The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1921-12-16


IDAHO NEWS REVIEW
The latest report shows approx
mately 10000 acre feet of storage wa
ter in the Magic reservoir. This is more
than twice as much as at the same
time last year.
Tentative plans for the permanent or.
ganization of the Southern Idaho Let
luce Growers association were deter.
mined on at meeting of 100 growers
at the Boise Chamber of Commerce.
Several miles of crushed rock high.
way has been completed and more in
course of construction near Filler. Much
OF the work is being done by farm
ers. The rock is being hauled iron
the surrounding farm lands. Between
60 ana 10 men are employed, the pay
roll averaging $3.50 a day.
Idaho Sensation" 970-pound
purebred Hereford steer calf owned by
the agricultural college of the Univer-
sity of Idaho, won second place In
competition with approximately 400 fat
steers at the International Livestock
show, recently held in Chicago.
The trophy cup won by Troop "A"
now the 10th Cavalry, at Boise, last
June has arrived and is now with the
Troop. The trophy was won In COM
petition with other troops of the Idaho
National Guard for the greatest q.
mount of efficiency displayed at camp
Damage amounting to more than
5000 was reported at the highway
district crusher plant during severe
windstorm recently. The entire screen
house, standing on turret sixty-tve
feet above the gorund, was blown down
and demolished. Its machinery equip
ment was broken badly.
The work of building the new road
around the Mock hill near Challis, is
progressing very rapidly and If wealth
er conditions will permit the work will
be completed within short time. The
new road will eliminate three exceed.
ingly bad grades on the road up the
river.
Building operations in Boise in No
vember totaled $57 ,976, the city build
ing in. .ector announces in his month
~ repUit. Much more construction
work had been done in the past month
than noramlly in November of other
years, due to the mild weather coiIdi
tons.
The county clerk at Twin Falls while |
writing down the names OF several ap |
pllcants for marriage licenses was not |
sure that he had all the yowels, con-
and dipthongs set down when |
ne got through. The licenses we're is /
sued to Ciracao Olosa and Lucia Ur
Hilario acknowledgements |
"a and Juana Urriloabertio. All the /
parties are spanish origin
University of Idaho students in for
,stry, will be told how yellow pine
should be cut so that a second vol
mteer crop Will spring up, how china
fc conditions determine the types of
rees in forest, how new trees will
grow when older trees are
ut down, If the work is done properly,
low forest fires are prevented and how
hey are fought after they start, by
of the United States
crest service.
The proprietor of a Caldwell cafe
'osted signs in every pool hall and
With large ones In the windows, invit-
ny persons who could not otherwise
btain Thanksgiving dinners to come
0 his cafe for a free dinner. With
essim,sm as rife as it is that seemed
large order, but the cafe served
xactly two dinners to persons who
aine there with the knowledge that
hey couldn't pay and wouldn't have
, do so.
State commissioner of agriculture,
ceived a resolution signed by &c fruit
rowers and shippers around Payette
nd Weiser, complimenting him and
he state department on the conduct
{ the inspection system this year, and
lggesting that the present inspection
NV be amended so that it would he
lnpulsory for state certificate to
every car of fruit shipped,
nd that the charge Of 50 car for
spection be reduced TO So.
Idaho fruit-growers will be
-ged strongly to send exhibits 10 the
nc,fic Northwest fruit exposition ar
sattle next year, according to the
)rticultural department at the Uni