The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-03-25
In The GEM STATE

A total of 2O9S students have been
enrolled in this state to take vocational
education under the direction of the
state director.
The two-year-old daughter of II.
Chase, living near Nampa. swallowed
n small vial, which caused her death.
in spite of an operation expected to
save the childs life.
Scenic railways and roller coasters
will not be permitted to operate on
Sunday in the state of Idaho, the
Weeks bill having been approved by
The governor last week.
The governor has vetoed the meas
ure intended to amend the provisions
for organization and maintenance of
rural high school districts so that
their tax levy could be as much as 10
mills
Taxpayers of Caldwell are paying
Canyon county almost S10O9 per an
nun in commissions for collecting city
Improvement district taxes. according
to figures compiled by the county
treasurer.
Fire which destroyed haystack
and chicken coops came near destroy
ing the NJ. d. Agenbroad farm home
near Nampa. BY hard work the
flames were prevented from reaching
the house.
The drain ditch which will reach
from Colister, in the outskirts of
Boise, to point two miles north of
Caldwell, is progressing nicely. II will
cost SD per acre for all the land in
the district
Constructing a quarter of mile of
telephone line in nine minutes was
the feat performed by crew of a
dozen boy scouts who spent a days
outing recently at Camp Strawn, about
two miles from Boise.
The Mexican who stabbed G. s.
Alderman. travelling salesman, at
Twin Falls, inflictlng fatal INJURIES is
believed to be mentally unbalanced.
The attack was entirely without provo
cation, Alderman being unknown to
his assailant.
Following n tuberculosis test to
cattle in Minidoka county, 1t was
found that there was only one reactor
out of 400 animals tested The dis
eased animal was killed, the owner
receiving S10G, allowed by the state
in such cases.
Judgment against the city of Twin |
g., inn 4
and alleged actual damages resulting |
from publication of alleged false state
ments regarding his dairy, are asked |
by William Cleveland in a suit filed in |
the district court.
The 1921 season of the Snake River
BASEBALL league will open
on May IA. 1t is announced that
Sugar City and Ashton will come into
the league this year. The schedule |
committee is busy outlining the sched-
ule for the season.
Rex Allen, aged 8, fell off fence
1T his home in the Deer Flat section,
and two tines of a pitchfork pene-
trated his eye to the depth of an inch,
one tine passing above the eyeball
and the other below so that no injury
was done to the sight.
w. H. Ball, aged 20, a Pauline far
ner went raving mad and, after shoot
ng and slightly injuring f. Biant, an
)ther farmer on the highway near
barricaded himself in his
.abin and shot three other men of
POSSE which besieged him.
Before the stroke of midnight on
March 10, the last minute allowed for
he signing of bills passed by the last
legislature, Governor Davis signed SEN
tie bill No. 29S, authorizing the re-
noval of the Albion State Normal
chool from Albion to. Burnley.
Three red fox furs, the first ever
aiken in fifteen years of his trapping
experience in the Juniper district of
Owyhee county, were brought
o Caldwell last week by James Bry-
mt. He also had 65 coyote and nine
Wildcat pelts, on which he collected
ounty.
The Witty tax relief act has been
etoed by Governor Davis. The pur-
ose of the measure was TO extend the
line of paying the 1920 tax from De
ember 81, to June ! of this year. The
oyernor claims the measure would not
i've the relief anticipated, coming at
0 late a date.
Last year 1864 licenses for the oper-
ton of automobiles were paid IN
anyon county. On the last day al
)wed for the operation under 1920
censes. less than half that number
f licenses had been issued, but il
expected the number issued this
ear viii exceed that Of last year.
Under the new law, just signed by
ne governor, independent school DIS
Tets. with the consent Of the state
oard of education. will be permitted
, levy such taxes during the next
yo years MS are necessary to main
lin school te ms of nine months, re-
lrdless of the normal statutory
nit.
The Boise traffic bureau has petit
Onpd the variOus railrOadS serving