The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-10-20
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Idaho Falls.-The efficiency of tn
city waterworks system is to be ell
HANGED by the installation of a ney
auxiliary pump, which will augmen
the water pressure n aid MATERIAL.
in fighting fires.
Pocatello.-Feeder sheep by thous
ands are going into the North Side
Twin Falls tract along the Snake riv
er. 1t Is estimated that between 200.
900 and 100000 will be fed in thai
section. The annual winter bands that
are fed in that district will bring the
total up to more than a half million
sheep.
King Hill.-The Oregon Short Line
railroad has commenced work on inn
proving the section between King Hill
and Reverse. A second track is be-
ing built between these two points and
the road changed between Hammett
and Reverse, it Is announced. 8
BlackfOot-The Farm Bureau re-
ports a shortage of labor to harvest
the potato crop in Bingham county,
and appeals sent out to adjoining
/ counties reveal the same condition.
The condition VIII be relieved in a
measure when, by special arrange
ment with the school board of Black
foot, a number of students will be
released from their studies to help
on the farms.
Pocatello.-Lettuce shipments from
Idaho have reached the peak and an
average of 40 cars is being shipped
daily. Up until recently shipments
have been averaging about 20 cars
daily. Few prunes are now going
through.
Boise.-R. II. Smith, former Cassia
county sheriff, was found guilty OF
Mann act violation by a jury in fed
eral court Friday after trial before
Federal Judge f. S. Dietrich.
POcatello.-A case of importance to
he whole northwest involving thous-
ands of dollars in freight ON which n
refund is asked, and of still more inn
portance for it's bearing ON future
shipments, will be heard in Weiser
in the rear future, before Examiner
Cassidy Of the interstate
commission.
Pocatello.-Allen Baugh, %, I'm
ployed as a car checker by the Short
Line. was seriously injured as the re-
suit of being caught between the
couplings of two freight cars while at
work in the local railroad yards.
Pocatello.-Bear Lake voters will de-
eide November Z, whether Paris is to
remain the county seat, or whether IL
will be removed to Montpelier. A pc
tition carrying the signatures of three
fifths OF the qualified voters of the
Bear Lake county was presented to
District Judge j. Bailey Lee and the
court issued the order calling for the
election.
Bolse.-The Idaho State Pharmaceu-
ticol association will hold its sixteenth
annual convention in October. 1t is
expected that delegates from all sec
ance.
Malad.-Representative meeting of
farmers from the Snake river valley,
including Grandview, Hagerman val
ley, Gooding, Mountain Home. King
Hill. Paradise valley and other sections
was held at Mountain Home for the
purpose of discussing the price of al
falfa hay.
Pocatello.-Work is progressing sat
.sfactorily on road projects in Idaho,
according to c. w. Cross, chief loca-
tor of the U. S. Bureau of public
who inspected the work done
IN the Warren road, Cascade Knox
Ind the Knox Yellowpine road.
Pocatello.-One hundred and fifty
coyotes n gray wolf. two
killed in Idaho by ten federal
in n month.
Pocatello.-There is a scarcity of
abor in the western and central part
Il the state according to word re-
eived by the chamber of commerce. .
Twin Falls.-Twin Falls was chosen
s the 1923 meeting place for he COM
year, at the second annual reunion
t Burley of the Seventy-Niners.
Boise-One hundred twenty-three
arloads of potatoes have been shipped
rom the Idaho-Oregon sections, as
compared with 90 cars shipped the
anne date in 1921 and 80 cars shipped
n 1920, according to a report issued
the United States department OF
griculture.
Observation-Disclosures from the various
apartments OF the University Of lda-
proved a feature OF the annual
daho state fair.
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