The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-12-10

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ing apparel worth hundreds of dol
lars were stolen from n Twin Falls
store one night last week.
Miss May Jarvis, II years of age,
daughter Of Bert JARVIS If Blooming
ton, was fatally injured in fire
which destroyed her fathers home.
Approximately $213,OOO worth Of
cattle and $4,000 worth of sheep
and sheep products have been sold
and shipped from Mackay this year
Max Simmons, who was arrested in
Salt Lake on charge Of forgery, fol-
fenced to from one to fourteen years
imprisonment.
Gilmore Bradley Of Lake View met
with peculiar accident when a calf
kicked hts hand, In which he held an
| )ren knife, the blade nearly severing
ais upper lip.
| Governor Davis has been asked to
/ lend the aid of the state toward com
| pleting the war departments list of
draft deserters. The request came
from the secretary OF war.
Commissioners Of Elko county, New,
will be asked TO Issue bonds for $780,
900 to apply on total of 100000
bonus TO be paid on completion Of
railroad from Twin Falls TO Wells, New.
| Two deer carcasses taken from
| Damon Savage, who was adjudged
guilty of killing the animals in vio-
alton of game laws and fined $3.50.
ALL he sold at auction al Twin Falls.
/ j. p. Wiedenman, charged with
shooting and killing his son-in-law.
irving e. Kelsey, at Twin Falls No
vem5er 7. was adjudged insane by
jury in district court and will De com
m'ited to the state asylum at Black
FOOT.
The high freight rates on hay. to-
gether with the alfalfa weevil quar-
antine which prevents the sale of the
Idaho crop in nelghboring states. are
causing much suffering among local
farmers who have 100000 tons of hay
stacked.
| William Trend, 10 years of age, was
shot and almost instantly killed by
Ray Eicbelberger, companion, about
he same age, while hunting near
Blackfoot. Eichelbcrger says his gun
was accidentally discharged when he
stumbled.
Arrested in Bull on suspicion that
he held illegal possession of certain
goods. Fred Whitaker was taken by
m Of hn INT tod Sfat
recruiting party tn Re turned over to
military authorities in Salt Lake fol
/ lowing his confession that he was a
deserter from the army.
The project for the Improvement of
Shoshone Falls park at Twin Falls as
a memorial, TO Twin Falls county serv-
ice men and women in the world war
has been abandoned and contributions
amounting 10 about 5000 will be
turned over to the American Legion
to augment its building fund.
A number of old landmarks will
disappear from Boise within the next
/ few months, as the city council has
sold the Collister flats, the Sherman
house and the Aloha apartment house,
which stand in front of the new state
capitol, at public auction. They are
TO be torn down and the approach to
the capitol in this manner cleared.
A grain-judging team composed of
three university agricultural students
will be sent to the idaho State Seed
Growers association meeting to be
held in Nampa, January 10 to IS, to
compete in a grain judging contest
with teams from Washington State
college, Oregon Agricultural college
and probably two or three intermoun-
tain schools.
The question for debate In the
! Southern Idaho conference league has
been chosen and consists OF the merits
OF the Plumb railroad plan. Kicks
college has been admitted TO the
league, which now includes five col
ieges, the Idaho Technical Institute.
the College of idaho at Caldwell, Good
Ing college at Gooding. Albion Normal
at Albion and the Kicks Normal col
lege at Ecxburg.
The new FIGURING mill at Bellevue
is now running mt full capacity. turn
ing out about 30 barrels of flour daily.
There is enough wheat in the bins to
keep the mill in operation for several
months.
Bannock county has 1719 farms, ac-
cording to the last census count, and
Twin Falls county leads the state
with 2T46. Bannock county does not
show as good a percentage of increase
in the number of farms because of the
fact that Caribou county has been
cut off of this county during the last
TWO years.