The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-19
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

and the annual Ashton dog race o
Washington's birthday, it was ar
nounced by the Union Pacific sys
tenn.
Nampa,-Wold of the action of IL,
Ada and Canyon county Ponmonl
oranges legislative committee il
recommending to Secretary of the In
terror Work, that the United State
turn over operation of the Boise pro
ject, exclusive of irrigation districts
to the settlers, was telegraphed to the
Idaho delegation in congress by the
Nanpa chamber of commerce.
Occur d'Alene-A magazine devot
ed to the interests of northern Idaho
and covering numbering, mining, re
sorts, recreation, game and other
sports, agriculture, etc., will be start
ed in the spring by the Coe Publish
ing company, if plans mature, it was
ANNOUNCED by j. Knoe Coe, who will
be the editor.
Mesa,-The Mesa Orchards com
pany at Mesa suffered heavy loss
when the evaporating plant caught
fire and was completely destroyed,
in spite of all efforts that could be
made to save the building. Only two
men were at work in the plant at the
time, and it is supposed the fire start
ed from one of the kilns, well up un-
der the roof of the structure. The
loss was probably in the neighborhooo
of $4,000 on the plant, with some in
surance, besides quite a lot of fruit
already in the building.
Kamiah,-The committee in charge
of the Kamiah fair gave a report to
the Commercial Club for the 1924
fair. There was a net profit of 1929
and a balance of 1917 is on hand
for the next fair. Additional bleach
ers will be built and painting and
other improvements are planned.
Lewiston,-Darrell Thurston, con-
victed here for first degree murder in
the Staying Of City Traffic Officer
Gordon Harris on Oct. 81, is now in
the state penitentiary at Boise under
life sentence, having been taken to
the Capital city following his trial
here.
Idaho Falls,-According to an esti-
mate made by R. E. Thomas, state
game warden, at the time of his visit
to Idaho Falls last week, 1000 deer
were killed in Idaho this season.
Boise,-Carl w. Giesler, prominent
business man of Payette, is dead ana |
Mrs. Giesler is seriously i'll as the
result of taking the poison, belladon-
ma, by mistake. Giesler was former
treasurer and county commissioner OF
Canyon county, and when Payette
county was created he was named
one of its first commissioners. He was
engaged in the real estate business
at Payette.
Twin Falls,-Twin Falls county ex-
nibftors in the small seeds department
Of the international hay and gram ex-
position at Chicago have been award
I'd nine premiums, according to word
received by R. E. Brossard, Twin
Falls county agricultural agent.
Nampa,-Nampa's recently appoint
ID park commission, of which Wind
or Lloyd is secretary, is busy formu-
ating plans for the Improvement of
he new park site, which includes
bout twenty acres on the north side
+ the city, just beyond Seventh
treet. Lee A. Cooke, Nampa engin-
er, is preparing Typographical map
the park, from which several land
cape gardeners will draw up plans
or its improvement
Twin William Hoops, we'll
nown Hollister district ranchman.
tho was engaged last year as con-
actor in extensive road building OBJ
rations in Nevada, instituted suit in
lie district court here against C. B.
anks, Twin Falls butcher and meat
ealer, for $4,000 damages on ac-
,unt of malicious prosecution.
Pocatello,-"He threatened me and
just had to kill him." sobbed Morris
'hnson, negro, slayer of Jim Banks,
so a negro, when asked by District :
idge 0. r. Baum if he had any
gal reason why sentence should not
pronounced. Johnson was then
ntenced by Judge Baum to serve
ON twenty-five and half to forty
re years in the state penitentiary at
)ise.
Payette,-Anticipat a hard win
r, with much snow, C. C. Vincent,
ad of the horticulture department,
the university, is broadcasting
lrnings to Idaho's fruit raising sec
ms to beware of the orchard mouse,
deadly pest under such conditions.
Rupert,-More than 100000 has
en- paid recently to hay growers by
eepmen. The average price was
a ton. 1t is estimated that 10000 I
eep will be wintered here. In add. =