. Eagleson that bids
viii be opened on December 10 fol
100000 worth of good roads bonds
his all otment is part Of the issue OF
1 1,0OO,N 70 worth Of such bonds author
zed by the last session of the legisla
ure
Uncl Sam wants to hear from every
oman In the United States and this
ominl week he expects to hear from
very woman in Idaho. All between
he al res of 10 and GO are expected tc
agist er. For woman there is no ex
npt on board. save the voice of hel
Wn conscience.
A coroner's jury held that the col
sio between the sub-passenger trair
I'D the construction train near Enn
II e. November %, and which hal
u ,seoueutly resulted in the death Of
rec employees, was caused by negli
mt operation of the construction
.ain by its crew.
In q open letter addressed to th'
people of this state, F. r. Gooding
federal fuel administrator for Idaho
warus the people that the fuel situa
ton Is becoming serious. Unless con
ditions improve. Mr.. Gooding may di
rect coal shipments to towns and cite