The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-04-12

School was closed at Hepburn last
and measles.
Five new cases of smallpox were
qliarantined at Boise one day last
week. They were all In one family.
Three thousand head of calves were
vaccinated in the anti-blackleg cam
paign just completed by the Canyon
county farm bureau.
The twenty-five young men leaving
as Bannock countys quota of the
draft contingent at TINS time We're
given rousing sendoff at banquet
at Pocatello.
Official notice has been received
from the postoffice department, auth
orinng the opening of the mail route
between Cascade and Yellow Pine as a
star route.
The concrete floor on the new
bridge across the Weiser river at
Weiser is being laid, and the bridge
is expected to be open to traffic with
in the next ten days.
Water will be available for 1000
acres of land in the Big Lost River
irrigation project this spring. 1t will
be apportioned to settlers living on the
ArcO and Era tracts.
II. Stiyer of Nampa was severely
g0red by bull a few days ago while
unloading the animal from a car. The
bull thrust horn nearly through Mr..
Stiyer's arm, making surgical treat
ment necessary.
A new church building, to cost
$4,000 and to be used as main
auditorium with the present structure
as an auxiliary unit will be built this
spring by the Nampa United Presby-
terian congregation.
The Ashton-St. Anthony Power COM
pany at a meeting of stockholders held
at Ashton voted to increase its stock
from $250,0OO to $1,OOO,0OO in order
to provide power for pumping water
lake.
Citing chapter 36 Of the 1917 session
laws as his authority, Judge Nc
Carthy at Boise hit the tax sharks a
jolt in a decision that eliminates the
allowance of $25 attorney fees that
has been granted heretofore in tax
foreclosure cases.
The Great Northern railroad has
applied to the interstate commerce
commission for a general increase Of
10 per cent on carload rates on lum-
Der and other forest products from
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Mon
tana, to Canadian points.
Out Of 439 doctors in Idaho, 70 have
been commissioned or recommend
ed for commissions in the army, ac-
cording to a statement made by the
surgeon general. Idaho's rate of con-
tribution of army doctors exceeds that
of all but 10 other states.
d. l.. Evans, Malad banker, is go
ing to become a candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination In the Dem
ocratic primaries, according to talk
now going the rounds In Boise's po-
litical circles, but no direct announce
ment has come from him yet.
The state land board last week
authorized the register of the state
land department to purchase $125,OOO
worth of the third issue of Liberty
Loan bonds. This was the first bond
purchase announced in the state for
the drive which started April 6.
During a show at a moving picture
house at Jerome, the orchestra played
the "Star Spangled Banner" and one
man refused to stand. He was roughly
audience and told to leave. He has
not been seen or heard from since.
Arrangements are being made to
have photographs and finger print
records made of all l. w. IS taken
In northern Idaho, and these records
will be circulated through the United
States departments. Particularly will
this apply to all agitatOrs and unac-
countables.
Representative Smith has brought
to the attention of the adjutant gen
eral the proffer of DR.. K. A. Bryan
commissioner of education Of Idaho
for the use of the university at Mos
COW and the Technical institute at Po
catello in giving military instruction
during the summer.
Richard c. Smith, one Of the sew
eral men of draft age called to Ameri
can Lake from Ada county last week
had deferred classification until his
wife asked the Ada county exemption
board to put him in class l. The wife
is one of the few women in the STATE
who wanted to send their husbands tt
war at the earliest possible date.
In connection with the suspension
for thirty days Of meatless days, be
ginning Saturday, United States Foot
Administrators Hoover states in wire
to Federal Food Administrator Bick
nell that the announcement shOul,
not be considered BY consumers as ,
departure from general principles o.
! copSarva tion Of all foods