The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-01-30

ShSe Oh Iiu NJ CaIuWeH turned Cut
to be case Of smallpox.
Harry Beebe, supposed to be impli-
Gated in several robberies about Poca-
tello, escaped from the county Jail by
crawling out Of the coal hole.
Construction of Meridel park, an
enterprise being promoted in Poca-
.cllo by Salt Lake interests, will be-
gin just as soon as the weather will
permit
The back to school, drive In south
ern Idaho has begun, and Is expected
20 accomplish great good In inducing
he youth Of the state to seek higher
education.
The Minidoka farm bureau has de-
cided that silos are one Of the funda-
mental things in the development of
the dairy industry, and recommend
the erection Of more sios.
The pay of the school teachers in
Madison county Is to be raised ut least
10 per cent. it is announced. 1t is
hoped that this will take care Of the
situation for the present
Silas Donnally, who died recently
ut Spokane, was for eight years u
Democratic national committeeman
from Idaho, and was know in the
Gem State as political sage"
Three hours after his wedding, John
Il. Brown, of Winchester, suicided by
leaplng from moving train. He had
been in poor health and is supposed
to have suddenly become insane
In attempting to thaw out a frozen
water pipe at the f. K. Terril home al
Pocatello. some rags caught on fire,
the fire extended to the building, and
considerable damage was entailed.
When his automobile ran Off the
boat at Froman's ferry, DR. J. A.
Young, a physician Of Caldwell, was
drowned. Another passenger was
dragged to safety by the ferryman.
Arrangements have been completed
for permanent seed exhibit at Poca-
tello, to be placed in building at the
passenger station there, the building
to be provided by the Commercial club.
babe was left on the steps Of the
X. r. Edie home at Pocatello one night
last week. There were no clues on
the clothing as to the identity of the
babe, which was about three weeks
old.
new set of bids has been asked
for on the Pickle Butte bridge. in
order to fit the funds available. The
state has approximately $4,000 avail
able for the purpose, including county
funds.
Farmers of the Twin Falls tract
have gone on record as fnvoring the
construction of huge reservoir at
American Falls. TO protect the lower
valley against possibility Of water
shortage
one man, a new still In perfect
working order and ten gallons of
whisky were taken into custody about
twenty-five miles north of Rupert by
the sheriffs of Bonneville and Cassia
counties.
An irrigation meeting. to be at
tended by irrigation enthusiasts of
cassia, Gooding. Jerome, Lincoln
Power, Twin Falls and Minidoka coun-
ties is to be held at Burley, January
u and %.
Temporary injunction restraining
the revocation by the state authorities
of licenses of six dentists. until a hear
ing can be had on the law questions
involved. has been granted by the dis
trict court at Boise.
1t is alleged that half million dol
lars is lost in the state of Idaho an
nually as a result of improper care
of fruit trees, and an effort Is TO be
made this year to improve conditions
regarding fruit raising.
Twenty-Five alleged members of the
!. w. w. have been placed on trial at
Standpoint. This Is the first of a
series of trials to be held in different
parts Of the state TO rid the state of
an undesirable element.
In 1919 the average wage paid farm
labOrers in Idaho was S93.60 per
month without board, and In 1918 the
average was $S6.25. This compares
with an average of $3.50 paid in 1910
for the same class Of labor
The Boise city council has gone on
record as favoring the appointment OF
James II. Hawley. former governor
of the state, as secretary of the In
terror to- succeed Franklin X. Lane.
who has announced his intention Of
resigning.
Although he fell from scaffold a
distance of twenty feet, striking head
foremost on solid rock, Mark Bristol.
aged %, employed at the Twin Falls
highway district rock-crushing plant.
suffered only minor injuries, accord
Ing to attending physicians at a Twin
Falls hospital.
Special elections will probably have
TO be held in counties where vacancies
exist In the legislative delegations. IL
there are any such, in order that the
cOunfipS may have fulI repraSaptatiop