The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-07-19


Nampa now has police woman,
Mrs. Nj. X. Sharer having been chosen |
last week, the council having decided |
a woman was needed in a police role.
Fourteen feet of main line track on
the Oregon Short Line railroad was
washed out as the result of break in
the Phyllis canal one mile west OF
Nampa.
In southern and southeastern Idaho
crop conditions are fine, being above
the average Of former years. In the
eastern dry farming sections the crops
are good.
Mrs. Ray l.. Corbus Of Boise. Is dead,
her son, Franklin, aged IA years, was
seriously hurt, and two others injured
as the result of an auto accident near
Mountain Home.
| 1t is estimated that between $4,000
and 10000 people attended the Inde-
pendence day celebration at Twin Falls,
and $4,000 was added to the Twin
Falls county Red Cross chapter funds.
Charles !. S;nsel, the Boise fruit
man w.o was j jured severely in the
wreck of the Chester COwley auto on
| the Alder creek grade near Garden
valley is reported to be improving
gradually.
! 1t is understood that the state in
surance manager is investigating some
Of the employers Of labor in the Good
ing section who have not as yet taken
out any insurance under the employers
liability act and will see that the law
Is strictly complied with.
Dean e. J. Iddings, head of the agri-
cultural college at Moscow and the ex-
pertinent station and extension work
in this state, has just returned from
trip covering almost a month, dur
ing which he visited all Of the expert
ment stations In the state.
Marriage and divorce figures COM
piled by County Recorder Stephen
Utter for Ada county during the years
1916 and 1917 indicate that divorces
secured in proportion to the total
number of marriages increased 5k
per cent4n 1917 over 1916.
The Oregon Short Line is soon to
begin work on spur to the Holt Seed
companys warehouse, at Caldwell, for
the better handling Of this years seed
and grain crop The building OF this
spur will facilitate the handling OF
grain and save a great deal OF time.
Lieutenant Harry F. Holtz, who was
prominently mentioned in press dis
patches from the Italian front for his
coolness in saving his own life ant
: that of his mechanic, following ar
accident to his airplane, is the son OF
Mr. and Mrs. L. f. Holtz of Burley
! Jesse f. Richards. president of the
Bannock county farm bureau of Idaho
states that government threshing and
harvesting experts will soon be in Utah
, and Idaho. 1t is stated that these men
, are being sent out by the government
to eliminate unnecessary waste in the
harvesting of grain.
During the six months period end
ed July 1, the educational endowment
funds of the state earned 1915, 5,9S2.7s
in interest or approximately $2.S
each for the 131, ,s45 persons Of schoo
age, according to the reports of the
state treasurer and the state superin
tendent of public instruction.
A request that priority be giveI
& Idaho wheat shipments so that farm
s ers may get their money for the grair
e early in the year without having tt
4 wait until they can get it to the lin
: tied number Of licensed warehouses II
d the state as required by the govern
: ment before purchase has been made
s by the state council of defense.
Mrs. Nora Muckendorf, ]. G. Butche
Z and Carl Berg were arrested at Pc
catello charged with operating a moon
shining establishment. A quantity o
+ paraphernalia was confscated. 1t l
. stated that the parties filtered WOO
II alcohol, mixed 1t with other substi
tutes, colored it and placed it in bot
l. ties for wholesale or retail purposes
u Draft boards over the state have be
's gun a thorough cleanup of their juris
d. dictions in compliance with the proves
marshal generals "work or fight
order. If they have followed instrut
tions sent out by the adjutant ger
erals office. which defined the classe
D. to whom the order applies.
'e With delegates from many countie
y In the state, the Eonpartisan leagu
70 on the first day of its state cenventio
81 in Boise on July 3, indorsed cand
e dates for most Of the general office
- to be filled in the state in the fall
&c adopted a platform, and listened
speeches by several local leaders.
:. G. A. r. members of Idaho and a
~ others who desire to attend the annu,
20 encampment at Portland, Ore, Augu:
10 1924 will be interested in KNOWN
4 that railroad rate of l cent mi
going and coming has been provides
tickets to be good for 60 days
~ Thomas Il. Jenkins Of Pocatelio hs
to been appointed by Governor Alexal
&C. der as member of the state pha
e. macy board to succeed e. E. Colpi
is resigned
e. The opening Of the new 5000
i'll hotel at Paul was the occasion for
6Do h,,.nrof ou1 mnnnral yOOd time