The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-22
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

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the American Falls dam may begin
within the next 80 days, it was an
nounced by W. G. S~wendsen, commits
sioner of reclamation in a statement
made following his return from Den
YER. where he met with the board Of
engineers appointed by Dr. Elwood
Mead of the United States reclama-
ton service.
Nampa. California stockmen.
farmers and dairymen are going to
need Idaho stock ooner or later in
large numbers, buyers now in this
section report. The foot and mouth
outbreak has decimated the livestock
population of the state, the buyers
say, and this deficit will have to be
remedied by importations.
Twin Falls.-Over 1000 jobs in
July were placed by the Twin Falls
free employment service maintained
by the chamber of commerce, accord
ing to the figures compiled by
Charles f. Dwight, secretary. The
majority of these took up farm work,
while a few were given work on the
railroad construction. The service is
performed entirely gratis for both
prospective employee and employer re-
CARELESS of whether either are resi-
dents of Twin Falls.
Fairfield.-The village of Fairfield
is out of debt and has more than
1925 for current expenses until the
next payment of taxes. Since the
sidewalks were built in 1919 there
has been considerable amount of debt
in the shape of warrants. The last
of these have been paid and the town
having no bonds, is in good financial
condition.
Occur d'Alene.-The steamer Occur
d'Alene of the Lafferty Tug line, ar
rived in the city with the largest
tow of logs ever brought from the
river. The tow contained five mil
lion feet of lumber and included logs
belonging to the Winton Lumber
company of this city, the Ohio Match
company and the Golderick Lumber
company of Spokane. There were
Ia booms of logs in the tow.
Mountain Home.-The house of G.
S. Donnell, four miles southwest of
Mountain Home, was totally destroy
ed by fire. The family all took a
nap leaving the gasoline stove burn
ing. 1t is supposed to have explod-
ed and the members of the house
hold awoke barely in time to save
their lives. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Dom
nell were painfully burned.
PocatelIo-The oil refining plant
at McCammon will soon become a
according to word reaching
here from that town. The Commun-
ity Development club has succeeded
in disposing of the Necessary stock
in the enterprise, and machinery has
been ordered for the plant.
Boise.-Colonel Judson Spofford, .
resident and G. A. r. Off
,ial of Boise has departed for Wash
ngton, d. c., and New York to in
crest eastern capitalists in the con-
'truction of a railway through CEN
raj and northern Idaho which would
northern and southern Idaho.
Montpelier Bear Lake county
'portsmen met recently and organic
al an association which will have for
IS purpose the protection of fish and
in Bear Lake county; securing
leeded legislation to better fish and
conditions here and to help
Bear Lake county receive its full
recognition from the state depart
Boise.-Filal check of motor We
liclc registrations at the secretary of
tate's office for June, 1924, shows
hat 1928 licenses were issued, 1921
or automobiles and 307 for trucks.
'annock county, with $50, had the
ugh mark of the "a counties for
lumber of automobiles registered.
county was a close second with
70.
Boise.-One of the most important
unfolding the blue sky laws
f Idaho has been made by the state
upreme court in the cast of the state
S. G.. W. Brockman of Idaho county.
'rockman was convicted in Judge
Wallace Scales court at Lewiston of
cling stock in an investment com-
any which had not complied with
state laws and the supreme court
the conviction. Brockman, it
claimed, sold and tried to sell stock
the Texas and now Texas & North
estern Oil company. The decision
written by Justice Bulge and con
irred in by Justices C. P. Mccarthy
nd William A. Lee.
Weiser.-The Weiser Loan & Trust
'mpany, a state bank, and the only