The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-03-17


resident of the Kendrick section, died
at the home of his son, Albert Mckee.
Mt Lapawai, recently. Mr.. Mckee was
born December ID, 1919, in Wabash
county, Ind. Over so years ago he
crossed the plains to Missouri and
came west in 1883. settling at Bear
Ridge, neal Kendrick.
Pocatello-For the first time in the
history of Custer county the county
jail at Challis holds two men charged
with murder in the first degree. Both
cases have created a bitter feeling In
the sections In which the crimes were
committed.
Caldwell-Steel hat Is to be used
10 the construction of the bridge north
of the city arrived In the local rail
road yards a few days ago. The bridge
that is to- be rebuilt extends across the
Boise river and for about a year has
been condemned by the county COM
missioners.
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partment OF agriculture, through its
bureau of markets and crop estimates.
reports that Idaho shipped "a cars Of
potatoes, February 20. The Idaho
Falls district shipped % cars, the Bur-
ley-Buhl section s, and 3 cars went
freq Caldwell.
Pocatello.-Wallace Carpenter of
this place has received word hat ne
is the sole heir to an estate valued at
approximately 100000. The estate
was left by his father, who died three
years g at Lincoln. Neb., but legal
complications arose which halted the
execution of the will and it was not
until a few days ago that Mr.. Car
penter was notified that he was In pos
session of such a large amount OF
property.
Dubois.-Fred A. Leahy, freight
brakeman on the Oregon Short Line,
was killed in the local yards when he
was knocked from the rear of a switch
engine by a nov bank at the side OF
the track. His right arm was severed
and his head crushed. He Is survived
by a wife and two children living at
Blackfoot.
Boise.-Fourteen cars of apples
were shipped from Boise valley points.
An average of ten cars per day has
been shipped out during the last two
weeks ]. p. Gray is reported to have
GO cars on hand which he Will ship
during the next two or three weeks.
Apples are higher now and bring a
good price.
Rigby-President Harding Will do
anything and everything In his power
to relieve the plight of the western
farmers and stockmen, he told John
w. Hart, Republican national commit
teeman from Idaho, who has just re-
turned to his home at'Rigby, after serv-
ing on the national assay commission
TO weigh and count the nations money.
Pocatello-Afrs. G. f. M. Loux Of
Pocatello, president of the Women's
College club, has received notification
that she was awarded first prize In q
national magazine contest In which
1900 letters were received. Mrs. Loux's
letter, answering arguments advanced
for not educating the girls of today,
was termed the best by the judges.
Nampa.-Interest and support in the
prospective Nampa cannery, Is being
demonstrated every day at the local
Chamber Of Commerce headquarters.
According to Mrs. Niemeyer, secretary
Of that organization, farmers are COM
ing daily to find out when they can
sign contracts for sweet corr as they
are anxious to get their plans in shape
for the spring planting. Present indi-
are that there will be plenty
Of sweet corn on the market this veal
If the Cannery company is financed.
According to men OF the Realty Board,
contracts Will be ready to sign In
4 week.
Rexburg.-George +. Pin 'ock, lead
of the dairy project of the Madison
county farm bureau, recently arrived
With two cars of Holstei,. COWS, which
been Purchased In Wiscos.n. One
was distributed to farmers Of
sugar City and the other carload went
the Teton Dairy association.
Mcridlan.-Miss Margaret Roberts
a wonderful growth for the
tate free travelling library during the
,ast two years. AS an ifea of the way
he people are making vse of This val
liable library, it is said that there are
800 individual borrowers who have
and take out books. This is IN
edition TO the free linr9rIes that are
ient TO many communities, and which
the usual circulating library
Iiyileges.
Idaho Falls.-In line with the move.
nent for more diversified farming In
uDppr Snake river valley fhp NOR