The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-06-28
IN THE GEM STATE

Lynn Turner, aged IA, Of Boise sus-
tanned a critical fracture of the skull
when pony threw him OF and kicked
him on the head.
About half dozen head belong
ing to different herds Of cattle on
Crooked River have died the past week
troms slarkspur poisoning.
The total of the subscriptions In
Gem county for the Red Cross war
fund was $6049.28. Of which $5654.78
has been paid In cash. The. quota
was $4,000.
Nampa business men and farmers
met last week and decided that unem-
ployed men need not stop off at
Nampa, as hereafter they will either
work or get out Of town.
Excessive hot weather has melted
| the SHOWS in the mountains OF the
upper Snake SO rapidly that the recla-
nation service has had to turn water
out of jackson lake reservoir to pre-
vent the dam from going out.
w. f. Gerholz, assistant state field
dairyman, has returned from week
of inspection of the dairies of the
Boise valley. He reports an increas-
Ing interest and activity in the dairy
Industry of the BOISE valley and sur
rounding territory.
Notices have been posted In Burley
and Albion announcing the intention OF
sundry citizens to circulate petition
for the removal of the county seat OF
Cassia county from Albion to Burley.
The petition will be circulated as soon
as the legal time for notice expires.
Lieutenant John W. Rhoads of Pay
cite, killed in action in France, would
have been % years Of age July 5. He
and two brothers were in the service.
He Joined the Second Idaho, and, by
hard study and close application, won
promotion to the rank of lieutenant.
Frank r. Gooding, federal food ad-
ministrator, appeared before the
public utilities commission last week
and vigorously protested against the
freight rate increase, declaring that 1t
would take from the pockets Of coal
consumers alone in Idaho total Of
t5,50O,000.
The county commissioners of Bing.
ham county have placed an order fol
200 additional ounces of poison fol
rodents, having already used 65t
ounces Of strychnine. They expect tC
provide poison for distribution just al
long as the county agent and farm
. bureau will use it.
Tho TiuoOIr Couptv Farm aSSOciN
ton held an enthusiastic meeting
last week to devise means of handling
! the harvest of the county. CO-opera
tion of farmers was decided on as the
nose practical method available. The
grain yield of the county is estimated
at twice that of last year.
!, Zeno ]. Case, who claims to be the
secretary of what is known as the In
: ternational Detective Association OF
! America with offices in Salt Lake
was arrested Mt Pocatello on the
charge of carrying on collection
agency business in this state without
| first obtaining the necessary bond ant
license.
! John Reynolds, miner employed a
the North Star mine at HALEY, wa!
J severely injured by cavein las
week. He was working alone when ,
large block Of rock and dirt brok'
loose from the wall of the tunnel, pin
> ming him to the floor. Both leg
:, were broken and he Is badly bruiset
about the body.
Lewiston swept off the honors II
the Idaho State SpOrtsmen's Associa
ton shoot, which closed at Bois
June 18. Lewiston not only wa
unanimously selected as the place TO
holding the 1919 shoot, but Guy Chies
: man Of that city also carried or tn
I Interstate Trapshooting association
y amateur state championship with
t score of 80 out Of 100.
: Boise will have a modified Fourt
/, , of July, according to the decision
= those gathered ut the MONDAY lunch
con Of the Boise Commercial clu
to discuss plans for the national da,
In view Of the fact that such an elat
crate demonstration was put on Fla
; Day, it was not deemed expedient t
hold another big demonstration S
soon following.
Idaho pine timber has been foun
, altogether suitable for use in airplan
. construction, and hereafter larg
!, shipments will be made from the Bal
a Der and Emmett mills Of the Boise Pay
!. ette Lumber company. This timbe
n which must be specially selected, CT
! to special specifications, and CAREFUL
= dried, will be used in the constructio
Of the wings of the airplanes-a use
- which heretofore only spruce has bee
. put
One Of the largest stock ranch dea
ever pulled off In Owyhee county hG
: Just been completed with the sale {
= the Jim Neal ranch of 1900 acres, an
y 300 head Of cattle, for PRACTICAL
= 100000.
n The rye production OF Idaho Is e
Il timated at 41,0O0 bushels, while tt
e hay condition indicates a production I
2,25O,00O tons.