The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-05-09
IN THE GEM STATE


marked the game of baseball between
the Barber team and the Nampa team
played at Nampa Sunday afternoon.
The state sanitary commission Is
waging war on all unsanitary public
eating and business houses throughout
the state and imposing fines on all
guilty operators.
The municipal bond election, which
was called for May 13 to determine
whether or not Bull would issue bonds
for public improvements, has been
postponed to May 81.
At the school election at Bliss for
the purpose of voting bonds to the
amount of $4,000 for erection Of new
central school building, 108 votes were
cast. 80 for and 26 against the bonds
Property of the Boise Railway CON-
pany, including all cars and tracks in
the city, will be sold at public auc.
ton from the courthouse steps May
"a to satisfy judgment for $163, 485,
besides $4,000 for attorneys and trus-
tees fees and other costs.
Farmers in Canyon county are still
sowing small amounts of barley and
oats with the wheat crop almost en-
tirely planted, according to George
Dewey, county agent Potatoes are be-
ing planted in considerable quantities
with the corn crop still to be cared for.
The Children's Home society at Po-
catello won habeas corpus case
against Henry and Celia Wakely, who
took boy from a. Eme where he was
placed by the society. The boy has
been replaced in the home and the
WalSelys have promised no further in
reference.
Physicians are not entitled to per-
mits to transport liquor into the state,
the attorney generals office has held
in an opinion written in answer to a
question raised by north Idaho firm
of lawyers Only pharmacists are en-
titled to such permits, uder the law,
1t was held.
James Irwin Collier 100 years old,
dropped dead while walking in his
yard at Iona. He had complained OF
a pain in his side, but wanted break
fast, and, while ii was being prepared,
stepped out into the yard. When
called for breakfast he was found lying
on the ground dead.
The Pocatello association Of the
World War Veterans is gaining pres
tige every day and is gradually deve-
oping into mighty force in public af
fairs. The association, being the first
organized in the state of Idaho, will be
well represented in the st. Louis con-
vention on May to 10.
There is a shortage of houses for
residence purposes at Pocatello. While
few new houses are under course of
construction at this time, the activity
along the building line is not great
enough to make much difference but
that big boom will be launched soon
is the opinion of local realty men.
Nine million dollars worth of Sc
curties accumulated by the state
through its land department and from
endowment funds were ordered by the
state land board to be transferred from
the office of John w. Eagleson, state
treasurer, to the office of c. A. Elmer,
commissioner of public investments.
Following an advertisement inserted
in more than 30 eastern papers on
Easter Sunday by the Caldwell Com
mercial club, briefly enumerating the
attractive features of this section, the
club secretary is being flooded with in
quiries and requests for descriptive
literature from almost every state in
the union.
At centennial l. 0. 0. f. anniversary
celebration at Pocatello, A. Il. Gipson,
past grand master, presented veteran
Jewels of the order to Hans Miller,
member for q years Albert Miller. 26
years; r. A. Goebel 80 years f. NJ
Chamberlin, % years; d. ID. Fox, 81
years; Thomas Terrell, q years
Judge ]. ]. Guheen 26 years.
The Lemhi county commissioners
have ordered an innovation in road
work by employing Fred Crandan,
county surveyor, as general road over
seer, to have oversight of all district
road overseers, to have custody of
road machinery and tools, to direct and
advise in all road Improvement, and
generally to see that the work is done
Governor Davis has announced the
appointment of Miles johnson of Lew
iston. Shad l.. Hoggin of Twin Falls
and John w. Jones Of Blackfoot as
Idaho members of the national confer
ence onsuniform laws. The last legis-
lature appropriated $3.50 for this com
mission to spend in compiling the laws
and to submit report to the Iegis-
lature.
The election for the $1,000 bond issue
for general road purposes in Camas
county, and the separate issue of $4,000
for state highway work carried by
large majority.
The National Park Lumber company.
with sixteen yards located in various
towns in southeastern Idaho, is locat-
ing its headquarters in Idaho Fails.