The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-08-05
UTAH NEWS REVIEW

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BY a vote OF 50 to 80, the people OF
Salmon voted Friday 10 bond the
city In the sum of S21,0 900 to build a
water system for furnishing water for
culinary purposes. II Is proposed 10
pipe the water from spring in Water
canyon.
The town of Mantua celebrated last
Friday night with public meeting at
the ward hall. at which everybody
made merry In honor of the compile
ton of a water system by which they
are now supplied with mountain
spring water.
ID. A. johnson state road agent at
Moab, has been instructed by the state
road commission TO notify all farmers
to desist from flooding state roads
with irrigation water. The notice car
rles the warning that all violators will
be prosecuted
John II. Wittwer, farm agent of Yin.
Ia county, has resigned his post. The
resignation win take effect at the end
of this month. The probability of ap-
pointing a successor to Mr. Wittwer is
considered remote since finances do
not permit the expenditure, it is said.
At meeting of the County Farm
Bureau held Saturday evening, July
18th. at Moab. II was decided that be-
cause of reduced prices for wheat and
labor costs of threslang n fair price
70 be paid for the threshlng of wheat
this year would be 10c per bushel as
q maximum.
Governor, Mabey has adpoted a pol |
Icy of visiting rhe counties of the
state to meet the county commission !
ers and other officials, to discuss mat
ters in which the people are directly |
and to get in touch directly F,
with the people. This week he will |
make trip over Summit, Rich, Cache,
oaggett and Boxeledr counties.
Chester Gibson, 21 years of age, son
If Mr.. and AIRS. l.. n. Gibson of 36T
Herman avenue. Ogden, was killed at
ozone. Idaho. eighteen miles from Ida
10 Falls. Friday, when he fell in front
# revolving saw in a lumber mill.
The boys right leg was severed and
lis right arm lacerated. He died
bout two hours after the accident.
Uncle Sam has RENTED to the state
reasurer the sum of $4,000 to be
laced to the credit of the agricultural
nd mechanical arts department OF
he Utah Agricultural college: $3.50
~ credit for the fourth quarter of the
ocatlonal rehabilitation of persons
isabled in industry; $5046.96 for cred
to vocational education in agricul-
Ire. trades and Industries and teacher
aiming. 6
The commissioners of Emery.
and Garfield counties. met
gently with the state board of
IualzatiOn. The meetings were ar [
lnged for the purpose or discussing b
ssessed valuations of various classes b
property, and to make comparisons .
18th valuations in oher counties in s
der that the board may obtain in Il
upon which to base equal
alton. p
Funeral services were held in Man
"a last Tuesday for the late Peter L. t.
etersen, reported to be the oldest
an in Boxelder county. The veter- Il
passed away at the home of Bishop
Id Mrs. Peter G.. Johnson I'm the Sc II
nd ward of Brigham City Sunday
orning at 80 o'clock from general 81
'blllty. For number of years Mr.
'tersen had been entirely blind and II
rs all but helpless. Of
David Keith, one of the delegates III
om the department of Utah, Ameri-
n Legion, to the dedication of the w
ire" monument in France. left Sun "'
V for New York. from where he will
II on the George Washington, Au-
st 3. He was accompanied by Mrs.
eth. Mr.. Keith is TO be one of $50
'mer service men invited by the gov y.
lment of France to be present al vi
: dedication of the monument. :"
Ben Garcia. a Mexican sheepherder "
rkng for Don Taylor of Moab. shot ~
big mountain lion i'm the La Sal
untains Sunday about midnight. i~
rcia was awakened at the Bar A ~
mp by the comm0tion among the ~
'ep. and grabbed his rifle when he
rted out 20 look for the cause OF
disturbance He found that two
Yep had just been killed. and bare
twenty feet away in the moonlight.
saw the big cat He killed it with
first shot. The hide measured
en- feet and ten inches from the tip
the nose TO the tip Of the tai. The
was one of the largest seen here
several years. A bounty Of $50
collected on the animal.