The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-02-17

eastern Idaho be converted into infant
ry troops, WIS transmitted to Captain
Nicholas lift Of the PocatelIo cavalry
troop by the Idaho adjutant general.
Unique among the social events
Of the Boise High School recently,
was the Father-Daughter lanquet by
the Student clue Of the Boise high
school at the new Y NJ. G. A. banquet
room. About 100 were present, no
mothers being permitted 10 attend.
The recent recommendation by the
state board of education to indepen-
dent and independent class A school
districts of the state of Idaho, of a
uniform system of accounting is char
acterized by board members as one of
the most important actions Of the
board for years.
4 Spry and nimble as middie-aged
woman and possessing q splendid men
tally, Mrs. Rebecca Stewart, 82l
Ninth Avenue south, says she has at
tained the age of 103 years by living
an outdoor life and keeping away dis
ease germs through smoking good to-
bacco in corn cob pipe.
Names of 10 cadets of non-commis-
stoned grades, VIII scored 100 per cent
in the individual monthly rating sys-
TEN for the period ending January 81,
lwere publicly noticed at monster
assembly of the present First battal-
ion of the Boise high school Reserve
Officers Training corps.
Ambrose d. Coulter of Weiser, was
given a Judgment of 5000 in his $751;
900 damage suit against the city of
Weiser. The boy, 6 years of age, was
injured when he took hold of broken
electric wire which was hanging In
front of his home. His right hand
was terribly MANNED and he was
burned on other parts of his body.
Hauling wood from the lavas west
of Idaho Falls is the occupation OF
many men at present 1t is estimated
that from 10 to % loads are being
hauled out a day. The main hauling
is from point about % miles west
of Idaho Falls. The haulers make
camp about IL miles west of Idaho
Falls, and from that base bring out
the wood from the rocks.
A Community Center" is being
planned at HALEY, according to news
received from that place. The first
unit of centralized social and physical
center for the activities of that section
will consist of a gymnasium, club
rooms, showers, bowling alley, read
ing room, library. rest room for wo-
men. kitchen facilities and other facii-
tiles. The second unit would consist
of Sunday school and the third,
when built, community auditorium.
: continue the Nampa Harvest Fes-
tival and make it bigger than ever
this year" This was the slogan adopt
ed by the new board of directors OF
Nampa's fall show when they met.
The sense of the meeting was to the
feet that preparations for the annual
Show should begin ut once, so that the
disadvantage of late start that has
been experienced in the past could be
overcome.
: A petition has been filed with the
Kootenal county commissioners for the
organization of Mission highway dis
trict by 30 property owners in the pro-
posed district. The district is a part
of the Occur d'Alene Valley highway
district and takes in more than $1,000
acres, with an assessed valuation of
more than S1,O00,O00. 1t will include
the Mission Flats road on the Yellow
stone trail. The cause OF the With
,lrawal is not known. but is said there
has been some friction in the Occur
d'Alene Valley district.
Unless The legislature has definitely
funds for specific pur-
pose, the state board of examiners
Is not authorized to draw claims on
the fund for any purpose. That was
the decision of the supreme court OF
Idaho recently In an opinion handed
down. This finding was recorded when
that tribunal denied Fred Herrick a
writ Of mandate to direct the state
auditor to draw a warrant in his favor
for $l2.94S,55 against the state game
fund to recompense him for loss on a
contract to remove timber from Hey
burn park.
Governor ID. w. Davis addressed
some 1900 agriculturists and livestock
men of western slope territory in
Montrose. Colorado. The country is
an irrigated one, like Idaho. and the
governor said he would probably talk
TO the Colorado farmers
and stockmen. The committee has
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