The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-08-03
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

earl JdchSOu, dllaS fedTl DdltlulOit
are being held in the county jai
pending further investigation OF Al
alleged violation of the Mann act.
Idaho Falls.-Fred MoseIey. cit
councilman and well known pushes
man, died at his home here after
lingering illness. Mr.. Moseley hat
been a resident of Idaho Falls for tn
past thirty years.
Pocatello.-E. +. Moberly of thi
city, for seven years assistant divis
ion engineer on the Oregon Shor
Line of the Utah division south Of
Pocatello, has been appointed division
engineer of the Utah division to fill
the vacancy caused by the death o.
Richard Il. Reasoner.
Blackfoot.-D. l.. Bowman of Ashton
was seriously injured while in charge
of stationary gasoline engine used
in construction of the Yellowstone
highways on the Fort Hall reservation
when his clothing caught in the en-
CINE belt and he was repeatedly re-
volved around the fly wheel.
Pocatello-Sheep are moving to the
western section of the state at the
rate of about fifty cars a day. ac-
cording to figures at the offices of
the Short Line.
Pocatello-Two of the 10 homing
pigeons released here July 13 reached
their home lofts at Hayward and
Oakland, Cal SO hours and 20 minutes
after being liberated at Pocatello.
| While the flight is not remarkable for
speed, is is taken into consideration
that the birds Travelled under adverse
circumstances, facing head on wind
over the Sierras. The average fly
ing speed was 66S yards a minute.
or mile in 90 minutes.
Caldwell Idahos delegation in
congress is unanimously in favor of
the construction of a power plant at
ArrCwrock dam to supply water to the
Gem irrigation district, it was assured
here Wednesday, following a tour of
the project by Representative Addi-
son T. Smith and ]. H. Lowell, secre-
ldAg VI lilC uiobiiCb. hC pAdhlf Will
will be proposed. would cost approx
imateIy s450,O0O and would develop
about 10000 horsepower.
Nampa-Idaho is one of the six
states of the west in which pasturage |
and range conditions were 100 per |
cent normal during the past month, |
according to the July report of the |
regional office, federal division Of crop |
and livestock estimates, in Denver.
Seattle and sheep reflect the general
high condition of ranges" the bulle-
tin states, averaging "a and 81 (per
cent? respectively, compared with 81
and 96 June IL
Boise-Recent hail and thunder,
storms are credited with wreaking
damage to farm land and crops
the state in the weekly
summary of weather and crop con-
ditiOns issued by Clinton f. Norquest,
weather bureau meteroIogist Wednes-
day
Boise.-Breaking all previous rec
ords for birth, Idaho registrars re-
ported a total of 1883 babies born in
the state in the month ending July
10, according to the monthly report ,
Of the bureau of vital statistics is
sued Thursday. !
Boise-The state of Idaho received {
IA, 24S64 as the lawful inheritance
ak of the estate of the late John Il. [
3roadbent, Boise millionaire.
mett.-Resolutions were passed .
W the city council to cooperation with b
he county commissioners in enforc- Il
ng a county quarantine and COM A
muzzling and vaccination of a
III dogs against rabies. a
Cadlwell-Ren Shepperd received U
acerations to one hand and his face
fhen an auto he was riding in col
ded with another car near Banks.
Murphy-Two bridges were washed
ut and considerable crop and live 81
took damage is the toll of a cloud r,
urst which struck here. e,
Idaho Falls-Anselmo Rueda plead o
d guilty to statutory offense charge. "
lie was bound over to the district
ourt. ;,
Weiser-An underground break in 81
le Barton reservoir, which began -
st week, has caused considerable
amage to many farmers in the sur
,unding country. az
ocatello--Members of the school :
oard are working on plans and spec
ications for the new junior high
'hool to be built on the east side
GoOding-Out of tests covering ten
ousand six hundred and fifty four
tile in Gooding county, only fortr
ur infected cattle were found.
A. Means, state com
issioner of agriculture, has appoint
J. VI. Stewart of Rupert as bee in
ectOr of AIinidoka and Cassia coun-