The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-12-14

Salt Lake,---The postoffice depart
ment Monday announced that 1t haC
leased for ten years new quarters OF
the north side of Second South, be
tween Second and Third West streets
for use as an annex of the Salt Lake
postoffice, the lease to cover all neces
sary equipment. The lease is made
with the A. Keyser company.
Manti,-J. w. Shand OF this city has
been elected president of the Sanpete
County Fair association for the year
1924. Andrew Christensen OF Ephraim
was chosen vice president and ]. r.
Witbeck, Spencer Mofet, and William
McFarlane, all of this city, were elect
ed as board of directors. The
various committees will be selected
at later time.
Price,-An increased rate OF so
cents ton on coal and coke hauled
by the Denver & Rio Grande Western
railroad from Carbon county mines to
Cedar City, to have been effective
December 10. 1923, was ordered
suspended until March 8, 1924, by the
public utilities commission.
Morgan, The Morgan-P Peterson
highway, federal aid project No. Al, |
was recommended for approval Of |
the state road commission and bureau |
OF public roads, Monday by the en-
cheering department of the state
road commission following 7S miles
of gravel surface construction recent
ly completed.
Salt Lake. - Utah will send two
ounces of cement to the George Wash
ington post No. /, of Washington ID.
c., the pioneer post of the American
Legion to be used in the laying OF
the cornerstone of the permanent
home Of the post which will be laid
by President Calvin Coolidge.
Salt Lake,-Nephl L. Morris of Salt
Lake suffered a slight cut on the
head, but six other passengers escap-
ed injury when the Park City stage
was struck by the engine of the Park
City passenger train on the ID. & r.
.. branch in Parley's canyon Tuesday
Ogden,-Fees received by the secre- t
airy of state during October and Nov V
amber aggregate: General fees, b
4077.19, compared with $9063. AZ in t
922; corporation tax. $S7, 290.35, com T
jared with S66.507.35 last year in the "
period. il
Salt Lake,-Among 100000 head OF
heep which have been trailing h
Trough Salt Lake county to winter n
seding grounds on the western de- n
ert, and among 10000 coming into W
tab from Colorado to spend the win m
II on the eastern desert, not sin
e case of scabies has been found to -
lte, 1t Is reported by Thomas Red :,
ond, chief sheep Inspector for the -
ate board of agriculture. The in -
'ection in Salt Lake county has just ~
On completed by Theodore Mexican &c
"a was made as a precautionary "
easure since no reports had been -
ceiyed OF scabies among these ~,
,cks. LII
Moab, The board of commissioners
San Juan county at special meet us
: attended by the county attorney. u
SCISSOR and clerk, decided to grant a.
: petition of 124 taxpayers of the ,es
unity praying for an extension of =,
enty days in which to pay their VI
res before they become delinquent
y farm conditions during the past sio
wing season were so adverse that grs
was impossible for many of the an
payers to raise the funds at the EN-
Iular delinquent date. and in con- inc
Grafton of this fact December 20 \
5 designated as delinquent date in do,
nd of December /. day
alt Lake.-The proposed plan OF hus
King an all-year park of the state Jap
grounds will be given at a
ton SOON A conference is sched- Tok
4 to take place between the city n
lmissioners, w. d. Sutton, man. DO
r Of the State Fair association and run
fair grounds parking committee ,as,
the Third Ward Civic association. a.
alt Lake,-Aliss Marian Johnson. the
al welfare worker, is the first cord
nan in the state to pass the civil day.
ice test given by the civil SER III
commission of Salt Lake. Miss sun,
nson took tile tests given to pros OF +
i've policemen and fireman re- ton,
ly and passed with the excellent trim
age of % per cent. the
gden, Automobile owners of Og. Mon
Weber county and BoxeldeI Nj
Ity will be able to procure license from
rs in Ogden after January l, ac- the
ing to an agreement, which was tern,
" entered into at the Weber club whei
ntly. won
junit
1t Lake.-If tornado had struck
mings field and ripped it from TIL
to goal. it wouldn't have been a agafi
n surprise than the 21-to13 Aggie retui
ny over Utah in the annual meet men