The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-12-21
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

: Ing information coming from Georg,
A Pierson, president of the Portland
Union Stockyards company. who re-
Gently visited southern Idaho points
to investigate livestock conditions.
: Boise.-Governor C. c. Moore Sat
J der plan announced by the mayor
der a plan announced by the mayor
Of Cambridge. Mass, for proper dis
tribution of the old Washington elm.
which will cut down and piece sent
to each states museum.
Boise.-Opening a $1,000 acres OF
public lands in Owhee county Idasfo.
and 1885 acres in five separate tracts
in Converse county, Wyoming. was
announced blythe interior department.
The land in Wyoming will be avail
able for homestead purposes January
2, while the date for filing on the
Idaho lands will be announced later
the land office at Boise.
Lewiston, = After January /, Nez
Pierce county will be without county
agent. The contract of the present
agent, w. w. Skuse, expires March 1.
and his resignation, to take effect
January l, caused the county com
misioners to decide to employ no
agent for the coming year. Their
reason was that 1t is necessary to re-
duce expenses in every possible way.
Parma.-Mrs. NJ. E. Kirkpatrick has
gon to Los Angeles, where she will
meet her sister, Mrs. Long, of Pom
tiac, ILL.,, and together they will sail
from San Pedro harbor January 80
for tour of the orient and Europe.
Before returning they will make a
complete tour of the world planning
to be gone a year.
New Meadows,-Last week marked
the close of the seasons run of the
mill operated by the La Grande Box
& Lumber company. Logging oper-
atoms through the summer have been |
by means of trucks and will continue |
during the winter with sleds, the logs |
being banked in the pond for the run
to begin uext spring.
Mackay,-Elmer Fry, working in the
Horse Shoe mine, was overcome by
gas at the bottom of the $50 foot
shaft last week and his companion,
Paul Pantages was just able to get
to the top and give the warning. When
reached he was unconscious but re-
gained consciousness after two hours.
Boise,-His pride touched by the
assertion in Eastern publications that
he first municipal music week was
held in New York in May 1921, Mayor
Q. b, Sherman has forwarded to the
music week committee a
program of Bosses week of music fes-
ival held in June 1919.
Meridian,-TlIe county commission
RS of Ada county have decided to
ontest in the courts statute of many
ears standing which requires the
n full regardless Of the amount I'M
objected from taxpayers.
Twin Falls,-Upon felony charge :
I causing a false Imprisonment, S.
!. Whitehead, Burley, Idaho, chief of
olice was arrested Saturday by
tephen Mahoney, sheriff of Cassia
Dunty, and later released under
ond to await preliminary examin-
ton. '
Boise.-Tommy Atkins, the Boise a
who presented President [
1arren G. Harding with a silver-plat- il
horseshoe at Pocatello last July, r
rs sent horseshoe penrest to Presi- a
emit Coolidge. 1t will be presented p
? Congressman Addison T. Smith. IL
Pocatello,-Pocatello is being over
In with worthless check men, ac- W
riding to County Attorney r. ]. Hog U
/, who has received numerous COM c,
aints from local merchants the past ri
W days. The police and sheriffs tc
apartments are cooperating in an eff to
rt to break up an organized crew h,
check passers which seems to be in
aking its headquarters in the Gate w
ty. ID
district court for Blaine
unity has dismissed the contempt
argos against Mrs. Nellie Payne ~,
hnson, widow of o. p. Johnson, u,
dow testified that she had acted in A.,
od faith. The estate of o. z. john =,
a is involved in litigation which is ,a
racting statewide interest. nv
Boise,-The supreme court of Idaho "a
5 handed down an opinion denying No
} petition for rehearing filed by the
Tho Power company in its case
ainst the city of Boise over the SCI
recitation of contracts of the old 10
aver River Power company. Sever Pr
months ago the supreme court held bill
1 under the terms of these cancel for
lon contracts the Idaho Power int
npany must pay the city approx sill
tely $4,000 sill
IDAHO Falls.-Plans to permanently J
ablish Bonneville county upon the tee
ustrial map we're perfected at dal
atings of the Bonneville Cow testing tw,
ociation and the Bonneville Bull ant