The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-02-15

Inc SCHOOLS OF SOFA springs are be-
ing run on six-day schedule. Ninety
per cent of the patrons voted In favor
Of the plan.
School Is being held Saturdays at
Hazelton, that the spring closing may
De early enough for the older boys to
help put in crops.
s. ]. Hindman Of Boise, for three
years chief clerk in the state highway
department, has been named private
secretary to Senator John f. Nugent.
The records OF the Canyon county
local exemption board show that there
were but six alien enemies of draft
age in the county last June, when reg
istrations were made.
A carload Of yearling elk from Gard
ner, WyO., were received at POcatello
last week for turning out on the game
preserve near Pocatello. There were
twenty-five animals in the lot.
William Gilman was adjudged in
sane and ordered committed to the
state institution at Blackfoot, follow
ing violent attack that he made upon
members Of his family ut Boise
Senator b. A. Cummings of Bannock
county comes forth with the startling
proposal that in the event the special
session OF the legislature Is called all
members donate their services for the
emergency session.
More farm loans were paid back to
the state in 1917 than were made, ac-
cOrding to u statement on securities in
the several endowment funds filed by
John w. Egleson state treasurer, with
Governor Alexander.
Congressman Smith and French have
assurances from Director Of Railroads
McAdoo that refrigerator cars will be
supplied for shipment of potatoes from
eastern Idaho, of which 1t is estimated
there are about 1000 carloads.
Refrigerator cars will be sent to
Idaho at an early date to move pota-
toes and apples out of this state, ac-
cording to a promise given the state
farm markets bureau by Herbert
Hoover, national food administrators.
Because of shortage in good wheat,
oats, barley and corn in Ada county.
O. p Hendershot, secretary of the in
creased production committee, is urg-
ing the farmers In this section of the
state to purchase their seed at once.
A meeting was held at Filler last
week at which Messrs. Jones and
Brock, representing the food admin
istratiOn and the department Of agri-
culture took up with the farmers the
need for planting an increased acreage
of sugar beets.
Bonneville county's smileage book
campaign was closed in less than one
hour, though week had been given in
which to dispose of the books. High
school boys were lined up and the city
divided into districts and a whirlwind
campaign made.
The state land board has fixed the
1918 maintenance charges on the King
Hill project at 81 an acre. like
charge was made last year. The land
federal government has not taken the
project over yet.
Men of military age who have mar
ried in good faith since war was de-
clared are to be exempted from service
with the colors in the event they put
forth u dependency claim, according to
ruling given Acjutant General Moody
by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
"When the nation is at war, no mans
time is his own. 1t belongs to the gov
ernment." With this statement the
Idaho state council of defense has ap
pealed to the people of the state to
see that the loafers and idlers, rich as
well as poor, be put to some useful
employment.
Ray A. Elliott and Joe B. Elliott,
brothers, who live on Big creek, thirty
miles below Edwardsburg, were in Cas-
cade last week to be examined for the
draft. They started from their home
on the 25th Of January and travelled
on snowshoes for six days, coming by
the way of Warren.
A civil process cannot issue against
any man now in the service Of the fed
eral government, Attorney General
Walters advised the state land board
when 1t discussed means of foreclos-
ing a mortgage held by the state as
security for loan made to an Adams
county citizen who is now in the army.
Members of the Boise city exemption
board have been confirmed in their
opinion that the capital city will not
have to supply any soldiers on the next
call, on account of the number of vol
unteers with which Boise will be cred
tied.
G. 0. Broxon, manager of the states
insurance fund provided for in the
workmens compensation act, has
asked the state land board to sell him
$4,000 worth of farm mortgages. He
explained in a letter to the board that
since the law compelled him to invest
the funds ut his command, he wanted
Idaho securities.
Chairman Pomeroy of the Pocatello
exemption board has given out list
of several hundred registrants, whose
questionnaires have been returned by
the postoffice authorities, because of
inability to find the men at the ad-
dresses given. Many of the names in
the list appear to be those of for
eigners.