The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-10-19
IN THE GEM STATE

Perry RaEsdale, aged Is, was kicked
In the head by a horse near Star, death
resulting after he had been moved to
a hospital at Boise.
Ten thousand five hundred acres OF
state school lands sold last week In
Bingham and Bannock counties
brought approximately 100000.
People OF Meridian who have been
without slab wood during the summer
hailed with Joy the arrival last week
Of carload. The wood was quickly
taken.
At meeting OF the school board
held at Pocatello 1t was decided by
unanimous vote to discontinue the
teaching OF German In the city schools
and to substitute French.
The Oregon Short Line hauled 49,
900 tons of coal into Idaho in August.
according to a report filed with the
public utilities commission. In Au-
gust, 1915 10000 tons game in.
The new water main which is being
Installed at Mccall is now nearly all
In and the building of the tank has
been started. The system will prob
ably be completed before snow flies.
Mrs. LorenM Calzacorta, charged
with the murder on July 8 Of her hus-
band, ]. J. Calzacorta, at Nampa, en-
tered plea Of not guilty when ar
raigned last week. and the case was
set for trial on October 20.
Twenty members of the Fruitland
Commercial club met one day last
week and went out between Payette
and Fruitland to rake the rocks of the
road SO that the ranchers could get
their apples hauled to town.
The large freight and parcel post
shipments going via Mccall to the
Warrens and Marshall Lake country
indicate the great activity OF mining
operations In those parts. Freighters
to the upper country are exceptionally
busy.
The members Of the Boise Minis
terial association voted at their meet
ing last week to observe October II
as food conservation Sunday and on
that date to call attention, either
through announcements or special ser
mons, to the plans of the food admin
istrntor.
Clarence Van Dusen, state Auditor
Is home from a trip which took HIN
into Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon
and Washington. He visited the cap
itals OF the different states for thu
purpose of investigating the methods
Of bookkeeping employed in the lant
departments.
II. f. Bicknell, food administrator
for Idaho, has appointed Miss jessie
NJ. Hoover, director of household eco
nomics at the University of Idaho, al
campaign manager for the north, ant
the university faculty arranged he
duties so that she may aid in thi
patriotic work.
Believed to have been murdered, tn
body of John l.. Dunn was found II
his cabin twenty-five miles south O
Twin Falls. The body was lying on 1t
back and the face and head was badl
mutilated. There was bullet hol
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lying at his feet.
The department of the interior ha
refused to set aside $4,000 acres Q
land in eastern Idaho for the exclusiv
use of the Fremont Woolgrowers as
sociation. That information is col
tained in a letter to the state Ian
comm ,ssioner, from the commissions
of the federal land office.
Finley Yaryan and family, Of Bois'
had the unique experience Of turnin
completely over Ia an automobile an
then riding into town In the same ca
, Other autoists were passing at tn
time aod helped to pull the car out {
The ditch and rescue the four person
beneath, none Of whom was injured.
The Idaho Transmission compan
will be granted certificate OF publ
: convenience and necessity. The con
pany will transmit power to the mint
Of northern Idaho from the Montar
: Power company. 1t will serve the Tar
arack and Custer, Greenhiu-Clevelan
Federal, Hercules and other lari
properties.
At the opening meeting OF the Pre-
byterian synod for Idaho at Pocatell
the Rev. w. s. Snoddy Of Burley WI
elected as moderator for the sessi'
and the ensuing year. The Rev. G.
Banum of Boise was named as stat
u clerk, the Rev. ". s. Williams, pt
= manent clerk. and the Rev. Il. L. Re
= erts of Jerome, temporary clerk.
Boise high school students spe
fourteen days in picking prunes,
= which time over 287 tons of prun
!, were picked and more than lag to
= packed The total earnings amount
= to $1241.SO. The largest number
students out on one day was 800. Ov
800 girls and over 200 boys were G
gagged In the Boise valley prune wol
II The expenses of fire fighting in t
's national forests Of Idaho for the s.
u son OF 1917 range from $6S6.93, t
q cost Of extinguishing thirty-six fires
u. the Boise forest which covered /
'e proximately thirty acres, to about 81