The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-06-25


clubs were organized last month in
Madison county
Wool pools are in operation in
Lewis and Idaho counties under aus
pices OF the county farm bureau.
Poison for srsund squirrels was dis
tributed on oO0O acres in Bonner
county in eight days Of work done in
five communities
Idaho's wool clip is 70 per cent b.
low that Of normal years and % per
cent below that of last year, according
to John Ridenbaugh. an Idaho sheep
man.
two young lads reported as being
runaways from their homee In Rock
land, Cal, were picked up at Poca-
tello.
Twin Falls post, American Legion,
has decided to assume charge OF a
Fourth Of July celebration there. The
Chamber Of Commerce previously had
voted against a celebration.
was found shot through the heart on
his brothers grave in the cemetery at
Pocatello, committed suicide, accord
ing to the findings of the coroner's $
Aiury.
{ Louis Pentecost was arrested at
McCammon charged with entering q
pool hall there and stealing $18 in
F, cash. The officers making the cap
ture state that Pentecost admits his
/ guilt.
The work of the Idaho Reclamation
association Is beginning 10 attract
favorable notice outside The state, and
I business interests In Utah are giving
| The association both moral and finan-
cial support.
| The Goodinx college will entertain
the Epworth league Institutes Of
Boise and Pocatello. July 10 to %
and the visitors will be guests Of the
luncheon, July 20.
| William Jennings Bryan will speak
in Twin Falls on July 14th. it has
been announced by the local chautau-
pear there as a delayed number Of the
clautauqua course.
c. +. Casper was arrested at Poca.
Ielo and is being held on the charge
Of forgery. The complaint Is filed b,
Frank Belcher, and charges the prls
oner with forging check for $40 o.
the National bank at Firth.
The PocateIlo Chamber of Com
merce has indorsed the movement ol
the Idaho Reclamation association t.
raise the necessary funds to carry or
the fight for reclamation under tls
leadership Of Major Fred Reed.
Fremont county tarm bureau mem
hers opened their campaign ngalns
crickets by distributing over 5tt
pounds of poisoned bran at Grassy
|Itidge. After one cricket has beer
Killed by poison, he is eaten by another
cricket, and the poison does III
work ,<-second time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowman nnt
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burnham ant
their six children narrowly escaped
serious injury or death while en route
from Ashton to Salt Lake when Mr.
Bowmans car ran off the state high
way near McCammon. the passenger.
all escaping with slight bruises.
Reelection Of National Committee
man Robert II. Elder and passage o.
Il resolution instructing the Idaho dele
cation to stand for national plat
form plank pledging the party agains
repeal or weakening of prohibition
laws were effected at the closing ses
sion OF the Democratic state conven
tion ut Lewiston.
Farm bureau investigation of tn
killing Of alfalfa in Oneida county re
ycalcd that destruction was due to Gu
worms rather than to winter killing
: as many farmers had supposed. Us
uf poisoned bait WAS adopted immed
rarely 70 combat them. and two weeks
treatment Of so acres gave YER
satisfactory results.