The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-07-22
IDAHO NEWS REVIEW

Sheep men of Soda Springs have dis.
posed of 1000 fleeces at 16h cents
per pound.
The bullion mine located at Wal
lace is making preparations to re-
sumo development work.
The apple crop for the state this
year is estimated at 29S0 as against
5loO cars in the year 1920.
A drier is to added TO the fruit
packing house at Meridian in order to
better handle the fruit of that vicin-
ity.
The city OF Rlgby is installing
new water system which when com
pleted will cost in the neighborhood
of 100000.
The people of Preston are rejoicing
over the announcement that sugar
factory is TO be moved from Californ-
la to that place.
In order that they may have better
water, residents of Idaho Falls are
making arrangements to sink deep
well at cost of about $1,000.
A new wing is being built at the
state university at Moscow in order
that that institution may better take
care Of the rapidly increasing enroll.
ment
II. w. Baum & Co. have begun work
on the new criminal and receiving
ward of the Blackfoot asylum, and
the work will be finished with all pos
sible dispatch.
By utilizing its wood waste, Idaho
can produce its own wood oils for the
concentration of lead, zinc and copper
ores by the floation process, rather
than having to send to the south or
TO the Great Lakes or Eastern States.
The new water works system which
is being installed in the city of
Blackfoot is expected to be completed
about September LIST. This will give
Blackfoot a water system capable of
taking care of population much
larger than that now in the city.
Announcement has been made that
the State Firemen's association will
convene in Jerome this year, Sept
Goth having been set as the big day.
On this day a firemen's turnament
will take place at which a number of
departments from over the state will
participate.
Maj. John ]. 0'Brien, aged So, who
he live in Occur d Alene 80 years, |
and one of the most widely known
and oldest pioneers of that locality.
died Tuesday morning at his home at
Occur d'Alene. The cause of death
was given as general breakdown.
Maj. O'Brien was born in Ireland.
The American Falls Creamery con-
tracted with Swift and Company this
week TO furnish twenty thousand |
pounds of butter during the next thir-
ty days according TO the announcement |
made by G. Drosts, local manager OF |
the creamery. The contract is one
of the largest single contracts yet en-
tered into and is regarded by Mr..
Drost as a fore runner of other con-
tracts to follow.
The Talmage Rawhde Mines COM
pany, capitalized at $3,O00,O00, filed
articles of Incorporation in the office
of the secretary of state Thursday.
This is the largest corporation to
seek privileges under the laws of the
state of Idaho in many months ac-
cording to announcement from the
office of the secretary. The princi-
pal place of business of the new
will be Nampa.
William d. Scott, leader of the
Brooklyn, N. Y. colony which is COM
ing to make a settlement near Bull,
has written the Bull chamber of
commerce thanking it for sending
Jesse o. Eastman to accompany the
caravan on its journey. The letter
concludes: "Within the next ten days
you will be advised of our final plans,
although II is timely to say that our
inal date of departure from New York
S July %, and our anticipated arriv-
Il In Bull will be about September o.
The Indians of the Blackkfoot tribe
living on the Fort Hall reservation.
twenty-five miles south of Idaho
Falls, are holding their annual sun
lance, ceremony handed down to
hem from several generations ago. =
The dance is being held in the hills
md is attended by great many
White people and every evening sew
raj carloads go out from Blackfoot.
he Indians have modified the dance
good deal at the request of the
government by eliminating many fea- :
ures that were Objectionable.
Knives made into saws and blankets
yound into ropes were the evident !.
leans of the wholesale delivery of the
ounty Jail prisoners at Pocatello on
he evening of July 4. section OF :,
teel flooring In a large cage had also :
cen removed. Eight prisoners are ;,
imposed 10 be involved, but the Off =
srs had news Of the matter two days ;.
efore. The attempted break was cas- ;,
Y frustrated. /,
Cash and Liberty bonds reported to