The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-23
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

second crop, according to the state
land department which recently sold
timber on twelve forties of land for
more than was realized on the sale
of the first cutover fifteen years
ago. The sale is significant in view
of the fact that more than two-thirds
of the stand consists of tamarack, red
fir and white fir, which are ordinar-
lily considered inferior. Only 5 per
cent of the stand is white pine and
20 per cent yellow pine.
Dubois.-The annual field day and
shearing demonstration of the u. s.
experiment station of Dubois will be
held at the station here on June 3.
Woolgrowers, sheepmen and others
interested in the range are expected
to be here from all parts of the
west.
Idaho Falls.-An entire township,
with the exception of five sections of
heavily wooded timbered land in
Bonneville county will be officially
opened for entry on June 10, accord
ing to announcement received here
from P. G. Johnson, registrarar of
the government land office at Black
foot.
Idaho Falls Preliminary steps
looking toward the formation of a
federation of chambers of commerce
of the Upper Snake River valley, to
cooperate in handling problems OF
general interest, were taken at a
meeting of the Blackfoot Commercial
club held at Blacldoot. Representa-
tives from Pocatello, Idaho Falls
and Rigby met with the Blackfoor
club and plans were discussed in .
general way.
Payette.-An automobile caravan
consisting of about so cars from
Nampa, Caldwell, Parma, New Ply
mouth, Fruitland, Payette, Weiser,
and the towns along the P. & /. N.
going to Lewiston left this part of
Idaho on Wednesday, May 14th. Be-
sides the pleasure and an opportun-
ity to view the scenic route, the OBJ
ject is to advertise the North and
South Highway.
Caldwell-Thirteen Canyon county
clubs were represented at meeting
of the executive committee of the
Burbank federation here. The Ada
county Burbank federation will be
guests at a picnic to be held at Cur
tbs park June 20.
Boise Idaho's state treasury
earned more than $4,000 in interest
on funds deposited in April, accord
ing to the monthly report of d. F.
Banks, state treasurer. The report
shows that a total of $9276.42 was
earned in the month.
Boise.-President Coolidge, on rec
concentration of Secretary Work, has
set aside the "Craters of the Moon"
a lava wonderland near Arco, Idaho, /
as a national monument. The area !
covers 80 square miles and was given
its name because of the similarity OF
its surface with that of the moon as
seen through a telescope.
j. P. Gray, owner of large COM
mercial orchards near Nampa and
Kuna, has just completed survey of
fruit crop conditions in the north
western states. He estimates that the
northwest will ship about fifty per
cent crop this year, unless unforeseen
conditions arise to further reduce
production.
Boise.-The third annual May fete
Of the Boise high school will be given
at Julia Davis park on May 80. Fifty
girls of the high school have been
elected as maids of honor, and out
Of these girls a May queen will De
chosen, her name to be kept secret
until the day of the fete at which
lime she will be crowned by Governor
9. C. Moore.
Boise-Gov. C. C. Moore has accep-
ed an invitation to attend the COM
exercises at the state uni
,ersity at Moscow, June 2. He also
will take part in the dedication ex-
,rcises at Lapwai, near Lewiston, OF
he giant boulder erected to the mem
Try of Mr.. and Mrs. H. Spaulding,
he first white settlers in that Sec
ion.
Pocatello-A public meeting of the
Qualified voters of the city has been
allied by the city council for May %,
t which meeting the council will ask
or the authorization of an additional
evy to raise sufficient money for
eneral revenue purposes for the en-
uing fiscal year. 1t has been de-
ermined by the council THAI it viii!
equire more than 10-mili levy for
his purpose.
Boise.-Governor C. c. Moore has
ppointed the following delegation Of
God road enthusiasts of Idaho as
representatives of the state at the
Good Roads association