The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-11
IDAHO BUDGET

News has been received that Dun
-:1n Beaton, who formerly lived at Hal
ley, died come time last month at Mis-
soula, Mont.
The car shortage in Idaho is to be
relieved at once, according to advices
received from Washington by Food Ad-
ministrator X. f. Bicknel.
The opening of the schools Of
Narysville was postponed from Septem-
Der 30 to October Z, the boys being
needed In the harvest fields.
The government wants 5000 stenog-
raphers for work In Washington, and
Idaho is expected to furnish her quota.
The salaries range from S1100 up.
Dewey Highley, one of the Meridian
soldier boys now in France, has been
missing since April, and his relatives
fear he has been captured by the Huns.
Raymond Hautzinger. aged 8, suf-
fered painful accident at Rockland,
when his right hand and part of the
forearm was mashed in an electric
wringer.
The city of HALEY and environs do
mated about a ton and half OF cloth
ing for the Belgians. while Bellevue,
Gannett, Picabo and Carey contributed
most literally.
Recently the ladies Of the Grand
view Red Cross auxiliary held an all
day patriotic meeting and donation
auction sale, and over $l1OO was real
lied as a result of their efforts.
John Il. Chestnut was accidentally
shot at Weiser during the Wild West
parade, his injuries being serious. Har-
ley Mccullough, who is alleged to have
fred the shot which wounded Chest
nut, is being held.
Within the next few days 80 or more
of Bear Lake cOunty's young men, who
are Is years Of age or over, will leave
for Logan and Salt Lake to take up
the army training work as provided by
the government under the draft laws.
News has been received at sRjrie
that Charles l.. Randall Of that city
has made the supreme sacrifice on the
battlefield in France, being the first
man from Bonneville county to lose
his life on the battlefield in the world
war.
The Rotary club of Twin Falls has
undertaken the work Of persuading
congress to set aside the 6OOOOO acres
Of land in what is known as the
l;runeau project for the soldier boys
when they return from hammerinG the
Huns.
In train wreck near Shoshone, d
Mexican workman was instantly killed
his body being cut in two just above
the hips, and five others were in
iured The train was backing uT
when from some unknown cause i
left the rails.
Mrs. w. r. Adair of Ririe has re
ceived a letter from her grandson
Tommie Rowan. who Is in the navy
reporting that he has just completed
his sixth trip to France, and that OF
his last trip the boat was chased b.
a submarine, but escaped.
From August ! to September IA
1910 more carloads Of wheat wer
shipped frsm Idaho and Utah thai
during the same period last year. Dur
Ing that period last year, 295 carload
of wheat were shipped. This year 21O
carloads were sent to market
With S542 paid admissions to tn
fair. and all school children admitte
free. Friday was declared the banne
attendance day Of the Idaho state fail
1t was estimated that the total numbe
OF free admissions equalled or passe
the number of paid admissions,
w. =. Bales has completed Il dea
with the Apple Growers associatio
of Caldwell and vicinity for the sale O
so carloads of apples at $37 800. Prat
ucally all the apple growers Of tn
Caldwell country have entered tn
contract for the sale of their apples
The contract price was 21a cents pc
bushel
Four hundred and eighty-seven me
called to entrain from the state b.
ginning October for Camp Levi
were released from the call until flu
Their notice by Provost Marshal Gel
erai Crowder last week in a TELEGRAM
to the adjutant general, advising this
this vas necessary because of the ep
.demic VT Spanish Influenza.
An ldahoan back from France aftt
six months service, says: THE Anne
leans ridicule the French pOtatOe
which are really tiny tubers about II
size Of marbles, which are harveste
before the tops have died down. b
the Americans have not contentt
themselves with ridicule. They ha'
constructed an irrigation system ar
are growing big crops Of spuds TIL
make the eyes Of our allies pop out
John Haines, who was to have bee
one of the participants in the ROM
up at Weiser, was injured by beii
thrown from a horse, which fell In
practice run for tho Roman races
condition is not serious.
Some of the finest livestock in L
west was in the parade held at q
state fair at Boise. The animals re
resented thousands of dollars in Walt
some of the individuals being held
prices near the $4,000 mark.