The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-08-20

- ciuD was organized last week.
J. B. Smith was brought to Poca-
tello from Dubois and 10 being held
there on the charge Of attempting to
pass \ few worthless checks.
Fire which caused damages agere-
eating $4,000 broke out In Pocatel-
10 garage and for some time threat
en'.d to consume several residences
adjoining.
| Last week about 40 men, represent
ing the towns of Arco and Blackfoot.
worked on the desert road between the
two towns and cleaned the thorough
| fare of rocks.
J. w. Stewart, farmer living near
Paul, killed 172 jackrabbits In one
night by scattering buriap sack Of
alfalfa soaked In a solution made from
one ounce OF strychnine.
Lightning struck the farm home
of l.. J. Burnham at Arbon. Mrs Burln-
ham and her daughter, who were in
the house, were rendered uncon-
scious, but were, soon revived.
AS = result Of ! fistic battle be-.
tween two ice cream vendors At Poca-
tello as to which had the better quail
ity Of ice cream both were landed in
Jail and drew = $25 fine each.
The exodus Of sheep and livestock
from Idaho, which began recently, is
now in full swing and about 100 cars
of sheep are passing through Pocatel-
10 daily consigned to eastern mar
kets.
c.. b. Walker, commissioner Of
finance and a member OF Gov. D. ".
Davis cabinet, has resigned and leaves
the service OF the state to accept the
presidency OF the First National bank
of briggs.
A representative of the Idaho,
and Montana district for the Simmons
Bed company, has been in Pocatello
looking over the prospects for erect
ing a large warehouse there for his
company.
When attempting to jump off
train as it pulled into McCammon at
IL :25 in the morning. Richmond Bacon,
is years Of age, of CORTLAND, Ohio,
slipped under the car and his left foot
was severed.
The call for a municipal election at
Twin Falls for the submission to
voters of proposed issuance Of
municipal bonds, totaling $4,000,
will be made soon, pursuant to the
decision of the city council
All of the American Legion posts
in the state are cooperating In a
movement to obtain SOME 10000 acres
in the vicinity of Minidoka for filing
by ex-service men. This area is known
as the Mnldoka project extension.
Floyd Jackman Of Rigby is pris-
oner at Twin Falls charged with
theft from. a fellow worker employed
by w. E. Iron, rancher, Of gold
watch and small sum Of money. He
is said to have confessed the theft.
The harvest Of the unusually big
crop of fall wheat on the dry farms of
Rexburg bench began last week. One
farmer has sold 10000 bushels of his
crop f. o. b. Rexburg. at S3.z5 bush
ell, indicating the quality of the wheat
grown there.
After more than fourteen years in
the service as chief clerk and first
assistant to the superintendent at the
Fort Hall Indian agency. William L.
Cahll has rendered his resignation to
the commissioner Of Indian affairs,
effective September 15.
G. B. Allison, assistant field agront
mist of Idaho. and NJ. A. Powell, coun |
ty agent of Franklin county, spent the
greater part of last week inspecting |
the fields of Franklin county in order
to ascertain If any Of the grain would
be suitable for seeding purposes.
Former Governor Frank X. Gooding,
in forceful address before the state
board of equalization At Boise, told
that body that the life of the sheep
and wool industry in Idaho hangs
upon it's decision as to the rate Of as
sessment that will be put upon sheep
this year.
The election machinery of three
political organizations in Idaho has
been put into working order with
primary elections in the forty-four
counties by the Republican and Dem
ocratic parties August 2, and the
state convention of the Nonpartisan
league the day following.
There is no possibility of water
shortage this year in the Mnidoka
project. The present supply is being
taken from Jackson lake, which con-
tains about 446. 900 acre-feet, as com
pared with $4,000 acre-feet at the cor
period last year. Walcott
lake also is full, reporting about 10O.-
100 acre-feet.
c. l.. Herrick, manager OF the Gold
Mining company, Is conducting
4 search for Jacob Delmarck, one of
the two men caught in the second slide
at the Hunter. at Wallace, last No
vember Delmarck, with James Col
inns, his comrade in the perilous adj