The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-10-08


Lutherans OF the intermountain Sec
ton held four-day conference In
Pocatello. beginning September rs.
Reports Of the killing Of a number
Of fine deer come from the Slate Creek
section, about so miles north OF
Mackay.
The Oregon Short Line is enlarging
it's yards at Pocatello by laying 1880
feet Of new track and setting eleven
new switches.
More than 100 cars Of potatoes have
been shipped from the South Side Min
idoka project already this season, &C
cording to one estimate.
Idaho farms and ranges are now
producing an annual wealth OF $14O.-
100000, according to report issued
from the office Of the governor.
A Boise woman bought 4 round-trip
ticket to Indianapolis last week, to at
tend the G. A. II. encampment, with
dimes she had saved up during several
years.
H.F. Samuels has filed with the sec
rotary OF state his formal notice Of
withdrawal as a candidate for United
States senator on the Non-partlsan
ticket
Census figures just received from
Washington show that Madison county
has population of 9187; Franklin.
$3.50; Jerome, 5729; Butte 294O, and
Clark, 1886.
1t Is expected that more than the
customary number of farmers of Bing-
ham county will feed stock this com
ing winter, thus using up the surplus
OF hay in the county.
The Idaho Falls High school began
Its third week Of school work last week
with largely increased enrolment.
There are close to 800 attending the
high school there this season.
Virgil Brunt. aged IA, was instantly
killed at Idaho Falls by the accidental
discharge OF revolver with which he
and young Allen Pike, a neighbor boy
OF about the same age, was playing.
Business men Of Twin Falls have
resumed the campaign to raise 100000
as that city's share Of bonus to be
paid for the building Of the proposed
railroad from Twin Falls to Wells,
New.
Twelve Bonner county farmers of
Cabinet and Colliner communities esti-
mate that they made an extra $63S on
two lots of cattle by shipping them re-
Gently in community cooperative ship
ments.
The beet committee OF the Franklin
County Farm bureau has reported that
$500 acres are signed up for beet pro-
duction, and is ready to guarantee tire
remainder required for the erection OF
Z sugar factory.
The Increase In attendance at the
Bull schools is SO great this year that
two more routes will probably be add
ed to the present number, making the
total of school wagons bringing
school children into Bull number 20
J. F. Baymiller. Of Bull, has re-
ceived patent on revolving house
hold cabinet, which is meant especial
ly for apartment houses, and makes
two rooms do the service Of four, also
saving 5000 in furniture, it is claimed
by the inventor.
From present Indications an alfalfa
feed mill will be constructed at Buhl
during the coming year. The matter
is being given serious discussion by the
Bull chamber Of commerce, in cooper
alton with the farmers and alfalfa
growers In that section.
One Of the largest sales of rams II
the Bull country this year was con
summated last week when Hobbs
Gillette, Of Castleford, sold $50 buck!
to the Williamson Sheep company, o.
Colorado. The price paid was $40 {
head, a total of $1O,5OO.
Vance d. Slime, of Pocatello, wh'
has been missing for some time, ha
been located in California, and maj
named Groves, who was arrested a
Auburn, Calf, with Shines Identified
ton papers in his possession has beel
held on the charge Of burglary. -
The county commissioners of I.incoll
county have discontinued the practic
Of supplying free poison for rabbits
and instead have appropriated $4,000 a
bounty, at one cent per scalp, Thu
being regarded rs sufficient to pa,
for the killing of 100000 rabbits.
Evidently dynamite is not yer,
wholesome food for cows, as two be
longing to Todd Frizzell, a stockmal
on the Salmon river, ate severa
sticks of the high explosive belonging
to a contracting company working Of
the north and south highway, and died
Approximately so per cent of tn
prune packing in Idaho has been com
pleted according to the report Of Mile
Cannon, state commissioner Of agricu
ture. Fruit men in all sections Of tn
state are very well pleased with tn
crop, both as to quality and quantity
The Utah-Idaho sugar factory O
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