The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-03-02
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

to an announcement.
Boise.-Goldie Bergeon, confessed
bandit, who held up the Eagle Com
missary. at Boise. was sentenced to
serve from five to fourteen years in
the state penitentiary.
Rupert.-With the closing of the
Rupert National bank the town IS
left without a banking institution. A
few weeks ago a bank at Paul and
the other Rupert bank closed.
Boise.-Indictments were returned
here by the federal grand jury
against the former officers of the de-
funct First National bank OF Burnley.
Rupert.-The Rupert checker play
ers have accepted the invitation OF
The Nampa Chess and Checked club
IN meet the Boise players in the
Nampa rooms.
Pocatello.-A special police officer.
vern Chapman, shot and wounded
Aldeno Mencktti, q Greek, who was
.nstituting a reign of terror on South
seventh avenue.
Malad-Idaho stands second In the
amount of net receipts from the sale
of treasury savings securities in the
twelfth federal reserve district for
eleven months in 1922, ending No
vember 80, according to information
received by l. w. Thrailkill, post
master.
Pocatello.-The Pocatello Rotary
club has arranged for a celebration
of The eighteenth anniversary of the
Rotary International.
Pocatello.-A JOINT physical educa-
ton and athletic banquet and social
affair will be held by the Bannock
County Sportsmen's association, the
physical education committee of the
Y. M. c. A., the Idaho Technical in
stitute and other Interested organiza-
tions.
Idaho Falls.-Dark clouds of pessI-
mism that have hung so low over the
horizon of this vicinity were rolled
back, when a gathering of Idaho Falls
bankers disclosed the fact that the
water Assessments on the million
acres comprising the Upper Snake
River valley are the lowest of any
place in the United States.
Boise. = Federal grand jury IN
dictments charging conspiracy to VI
olate federal prohibition laws were
returned against nine individuals.
Idaho Falls.-Boy Scout week
was observed in Idaho Falls with a
specially prepared program OF acti-
vities in which the different branches
of the work of the scouts were dem
onstrated.
Pocatello.-At a special meeting OF
the American Legion executive COM
mittee, John Myers was chosen to
fill the position as second vice COM
mander.
Misunderstanding that all records |
for depth of snow in the noun
tains of southern and central Idaho |
will be broken, is voiced by Clinton |
L. Nordquest, weather observer.
Boise.-Three indictments, contain |
ing sensational allegations against as
many alleged white slavers were re-
turned by the federal grand jury.
Malad. = Nearly 81 ,Oo0.O 900 board
feet of timber from the national for
ests in southern Idaho was given
away to over 5000 persons. accord
ing to District Forester II. II. Rut-
ledge.
Blackfoot-The Rotary club was
host to the Kiwanis club members
at the Lincoln dinner.
Pocatello.-Works built by the
Utah Construction company on the
first unit Of their Carey Act project
known as the Big Lost River pro-
ject. have been finally accepted by
the state reclamation department, ac-
cOrding to announcement.
Boise.-Valuation of the property
of the Kootenai Power company is
fixed Mt $15S.5S9. plus $1,000 for
equipment, by an order of the pub
lie utilities commission handed down
Pocatello.-Tne girls of the Idaho
Tech have formed a school organiza-
ton OF the Y. W. c. A. and have al
ready shown great enterprise.
Boise-Fire caused from short
circuited wires at the First Congre-
rational church caused approximate
ly IS worth of damage.
Pocatello-The Ford dealers of
southeastern Idaho held a convention
ut Pocatello.
Observation-Disclosures plans for
the erection Of community build
ing as a memorial 20 the soldier
heroes of Bingham county, are un-
der consideration,
Albion-Floyd Livingston, IS years
Of age. of Eiba, was instantly killed