The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-05-18
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

~A~AS>hs ihlIef at the Demmlnl
mines, was killed instantly
Caldwell.-Seven miles OF state
highway between Caldwell and Wilder
have just been completed by the
county road department The high.
way was started last summer.
Rigby.-The cheese factory at Rig
by began active operations with 5000
pounds of milk, which will be largely
/ increased at once.
Burley-A. V. Mounce of Bull. was
instantly killed in an automobile acct
dent sixteen miles west of here.
Idaho Falls.-Harry W. Lambourne
OF Salt Lake and Miss Alta Guthrie
of st. Anthony were seriously injur-
ed when an auto in which they were
riding overturned II miles north of
here.
Idaho Falls.-The receiving hospit-
al of the Blackfoot asylum, after be-
ing unoccupied for nearly year, was
opened on May 1.
Rupert.-Rupert won the loving
cup offered by the Rotary club in the
field meet held here this week. More
than a hundred boys and girls of
Minidoka county of the seventh and
eighth grades entered the events.
Blackfoot-Work has begun on a
$1,000 cottage on the stock ranch Of
Mike Barclay at his home ranch at
the north limits of Blackfoot.
Pocatello.-w. G. Jones, former
pastor of the Baptist church. upon
petition of friends, has been pre-
vailed upon to organize new church
in Pocatello.
Montpelier-Dr. George F. Ashley
was sworn into office as mayor of
Montpelier. Dr. Ashley was elected to
office on April "a by an almost
unanimous vote In his favor.
Rupert-The Minidoka project now
contains 10000 laying hens, and it is
estimated that nearly a quarter mil
lion baDy chicks viii be raised this
spring and summer.
Montpelier. Bear Lake county
farmers will try out sugar beet grow
ing this season and nearly 300 acres
of the best land in the valley has been
signed up for beet growing.
Blackfoot-The county commission
let the contract for 8 miles of gravel
ed road to Glenn and Shafer, con-
tractors, of Pocatello on their bid of
S23, 101OS
Boise.-Thirty-two claims for COM
pensation were closed by the state in
dustrial accident board and awards
made to the persons who were in
jured.
Montpelier-The Oregon Short Line
Railroad company is putting the fin
ishing touches to its new $4,000
freight depot.
Albion.-The state record for butter
TAT for the junior twoyear-old class
has been taken by Guernsey owned
by Mrs. w. NJ. Miller of Gooding coun-
". The COW produced 1880 pounds
If milk, 667 pounds of butter-fat, or
,34 pounds of butter, in 800 days.
Pocatello.-Pocatello is soon to
lave a vegetable packing plant &C.
,ording to advices by George A. Bush,
/ director of the Idaho Producers
lnion. A survey of suitable loca-
ion is under way.
Wallace. - Nine mining concerns |
lied statements with the county as
essor here, showing net profits of
3 ,551 ,624.46 for mines Of the Occur
rAlene district during 1922.
Boise-Since the beginning Of the
scal year July 1, 1922, $43.550 ha'
cen assessed in fines against Idaho
and moonshiners in the
ederal court for Idaho.
Idaho Falls. = Approximately 800
oys participated in the loyalty pa
ade held as a part of the program of
oys' week.
ocatello.-District Judge o. r.
,aum of American Falls has been
hosen by Governor Charles c. Moore
S member of the state banking
to investigate the bank
ituation in Idaho.
Mackay-Les Dillingham;, editor of
ne Mackay Miner, was elected may
r of .Mackay at the recent election
y two-to-one vote on the Citizens
cket.
Rupert-Two hundred and fifty
,ads of rubbish were removed by
lie city during cleanup week, and a
oticeable change is apparent.
Caldwell-On the warrant of state
w enforcement officers, DR.. r. P.
radford was arrested for practicing
the state without license.
Pocatello-John Sweeney, said to
e an !. w. w. organizer, was ar
,sted bys the county officers and
ounty Attorney II. ]. Hogan will file
complaint against him on the