The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-03-14
IDAHO OBUDCET


idoka county is peculiarly adapted to
successful chicken raising. The even
temperature, good drainage and plenty
of the right kind of food substantiates
this claim.
Under the leadership of A. b. Brown,
executive committeeman of the poultry
division of the Minidoka county farm
bureau, strong effort is being made
to encourage high class poultry rails
ing in that section.
The jury Mt Caldwell In the case Of
the state against Phil Harris, who was
charged with selling mertgaged prop
erty, was discharged after it had de-
liberated twenty-four hours without
reaching an agreement.
After celebrating nearly nine hours
the jury at Boise in the case of the
United States against the Henningsen
Produce company, A. p Henningsen
and w. F, Henningsen, found the de-
PENDANTS not guilty on both counts of
the Indictment.
Bids for the construction of the
Mercy hospital at Nampa were opened
last week. Five firms from Nampa
and Boise presented bids which ranged
from $47,OOO to $4,000. This did not
include the excavation work which
has already been completed.
Alfred Muosel butcher Of Burley.
pleaded builty and was fined $50 and
costs for selling two cattle to meat
consumers after the two animals
which had been sold to him supposed
ly to manufacture soap because they
were seriously diseused with attnii-
mycosis or lumpy jaw.
A unanimous vote was cast at the
recent school election at Gooding in
favor of giving the board for the dis
trict the necessary authority to desig-
nate sites for two school houses that
are to be constructed this year. One
will be located northeast of the city
and the other northwest.
In reply to queries from county as
SCISSORS. Attorney General Black has
given it as his opinion that Liberty
bonds and other government obliga-
tions held by banks are not to be
deducted in arriving at the valuation
Of the shares of the bank for purposes
of state and county taxation.
The legislature went on record on
March 6 in favor of legalizing boxing
within the state, and Immediately
thereafter the city of PocatellO
through its Athletic club, offered S163,-
600 In cash for the Jess Willard-Jack
weight championship, July 4.
The Y. w. G. A. campaign for S14W
In Boise Is strictly woman's cam
paign.. no man being solicited. Not
only are all the sector captains wo
men but one girl has volunteered In
every office building in the city and
in one building alone. where there are
but six girls employed, $25 has beer
subscribed.
Arthur l.. Swim, member of the city
council and acting mayor since the
death in November OF f. f. Bracken
was appointed mayor of Twin Falls
and l.. l.. Breckenridge, recently re
turned from France as Il Young Mems
Christian association worker, was Sc
lected as councilman in Swim's stead
by the city council.
Governor Davis sent a telegram t(
Senator John f. Nugent, urging con
sideration and support of the proposed
enlargement of the Yellowstone Ma
tional park which enlargement vii
/ include parts of both Idaho and wy
oming and will add materially to tn,
accessibility of the summer pleasur,
ground from the Idaho side.
A celebration Is being planned 70
Pocatelo on July and A, in tn
nature of reception for the returne,
/ soldier boys. The celebration will b,
known as the ''WelcOme-home" cele
bration and will ba in honor of tn,
boys of Pocatello and Bannock count.
who served the country during the re
cent war
Officials Of various railway unions
came to Rpcatello from Omaha an,
met large number Of local employee
at the Commercial club on March !
The meeting was the first step looking
! to the complete organization of tn
federated crafts of the local shops.
Ed Briney. of Salmon. who has beel
in the military service continuousl
since 1916. having been q member o
the old Second idaho militia whicl
saw service on the Mexican border, ha
returned from overseas, having beel
| twice gassed. and suffering numerou