The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-10-29
IDAHO STATE NEWS N. l. A. CORNER

Sam Bogard. so years old, was found
dead In his cabin near Idaho City. He
was lying on the floor by stove, with
some kindling In one hand, when found
by neighbor, who had stopped at the
cabin to visit him.
l.. Reams and Charles Mason, while
trapping up in Greenhorn canyon, dis
covered cinnamon bear and two
cubs. They bagged the mother and
captured the two youngsters and took
them to HALEY. The old bear weighed
80 pounds.
w. j. Hail. commissioner of public
works of the state of Idaho, was
made defendant in a mandnmus action
| filed ir district court at Boise for
the purpose of compelling him to open
the books Of his department for pub
lie inspection.
According to plans instituted by
President Frazier and the faculty OF
the Idaho technical institute, at Poca-
| tel1o, that institution Will ask for.
nearly half-million dollars for main.
tenance and improvements for the
next biennium.
| Luther Kirk, farmer. is under ar
| rest at Rupert, charged with shooting
j. Merrill also a farmer as the result
of quarrel recently. Merrill is said
to have been shot three times, two
bullets entering his back and the third
| penetrating his lungs.
That the business of the 0. s. l..
railroad at Montpelier, has greatly
outgrown it's facilities is indicated by
the fact that three additional sidings
now are under construction in the
south end Of the yards. Each Of these
sidings will be one mile long.
Former Governor James II. Hawley
has just completed history Of the
state of Idaho, which Will be one Of
his final literary efforts. The history Of
the state is brought down to April /,
1919, and covers the participation of
this state in the great World war.
Idaho has harvested the largest
spring wheat crop in its history-15,-
$4,000 bushels. Combined with the
100000 bushels of winter wheat,
Idaho's total wheat production for
1920 is placed at 21. .354 900 bushels,
as compared with lS,7O5,OOO bushels
last year.
James r. Burnett, of Blackfoot,
while hunting with a party of friends
on Wet creek, in the Pahsomeri coun-
try. last week, accidentally shot him
self in the right foot with a 32-calibre
revolver. Burnett, who was alone at
the time, cauterized the wound with
a burning match and then extrated the
bullet.
The public utilities commission has
denied the application made. by Rob
ert c. Brown of the Gooding Water
works company for an order authoriz-
ing him to abandon the water service
to some twenty-six customers in the
Woodwork addition to the city of
Gooding claiming that the service was
, being rendered at a loss.
A verdict of guilty was returned
against Charles McKslvey, Charles
Warren F. J. Bates, Rudolph Lehman
and Emmet Donahue, charged under
Hfederal statute with using force and
Violence to obstruct the free use and
I occupancy OF public lands. This is an
outcome of the Custer county range
war "a year ago which resulted in the
shooting of Pete Iphor.
Eight inches of snow, falling or
trees with leaves still on them, caused
the loss Of many of the old trees OF
Pocatello, including many in the city
parks, at the Idaho Technical insti-
tute campus and along the streets.
Horseshoe Bend is enjoying quite 8
degree of prosperity as the expectanl
capital of Boise county. Town lots
are changing hands and some good
buildings are promised.
A 17-year-old Chinese youth is be
ing sought by Boise officers, it being
charged that he stole 5000 from ar
uncle who had befriended him.