The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-04-06
III THE GEM STATE

Farmers have started a movement
for the construction of a new -four
mill at Grangeville,
A half million feet of timber, prin-
cipally yellow pine, was sold from
school land in Adams county last
week.
The women OF Boise have a candi-
council in the person of Miss Helen
Coston
Many small pigs owned 10y farmers
In the vicinity of Rupert have died re-
Gently from the disease known as
thumps
The Mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph company is spending $10,-
600 on betterments and improvements
at American Falls.
The report OF the state mine in
spector shows gross income Of Idaho
mines is $49.00O.000 for 1916, of which
about $11.50O,0o0 was paid in divi-
dends.
Owing to the increase of business
and the change to a postoffice of the
second class the Jerome postoffice Is
to be moved into new quarters as soon
as they are available.
Life was crushed from the body of
Clyde Andrews, 9-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. s. W. Andrews of Nampa.
when the little lad was kicked and
trampled by fractions horse.
A. A. Peak, prominent rancher and
dairyman Of Glenns Ferry was drown
ed while attempting to cross the
Snake river in rowboat at a point
several miles west of Glenns Ferry.
Activities in the Canyon County
Farm bureau during the next two
weeks will be centered to a consider
able extent upon the campaign for
vaccination of all calves In the county
for blackleg.
Byron Defenbaugh Of Lewiston, F.
S. Davis of Sugar City and j. A. Pur-
till of Mountainhome have been
named members OF the new state
board of accountancy created by the
Fourteenth session OF the legislature
The state board of equalization has
announced the appointment OF it's
field tax agents as follows: First con-
gressional district, George f. Weeks
OF Coeur d'Alene; Second congress
. sional district, Marion J. Kerr of st.
Anthony.
Preliminary arrangements are being
| made by settlers representing some
$4,000 acres of land to organize the
Settlers Irrigation association for the
purpose of irrigating 10000 acres of
land east of Twin Falls. between Han
sen and Miner.
Harry Peterson, farmer near Spen-
cer was killed and his wife seriously
wounded on March 29. Charles Craig.
who had been employed by Peterson,
, is under arrest charged with the
crime. He is thought to be demented
No motive for the act is known.
V. X. Tuggle, cashier of a bank at
, Idaho Falls, has made arrangements
to secure 500 tons of hay from Kan
sas City, Mo-. which will be furnished
, to those who are in need at cost
which is believed will be from $40 to
500 less than the present price.
Movements for good roads and q
cleanup campaign are two of the OBJ
jectives which are receiving particu
lar attention at present from the new
ly organized body of Middleton bust
ness men and farmers, the Middleton
Cooperative club.
In proclamation issued last week
Governor Alexander has called upor
all citizens of Idaho to display the
: national colors from public buildings
and homes as an expression of loyalty
/, to the national government at time
. when the nation is on the verge O.
war with foreign power.
After q search lasting thirtysi,
hours and in which tons of snow ant
. ice were moved by more than 100 men
the body of Custer Laird, who was
caught in a. snowslide which came
down on Placer creek short distanct
: south Of Wallace, was found.
Z A Pocatello correspondent says Su
:. perintendent of Motive Power A. C
: HinckIey of the Oregon Short Line
} udS dluOuuCcu Ills IcdulutSS LO CTkdu
5 ize company of cavalry in the event
: that requirements of the federal gov
ernment justify acceptance of hi!
offer. - ,1
Harry Sweetland. about 40 year,
4 old, was struck by train while walk
a ing on the track toward Idaho Falls
l. and lies in a local hospital in critica
: condition. Sweetland's left leg wa.
Q fractured and may have to be ampu
$ tateSis Serious injuries to the hcat
r were sustained.
Two railroads are 70 be torn up ant
sold for junk during the spring. Th'
Idaho Southern road, running from
Gooding to Jerome and Wendell, ant
!, the Miner & Northwestern. a shor
line out OF Miner, have both been sol,
10 a st. Louis company. which vii
scrap the motive power OF the road
and sell the rails.