The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-07-12

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Boise valley farmers will derive sat
isfaction from the fact that the reserve |
water at Deer Flat is now more than |
twice the supply Of year ago. The
reserve ut Arrowrock is somewhat less.
U. G. Miller, prominent Canyon
county farmer, broke his leg close to
the hip in fall from a hayrack. Mr..
Miller was unloading rack of hay
into his barn, when the accident hap
pened
Raymond Roberts, Murtaugh boy.
is home on a short furlough while he
is being assigned to new vessel Mr..
Roberts was one Of the crew of the
President Lincoln, which was sunk by
| submarine.
Advices from Washington are to the
effect that Judge Robert s. Lovett, di-
rector of railroad expenditures for the
government. has officially approved Of
the construction of branch coal road
In Teton valley, Idaho
The convict camp for road work
near Molha viii not be established
until soi:e time next week. The delay
was caused by the inability Of farmers
! Of that section to cooperate just now
on account Of haying operations.
Basil Key, Bert Skidmore and James
Frazier, three runaways from the State
Industrial school at st. Anthony, who
escaped from that institution after
assaulting a guard and stealing an au.
tomobile, were captured in Ogden.
Governor Alexander spoke at Melba
on the Forth of July; Clarence Van
Deusen, state auditor, and T. A. Walt
ers, attorney general, both spoke at
Cascade, and w. 7. Dougherty, secre-
tary of state addressed the people at
DubOise.
This seasons chautauqua at Payette
was successful both in point Of quality
of talent and patronage. A vote of the
audience was taken on the question
of having chautauquas next year and
it was almost unanimously voted to
have It.
The jury at Boise returned verdict
of S1S,02924 in favor of the pla
as q result of the suit of the United
States versus the De Lamar Mining
company, that arose over timber cut
by the defendant company from gov
ernment lands.
The Payette creamery has shipped
car of butter to New York, realiz-
ing Al and AZ cents per pound net
The shipment met with such favor
that another car was ordered and has
been shipped. The first shipment was
of 10000 pounds, the second 4O,OU
! pounds.
Troop l. Nampa Boy Scouts, has re-
ceived thanks from James X. Lynch.
chairman of the Liberty Loan general
executive board and governor of the
Federal reserve bank at San Fran
cisco, for the work the scouts did In
soliciting and distributing the third
: Liberty Loans in Nampa.
The farmers of Idaho are paying a
war tax on a 100000 pound carload
of wheat of $15 when shipped to Chi
cago while farmers in the states far
ther east are paying but So war tax
on freight in similar cars, it was
charged by representatives of farm bu-
reaus at meeting held at Gooding.
State Food Administrator Bicknell
says he does not think sugar cards will
7 be resorted to in Idaho until toward
!, fall, at least. and not then unless the
public takes advantage of the present
3 regulation which puts housewives or
their honor not to buy but three pounds
S per month for each member Of the
c family.
J. s. NJ. White, threshing expert Of the
r threshing division of the United States
: department Of agriculture, gave prac
: teal threshing demonstration at Cald
we'll on July 5. Through the means
! of the threshing school conducted b!
s Mr.. White 1t is estimated that thu
$ usual average loss Of 3h per cent o.
+ the wheat crop will be saved.
In Idaho 756 incomes were taxed To-
> total Of $14O,496. The largest In
' come Is somewhere between $4OO,0O'
and S5OO,OOO. One other Idaho citizel
pays tax on an income between $500,
600 and $4OO 900, one on an income be
tween 100000 and S25O.00O. one be
J. tween $15O,OOO and 100000, two be
tween 100000 and $15O,OOO and on
d between $4,000 and 100000. Onl.
. INO WOLHtA Ill hiuuS SVP"'oN
n returns.
o The 15-months-old daughter of Mrs
= ]. G. Paifreyman, OF Pocatello, wa
IS playing around wash boiler filled wit
l. boiling water. and while the mothe
was In the house tending to other du
n ties the child pulled the plug out of tn
al washer, which allowed the boiling wa
Is ter to run out over her body. infiici
Is ing fatal injuries
l. Ammer *. Lowe was killed nea
Sc Melba In haying accident His ches
was crushed and his lungs puncture
when he was thrown from hay rae
and either rup over or stepped on b
h, horse.
rs Although the number Of silos an
d. dairy cows in Ada county has II
le creased above 10 per cent, 1t is e,
IS pected that the butter fat to be ma
keted win be 5000 pounds less tina
for last year.