The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-03-08

by the high school pupils netted $4OO |
for the Red Cross.
Farmers throughout the Snake river
valley are holding hay and potatoes
because they cannot get cars.
Tex Smith, found guilty at Pocatello
uf embezzlement, was sentenced to
from two to fourteen years in the state
prison.
Albert Snow, % years of age, n
clerk for more than a year m the
Nicolett hotel at Pocatello, died Sun
day night Of complication of dis
eases.
A rabbit drive for the benefit Of the
Red Cross was staged Thursday OF
last week on the north and south sides
of Lake Lowell by the Caldwell Com
mercial Club.
Il. c. Moore will hereafter scale tim
Der which the state is selling from its
lands in Hepburn park. He was ap-
pointed to the new position last week
by the state land board.
Pocatello leads other cities of Idaho
In state volunteer enlistments, the
army recruiting office announced last
week. The local bureau is said to
rank highest in the district.
The Boise high school interscholastic
debaters have been divided into teams
and are working hard in preparation
for their annual tilt with Twin Falls
high school. about the middle of April.
A suggested raise of $40 for the
minimum wage of all tiremen, making
the minimum pay $S5 instead of $75,
was agreed upon at a conference Of
the members of the city council at
Boise.
Jordan Valley has just had its first
touch of real winter weather this sea-
son. There is now quite Il lot of snow
on the hills and the ground is full of
moisture, which augurs well for crops
and range.
Administrator proceedings have been
begun in the probate court at Pocatello
In the estate of the late Senator james
III. Brady, Mrs. Brady, the widow, hay
ing been appointed Administrative by
Judge Hyde.
Fire practically destroyed the plant
of cleaning company at Pocatello
For an hour the flames seriously
threatened destruction of the Yellow
stone hotel, but finally was controlled
by the firemen.
!, The recent order relative to colo
storage chickens issued by the federal
food administration will not inconveni
ence Boise dealers in the least, for the
reasons that there are no cold storage
chickens in town, it is said
The furnace in the residence OF
WillamsHumin at Ashton exploded and
was completely wrecked. Frank, the 10
/, year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sumin
was In the basement at the time and
narrowly escaped serious injury.
! A general meeting Of the women's
committee, council Of national de
fense, Idaho division, was held n
Boise, March 2. From now on it Ii
planned to hold these meetings regu
larly each alternate month, the mex
one to be May 4.
: Falls rancher, was killed and his wifi
:. injured in an auto accident 35 miles
: east of Twin Falls, the car going owe
4 an embankment. McGrew, his wifi
: and two-yearold child were in the car
e going to Burley on business.
1 More than 500 men enrolled In th
aviation and other technical branche
J of the government service will b
L trained upon the university campus a
r Moscow If tentative plans recently an
0 nounced by President Ernest II. Lind
ley are carried to completion.
Two trunks and suitcase filled wit
booze were grabbed at the depot a
Pocatello, February 27. by polio
S officers Chester Landes was arreste
as the owner of the suitcase, but tn
: owner of the trunks got away. Fort
4. quarts were secured in the haul.
Il Western Consumers week will b
y celebrated this year, April to 10, b
all the club women of the northwes
IS This year this movement, which tn
Is women of Idaho initiated through tn
L. New w tSt NuSuLlic 1NC yCuiS uS'
II has now the national governments al
D. prevail
Al With the combined assistance {
t, Malheur county, the citizens of til
n Payette- Oregon slope and the citizer
Is Of Payette, "a road is being gravele
30 from the Snake river bridge, north {
ss town, across the bottom to the fot
u Of the bench. This road gives eas
access of Payette-Oregon people
Payette.
For the purpose of securing joir
action in move to take ndvantas
this season of the state appropriate
for the construction Of five bridges {
the Snake river, the commissioners
~ Ada, Canyon and 0wyhee counties wi
:, meet the state highway commission
Boise at an early date.
90 The president recently renominatt
or and the senate confirmed number
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