The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-05-24

half-dozen mechanics are leaving Boise |
for Seattle for government work.
A special election to vote bonds for
$4,000 school building for east Boise
Will be called within the next two
weeks
The farmers of Hornet creek have
been conducting d successful campaign
against ground squirrels. Free poison
is furnished by the government.
Plans for new rural school for the
town Of Huston, on the Caldwell trnc-
ton line, call for four-room modern
brick with full cement basement and
office and library.
Clear lists, or title, for Al, 400 acres
of state school lands In eastern Idaho
were received at the statehouse last
week from Washington. 1t is the sec
ond clear list to arrive within month.
Roseberry has one of the best ex-
hibits in the manual training depart
ment of its rural high school in the
state, according to Miss Ethel E.
Redfed, state superintendent OF
public instruction.
Only one sack or 4S pounds, OF
-four is allowed to the household n
town, and ranchers are permitted to
have on hand only enough flour to
last 80 days, or enough wheat to last
them through until the next harvest.
Last weeks frosty nights have cut
the prospective prune yield In Ada
county just about in half, in the opin-
ion of II. V. Martin of Boise, who has
been inspecting prune orchards. The
lower orchards on the lower grounds
were hard hit he says.
The fire season has opened earlier
than usual this year. Several fires
were reported to have started on May
/. One on Cottonwood creek above
Arrowrock has burned about five acres
May 2 q fire southeast of Idaho City
, destroyed considerable young growth
Brakeman r. l.. Lykens of the Ore
, gon Short Line was arrested at Poca
tello on the charge of stealing from
an Interstate shipment Of sheep. Ly
kens, it is alleged, tried to steal lam'
, from shipment of sheep made by IA
e E.. Newman from Miner to Salmon
City.
: Protests have commenced to reacl
the governor from over the state be
cause of his proclamation drawing tn
: covers over pool tables, He said man
> owners of amusement parlors did no
understand that they could continu
u To sell cigars and soft drinks durin
: the day.
The Payette school pupils and teach
ing staff have purchased Liberty bonds
War Savings Stamps and Thrift
Stamps to the value of S1S,79S. The
have contributed to the Red Cross, ]
e NJ. C. A. and other war activities tn
sum of $1,47S.77, making total TO
n all war work of $2O,277.0S.
9 David Westerdale, convict work
ing as a trusty on the Lemp ranc
d near Nampa, which is being farlned D
the state with convict labor, escape
Il after the theft of $50 check frol
Il q letter addressed to another COZ
v vict was discovered and suspicion ha
IA been directed toward him.
t. instruction In military training, II
d sluding drills and probably the organ
ization Of cadet companies Will be gl'
g en- a place in the curriculum of tn
e schools at Twin Falls next year. 1T
lie board of trustees Las just announce
% the appropriation of $1,SOO as the sa
o ary for the athletic director.
IN Applications for permission to n
lr on homestead lands in the keating pr
iect. Carey act segregation in easter
of Idaho. were granted four entrymen
u the state land board last week aft
/ they had declared themselves famili;
10 with conditions on the tract. III
at board demanded affidavits from II
~ settlers.
The Albert prize has been award'
to Miss Myrtle Mason of Boise, ldah
says the Portland Oregonian. The pri
Is S25 and is given by Mrs. Joseph
IL Albert. of Salem, to the student in Il
IL university who, in the last year, b
nc made the greatest Improvement
ry character, scholastic stapding al
ut leadership.
lle lua0O II OOu IIOA~SiS ~onPo'
ut shipped carload of potato flour
20 Chicago last week. This would
equal to more than seven carloads
potatoes. This is the first shipme
of this kind that has ever been shipp
1e' from a factory of this kind. as this
~ the only factory in the United States.
~. Dick Donovan, head of the labor
.' partment in the state farm markt
~. bureau, is looking for farm help aga
He wants some married people to ta
~ Jobs on ranches where the wives C
help with the house work and the IN
can do general farm work.
he Manufacturers in Idaho using sug
9Th except to make essential food produ'
Of were put on strist ratieaS CONNER
i'd ing May 10.
ely Labor will be provided farm'
he throughout the state when the II
gly eral employment service commen'
to operate in Idaho.