The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-05-23
IDAHO BUDGET

The new school building on the east
side at Boise Is to be named the
Roosevelt" building.
IdahO's university track team was
defeated by Washington State college
at Pullman, 70 to SO.
Thirty-one students will receive GER
tificates Of graduation from the Cald
well high school May %.
Now that the bonds have been voted
work Is to start as soon as possible on
the new wings to the state capital.
Governor Davis has notified sheriffs
to see that boxing exhibitions staged
by travelling carnival companies do not
violate provisiops-of the new boxing
law.
The Caldwell Commercial Club has
become sponsor for a French orphan,
adopted by Company u Of the 116th
engineers, which has gone out OF ex'
istence.
A campaign on large scale for the
upbuilding of PocatellO Is being under
taken by the Commercial club, and big
things may be looked for in the not
distant future.
Joseph G. Campbell. a trusty EN-
ployed as teamster at the state pen
itentiary, walked away one day last
week and has not since been seen by
the prison Officials.
The damage to Emmett orchards by
the freezing weather is estimated at
S75OOOO. The amount left is. how
ever more than was at first estimated
and will likely reach go carloads.
With an area Of some COCO acres In
| this state and n condition of 1O1 per
cent of normal May l, production
Of 121 200 bushels of rye is forecasted
compared with 6O,O0O bushels last
year.
Idaho has made its Victory Loan
quota of $11. 10000. She claims to be
the second state Of the II in the
twelfth federal reserve district and the
fourth state in the entire United States
to do so.
Request Of the Spokane Merchants
association has been received by thu
public utilities commission for enforce
ment Of graded freight rates promised
the intermountain sector severa
months ago.
Three fires within period of foul
hours in the Cottage hotel in Black
foot kept the fire department bus,
one night last week. The fires In par
are believed to have been the work O.
an incendiary.
The fruit situation in the Payett'
section is not SO bad as was though
a few days sgo While there Is large
damage in particular areas, In genera
there is good crop in prospect, par
ticularly of apples.
Orchardists in the Buhl section re
port that the fruit crop has been great
ly damaged by recent frosts. Prune
and apricots will be almost an entir'
failure and the apple and peach croI
has been greatly impaired
Shoshone county Is the banner coun
ty of Idaho for Victory loan subscrip
tiOns, according to state headquarters
which reported that county as having
subscribed $913,6OO with a quota o
$85O,OOO; an Oversubscription Of $63
600.
Jack Marshall, in charge OF the stat
construction work bf the 10000 bath
house at Lava Hot Springs. states tina
the big carpenters strike there is owe
daily wage scale of IS was granted b.
Governor Davis.
Besides the large amount of hay fe
in the state, shipping has been activ
from the irrigated sections to outsid
points. Only per cent or S2.32O ton
of last years crop still remains on tn
farms, compared with 237,0O0 tons o
hand at this time last year.
Shearing is in progress at severe
, Lemhi camps and sales Of wool ar
: reported at 81 cents, although abou
J 10000 fleeces are being held by sheer
, men for 55 cents. The wool is bein
! bought by local buyers for easter
houses and is being shipped out.
Wilbur Strand is Mt home ut Salmo
. on q Alough, still suffering from
teau-Thierry, when he went through
! fearful experience. lying on the fiel
severely woundd for sixten hours, ur
der fire all the time from enemy snil
ers.
Driving at high rate of speed OF
the bench at the junction of the Mer
dian and White Star roads and slIdin
down straight, 30-foot embankmeI
into the Settlers canal below, c. Y
Mhiffen. driving large touring ca
and six other occupants, had a narro
) escape from death, the machine bein
5 badly damaged.
For the first time this season. a
: automobile was able to make the tri
: from Nampa over the Owyhee moul
tains Sunday to Boulder, where tn
: Demming mines are located.
Texas and Louisiana bean market
have been opened to growers and shil
: pers of Boise valley, and n rate OF