The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-08-22
IN THE GEM STATE

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received last week.
Half million dollars worth Of
clover seed will be shipped from the
Twin Falls district this year.
The annual meeting Of the Boise
Valley ShOrthorn Breeders association
will be held at Caldwell Wednesday,
September 3.
More than $4,000 acres Of state
school land will be sold In northern
Idaho the latter part OF August and
early in september.
Presence In Gooding county Of a
minute insect, which Is attacking al
falfa and destroying its seed-producing
qualities, Is announced.
The Idaho State grange and its var
ious branches are placing themselves
on record In favor Of the Mondell bill,
intended to provide homes for Ameri-
can soldiers, sailors and marines.
Thirty refrigerator cars daily and
possibly more, to move the Canyon
county potato crop have been assured
10 the public utilities commission by
the Oregon Short Line railroad COM
pany.
The Twin Falls de-hydrating plant,
established by local farmers and cap
alists. last week started Its first sea-
IONS pack OF local products. beginning
18th stringiess beans and windfall
hpples.
A committee to make survey Of
-
se to women and girls who are en-
aged in work, has been ordered by
lic business and Professional Wo-
mems clubs.
Thieves robbed b. Hammond OF
Moore Of $1l4.5O. watch and other
articles. while he and his wife were
nsleep in a small tent pitched IN the
municipal automobile camp at the City
park ut Blackfoot
Municipal expenses Of the coming
year ut Twin Falls necessitatcs tax
levy OF PIN mills. which was assessed
by the city council at It's Monday night
meeting This Ii 1919 mills over the
regularly prescribed levy.
July brought no relief from the Sc
we're drought and 1daho's wheat crop
suffered further Aarinkage, according
10 the monthly bulletin issued by the
Idaho crop reporting service. The out
look now Is for some 14,O13 800 bushels.
The city council OF BlackfoOt has
voted unanimously in favor Of the ex-
'cnsive plan Of street paving recently
proposed. wherein the main thorough
fares into the city will be paved. Bids
for this work will be Immediately ad-
vertised
A complete grain sampling station
and school Is to be established In po-
catello for three days to instruct the
farmers, miilers grain dealers and
managers of grain elevators and ware
houses In the proper method Of sam
ping wheat.
r. +. Bicknell, still technically fed
eral food administrator for Idaho Is
again In the harness-called to active
duty by the national administration to
ferret out profiteering in Idaho and
report all cases to the attorney general
at Washington.
Frank i'ouloS u, and young wo-
man giving her name as Dorothy Pet
erson, are being held by the authori-
ties at Pocatello. Poulos Is charged
with violating the Mann act, having
registered Mt hotels there in company
with the Petersen girl as man and
wife,.
Many farmers through Canyon
county have already disposed Of their
hay crop, both to stockmen and to hay
shippers. There has been talk of spec
nlators buying up all the hay they
could, hoping to corner enough OF the
crop to demand from $40 10 $50 a ton
for the hay.
Formation of the Idaho Freight Rate
association Is the plan Of q. Il. Craft.
traffic secretary of the Boise tonhner-
claI club. who Is touring the state In
the interest of AN organization That
will work for Just freight rates from
Idaho to the leading markets of the
country on Idaho products.
j. Il. Evans. special tax. agent for
the Oregon Short Line rnilroad. Gre
ated sensation at Il hearing al Boise
before the State beard of equalization,
when he charged That the ronf DENTAL
agents appointed by the board had
filed secret report on the valuation
If public utilities and were unauali-
fled in their work.
The city administration Of Twin
Falls has announced its intention TO
20 as far rs human effort could pro
-ee,l IN better NJ conditions set forth
by delegation from the Central
Trade c.aincil, headed by lis president,
II. g. Scranton. calling upon the muni- |
cipalify To assist in the solution locally |
Of the high cost of living problem.
Because he took his children from
the Childerns nome without perins
sion, Albert Hadley of Idaho Falls
faces charge of kidnapping. The chill
dren. Edward Perry Hadley, II. and