The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-11-07
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

when the Rome Beauty crop of tn
Trowbridge and /. o. Hankins OF
chards on the bench was sold TO a
Emmett fruit association at $1.35 pc
bushel. The Trowbridgc crop vii
exceed 10000 baskets and the Han
kins crop will be about 1000 baskets
Arco,-The cheese making industr,
in the Lost River country has reach
ed undreamed of proportions during
the few short months it has been es-
tablished. Agent Hewlett of the o
S. L.. furnished figures showing that
220,319 pounds of cheese, or sever
carloads, have left the two factories
at Arco and Darlington in the few
months that the factories have been
established. During this period Arco
shipped $500 pounds while from
Darlington 134,629 pounds were ship
ped.
Emmett,-A temporary organiza-
ton for a library association was for
med at Emmett with Howard Hetch-
ner as temporary president, and w.
E. Renner temporary secretary. Mem
bership dues will be 25 cents a month
for the present.
Nampa,CSheep men here reported
hat an offer to buy 10000 tons of
~ in the Grandview district at $40
a ton has been rejected by r~anchers.
The buyers have been forced to go
elsewheres and reported that they had
procured Sufficient hay to tide them
owe this winter.
Nampa,-According to speciica-
tons and plans received, the group
of Pacific Fruit Express car shops t.
be built in Nampa and for which con
tractors are now preparing bids, will
consist of 16 buildings. ]
Blackfoot, Representatives of
Bannock, Bingham and Bonneville
counties met here recently and per-
fected plans for the holding of a
Southeastern Idaho Fair next year.
The county commissioners of Bing-
ham County have offered the use of
the county fair grounds.
Burley, - More han one-third of
the exhibits at the attractive Idaho
booth at the recent national dairy ex-
position in Milwaukee were sent
the vicinity Of Burley. Poto-
toes, corn, wheat, oats, clover, alsike.
alfalfa and Sudan grass, as well
as fruits and manufactured products,
we're shown. While Idaho was herald
ed us the coming dairy capital of the
west the chance was not overlooked
% get in a stroke for her other lines.
Rupert,=Dernis Baker. Is year old
'ch6olboy. charged with killing his
ather, Denton Baker, on September
was acquitted by a jury in the
court here.
Nampa,-With tile winter months
apidly approaching, the time is at
and for a cleanup campaign to put
he city in a spic and span condition,
n the opinion of Mayor Emerson.
yho has issued a proclamation MAX :
ne next week Cleanup Week" for 3
9
Parma, - Parma's new $40, 900 ice \
liant, being built by VIM. Boehringer. /
beginning to loom up in fine shape 0
the frame work is nearly completed S
nd the structure is beginning to take a
n the appearance of a building of 2
Dnsiderable proportions. n
"
Mountain Home,-Contract for the =
construction of the Camas canals \
nd reservoir was let last week to the :,
Iorrison- Knudsen company, which a
,mmenced work Immediately. :,
Arco-Farmers in this vicinity are W
the lookout for a huge bear which s.
believed to have been responsible oil
II the killing of so head of sheep Ia
the ranch of the Utah Construction II
mpany at Era Flat and a calf and e
lamb belonging to Earl Miller. Mr.. al
iller shot the bear and wounded it la
t by the time a saddle Horse could
procured so that the animal could
chased, the bear had disappeared.
Lewiston-The 20 per cent payment be
ecks, amounting to $40, 900, were le
ssributed to the depositors of the co
rst National bank of Charleston last m
Eek. Receiver r. d. McCulley an ev
that this dividend was made ia
ssible without a single foreclosure fe
forced sale, which he considers re- ia
under present conditions CO
-oughout this section. Lii
Falls.-Commissioners Of the
lin Falls highway district and
lsdale highway district at a joint
here. awarded contracts for IN
OF the Hansen bridge over PR
axe River canyon. Involving an ont
innate expense OF $4,000. SpeclfIca- Dig
as provide for replacement Of UNI
oden floor and covering the new 'he
)r with sand and oil. pei
ito
Checks amounting to
5000 were mailed out in the Bur
vicinity last week by the Anal
Surar ompony the amouni int