The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-09-03
HERE AND THERE IN IDAHO

The Iowa society held its annual
picnic last week at Payette. About
500 were in attendance.
Estimates point to hay crop with
a value of approximately $l5O,OOO in
the Lewiston Charleston valley.
Representatives Of the department
Of agriculture are making study Of
potatoes in the Rupert section.
Idaho Is to have a million-dollar
fair at Boise this year, according to
the announcement of the secretary and
manager of the fair association.
From 40 to 80 automobile parties
are camping nightly at the public
camping grounds just south of HALEY,
and the tourist season Is at its height.
The state convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies was held in
occurring on August 20 and lasting
three days.
Pocatellos American Legion base
ball team claims the amateur cham
pionshlp Of the entire west with a
record of 80 games won of Al played
this season.
Six months In the county Jail was
the sentence imposed by a Nampa
judge upon Benjamin Blanton, SO
years old, on charge of failure to
support his wife.
With the wheat harvest practically
complete in the Lewiston valley, wheat
in considerable volume has been COM
ing into Lewiston. The market has
been holding at around $2.15.
Andrew Depre has been arrested in
Shoshone county on a charge of Grim
inal syndicalism, the state department
of law enforcement has been advised
1t is said Depre is confessed i
w. w.
Six big steam threshing machines
are at work In fields adjacent to Idaho
Falls, beginning the task of threshine
the product Of 10000 acres of seet
peas, with total shipping crop Of 15l
carloads.
The apple crop In the state this year
seems to be normal one, with storms
in the north Of the state and a water
shortage in some districts preventing
the crop from being as large as wa'
| at first expected.
Theodore Nye, Homedale banker
charged with having recently takel
the life of Frank Trotter, editor o
the Homedale Empire-Press, was dis
charged in Silver City following a pre-
4 llminary hearing.
r George h. Chambers, of Salt Lake
was drowned at Pinoche Springs Il
bring a large log from deep to shalloy
water in the pool He became el
, hausted and drowned.
J., The marketing OF hail-marked frui
1 Is presenting a difficult problem t
growers in the west portion Of tn
Lewiston district, where hail inflicte
considerable damage on the fru
crop, especially apples.
: An electric Illuminated clock HI
q been erected in front of one of I'll
banks at Rupert. The clock is artist
in appearance and Is completed with
a full set of Westminster chimes whic
: ring every quarter of the hour.
c. B. Walker has resigned his p'
sition as state commissioner Of I
:, nance, to become president Of III
First National bank of briggs. tn
= resignation of Mr.. Walker is the Sc
i ond since the cabinet was formed.
s William Sutton. fisherman, WI
;, shot, fatally, near Chatcolet by Cal
tain Eli Laird, commander of tu,
boat on the st. Joe river, following
struggle during which Sutton, accor'
II ing to stories of the captain and ere
e Of the boat, attempted to board II
=, vessel.
A partial survey of automobiles
Idaho by the recently organized ldaf
u Automotive Trades association Leaf
to the belief that there are now 49,
. autos and trucks registered in Il
state, and that less than l per cent
these cars are used for purely pleasu
. purpose.
5. Parma apples are worm-free and
n good quality this year, and it Is e
~ pected that they will come near
being the best on the market. Mai
orchards are practically free fro
n worms, and others have a low pc
centage of loss. the average bell
- about 2 per cent.
The members of the Nelson al
Hogan families. pioneers of the So
Lake, Cache, Gentle and Gray's La
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