The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-10

In q decision OF the Idaho industrial
accident board, John Bird of rars, ror
himself, his wife and his minor Children
is awarded $2400 as compensation for
the death of his daughter, under the
workmen's compensation law.
Jobless, homeless and broke George
Davey GO years old appeared in Judge
Phibb's office in Rupert, asking per-
mission to be locked up in the county
Jail as a means of securing food and
lodging until work opens in lambing
camps the first of next month.
Joseph b. Hill, 4-year-old son of MIR.
and Mrs. j. Hill OF Clifford, Idaho, was
shot and killed by his brothers, aged
10 and IL. The brothers were pre-
pairing to 90 hunting and Their gun was
discharged accidentally, the bullet en-
tering the little boys back.
An enthusiastic convention of potato
growers was held at Bull and ninety
six growers were in attendance. When
vote was taken upon potato grading,
after a discussion by Miles Cannon,
commissioner Of agriculture, the large
majority of the growers favored the
present official grading plan.
One northern and five southern Ida
no high schools have virtually prom
Used TO en.er teams in the interscholas-
tic debate meet at the University Of
Idaho during the state basketball
tournament this spring, according to
c. w. Chenoweth, varsity debate coach,
who is negotiating with the state high
schools.
The first rural or agricultural high
school in Bannock is proposed by the
citizens of Downey, Cambridge, Vir.
g.nia, Grant and Woodland, and, pur
suant to an order issued by the county
commissioners at their last meeting,
an election Will be held for expressing
approval or disapproval of the pro-
ject.
On ditch riders depends largely ef-
ficiency of water service of any irriga-
ton project. and that efficiency will
be seriously interferred with by any
appreciate cut in salaries, even though
the trend of the times demands it, was
the consensus of opinion expressed by
project manager and superintendent |
at a session of the irrigation congress |
in Rupert recently.
Dogs of Castleford and vicinity, thirty |
miles west of Twin Falls must be mu1-
zled or tied up in an effort to prevent
spread of rabies, under provisions of
an order determined upon by members
or the board OF county commissioners,
sitting as a board Of health
At last report from Smiths Ferry,
snow was Sc inches deep, and was still
showing hard each day.
Approximately 10000 acres of state
grazing lands were leased in the Of
flee of |. Fl. Nash. state land commits
sioner The total revenue from the
leasing of the lands is more than $1,000.
There were more than dozen appli-
cants for the states lands and in two
cases it was necessary to hold an auc-
ton and lease the lands to the highest
bidder.
Information has been received that
the q. S. Forestry service has granted
$l1 ,0O0 for the building of road UP
the east fork of Mink creek, about
twelve miles from Pocatello, and for
$ Irveying summer camp along that
branch of the creek The proposed To-
cation is about three and one-half miles
from the main Mink creek and is ideal
as camping site.
Another vigorous attempt to eradi-
cate the jack-rabbit nuisance Is being
carried on by the Fremont county
Farm bureau under the direction OF
OF government specialist and County
Agent ]. f. White. A new method of
pois,ning is being used and so far with
deadly effect Nearly 200 square miles
will be directly and indirectly reached 1
and the results are being watched
closely.
Nor! than $2,500,0O0 will be speill
ON road work in northern Idaho during
the coming summer. Federal aid is
available on all the roads. One of the
,hief expenses to the state highway
Fund is the paving of nine miles of the
so-cailed apple way" connecting
.oeur d'Alene with the paved way run .
hing into Spokane, Wash. This VIII
.ost 100000. The work is supposed Y
o start about March.
The foreign-born population of Ida
10 number 3S,963, of whom S6,1T0 are
wenty -one years of age and over. or
his number %, S94 are naturalized citi- =
ems, while 1926 are aliens. who have 7
AIKEN out their first citizenship papers 0
My, and for whom the citizenship