The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-09-19
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO


gardens. Cumcumbers and squashes
were nipped by the frost but no woro
of damage to beans or corn has been
received
Grace,-Paige Medford, 16, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Medford Of this
place was badly burned while filling
car with gasoline. He lighted
match to see if the tank was full,
and the gasoline exploded, burning
him badly By rolling quickly on the
ground he managed to extinguish the
flames.
Sandpoint-As the resalt of eat
ing green apples from trees which
had been sprayed with arsenate Of
lead, Claude Samuel Minor, a years
old, died at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Minor Of
Kootenai. One or two other children
of the family were made i'll by the
same cause, but will probably re-
cover.
On the eve of the harvesting of a
~ OAib0biC Pi 0iC tAcP ~ @0eAict ~ |
has been discovered that extreme
weather conditions during the sum-
mer have played havoc with the
fruit, and many growers will loose
large portions of their crops, it is
announced by M. l.. Dean, director
of plant industry.
Boise-Governor c. C. Moore, Land
Commissioner Ike Nash, Foresters
William Bush and Ben Bush, and re
of the timer protec
tive associations have been inspecting
state forests and fire protective
means and equipment in the central
section of the state, east of Payette
lakes.
Rupert.-Judge Ensign has dis
solved the restraining order placed
by the Miniioka and Burley irriga-
ion districts on 10000 acre feet of
water in Jackson Lake reservoir on
he grounds that holding the water
n the reservoir to determine owner
hip would do more damage to up
liver waterusers than the releasing
f it could do good to the waterusers
Glow.
Boise.-The total internal revenue i
axes collected in Idaho during the t
iscal year ende June 30th, amounted t
D $1,976,084, as compared with 81 v
27 800 the preceding year, decline P
f seven per cent. OF total collected n
lst year in Idaho, $1,271,3 1913 was in \
ome taxes. r
Rupert.-Pomona grange members
ave gone on record for a minimum =
rice of SIP per ton for alfalfa hay. .
hey are urging all hay growers in ,,
lie county to hold out for that price. ~
hey also passed a resolution calling ''
II less stringent quarantine rules
II the shipment of lambs from Ore
IN to Idaho. Grange members claim
at the quarantine rules had the eff 70
ct of lowering the price paid for te
~ in Idaho. o. o.
Twin Falls.-With 200 persons il to
tendance, the sixth annual meeting w
the Seventy Miners" an organiza- to
IN composed of persons who were tn
sidents of Idaho prior to 1880, ac
Is held at Albion. State normal 70
hool buildings were thrown open Ia,
the pioneers, and the women of 40
bion served banquet in the even ov
2. A dance in the normal school
mnasium brought the affair to
se.
NJ. McCaw, city engin- az
: has resigned his office and has ~"
ne to Aberdeen, Wash, where he &c
I take charge of dock business W., we
which he has had an interest for III .n'
ne time.
state of Idaho has tiv
ken many records. A recent re-
t is that Idaho people live longer.
ports from the federal census bu-
u are to the effect that the per- the
tage of deaths per 1000 is less ers
n in any other state in the Union. fro
prisoners were AN
oiled from the state penitentiary the
m the parole board met in quar- "a.
v session. Sixteen applications nat
e denied The board met in the ann
ce of Governor C. C. Moore, chair
/, in the morning, and adjourned S
the penitentiary in the afternoon. the
A. Jeter, secretary of state and of
II. Connor, attorney general, are Pre-
other two members of the board. her,
race.-Norma, 8, daughter of Mr.. emf
Mrs. Andrew Gray Of Bench, met Oan
ant death under the wheel of
sing machine when she was r
wn from the seat after the hor- mill
became frightened and bolted mad
wheel passed over her head, the
hing it. free
,nners Ferry.-White deer,
and doe, have been seen near %,
recently, according to reports ,or.
several sources. George La -.
,tain. a rancher. said the doe was