The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-12-06
IDAHO BUDGET

AllcI I'LL clllOAACU lulEiCSS VI SAN
weeks the Young Woman's Christian
association at Boise announces It's |
winter term Of class work to commence
December 2.
The electric light and power plant
installed at Cascade is now completed.
The power was turned on for the first
time Sunday of last week and the SER
vice is first class.
The schools Of Ada county will open
December only in places where there
is no influenza epidemic, Is the state
ment made by Miss Peninah Newlin,
county superintendent.
The contractor on the state high
way up Salmon river has finished grad
ing the first seven miles south of Sal
mon, and the process Of graveling or
surfacing the road is under way.
The Albion State Normal school
made great record in the United War
Work drive. Its quota as assigned by
the conference committee was $500,
but in spite of the quarantine $1O19
was raised.
f. Josephus Brobst, brother-in-law
OF the late Frank Steunenberg, former
governor of Idaho, died last week at
the state sanitarium at Blackfoot. Mr..
Brobst was in the neighborhood of 80
years of age.
Upon investigation, it was discov-
cred that John Hating, an applicant
for bed at the Boise police station,
was an enemy alien who had broken
parole in Washington county after be-
ing paroled October IA, 1913.
Eighteen stars have been placed in
the Ada county gold star flag pre-
pared by the chairman of the county
draft board, in honor Of young men
from this county who have died while
in the service of the country.
Boise will start her post war activi-
ties with the erection of huge pack
for S1,OOO,OOO, which will be COM
menced early in the year, according to
statements of men Interested.
December 10 and II a number OF
strong men of New York and other
points in the east will meet in Boise
with 800 Baptist lavmen to discuss tl,t
new problems the great war and tnt
reconstruction issues will bring forth
Richard Hellnr reports to relatives
that he was In continuous fighting fol
thirty days in the Argonne forest
while he had many narrow escapes he
came through uninjured. He was II
charge of machine gun and snipers
Idaho club women are to have tws
direct representatives in leave area:
overseas where Idaho men on their II
days leave of absence granted to ever,
man after six months service may b,
welcomed by woman from his hom'
state.
Any baker In Idaho who raises thu
price of bread to more than cent
wholesale for the 16-ounce loaf vii
force Food Administrator Bicknell t
move for a cancellation of his license
according to statement issued b.
Idaho's food administrator.
An agreement for the sale of $3.50
600 worth of the second issue of stat
highway bonds was entered into las
week between the state land board ant
W. A. Scott, agent for the +. II. Ro
Inns 4 Sons Bonding company. Pa
and accrued interest was the bid.
Lieutenant Drew Standrod, instrut
tor in the Polytechnic institute q
Blacksburg Va, has been promoted t
captain, according to- a letter receive
by his father, d. w. Standrod, prom
inent Pocatello attorney and food at
ministrator for Bannock county.
At Caldwell the bread war is backe
by petition of dealers in bread, tt
gether with the Commercial club an
even the county food administrator
all of whom assert the prices dt
manded are justifiable, according t
the showings made by the Bois
bakers.
Bakers throughout the state hay
been warned by the food administratC
that license will be revoked of an
firm that does not adhere to the d'
cision of the administration, and S
far they have been compelled to Sc
bread at the Old prices ordered by tn
food administration.
The cost of maintaining the stat
council OF defense will probably
less than $4,000 which is small
comparison to the amounts that otht
states have spent. Yet the Idaho stat
council is considered to have one {
the best organizations for war work
be found in the union.
w. A. Rutherford of Wolf Lodg
Idaho, was murdered, said the verdi,
Of coroner's jury at Occur d'Alen
c. E. Reedy, who was with Rutherfor
when the latter was killed, refused
answer questions on advice of his a
torney.
Paul Lockman, prominent your
man of Nampa, is missing from h
company in France, according to wol
received by his parents last week. III
report states he has been missir
since September 20.