The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-02-01

uOn OF diseases. His body was sent
to Iowa, where he formerly lived.
School children of Ashton are buy
in- good number of thrift stamps
and war saving certificates, an agency
having been established at the school
for this purpose.
A call has been sent out by the
president and secretary of the Idaho
State Association Of Optometrists for
the annual meeting, which Is to be
held In Boise January %.
1t has been decided that the town
board will arrange to give public re-
ception to every enlisted man who
comes to Downey on furlough as well
as those accepted in the draft.
The Hocatello council of the Knights
Of Columbus has secured the services
of vaudeville troupe from Ogden and
will entertain Sunday, February 3, the
proceeds to go to the war fund
To guard against possible outbreaks
OF scarlet fever, the Caldwell schools
were closed one day last week and
the buildings given thorough fumi-
CATION.
Ninety quarts of whisky and a large
automobile were added to the ''pro-
hibitiOn" collection at Caldwell follow
ing the arrest Sunday evening of Ran
dali Sage of Ontario, Ore.
Canyon county farmers who counted
on steady market in Texas for their
hay suffered heavy blow to their
hopes when word was received that
cars In which to ship the hay will not
be available for several days.
Because his wife denied claim d her
dependency upon him as he claimed
James Henry Nelson is in the Twin
Falls county Jail awaiting federal ac-
ton, charged with making false rep
reservations in his QUESTIONABLE.
The Idaho Seed Growers associa-
ton, in session at idaho Falls, elect
ed the following officers: A. j. Sny-
der, Springfield, president; M. A.
Thometz. Twin Falls, vice president; /;
A. H. Beasley, Idaho Falls, secretary
treasury.
Lavon Williams, Dewey Arnold,
Edward Levin and Henry Kicks, all
young men of prominent families, are
In the Madison county Jail, held on a
charge Of highway robbery and assault
on two japanese women. Bail has
been fixed at $4,000 each.
f.. Whisky ran like water in the sub
terranean conduits of Pocatello on jan
uary %, when 1920 flasks Of whisky
valued at 81 flash We're broken by
sheriff's deputies and dumped into the
sewers. The stock was valded at about
$4,000, dry territory qpstations.
Announcement is mhde that Gov
ernor Alexander will invite the gov
ernors of Utah, Montana, Wyoming,
Oregon, Nevada and Washington to
meet in Boise this winter for the pur-
pose of discussing the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution.
One hundred signers are petitioning
for company of militia to be or
ganized at Pocatelo. 1t will be an
infantry company, provided to take
the place of the national guards which
voluHteered for war duty. The peti-
tion will be sent to Boise immedi-
ately.
Although the friends of Senator
BRADY have known that as result OF
the maturing of his large waterpowel
and mining investments he had become
millionaire, few were aware that he
had acquired fortune which is va
riously estimated at from two to five
MILLIONS.
The Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry company management has pur
, chased two trucks and one runabou
, for its use at Payette this season
1t intends to cover all the territory
! in gathering cream, so that the farm
, ers will not have to spend time haul
ing their cream in.
, Because the room in the high schoo
building was too small to accommodate
the women doing Red Cross work, ant
through desire to aid in the war work
as much as possible, the Elks' lodge
at Twin Falls turned over its hand
some new lodge rooms to the Rec
Cross workers of the city and vicinity
. George L. Brunn of st. Maries, wht
died attempting to save. Dolly Nc
Kinley, 0 years old, from drowning
May 26, 1917 has been honored b.
: the Carnegie hero fund commission
4 for his act of heroism. A silver media
: and a pension were awarded to hi
: wife and three children.
: Attacked by three MeNicans as h
( was coming from Jarbidge, Charlie
MLsner, II telephone lineman, was tel
: ribly cut and beaten and when though
3 dead was thrown over high cliff nea
Q Twin Falls. by his assailants. Misne
r recovered and walked into town an
three men have been arrested. Koi
: berry was their motive.
A verdict awarding $4,000 to Fran
e. McNeese as damages in his sui
against George l.. Phillips. of Nyss;
1 Ore, whom he charged with Inaliciou
: prosecution, was returned by a jur
[ in the District court at Caldwell. Th
n trouble grew out of the arrest of NJ,
Neese on complaint of Phillips. VIII
charged him with grand larceny.