The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-08-12
IDAHO STATE NEWS

| IL a~uu AOi SOO.Soo.ct Dy the 4 VIII
Falls highway district board
A broken derrick pole falling on
Abner B. Wallihan, 80 years old, while
at work In the bayfield, on his place
near Declo Friday morning, broke his
back and shoulder bone, causing his
death few hours later.
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The people of Malad are protesting
against the new mail service which
went Into effect Monday. Instead of
two mails. one arriving at IL 80 a. m.
and one at $50 p. M, and leaving an
hour later. the town receives only one
mail, which arrives at s 80 and is not
distributed until the next morning.
Taxable property In Twin Falls
county Is valued this year at $34.3I5,-
coo, or SS4S, 5465O less than last year,
when valuation totaled S25, 164, 1850,
exclusive of utilities. according to f1g-
ures announced by the county auditors
office.
According to County Auditor G. II.
Burgher, at Rupert the total valuation
of all taxable real property in Minido-
ka county is $5,104,1S There are
5S,637 acres of irrigated land assessed
at $3.50 per acre. The grazing land.
AZ, 17S acres, is assessed at $3.50 per
acre. Their are 20S3 cattle, 27S5
horses, 2047 sheep.
Eight head of thoroughbred Perch
eron Norman horses, including Sylous,
grand champion stallion OF the north
west. were burned TO death in the barn
Of 4. Il. Waltz, which was destroyed
by lightning Monday morning. Mr..
Waltz resides three and a half miles
northwest of Filler. His loss totals
$4,000, partly insured.
Bannock county has regained S2S,.
7O9.75, representing principal and In
terest on money deposited In the Ban
mock National bank, which closed its
doors May Ii, from the Aetna Casual
~ and Insurance company. K L.
Jearney, district representative of the
company, with headquarters In SAX
Lake, arrived In Pocatello Friday ana
delivered the check to County Attorney
l. X. McDougall.
The trial of Mrs. Lydia Soutkald.
charged with the murder of Edward
+. Meyer, her fourth husband, at Twin |,
Falls last fall will begin In the dis |
trict court as soon as possible after |
the opening of the fall term of court |
on September l., or about September
20, Prosecuting Attorney Frank L
Stephen announced Monday after a
conference with Judge W "A .Babcocl<, |
who will preside.
The Boise representative of Denny /
Co., fruit buyers of Chicago, com
,ieted plans for purchase, by his com
AMY, of 100 cars of Idaho prunes froiL
me idaho Evapcrating company, Of
il was announced last Thurs.
bay. This contract, growers say, win
AXE all the prunes from the orchards
4 16 growers ia the vicinity of Mer1-
liam and said to be the largest pruDs
ale completed ia 1921
La order to prevent wheattrom burn
az an excess of irrga ton water has
cen used on the tracts of the Idaho
Company system turing the
asst few weeks. As. a result there has
cen heavy drain ON the stored water
, The Magic Reservoir. q he storage Is
ow down to less than 10000 acre
eet and the canal company is anxious
, conserve as much as poss BILE of this
alter over until next season.
f. L. Ball OF Idaho Falls, Edward
I'd r. B. Hatch of Blackfoot narrawly
'caped death recently when they
,oked a patch of biscuits OH the
afch farm near the pole bridge In I
nghan. county, according to woru &
ceived at Pocatello. A pan of -four. c
Gated with srycAinne, had been left
the cupboard of the house. One OF 4
e party. unaware that the flour had z
en- poisoned. made the biscuits. The ]
o ate several of these before feeling p
e effects BY swallowing raw eggs
d lard they were able TO coainteracr
E effects OF the poison. g
Mrs X. l. Perry, one of the Pnomin- A.
! and pubIic-spirited women OF Ida =
died suddenly at her home DIN Boise y,
$ week of heart trouble. The fun G.
Il was held Wednesday, from the n,
nily residence. Mrs. Perky was rhe v,
e of X. I. Perky. former United 81
ties snator from this state, appoin- W
by Governor Alexander TO the re- 81
s interval, following the death Of pc
lator James H. Brady. she was I'd
irman of the board of trustees of
Idaho institute for the feeble~mdnd- 81
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