The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1919-07-11
IN THE GEM STATE

A new hotel at Wilder was for
mally opened on July l.
1t is estimated that there will be
$50 carloads of peaches shipped from
Twin Falls and 125 from Emmett.
Business firms OF Caldwell engaged
In selling and repairing automobiles
and supplies have organized an asso-
citation.
Fruitland will ship more apples than
any other point IN Idaho this year. 1t
being estimated that 1t will take 700
cars to handle the output.
Approximately 1900 freight cars will
be required OF the railroad to handle
this falls Idaho fruit crop. In the
Weiser to POcatello district.
| Almost every business house In
Idaho Falls was closed july 4 and 5,
thus giving their employees three
days holiday for the weekend.
The adjutnnt general announces
| that the state has been authorized to
muster the various newly organized
militia companies into the service.
Ashby Turner, of Collister, while
working In the mines in Owyhee
county, was caught under a car Of
ore which fell on him, badly injuring
one foot.
| b, l.. Giflett and A. w. Pyper, Of
Pocatello have been elected delegates
to the national convention Of mainten-
ance Of way employees Of American
railroads, to be held in Detroit, Mich,
September g.
The annual outing Of the shop en-
ployes Of the Oregon Short Line In
Pocatello, is scheduled for Sunday,
July ID, Two special trains Will carry
the employees OF the shops and their
families to Big Springs
According to report, no water has
passed over the Miner dam in the
past sixty days. and II campaign for Il
conservative use of water in the Twin
Falls tract is now being undertaken
by the reclamation department.
Criminal complaints were filed In
the probate court at Caldwell bv Dr.
Ernest Il. Lurbaugh Of the state health
department against Mayor II. IL.
Keim Of Nampa and Ira Beam. charged
with violating health regulations.
The Canyon county commissioners
have granted the petition for forma-
ton of the new school district, to be
known as South Side Boulevard school,
formed from parts of Happy Valley.
| - - Il;
With officers in pursuit, touring
car laden with fourteen cases of liquor
collided with calf a few miles from
/ Lava Hot Springs and wrecked the
car, allowing the sheriff and his dep
uty to confiscate the contraband
liquor.
The state board OF education has
decided to make use of the lesson
taught by the war savings campaign
of last year, and Introduce thrift into
the schools Of Idaho as an Independent
study, carrying the idea through all
the grades.
or the 1900 carloads Of fruit to be
shipped out of Idaho this season, 1t Is
|
sary to handle the apple crop alone
while 500 ears will be devoted t.
prunes, and peaches will make up al
additional 800 carloads.
After successfully eluding the Of
ficers Of three counties and Il score OF
cities and villages for more than two
months, Charles Galloway was takeI
into custody by the Bannock count,
officials at Pocatello on the charge O
being a whlskey runner.
That the water situation in Idaho !.
acute Is the substance of Il report made
by the commissioner of reclamation o
this state, w. G.. Swendson. upon hi
return to the state capital after M In
spection "trip through southeastern
Idaho and the upper Snake rive
region.
I Repres Smith of Idaho ha
brought attention of the fedora
! trade CON "-'I the house of rer
3 rsentative er of the exorbl
3 tant price OF !, one in Rocky noun
| tain states. which is nearly twice a
: much as the price charged in easter
states.
While the Twin Falls section !
; threatened with great decrease !
available water, portions of the uppe
Snake River valley are actual
ifN-eatened with IA complete shutoff Q
irrigation water. due Ia the situation
because the lower projects have pr
GRITTY rights.
Final papers have been signed fe
! the transfer of Highland park to tn
: city of Idaho Falls. This gives tn
city a fine recreation park within
short distance of the business section
Facilities are ut hand for making
, swimming pool, and II baseball dit
Inond will be laid out al once.
2 Revival OF the so-called Dubois r.
: clamation project in eastern Idaho
5 proposed by Representative Smith, IL
: publican, of Idaho, who introduce