The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-07-26
In THE GEM STATE

boys wip became of age during the
last year.
ID. Storey and James Bedell of
Blacks creek, have 21O acres of rye
| which the jack rabbits have appro-
priated and are rapidly destroying.
The first nominations of candidates
for the primaries September were
filed at the office of the secretary OF
state on July 13, three state officials
signifying that they will seek re-elec-
| ton.
An auto truck service will soon be
Installed between Shoup and the old
railroad at Salmon, eliminating the old
trails and pack trains and giving the
mining population chance to get
cheaper supplies.
w. II. Casady. formerly of Grange
vile has been appointed member of
the industrial accident board by Cover
nor Alexander, succeeding II. II.
Barnes, who died July of typhoid
fever at Spokane.
Threshing prices recommended for
this season by the threshing commit
tee appointed by the Ada county Coun-
ell of L Tense \, re as follows: Wheat
and barley, cents; oats, cents, aud
rye, Sls cents per bushel.
Charles c. Eckert 27, resident OF
Boise for eleven years, was accidental
ly killed near Tillamook, Ore. while
at work in the timber for the govern
ment He enlisted in the spruce pro-
duction branch of the service.
r. f. Bicknell. food administrator
for Idaho is being urged to rescind his
order, issued early last week. requiring
merchants of Idaho to close early, and
restaurants, drug stores and soda foun-
tains to close at 8 o'clock Ia the even
ing.
A destructive hail storm struck
section of the country from Farnum
up through Squirrel Friday. which af-
fected many acres of grain. The losses
were from a Slight damage to. a total
loss. Most of the farmers had hail
Insurance.
Gertrude Burlington, wife of Marian
]. Burlington, was instantly killed near
CCliiCdi, WlIli SiiC NdS u1tlhtuldliS
shot by her brother, Sterling Bowman.
Bowman, who is 20 years old, was
loading a 3S-callbre revolver when the
gun was accidentally discharged.
Until the Blaine County Investment
company completes the Dry Creek res
ervoir in Butte county, from which 1t
will supply storage water TO its prof.
ect, it Will not attempt to furnish wa
ter to any other lands than those sup
piled during 1918, which amounted to
1880 acres.
In memory of John Mclean, who
J died in battle, June 6. beautiful and
patriotic service was held at Boise,
July Is. Although John Mclean was
only II years old, he was one of The
first to enter the service, enlistlng
April g. 1917 He was sent to France
February of this year.
OF forty-two men Of the class of 1913
who reported to the Boise local board
for physical examination on June 10,
thirty-siX were found qualified for SER
vice, three were added to the list or
men who may be called for limited
of special service and two were re-
jected as unfit for military service.
Two thousand men are called to en-
train under the draft from Idaho to
Camp Fremont, Cal, during the five
day period beginning August 5. This
will exhaust the states class / of the
: first registration, and will necessitate
, / bo ;,,t ,fo Ion
Der of the young men who registered
last month. :
Hugh Fackrell, marine killed in
action in France, is the son OF Ferdin-
and Fackrell, residing six miles west
of Blackfoot in the Riverside district.
The young man had farm in the Aid
) ridge district. which is remotely situat-
! ed in the Wolverine canyon, twenty
five miles east of Blackfoot on the
!, Blackfoot river.
: 1t has been found that Lemhi county,
in four separate farm products, In
1918, will produce $2,O0O,0O0 in mar
keted commodities. There will be
$4,000 pounds of wool (25 cafloads),
valued at $4,000; $4,000 lambs, val
ued this fall at S75000O $500 head of
l beef cattle, valued at $6S0,0O0, and
10000 pounds of butter, valued at
100000.
: After carefully checking up the sew
eral attractions and concessions in
charge of various branches of the
$ county Red Cross, at the big Fourth of
| July celebration held at Twin Falls,
+ the committee finds that the sum OF
t S11, ,273.39 was realized by the county
Red Cross chapter.
Byron Hunter, farm management In
vestigator for the states of Idaho, Ore
/ gon, Washington and northern Cali
' fornia, is conducting an investigation
4 of Idaho dry land wheat farms in re-
: lation to the establishment of wheat
+ prices by the federal food administra-
tlon grain corporation.
: Farmers, cattle and sheepmen made
y up crowd of 1000 at the southwestern
e Idaho hay convention held at Cald