The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-05
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

construction of the American Falls
reservoir dam were opened October
20, will be adjusted at conference
in Denver, December /, when DR..
Elwood Mead, commissioner of re-
clamation, his engineers, w. G
Swendsen, Idaho commissioners of
reclamation, and R. E. Shepherd OF
Jerome, meet and arrange for a new
call for bids.
Montpelier,-The heavy earthquake
which visited many parts of south
eastern Idaho last Tuesday was UNI
usually pronounced in Montpelier and
vicinity, and, while the damage was
| slight, ceilings in residences and
business houses were cracked. The
tremor was preceded by a thunderous
roar, which awakened many from
their sleep. To those who were
awake at that hour it sounded like a
distant explosion. The earth tremor
followed so quickly that the noise
that everyone realized that it was a
severe earthquake In local hotel
chairs were toppled over in some of
the rooms on the third floor, while
in ether rooms beds on casters roll
ed out into the floor or against the
wall with the swaying of the build
ing. Scores of guests, some of them
pajamas, rushed to the lobby below.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, III. J. Linger
has been appointed probate Judge Of
Bonneville county to succeed the
late A. d. Peck.
Boise,-First Lieutenant Kenneth
G. Whyte, medical corps, and Second
Lieutenant Paul Kingsbury of Boise.
Idaho, and Second Lieutenants Ken
meth E. Mcbride, infantry officers re-
serve corps, and Leonard W. Magnus-
son, infantry officers corps of Pa
vilion, Idaho, have been assigned for
duty with the 104th division in the
event of national emergency.
Kellogg,-The new 100000 Congre-
gational church was formally dedi-
Gated here, the Rev. L. 0. Baird con-
ducting the ceremonial in the pre-
sence of Pensioners and Kellogg citi-
ems. The church is one of the most
beautiful in north Idaho and was only
recently completed The Rev. Char
les D. Yates is the pastor.
Pocatello,-A joint meeting of the
Idaho Woolgrowers' association and
the Idaho Cattle and Horsegrowers'
association will be held during the
&c
lzations at Boise on January IL and
IL. This announcement was made by
Dillingham; of Mackay.
Pocatello, - The official announce
nent was made by Jesse NJ Chase of
he Pocatello Automobile company
that the Ford Motor company has
the Bell lease on the Red
Bird mine. This mine is located in
he Salmon river district, about
ninety miles from Mackay. The Red
Bird is lead producing mine and
will be operated by the Ford Motor
company. Preparations are now be-
ng made to keep the road open all
winter from the mine to Mackay,
rom which point the ore will be load
d for shipment. Several carloads
f equipment are now in transit to
he mine.
Salmon,-At the fish hatchery near
his city, Superintendent Heffner has
lore than 100000 baby salmon, in
ubated from spawn taken at Lehi
urlng the summer. The Salmon
lille club has made requisition for a
arge quantity of rainbow spawn to
matched at this establishment. The
atchery turned out, 100000 rainbow
rout last spring.
Moscow, = All state legislators
ect from north Idaho have been
'ked to attend the semiannual SEES
on OF the North Idaho Chamber of
ommerce, to be held here December
and 10, and before which a num-
er OF important pieces of proposed
gislation will be brought for discus
on and the approval of the organ
alton.
Pocatello, = The Idaho fur farm,
Gated three miles west Of the CITY.
In receipt of a shipment of register
silver-black foxes, valued at s35.-
70. The farm is one of the best
uipped in the northwest and when
lily stocked will obtain fifty pairs
the highest grade silver black fox
IN the United States.
Caldwell-Milk from 5000 cows il
e goal set by the Dairymen's Co
oerative Creamery of Boise valley
lich is to commence operations here
on according to Walter B. Mitchell
Parma president of the company.
:. Mitchell told members of the re
II merchants association that the
oduct of $500 cows has already been
med up.
Lewiston Contractors on uncom.
sted highway links are doing all
ey can in face of the bad weather