The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-03-18
Inter -Mountain
Editorial Hilites
Selected for Western Newspaper Union
Service by r.. A. c. aud G. b. w.


Two salt Lake men died last Wees
from drinking nenatured alcohol
but there is the usual demand for
nloonshne liquor and extracts, ae-
cording to local people = Eureka
(utaE) Reporter.
1t is said that there is no allusion
TO the duck in the old Testament. but
there are several ducks who had a
reasonably extensive acquaintance
with chickens" as one might deduct
from casual perusal of Sosomon's per-
formance.-Pocatello Qdaho) Tribune,
We have progressed far toward
abolishing physical punishment OF
children, but no system of child train
ing ever has been invented that gives
the solid satisfaction to parents of a
bad child that the old family paddle
gave.-Gardnerville (Nev) Record.
Courier.
Ninety dollars month doesn't SOUND
like very much for bank clerks, ana
probably isn't enough for the general
run. But doubtless it is a great plenty
for some bank clerks, just as it would
be great plenty for some members OF
congress.-Idaho Falls (Idahoj Times
Register.
Armor plate has come down wee
bit, and is now less than a thousand
dollars a ton. Maybe we all better lay
in a supply before it goes up again.
Sometimes we'd like to have an under
shirt made of it when some irate sub
scriber comes In TO find out ''who writ
that article brigham City tUtah
Journal.
The roundup I'm the Chinatown
district of Winnemucca this week re-
yealed a surprising traffic in "hop,"
and 1t is reasonable to believe that
conditions found there exists elsewhere
in the State to a more or less extent.
The wet era appears to have been sue
ceeded by the dope era.--Virginja City
(Nev.) Chronicle.
President Wilson, in the closing days
of his official career, has done one
thing which will receive the universal
approval of his countrymen and that
Is to serve NJ lice on our late associates
and tie league of nations that we
object to being excluded from or put at
any disadvantage in trade with the ter
ritories which with our aid they have
wrested from Germany. - Sparks
(Nev.) Tribune.
With rnirty-two "busted' banks in
North Dakota and agricultural oondi-
lions in the state worse than they
have ever been, the Non-Partisan party
of the northwest Is experiencing that
piercing headache which comes after
every debauch. The class party which
starts out to trim every other element
In society always winds up getting
beautifully trimmed Itself. - Carson
City (Ney.) News.
There is said to be more crime in the |
time in the history of the country. And
we have more aliens who are opposed
to law ard order than at any other
time 1t is time for us to take kim
del ,arten course in common sense and
learn a few needed lessons. No gov
eminent is so strong as to be immune
from undermining by secret forces OPP
posed to it.-Logan (Utah) journal.
A letter received by a Eureka bust
ness man this week has been adjudged
interesting for reproduc-
ton in these columns. 1t read as fol-
lows: "Dear Sir: I received your
note about what l owes you. 1 amt
forgot you and as soon as folks pay
me I'll pay you. If this was judg-
nent day and you was no more pre-
pared to meet your God than am to
meet your account you're surely going
to ell."-Eureka (Nev) Sentinel.
Now that the state legislature is in
.ession we would suggest that that
honorable body cut out the enactment
hat prohibits the pool rooms to
minors. There is nothing else in a
,ool room but men and these men are
10 better and no worse than the men
hese boys meet every day on the
treets, in their homes and in the
many places of business.-Caldwell
Idaho) News.
breakers are continuing to
freak" and If the fool-killer does not
DON get busy and gather il a crop Of
blue-law fanatics" many Of our state
legislatures will put insane asylums
D shame, making necessary more
added cells in the latter institutions
D accommodate the rapidly increasing