The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-04-16

Transfers at Boise have gone on
strike, demanding IS per day for eight
hours.
Arrangements are being perfected
for commencement at the Idaho Tech,
at Pocatello, between May 81 and
June 4.
Members of the Congregational
church at Pocatello will erect new
church at cost Of between $4,000
and $4,000.
Announcement Is made that the an
nual meeting Of the Idaho State Dental
society viii be held In Pocatello June
2S to July 3.
The second annual state convention
Of the Apericnn Legion was held at
Twin Falls last week. Five hundred
delegates We're present.
The city of Preston has purchased
as is used in all the large cities of the
east, at cost of $4,000
The weather report shows that dur
ing the month Of March Pocatello had
only four clear days, while precipitn-
ton was far below normal.
Canyon county clean up week has
been named by county officials in
charge Of the clean up work as the
week beginning April 10.
Ed Glennon was badly bruised in a
nne-foot fall from house on which
he was working at Parma. A rafter
on which he was standing gave way.
Paul Coates, who was bitten by q
rabid coyote at his ranch near Fish
creek few days ago, has gone TO
Salt Lake for a special pasteur treat
ment.
The committee on paving which was
appointed at Meridian weeks ago
found present prices of materials pro-
hibitive, and the matter will be
dropped until later date
Contracts have been let for the new
resort structure at Lava Hot Springs.
Contract for the building calls fer the
expenditure of S33,06S and for the
plumbing and heating, S7,36S.
Two Pocatello Youngsters who ran
away from their homes to go to Texas,
and fight Indians were picked w
by the Burley police as they were
about to leave that city and returned
to their parents.
Robert Lee Toomhs, who claims to
have lived in Pocatello for some time,
is being held in Piedmont Cal, in con
~, 11,. Of Yea
Karlson. March IA. according to word
received at Pocateilo.
Miss Alice DAILY. formerly head Of
the English department of The Idaho
Tech. at Pocatello, has been nominated
for superintendent of public instruc-
ton in the state of South Dakota on
the non-partisali ticket.
Pocatello high-school girls and Idaho
"Tech'' home economics department
girls baked cakes and bread of home
products to compete in the baking CON
test which was staged at Pocatello dur
| ing "Home Consumers week
Ira Dodge 62-year-old miner ut the
Mills-Nickal prospect location. four
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dead in his shanty. his body badly man
rled. Investigation showed he met
his death from an explosion of dyna-
mite caps.
Buhl is forging ahead in more ways
than one Material progress is rep
resented by an extensive paving pro
gram, new $I0tVl city hall. and the
proposition to erect a two hundred fifty
iEousand-dollar hotel. which shall he
community owned.
The Nntatolium AZ Boise has again
! passed into the hands Of the Boise
Aries AN Hot and Cold Wafer company
the original owners. The original cost
of the plant was $4,000. When the
Boise Railway company bought tbs
property 1t paid $4,000.
Federal officials are in possession
of IA complete distllling outfit thought
10 be the largest taken in the state
and some 500 gallons of corn and bran
mash. The still was located about
twelve miles northeast of Blackfoot
in a pocket in the lava flow.
Idaho's goal of American Legion
| posts has been reached. Ii was Tho
aim of the Legionaires TO have 1tk
local posts in the state before Tx
| opening of the state convention, and
that number was reached with the es
adjustment of post at Hepburn last
week.
Twin Falls highway district commits
| sioners have let contracts aggregatint
| $4,000 in connection with the district
plan for road construction on force ac-
count. Contracts were let for concrete
euverts oil and hauling covering and
experimental stretch OF three miles T.
he surfaced with the penetration maca-
dam process.
BY q vote of 11S to 40. the Twin
| Pals chamber of commerce member
| ship indorsed the american plan" OF
| labor. Questionnaites mailed to all
members week previous were can
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