The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-06-14

by Mrs. Bottoms to the Wendell Red
Cross has netted $3.50 for the chap
ter.
The State bank at BlackfOot has
been admitted to the federal reserve
system by the secretary of the treas
ury.
The University OF Idaho has been
asked to Increase its capacity to take
soldiers for special training and to ar
range to care for as many men as
possible during the entire year.
Fire destroyed horse, barn and
small granary on the ranch OF w. w.
Russell, near Nnnpa. The fire was
started when a lighted lantern; car
ried by Mr.. Russell, was kicked from
his hand into a manger.
A car driven by b. III. Hyde Of Ore
ana was completely demolished when
an accident occurred to the brake on
the Snake river hill near Givens Hot
Springs. One Of the occupants Of the
car sustained broken arm.
Women may enlist ut the Boise navy
recruiting station for stenographic
duty. Applications will be sent on to
Salt Lake, where they will be finally
accepted and the girls enlisted from
Boise will be informed as to their sta
tiOn.
Bumper wheat crops are being
grown on the Twin Falls north side
tract Many acres of alfalfa have been
plowed up and planted to wheat this
year The fields, most Of them, are in
excellent condition and are a beautiful
sight.
According to State Game Warden
Thorpe, millions of trout have recently
been destroyed in the Lost river as n
result of the early disappearance in
the subterranean channels between
Moore and Arco of the waters usually
flowing in that stream.
Capt. Herman ii. Taylor, company
b. Third Idaho, Of Standpoint, Is in
Boise in response to telegram from
the governor asking him to conduct an
, investigation of the classification of
certain registrants by the local and
district exemption boards.
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der the provost marshal generals
drnfs call of June l, requiring the en-
trainment of 1000 men from Idaho 'sor
Camp Lewis, American Lake, WASH,
during the five-day period beginning
June "a. Ada county, outside of Boise
will send 26. :,
State Red Cross headquarters Is
waiting only for the final reports OF
several counties before closing nc
counts. The reports show that abou;
half the counties have doubled thei.
: quotas, that all went over them, and
that the cash subscriptions are ex-
ceedingly large.
Five citizens Of Canyon county were
! taken before the Canyon county Coun-
ell of Defense one day last week, and
for three hours and a half an investi-
CATION was carried on concerning the
charges that they were slackers on
war subscriptions and that they had
made disloyal statements.
The Ashton-St. Anthony dam which
has been in the course nf construction
for five years, was officially Openet
for work last week. A large CROWD
Of stockholders aud invited guests
were present to see the. start. The
cost of the dam, power house and ma
chinery to date is 100000.
Necessity Of having women on the
primary tickets Of all parties this fall
was the subject Of an animated dis
cussion Mt the meeting of the Council
of Women Voters held at Boise last
week, and it was decided to appoint Q
committee which should confer will
the other women's clubs interested, rel
ative to this matter.
A Boise soldier boy who has beer
confined in hospital in France
writes: SHOULD any one ever remark
that our boys are not being well takeI
care of in the hospitals, just tell then
they are liars and put them down Al
pro-German. l could not have beeI
treated better in the hospital had
been paying $500 week for care"
Claude Graves Of Gooding, en- r0ut,
to the Malsd river on fishing triI
Saturday, left his car Mt the top O.
West Malad hill with the engine run
ming while he walked down the grad
to ascertain If anyone might be coming
up. The jar Of the engine evidentl.
threw in the clutch, and the machine
went over the precipice, being thor
oughly demolished.
A saving Of $4,000 to the perma
nent school fund OF the state has beel
effected through the renewal of stat
farm loan mortgages which were out
lawed when the farm loan record
were transferred from the treasurer
office to the state land department
Muy IL of last year.
The prune crop will show tn
heaviest loss Of all fruits this yeal
The state hOrticulturalist estimate
this seasons production Of 100 Cal
lOads-only one-fifteenth the norms
crop. This large shortage will uu
doubtedly hamper the packing and dry
ing industry this fall.