The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-08-17
LITTLE JOURNEYS
TO YESTERDAY
News from our Files for
Corresponding w e e k
Seventeen Years Ago

Mr.. Aiken was in town last Fri
day in the interest of the "Sho
shone Power and Light Company.
Fifteen carloads Of sheep to b'
shipped by Tolman boys and Pickett
will leave Miner on the Is inst. fol
eastern markets.
Oakley is to have a new timer
and plumber in the person of e. NJ
Curtis an old time plumber of I.o-
gan, Utah, now of Rexburg, Idaho,
on account of better trade prospects
and the superior climate of Oakley
He will locate temporarily in the
W~orthington blacksmith shop.
Miss Retta Grant reached Salt
Lake city on Friday last from a
three years mission in the South Sea
Islands. She was met there by Ell
der Carl Severe who went down on
22ult, to make sure of meeting her
first and getting first report Of her
missionary labors. Miss Grant
10 the same sweet girl as of yore
with the added charms that come to
one with three years service in the
Masters cause.
Every body but the editor and
the devil has been fishing or hunt
ing during the past two weeks, and
all seem to have met with good sue
cess.
The raspberries, strawberries and
cherries have been somewhat scarce
this year, but we are promised an
abundance of apples, peaches, pears
and %apricots.
The lumber for the fourth ward
meeting house has come at last and
the house is rapidly being put in
shape.
H. J.. Wells received a $1,000
check from the Home Fire Insuf-
alec company to civer the loss on
his automobile, recently burned.
The stake Religion class superin-
tendency was recognized last week
with Elder Edward Hale as Supt.
and VIM. A. Martindale and Charles
II. Wilson counsellors.
The superintendency of Sunday
schools was reorganized last week
with Reese Harper Supt, George Sc
we're and Moses Smith counselors.
Little zelma Price fell from a
fence yesterday and dislocated her
arm. 1t was promptly set by DR..
Nelson.
Elder Edward Hale is in Ogden
today attending the funeral services
Of Elder Aaron Jackson, who was
drowned on Saturday last at La
Crosse, Indiana.
Death of Cassia's Pioneer Miller
We received word yesterday morn
ng of the death of one of Cassia'
;ountys' best known pioneers, the
miller pioneer of the county, Hon.
Andrew Burstrom, who passed away
It Winchester, Minnesota, whittier
ion. His demise, however, occurred
'efore he had come under the sur
,eon's knife.
Mr.. Burstrom was one of the old
st as well as one of the w%ealthiest
nen of Cassia county. He was sew {
years old at the time of his
Ieath. He operated the first -four
ng mill in the county and has been
engaged in the milling
.usiness. By dint of his energy and
abor he was enabled to amass quite Q
fortune, somewhere in the enigh-
orhood of 100000. Mr.. Burstrom ?
cid the office of county commission I
r for several years and has been on q
'usted with several positions of II
onor at various times, which he al Fl
avs filled with credit. He leaves a
life and several children. The inter :
ent, it is understood, will take y
ace at Winchester, Minnesota. T,
Mrs. A. T.. MartindaIe
The wifeo ( Alonzo Martindale de-
this life on Saturday, July 2S.
. . She left a husband and IL chill 81
EN-, 5 grandchildren, an aged mo-
er, 5 brothers, sc sisters n a he
eat many relatives and friends. nr
lie was born in Gr%antsville, Utah, sa
eyars ago. she was the daughter
the late Solomon Mcintosh and NJ
s wife Mary. She came t o this an
untry in the spring of 1881 and an
e married Alonzo MartindaIe the
me fall in 1881. Her eldest 90
lighter is Mrs. Belle Mcbride; 9TH
) are as follows: Saul. Henry, Ed Io'
r, Stanley, Elmer. Vera, Blanche, tri
lily, Charles, Cromwell, and Mag .e'
!. The baby is two years old next re-,
She was a member Of the We
Dir and always did what ever she Tn
aid to help ia the Relief Society
4 was n of the greatest helps LA
had in the ward with the sick and Sc
Ing. she will be greatly missed th