The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-04-11
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Important Events of the Last Seven
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WESTERN

The discovery near Los Angelo
recently of skull believed by paleno
tologists to be older than either tn
Pfltdown man or tile Neandertha
man, announcement of which wa
made recently continues to be a topi
0f discussion among scientists.
Frank siebert, Winnemucca, New
auto driver, was struck by Western
Pacific train as he sat asleep in hi
ford on the railroad track and wa.
fossed several yards to one side
while the auto was ground to pieces
Siebert was picked up by trainmer
and brought to town His only ap
parent injuries we're cut on the head
and several bruises.
Cutting their way through the root
of the M. S. Robbins jewery and
clothing store of Los Angeles, thieves
escaped with diamonds valued at $780,
600 and $4,000 worth of clothing.
The bulk of their loot consisted of
800 diamond rings.
Frank II. Toy, former sheriff OF
Sheridan county, Wyoming was ar
rested and charged with accepting
brides while in office. He was releas-
ed on $1,000 bond for appearance April
&. The complaint filed declares that
Toy promised to Helen Miklovich i'm
munity from prosecution for manu-
featuring Illicit liquor.
Danger OF a water shortage in Elko
county, Nevada, which, through ex-l
traordinarily pleasant weather during
February and early March seemed
threatening, has been averted through
q snowstorm which blanketed the
Ruby mountains with three feet of
snow, and which left from six to nine
inches OF snow in practically all parts
or the county within the past few
days.
]. F. Scott of Missoula, Mont. was
acquitted of a charge OF arson in
connection with the fire which des-
troyed the annex of the Ward hotel
here on the morning of February IL
A charge OF murder growing out of
the death Of Charles Ruchtaechel.
who sustained fatal injuries during
the fire, was dismissed.
Public flogging Of bootleggers is
urged In the election appeal of Jess
ii. Stevens, Shelby, Montana, attor-
ney, who has filed with the Montana
secretary OF state as candidate for
delegate at large to the Republican
national convention.
fresh outbreak of the foot and ,
mouth disease in the center of an ex- s
sensive cattle-raising district in Mer-
ced county, California, scores of miles
away from the present quarantined
area around San Francisco bay, was
announced here officially by officials J
OF the state department of agriculture.
With deposits in excess of S1,OO0,-
600, the Merchants National bank of !
Crookston, Mimi, one of the oldest <
and largest financial institution in
northwestern Minnesota, has been p
closed and was taken In charge by
national bank examiner n
GENERAL q
William II. Anderson. resigned r,
state superintendent of the Anti n
saloon league of New York recently k
convicted ON charge of forgery must a,
20 to Sing Sing prison for term of
from one to two years, Supreme
Court Justice Wagner ruled in deny a.
ing the former dry leaders appeal a.
for certificate of reasonable doubt. VI
Warrants charging waslov Simek, fe
% of Detroit with malicious threat. of
10 extort were recommended by tine re
attorneys office as a re- IN
suit of investigation into alleged at
tempt to obtain S1.050.000 from Edsal
r. Ford under threat Of injuring his ~
IN
Cash totaling between S135, 1000 and an
$4,000 in registered mail pouches To
was snatched from a lone guardion
At the Illinois Central station at Har-
Fey, Ill, by four bandits who escaped Sc
n an automobile after wrecking 20
ruck and engaging in a running bat
lie with two men who pursued them cal
IN motorcycle. Iri
Although there are still numerous mt
mall rebel bands in the Louthern Pc
'art of the state of Chihuahua and N
Iorthern Durango, the Hipolito villa
nsurrection virtually is broken. .ac- for
ording to s. L. Andrews. an Ameri- VI
an aviator who has been. serving bee
nth the northern Fifth) military sec
one. ha'
Death struck swiftly into a great
of blackbirds as they were ing
assing over the J. II. Lippincott SOC
urn near Burlington, n. ]. Hundreds the
{ the little bodies rendered life hey
'ss in some puzzling manner rained Nis
own among the fruit trees. thr
A letter in which Richard Croker of {
ew York denounces his eldest son as cas-
n migrate. miser and cheat helped am
roker's widow, Bula Croker. win a up
zirmish in her long drawn-out battle tiol