The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-04-08
In The Gem STATE

have been closed indefinitely on ac-
count of an epidemic of measles and
a few cases of smallpox.
The American Legion post No. of
Poeatello has arranged 10 give series
Of lectures open to the general public
during the month of April.
Senators Borah aud Gooding have
united in recommending the appoint
ment of William Ashley of Standpoint
as receiver Of the Occur d'Alene land
office.
Boise will have fast baseball this
season in the nature of three games
IL week of the twilight variety, played
by teams of the recently organized
Boise Commercial Baseball league.
A sewing festival was held by the
Girls Sewing club of Hatch recently,
which was attended by the entire
community. The girls gave an in
teresting program and a good social
time was enjoyed.
In appointing Il former service man
as deputy game warden at Idaho Falls,
the state warden stated that 1t would
be the policy for the department to
appoint former service men as depu-
ties wherever they could qualify.
a club of the Progressive Business
Men. national organization. with
headquarters at San Francisco, has
been organized at Idaho Falls. The
organization is along the same general
hn L lie.
clubs.
Nearly $50 cars of potatoes have
been shipped out of Pocatello from the
upper Snake river section in the past
few weeks. Most of these have been
loaded at BlackfOot and have been CON
signed from Manitoba to the Rio
Grande.
A force of men is engaged at the
Manidoka dam In Snake river taking
out trout eggs for the hatcheries The
eggs are taken Immediately to the Hay
Spur hatchery on Big Wood river,
where the conditions are ideal for
Matching
Clyde Hansen, who has been operat-
ing pool hall at Lewisville. about five
miles east of Menan. was captured near
his home just after he had attempted
10 rob the bank at Menan, and had
been frightened away after an alarm
had been given.
News has been received at Salmon
that John Manfull, a former resident
of that town, is In Il hospital in seri-
ing a fire in diSused stove. when
giant caps and powder. which had been
left in the stove, exploded.
you shot me-" were the dying
words of NJ. Walddogel, % years of
age. who was accidentally shot and
killed by his son. l.. f. Walddogel
about eight miles from Murphey.
22-caliber rifle was accidentally dis
charged, the bullet entering the I'M
fortunate mans left side
Promise of establishment of another
beet sugar factory at Twin Falls was
made public last week in connection
with the filing of articles of in
corporation of the Merchants and |
Planters Sugar company, organized
Mt Wilmington. Del, March 10, 1920. !
with S2,000O00 capitalization.
Search is still being made by Idaho
officers for William e. True, who was
1t Wallace in August. 1919. and had
planned a big game hunt. He disap- |
Deared before starting on the trip into
he timber His brother, Clark True
If Wichita, Kan, came to this state
'ear ago. seeking his lost brother.
The 'boosters" excursion of Poca-
clio wholesale men returned home
March 80. from jaunt by bus up the
Snake River valley. They were the
,uests of the Snake River Transportas
ion company in the opening of an
uto bus service line connecting Poca-
clio with the cities Of that section.
All points of the s255,OOO bond issue
net decisive defeat at the hands of
voters at the special election
1arch 81. The main part of the issue
roposing TO vote bonds for $4,000
or paving street and alley intersec-
ions throughout the city, was defeat
ition, calling for $4,000 for storm
ewers, was defeated, 542 to 90.
The county agriculturist for Bannock
ounty is busy organizing committees
D take care of the distribution of the
$4,000 of moneys assigned to Ban
ock county for tie aid of drouth-
tricken farmers in buying seed grain
Or this years crop. The loan of not
lore than $500 TO any one farmer is
iven to those who have suffered crop
ilures or financial difficulties.
Benjamin O'Harrow, farmer re-
ding five miles from Jerome, suf-
,red the loss of his $4,000 barn and
10 by fire. Mr.. O'Harrow had gone
} the hay NOV with a lantern. which
2 had suspended from Il rafter When
2 noticed that the blaze was running
gh lie reached for the hntern. and
the same time the handle broke
nd in IA moment the hay was in
axe.