The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-04-23
IN THE GEM STATE

equipment.
Memorial trees were planted In honor
Of Meridian's dead soldier boys on Ar
Dor day, April IA.
A tourists auto park Is to be locar.
Il at Parma by the enterprislng cirl-
1ens of that community.
More than 5000 has been pledged in
the y. w. c. A. drive for funds to erect
new building at Pocatello.
Notice is given that the United
States hospital at Boise barracks will
be opened to patients April 10.
". A. Sweater. said TO he wanted
in Caldwell on il grand larceny charge,
has been arrested at Lindsay, Cal.
Kellogg was chosen as the 1921 meet
ing place of the American Legion at
he three-day session held ut Twin
Falls
World movement is announced at
x302,522, and this amount is now be-
.ng raised.
Labor and fraternal organization
members of Pocatello are pledging IA
days pay to the y. W. c. A. campaign
committee.
Max Welton. of Caldwell was Sc
vereiy burned about the face, wrists
and arms as the result of the explo-
sion of Il furnace.
NJ. +. Albert, of Payette, who lost
both his legs In France, has been elect
ed adjutant of the Idaho department
Of the American Legion.
Word has been received at Challis
that sheep In the valley are dying in
great numbers on account Of lack Of
feed and continued cold weather.
For the first time in the history OF
Twin Falls county jury composed
entirely of women was empaneled last
week to hear testimony in criminal
trial.
Preparations are being made by tho
P0catello chamber of commerce for the
reception and entertainment of the go
Salt Lakers who will invade the city
April 20.
A district convention of the l. o. ..
F. was held In PocateIlo, April IA,
delegates from Malad. Preston, Ameri-
can Falls, Aberdeen and Pocatello he
Ing in attendance.
Burley highway district officials
claim to have the best roads in the
state, and fua ther eiaim the cost has
been less thsh for any other dissrict
having similar construction.
The state treasurer has advertised
for bids on So. 900 bond issue intend
Ell % secure funds for building ex-
penses in connection with new state
narntorium at Lava Hot Springs.
rhe boys and girls who belong to the
pig club al Murtaugh can boast of
more purebred Duroc-Jersey hogs than
my other state club, Il pigs being
owned by the different members
An evidence Of the growth OF the
moval of 'wo churches, the Presbyte-
rian and he Episcopal, from the bust
ness center to the residence section.
, The attorney general has addressed
an official opinion to the Boise Cen
tral Trades and Labor Council. assur-
ing them that sub-contractors on state
jobs are affected by the state eight
hour limit.
Good roads enthusiasts have started
n movement looking to an improve
ment in the highway between Poeatello
and American Falls, which they de-
clare Is the worst stretch of road on the
state highway.
number of cases Of smallpox are
'eported at Burley. The disease has
)een hard TO control owing to the facl
hat many cases are so light that those
having it never know it until others
have been exposed.
Robert G. Early, formerly connected
with the Short Line engineering de-
partment, has been appointed clerk Of
Bannock county by the county board
of commissioners. to I'LL the unexpired
terms Of G. W. Pomeroy, who resigned.
Because Of the sale and moving OF
the building In which 1t had been
housed. the Parma public library has
been closed until the completion Of
the new recreation building, In which
room has been provided for the library.
The question OF bonding Adams
county for $125.oOO to complete the
north and south highway through the
county was put up to the voters last
week. who decided In favor Of the
proposition by vote of about stx to
one.
Charged with having stolen several
thousand dollars worth Of oilwell drill
ing machinery from company at Vale,
Ore, E. l.. Shelter OF Twin Falls has
been ordered surrendered to Oregon Of
fcials for return on extradition writ
for trial.
The 9-year-old son Of B. L. Gsssett
of Riverside, jumped from the rear
end of a truck on which he had been
riding and ran in front of an autOmo-
bile, being struck and almost instantly
killed. The driver OF the auto has