The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-05-07

Curtis Jackson. who had been min-
ing in Idaho for thirty-five years, died
suddenly at HALEY from heart dis
ease.
The annual meeting OF the county
superintendent of schools of the state
Of Idaho will be held this year at Po-
cntello June 2S.
Idaho schools won third place in the
good health contest OF the National
Tuberculosis association, open to
schools of the whole United States.
The question of adequate salaries
for teachers was discussed at the an
nual meeting at Rupert OF the trus-
tees and teachers of Mnidoka and
Cassia counties.
Trees were planted at the Idaho
| Technical institution at Pocatello on
April % in memory Of the young men
OF that school who gave their lives
In the world war.
Under the new scale Of salaries
proposed to the city council at Boise,
the salary cost Of the fire department
Mould be increased x942O per year for
thc ~ 1ilen employed.
Plans are being made in Boise to
hold bond election to raise $4OO,Ogi
for the erection OF a mechanic arts
building for the high school and the
central portion of the high school
, building.
c. Il. Rose, for sixteen years super
intendent of schools in Boise, who
resigned several weeks ago, has been
elected superintendent OF schools at
Tucson, Arizona, at a salary of $6Uu
per annum.
Association problems, better movies,
health work and spiritual develop
ment Of the child. are subjects to be
discussed at the meeting OF the Idaho
State Parent Teachers association at
Goodng during the week.
The summer session of the Idaho
Technical institute Will open June
and continue for six weeks. For the
benefit of those who need nine weeks
to qualify for certificates, a special
session will be extended.
Ray Wilson, farm loan man OF
Pocatello, has been placed under
bonds on a charge of having oi,-
tained money under false pretense, his
accuser alleging that Wilson sold him
land for which he was unable to give
title.
According to a recent ruling Of TIN,
reclamation service, water users in
the Minidoka irrigation district can
F | 1<,rt IL :.
borrew pits. provided there Is no M
crease in the amount allowed to farm
units.
The Rupert city council will call a
bond election for the purpose of build
Ing II city hall in the center Of the
park, to provide for the different de-
partments of the city administration,
the public library aud rest room for
ladies'.
A nine-year-old girl Of Idaho Falls
whose hips have been out of their
| sockets since her birth, underwent an
operation at Salt Lake hospital last
week which, If successful, will enable
her to walk and play as normal chill
dren do.
G. f.. Gardner who formed the habit
of entering Pocatello restaurants, eat
ing a meal and then calmly informing
just completed a sixty day sentence
for his novel scheme Of beating the
I'll. G. l..
An Idaho Falls resident put on Il
"moonsh.ne" party one night last
week, all the guests being in yer,
upon the scene. The originator o1
the evenings entertainment has JUS
paid fine of $50.
Finding that the bond limit Of the
city of Nampa has been reached, cit
izens desiring a school building have
started a subscription list, more thar
6 300 people already having subscribed
!. 500 each. and the original quota OF
S40O 900 seems assured.
Farmers near Buhl are complainint
: of the depredations committed b,
Chinese pheasants on grain and other
ranch crops Ranchers state that as
many as 800 of these birds can b.
found on ranch ready to pluck vi
: grain almost as soon as planted
The club leader in charge of tn,
Twin Falls county farm bureau ha,
given warning to farmers of that see
y tion to beware of statesmen who art
II offering for sale bacteria for legume'
e at 81 per acre. 1t is said these sales
men have been doing thriving buSi
ness.