The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-31
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good as 1t was In the year 1917.
Sunday was set aside for the Red
Cross In Cassia county. The cam
campaign opened with parade and
patriotic meeting Saturday night.
The State Council of Defense had
made beautiful satin badges printed
In red, white and blue for the dele
gates to the war conference at Boise
Thomas Norris, for years a resident
of the Boise valley, died last week at
Caldwell, from cerebral hemorrhage
and paralysis. He was past IS years
of age.
More books are needed for the SOL
diers at the cantonments and Mrs.
May Schreiber of the state Free TRAY
cling Library, will be glad to receive
volumes at any time.
Idaho bankers and many from
nearby states will assemble in Poca
tello June and on the occasion
of the 14th annual convention Of the
Idaho Bankers association.
A summer school will be held in
Gooding this summer, at which time
commercial branches will be taught in
order to further equip those who de-
sire to advance In this work.
Blaine McGee, who was implicated
In the taking Of a registered Jersey
bull calf belonging to James e. Deal,
one mile north OF Fruitland, has been
bound over to the district court for
trial.
The Boise chapter. Red Cross
shipped 80 cases to Seattle last week.
and have eight cases stored In the
warehouse to he shipped as soon as
they can be handled by the Seattle
headquarters.
The contract for the new hospital
to be erected in Gooding this summer
has been let. The building will be
constructed of brick and stone and
will be one of the finest equipped
hospitals In that section.
Forty additional pairs of socks and
i four sweaters We're brought down
from the penitentiary last week to
Red Cross headquarters at Boise. The
prisoners have averaged u pairs OF
socks and two sweaters a week al
winter and spring.
Mrs. Sarah Gilbert Of Fairview, died
last week at the age of 80 years. She
leaves 1O3 grandchildren and 15s
great-grandchildren besides sons and
Of Wiltshire, England, and emigrated
to this country in 1878.
1.-THE government will absorb all In
terest on advances made on wool to
the growers, upon the arrival of the
wool at it's destination" according to
w. S. Mcclure, secretary of the Ma
tional Woolgrowcrs' association.
Several delegates to the Idaho state
war conference meeting in Boise are
county chairmen of the federal food
administration, and during their ac-
tivities in the state council took the
opportunity to confer with II. f. Bick-
nell, food administrator for Idaho.
Extensive plans have been COM
pleted by Boise Commercial club and
the Elks' club cooperating to empha-
size and bring to the attention of the
citizens of Boise in the most forcible
manner possible the necessity for more
and larger subscriptions for the War
! Savings Stamps.
The acreage planted to rye has de-
creased about per cent yet the grow
! ing condition of this crop is 20 per
cent better than one year ago. The
acreage planted to oats has increased
approximately 10 per cent, and the
growing condition is 10 per cent better
than one year ago.
AL G. Barnes, head OF the circus
travelling under his name, spent a few
minutes in the Pocatello JAIL and after
threatening to sue the city, finally paid
fine of 500 for giving q second per
formance with license for one. He
claimed 1t was a continuous perform.
ance, but was overruled.
| Word has been received that Private
Solon B. Clark of Mackay. has been
chosen for the first marine corps Of
ficers' training camp at QuanticO, Va.
where he is now under instruction. He
| Is one Of the 500 marines selected from
among all the enlisted men of the ma
rine corps at posts and training camps
At the Red Cross auction sale al
Meridian last week, fully 5000 people
were present and many unusual sales
were made. A five dollar bill, donated
| by a German-born American citizen
caught the fancy of number Of bid
ders and brought SIG rooster
placed on the block changed owners
many times.
Upon roll call at the opening SEES
sion of the Shrine Ceremonial held at
Pocatello, May 18, eighty-nine
neophites responded, which Is by far
the largest class ever Initiated by El
Korah temple of Boise The work con-
tinued until midnight, and was wit
messed by several hundred members OF
the order from Utah, Wyoming and
| Idaho.