The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-01
Western Brevties
from the Many
Western States

H Western States /
San Francisco.-A comparative scar
city OF Thanksgiving turkeys with
consequent high prices is predicted by
local produce men. At present young
dressed turkeys are retailing at so to
66 cents pound.
Los Angeles.-To attend church once
each Sunday for three years wns the
sentence imposed upon John Kozma,
who pleaded guilty to having taken
for his own use an automobile which
he found parked outside a church.
San Francisco.-John /. Nolan, rep
resentative in congress from the Fifth
California district, died here after an
illness of three months. He was re-
elected without opposition this month.
He was prominent in labor circles and
was elected to congress for the first
time in 1910.
Calexico.-Reports reaching Calexi-
co were to the effect that boat car
rying 103 passengers in addition TO a
large load of freight had sunk at La
bomba port on the Gulf of Lower
California about 80 miles south of
Calexico. The fate of the passengers
was not known although reports state
that a number were drowned.
Omaha.-Authorizat for construc-
ton of new shop and yard facilities at
Los Angeles. CAL, by the Union Pacific
systems general headquarters here.
The new facilities will consist of an
engine house, locomotive shops, freight
ear shops, coach shops and coach yard
and Will cost $1.750-000, the announce
ment said, adding that construction
would be started at once and would
be completed in seven or eight months.
Omaha.-Discovery was announced
here by DR.. Robert f. Glider, an
Archaeological of this city, of two
mounds near Blair Neb., which he
estimated contained the skeletons of
at least 1000 humans, probably In
dams, so ancient that there are no
modern records of them.
Salt Lake ity.-Announcement of |
the formation of a new railway union
by the shopcrafts employees of the |
Denver & Rio Grande system-a union
which has received the official sane
tion of the road executives-was made |
by Byron Il. Butler, secretary and
treasurer of the new organization
Salt Lake City.-SIrs. Martha Gard |
ner was found guilty of voluntary |
manslaughter by a jury in the Third |
district court because of her commit |
city in the fatal shooting of joseph
W. Irvine by George Gardner, at We'll
by April 10.
Salt Lake City-David Fl. Reed is
in a local hospital suffering a very
serious injury to his right eye. The
accident, which may cost him the
sight of his eye, occurred Wednesday.
when he was accidentally struck by
stone thrown by companion.
San Francisco.-John Swanson, by
an unusual dispensation of Justice
viii, for a period of year and three
months. give half of his monthly earn
ings to Mrs. James Bolt for having
run dwon and killed her husband
with his automobile.
Los Angeles.-For the saving of two
women from drowning, William Can
non, 16-year-old high school student of
Los Angeles, will receive a silver
medal of the national organization OF
the Boy Scouts of America.
Portland.-The compulsory educn-
lion bill. put before Oregon voters by
initiative petition. was passed by
majority, in excess of
5000. The provisions OF this bill have
)een much discussed, and also falsely
eported, its enemies contending that
would close all private schools and
eliminate all UNCONVENTIONAL schools
Kansas City.-Montana will be re-
PRESENTED by twelve head of Hereford
T-ttle at the American Royal Live
tock show to be held here in the new
salf-million-dollar building during No
'ember. The Herefords have been
uttered by A B. Cook of Townsend.
dont.
FL Paso.-Ignacio Habedo, 8 years :
Id, is suffering from injuries received
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