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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-29

Christmas!" to him the night be-
fore, so Scrouge called Merry
Christmas!" to him. He called the
boy to him aand told him to go and
buy the biggest t urkey in the store
and he would give him two shillings
When the boy returned Scrouge took
theh turkey and went to his neph-
ew's for dinner.
Next morning his clerk came to
the office ten minutes late; he be-
gan to make excuses. Scrouge told
him it was all right and asked him
how his little lame boy Tiny Tim
was. Scrouge put up the money for
Tiny Tim to be made well. Scrouge
had learned the real Christmas spir-
1t. God bless us all and give us the
real Christmas spirit.
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Development of Artesian
Water at Goose Creek
Urged by Big Specialists

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, Mos
GOWN a summary pamphlet on
an investigation conducted recently
to ascertain the ground-water possi-
bilities OF Goose creek basin, in the
extreme southern part OF the state.
Arthur M. Piper, geologist and n.y.
drologist with the state bureau Oh
mines. recommends additional ex-
ploration and development of the ar
tesian water structures but finds no
favorable petroleum indications.
Goosecreek basin is an area OF
about 1900 square miles. and al
though the basin is largely In Ida
no, southern branches extend into
both Nevada and Utah. The COM
plete bulletin is to be issued Jointly
by the state and federal bureaus
will not be published until spring,
but the salient points of the investi-
cation have been boiled down into a
three-sheet pamphlet for use of
thot now actively engaged in explor-
ing the Hydrologic structures of the
section. Although the area was
found to have geologic conditions
favorable to an artesian reservoir,
Mr.. Piper could find no Indications
making it possible for him to make
any prediction as to the possibilities
of commercial oil. 1t was while
drilling for oil that an artesian we'll
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VIII you not clip the following letter and
mail it to some former Oakley resident?
The OAKLEY HERALD
Dear Friend:
CHARLES BROWN, PUBLISHER
OAKLEY, IDAHO

Dear FRIEND:
l have made New Year resolution that The Oakley
Herald is to be better than beforenot only
what BETTER but at least three hundred per cent better
am asking you to assist me. There will be depart
ment in each number devoted to letters from former
idents of valley who reside elsewhere. Will you
not write letter of from to five hundred words tell
ing readers of yourself and how the world is using
you
going to do my durndes to make The Herald inter-
estng, but cannot succeed without your cooperation.
With sincere wishes for happy successful New Year,
am
Cordially yours,
CHARLES BROWN
Publisher The Herald
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-29

was located and with the country
largely dependent upon agriculture,
additional water would be of great
value in increasing the amount OF
land under cultivation. The first
well was found in the fall OF 1929
by party drilling for petroleum in
the Goose creek canyon. IL miles
below the town of Oakley, which is
the important industrial center o I
the area treated in the survey.
The bulletin recommends that sys-
tematic development of the basin
should start along Goose and Trap
per creeks with possible explora-
tions of creek meadow where there
is a chance of entering enlarged fis-
sures which are believed to exist
there.
AS the basin is largely of volcanic
ash formations, Mr.. Piper recon-
mends castings for all flowing wells
to make them permanent and pre-
vent waste OF water. Lateral leak
age in the porus ash beds of the up
per series can be solved only by
castings, he points out.
"The quantity of artesian water
is not very large but 1t is believed to
be sufficient to make a material ad-
dition to the irrigation supply"
says Mr. Piper, especially II the
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-29
'AllAreYoung
AT Christmas

(Reported by Lanown WILSON,
At Christmas tim we should hav
the spirit of Peace on earth, goo
will toward men," 1t also mean
the manifestation of love, accordin
to an address made by Principal
A. Mercer to the high school stu
dents.
Other statements made by MI
Mercer ar given in substance below
We lose the spirit of Christmal
when we think we are too grown uI
to hang up our stockings and when
we think of it as a time for dan
cling, eating and getting drunk. If
you do not hav the thrill of getting
up and finding your stockings hang
ing up with your presents in them,
no matter how large nor how small
the present, you lose half your life.
OO just Bet tuC cplilt VI Nii iotiiido
and forget the dancing and drink
ing.
You sohuld have spirit of good
will and love. Never get too big to
write your letter to Santa; you miss
a great thrill If you do. The thrill
is gettinng that which you want.
An example of a selfish, unkind,
old man who finally found
the spirit of Christmas is given In
the christmas Carol by Dickens.
We should all find the spirit of
as this man did.
The Christmas Carol
Morley and Scrouge were men in
business together. Morley had been
lead for seven years; Scrouge sat
n his Office, day in and day out,
over his figures. He was
and grouchy. When
lis clerk, Bob Cradget, asked for a
holiday for Christmas, he growled
Iround for while and then told |
lin to be sure and come back ear
y the next morning.
Just then his nephew came in and
sked him over for dinner. Scrouge |
curly refused the invitation.
That night scrouge went home to
bleak, deserted place, had supper
nd went to bed. Pretty soon he
card the ringing of chains and i
lght through the wall came his old
-iend Morley with chains on him.
Iorley told Scrouge he had these
Mains for the bad deeds he had
one on earth and he had come to |
arm him so he would not be trea-
ID this way. He told him that
Iree persons would come at one
clock and show him. e
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-12-29
OAKLEY WARDS GIVE PROGRAM
CHRISTMAS asEyE

One of the important events in
connection with Christmas this year
was the community Christmas tree.
Another important event was the ex-
cellent program given by the four
Oakley wards in the tabernacle Sun
day night. There was a large audi
ence representing the entire com
munity and the numbers given by
the NJ l. A. were received most fav-
orably.
Kenneth Curtis presided on behalf
of the M. l. A. The program
included the following:
Three musical numbers of the
o. H. S. Glee club.
An address by President VIM. 7.
Jack on the Christ-the first coming
and the second coming.
Christmas thoughts by l., ]. Rob
nson, Jr., who read appropriate Sc
ections from the poets.
Two violin solos by our former
elbow townsman, James West.
whose playing has been popular with
oakley people since their first ae-
Iuaintance with him.
Vocal solo by Mrs. clarissa Rice
Duet by Miss Winnie Critchfiell
nd Miss Nellie Plant.
Benediction by Wilford sagens
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MAKES SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY
AT INVITATION OF LOCAL
WOMEN'S CLUB


The community Christmas tree
was tremendous success-in spite
of unfavorable weather last Satur-
day night. 1t was rather damp, but
after all there are always two kinds
Of weather, and II the skies within
are unclouded no rain really mat
ters.
Santa Claus was present in all
his glory-a big, fat, good-natured
fellow who talked with the children
and tried to make everybody happy.
Santa Claus has an ear for music
and called for Christmas songs.
He was particularly anxious to hear
the children sing, so he called on L.
]. Robinson, Jr., to lead the singing.
He woud have led the singing him
self, but he had long trip to make
in the cold and he did not want TO
take any chances on getting hoarse
In rather unusual way it was
found that Santa Claus has a good
memory--he addressed several Oak
ley people by name without an in
PRODUCTION. 1t Is thought that he
became acquainted with them years
ago while they were children-and
Santa Claus always remembers his
friends.
The Christmas tree still stands at |
the fiagpole and it's beautiful, color
ed electric lights radiate cheer and
good will every night. Too much
credit cannot be given to the Wom-
ems club for arranging for the tree
and sending the special invitation to
Santa Claus. AS Santa himself said,
it was his first trip to Oakley to a
Community Christmas Tree
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wells are properly casd.
Some drilling for oil has beer
done in the Goose creek basin but
the prospects for finding commercial
oil bodies at any depth are believed
to be very poor. The crushed and
faulted structures have no SEM
blance to structures favorable to pc
troleum accumulation"
The Deseret News.
The above article, with the excep-
tion of few changes, was copied
from The Deseret News. In the ORR
ginal article, the word "Burley" oc-
ours instead of Oakley" in the sem
tence, 1.-The first well was found in
the fall of 1920 by a party drilling
for petroleum in the Goose creek
canyon, IL miles below the town of
Oakley, which is the important in
dustrial center of the area treated
in the survey" We substituted the
word Oakley" for the word BUR
ley" for the reason that Burley is
not IL miles from the I'D we'll, and
for the additional reason that Oak
ley is, and of right ought to be. the
INDUSTRIAL CEN
TER of the area. treated. Why is 1t
that so many newspapers insist on
calling our town "Burley"?
When the development of artesian /
wells in Goose creek basin is urged, !
he statement is entirely safe and :
proof against contradiction, as any
,ody who has seen the big streams
# water spouting from the wells
long Goose and Trapper will testi-
y. And when the presence of pc
roleum is doubted, the statement
will be fairly safe for long time
o come unless drilling is speeded
p. A long time, has elapsed and
lany hairs have turned gray since
he driller's engine first disturbed l
ne great horned owls of Goose creek
anyon, but it is well to remember I
nat delays in drilling have not '
.olen any of natures resources. {
here may or may not be oil at Oak q
", but drilling has not yet gone far
lough to make test--and Oakley
ay yet be known as the great oil a
inter of the west.
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YOU WILL LIKE THE NEW YEAR
NUMBER OF THE HERALD

1t will be worth the price of
a years subscription just to
read the ads in next weeks
Herald. Genuine news they
will be-more thrilling than
any mail order catalog you ev-
er read.
And there will be New Year
resolutions. Some Oakley bust
ness men are planning to give
you an improved service in
1928. They will tell you about
1t. See what they have to say
in next weeks Herald.
Perhaps you don't believe in
resolutions. Why don't you
believe in them? Someone has
remarked that any year may be
the eventful year; tnat the rlV-
er of life may rise highter than
ever before within memory and
flood the parched uplands. Re-
solutions will help.
1t is often said that the road
to hell is paved with good reso-
lutions. Whether or not that
be true,s there isn't the slight
est doubt that the road to hea-
ven is paved with good resolu-
tions all the way-and I'll bet
you that the other road isn't
paved at all nine-tenths of the
way!
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Mr.. Cammack stated that dairying
is the only thing that will take
care OF the market situation for this
project. A few cattle properly TAX
en- care of will bring in more money
and will furnish market on the
ranch for hay at better price. In
addition to insuring market each
year for hay and other products. the
cattle will keep the farm built Hp
by fertilizing the soil. Stop to
think! When you ship a ton of hay
of the farm, you bodily ship off that
much soil strength. When you feed
the hay on the farm and sell the
product in the form of dairy articles,
the soil strength is practically
undiminished.
Mr.. Cammack said there are two
ways to go into the dairying busi-
ness. (1)You can buy good bulls
and breed up the cattle you already
have, saving the offspring of good
producers and selling the others. Or
(2) yonA may buy good quality cows
and breed them up.
Mr.. Cammack suggested the fol-
lowing types as the best dairy cat
tie:
1. Jerseys.
2. Holsteins.
8. Guernseys.
The choice is determined largely
on the fact as to whether cream or
milk is sold.
1t was suggested that an entire
should go in for the
same breed of cows. In this way {.
,ull association can be formed and
,y exchange of bulls the herd of the
community can be built up at much
ess expense. s''-
1t developed that the by-products
( dairying, skim milk and whey.
make first class feed for chickens
nd hogs.
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THIRD WARD M. 1. A.

(Too late for publication last week.
A pageant was successfully car
rid out last Sunday night. The wise
men, the star and the presentation
of the Christ in the manger and Ma
ry and child were especially appre-
ciated. The appreciation was shown
by 102 OF the ward being present.
Not only are the programs sue
cess, but the lessons are carried out
in pleasing manner. 1t would pay
others to attend.
A big dance was given in the Ma
rion dance hall, December IA, by the
officers of the Third ward M. I. A.
This proved to be very successful
and everyone had an enjoyable time.
Everyone Stop Look! and Listen
fir the "Sci Wi Circus" to be given
In the Third ward in the near
future.
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Opportunity
AtOurDoo
DAIRYING WILL PUT OAKLEY
VALLEY ON A BASIS OF
GENERAL PROSPERITY
Agricultural Suicide To Ship Hay
From Farm When 1t Can BE
Changed Into Dairy Products

(Continued from two weeks ago.
The editor believes that the facts
and conclusions embodied in the
lectures given by the U. of l. pro-
fessors are as live as ever.)
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Fourth Ward
M.I.A.N Notes
PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 81

PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, DEC. 81
1. Congregational Scrip u e
reading.
2. Address, How to Read
When to Read, What to Read" Mrs.
Mable Schiferl.
8. Vocal solo, Margaret West.
A. Address, Fundamentals OF
Prosperity" S. P. Worthington.
s. Violin solo, James H. West.
6. Retold story, Feet of he
Furtive," Raida Clark.
z. Ladies chorus under direc-
tion Miss zelma Price.
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A BIG TIME IN THE HIGH
SCHOOL NEW YEARS NIGHT

The basket ball game between the
o. H. S. and town teams Will be-
gin at 1880. There will be an i'm
portant dance afterward.
The Seniors are furnishing the
entertainment-whi proves that
the affair will be worth attending.
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MINIDOKA FOREST TO FEED
1O1,75O HEAD OF STOCK

The Secretary of Agriculture has
authorized the grazing of 24,050
cattle and horses and 77.700 sheep
on the Minidoka National forest
during the season 1928, according
to r. d. Carver, Forest Supervisor.
Applications for grazing permits
should be filed with Ranger or For
est Supervisor before January 26,
1928.
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Santa Claus Visits Children
OF Oakley Last Saturday
GOOD SPEAKERS FOR SEED
SHOW AT BURLEY JAN. 0-1;

The best speakers obtainable have
been secured for the afternoon and
evening programs. There will be
something to interest every type of
farmer in the state.
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L. A. Nelson, Miss verness Mel
son, Mr.. and Mrs. F. s. Struggled.
and Miss Edythe Bach went to AL
bion last week to attend the instal-
lation of officers in the Eastern Star
and Masonic organizations.
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Frank Van Deventer left Wednes-
day for Grangeville after spending
the holidays at the home Of DR..
Jesse L. Rains.
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CASSIA M. 1. A. PLAYS "GREEN
STOCKINGS" BURLEY, TONIGHT

The Cassia M. /. A. Dramatic COM
to play Green Stockings" at the
Burley Theatre tonight. The play
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ITO be continued next week.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-05

member bat bearing an old nRma
A ship OF the old block-the Old
Twyning block He smiled strok
ing his whaie-like front rathar as
thought this pleasantly bad pro
eeeded from its depths and he was
eongratulating il. The young man
smiled. Tvyning. edgtng forward
from the background, also smiled.
All the smiles were rather nervous.
Sabre's immediate thought had
been that IL was an odd thing 10
have taken on young Twyuing
without mentioning IL even casually
to him Il was significant OF his
enhancement in the Office.
MI. Fortune ceased TO stroke the
whale like front in point OF fact.
Sabre. this very natural and pleas
ing desire Of Twyning to have his
son in the office. a desire which I
am most gratified TO support, is 1ts
first-what shall / say feeling Of
his fet in his new responsibility,
What was | saying? All, yes, Twyn-
ing is now in partnership, Sabre.
Yes. Good"
He paused before young Twyu-
ing. Well, young man. now yoc 80
made YOUR bow before our liter
airy adviser. ! think We decided 10
called him Harold, eh, Twyning?
Avoid confusion, don't you agree,
Sabre?"
IF that's his name" Sabre aid.
Mr. Fortune glanced sharply It
him and compressed his lips. 1T
is he said shortly He left .he
room,
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with the sudden ioudness, as though
he protested. not before her, but
before arbitrament IN the high
court of destiny. But | cannot
help you upward; I can only lead
you downward"
She said, Upward. Mako. You
help me upward"
Her gentle asquiescence!
There swept upon him, as one
reckless in sudden surge of intoxi-
cation. most passionate desire tc
take her in his arms: and on her
lips to crash TO fragments the bar
riers of conduct he had in damn
able sophistries erected; and in
her ears to breathe, You are be-
loved to me! Honor, honesty. vir-
tue, rectitude-words, darling
words, words, words. Beloved, LET
tie foundations of the world 60
spinning. so we have | We"
He called most terribly upon
himself. and his self answered
him; but shaken by that most fer e
onset he said thiekly. III have
this. If ever 1t grows too hard
for you, tell me-teil me-
And suddenly. in one week. life
from its armory discharged two
events upon him. In the next week
one upon the world.
CHAPTER II.
l.
On Sabre's desk, as he glanced
towards it, was a letter from Mona
He turned it over in his hands
the small neat script. She never
before had written to him at the
office. 1t bore tho London rost-
mark. She would be writing from
their town house. II would be to
say she was coming back But
she never wrote on the occ, 'uas
Of her return; they just ret
And : had never before ritz Il
to the office.
MIR. Fortune came into the roo n.
With him was a young man, n
youth. whose face was vaguely "a
miliar to Sabre; Twyning behind.
"Ah, Sabre" said Mr.. Fortune.
81 am bringing in to you a new
member of our staff" He indicated
the young man beside him. "A new
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| meets. People will do anything for
him. They love him. Well, you've
only go to look at him, haven't yoa
Or hear him talk? / think there's
never been any one so utterly cap
tivating as Tony is to look at and
to hear"
Most engagingly, with such
words, she had presented him: one
that passed through life airily, ex-
quisitely; much fairy-gifted at his
cradle with gifts of beauty, charm,
prominence in all he touched :;
knowing no care, kno ing no diff
Guilty, knowing no obstacle, or dan
ger, or fear, or illness, or fatigue,
or anything in life but gay - and
singing things, which touching, he
made more bright, more tuneful
yet; meeting no one, OF whatever
age or degree, but his charm was
to that age or degree exactly touch
ed; captivating all, leading all, by
all desired in leadership. For
tunes darlingH
And, Marko," she at last had
come to. And Marko-this is the
word-graceless. Utterly, utterly
graceless. Without heart, Mako.
without conscience, without morals,
without the smallest scrap of an ap-
proach to any moral principle Mar
ko, that's an awful. a wicked, an
abominable thing for wife to say
of her husband. But he wouldn't
mind a bit my telling you Not
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Like two living in two erapty
houses. empty this end: empty that
end. More frequently, for these
arrangements. appealed to him the
places of his refuge: the room OF
his mind, that private chamber
wherein. retired, he assembled the
parts of his puzzles; that familiar
garment in which, invested. he SAT-
among the fraternity of his
thoughts: the evenings with Young
Perch and old Mrs. Perch. the eve
nfngs with Mr.. Fsrgus
Most strongly OF all called an
other refuge; and this. because il
called % strongly, he kept locked
Mona
He said one day, you see
there's this, Mona LIES got one
Were in the thing. All the time
you've got to go on You can't &c
back one single second. What
you've done. you've done. 1t may
take only a minute in the doing,
or in the sayiRg, but it's done, or
SAID, Tor all your life, perhaps for
the whole of someone else's life Is
well. That's terrific, Mona.
There's right and wrong, Mona
Nothing else in between. No
compromise. No way of getting
round them or over them. You must
be either one thing or the other
Once we took step towards wrong,
there it is forever, and all its ho--
rible things with it-deceit, con-
cealment. falsehood, subterfuse,
pI eence; vile and beastly things
like that couldn't endure them !;
and I much less could endure think
ing l had caused you to suffer
them. And then on through that
mire of dishonor.-It's easy. it
sounds rather fine, to say the wo. q
well lost for love; b honor, hon
or's not well lost for anything. You
can't replace it. l couldn't
The austere asylum of their
pains. He looked back upon it as
he had unfolded it. He looked for
ward across it as, most ster, and
bleak, it awaited them. He cri ID
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NAUTICAL MUSIC
! SHOW LAUNCHED


san Aboard" Is nautical must
- comedy. 1t therefore has sail
- and they do "sea-going dance
ne crew of the steamship Florida
= which the action of play takes
Si.ee is the pick of Moline's attrac-
~ girls. While they may be
a.ndlubbers" and not old tars
whsrein things maritime are con-
ssrred. when it comes to clever
Ssncinx and entertaining, no salty
sailor ever executed a more perfect
horn-pipe.
This crew is rehearsing twice a
wsek In the Moline Chamber of
Xsmnerce and will be piping
msrrily when the show is presented
Auril "a TO 90 in the tri-cities, under
me auspices of the tri-city posts of
the American legion.
The sailor girls are: Violet An
derson, Mamie Hinrichs, Vera Pos
Ton. Evelyn Kelly, Helen Ball,
Grace Somerson, Helen Peterson,
! innea Johnson, Ruth Swank, Isa-
belle Simkins and Anna Larson.
Tickets for the production have
been placed on sale in each IF the
three legion posts by committees
headed by W. H. Sch IL &c, Moline;
william R. Cosgrove. Davenport.
and Ardo Mitchell, Rock Island
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importance of your own affairs and
disclaim any connection with life.
II doesn't matter tuppence TO life.
The year 1913 was MAGNIFICENT
II was a deliciously thrilling and
emotional year A terrific and
stupendous year. Many well-kppwn
people died.
1t was naturally a year of strong
partisanship. A year of violent feel
fngs violently expressed; and
amidst them, and because Of them,
Sabre found with new certainty that
he had no violent feelings.
1t much affected his relations
with those nearest to him-with
Mabel, with Mr.. Fortune, and with