The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-07-18
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO


g week and is now on in full swint
t More than the one cutting will prob
s ably be made by the oldest Littl
: Wood river water right holder:
which covers about 1000 acres locat
+ ed mostly between Gooding and Tun
upa.
, Occur d'Alene.--W Wages in lumbe
mills here have been cut sc an hour
! according to Fred Eppinger, reduc
ing the daily wage from $3.50 t
$40. The Bonner Lumber compan,
operating at Superior, Mont, als'
has reduced wages.
Twin Falls.-Thirty- three residen
taxpayers have appealed to the dis
trict court from the ruling of the
county commissioners reducing the
salaries of eight elective officials in
the aggregate of $500. The salaries
Of sheriff, treasurer, auditor and as
,ssor were cut from 5000 to $500
each, and the salaries of coroner and
surveyor were slashed from 5000 to
500.
! Arco.-Bingharl county will call
for bids within the next 80 days for
grading and surfacing the Lost River
highway from the county line east
and south to the junction of the
Roosevelt highway at Riverside.
Twelve miles have been approved by
the federal aid. The federal govern
ment will supply So per cent of the
cost.
ocatello.-According to Col. ]. M
Ingersoll, the campaign for changing
the name of the Snake River 10 the
Idaho river will be carried on, with
proponents of the idea welcoming
broad discussion of both sides of the
question. That it will be necessary
to take the matter first before the
Idaho legislature is the latest devel-
opment. Twenty three years ago the
Wyoming legislature renamed nv
err within its borders now known as
the Shoshone which empties into the
Big Horn. 1t is probable that the
same procedure will suffice as far as
the states connection is concerned
with the Snake.
Glenns Ferry.-To wage an inten-
sive and immediate campaign OF poi
soning of jack rabbits was decided as
a necessity to save the crops. This
conclusion was reached at a meeting
of the farmers of Pasadena valley
and Paradise valley held at the
school house in Pasadena valley.
Notwithstanding Federal Judge
F. S. Dietrich in every point and
overruling the circuit court of APP
oeals, the United States Supreme
court has handed down a decision in
he case brought by Fred w. Gooding
md others against the Idaho Irriga-
ION company to enjoin the company
rom reselling waters rights to some
2,722 acres of land under the Magic
am on Wood river which were taken
yer on foreclosure.
Idaho Falls.-Crops on 10000 =.
cres known as the north side of the ,
win Falls project will be saved t
rom destruction by combi-ei
rought and junior water right cJn- i
itions as a result of a decision Ii
cached here by the committee of b
inc, the executive committee of ir-
cation district No. sc, to offer that
,ction a block of water practically
zee.
Pocatello.-At a recent meeting h
Caldwell of the board of directors nj
the board of directors of the Idaho IT
RECON Egg Producers association it f.
as decided to start a second drive p
r the purpose of singing up $4,000 n,
ms, and Mayor c. Ben Ross, for II,
er secretary of the association, is h,
ailing out letters to county agents Of
forming them of the action of the Il,
ard. til
Idaho Falls-Twenty- five members a
the Idaho Falls chamber of COM
cree have voted against the local
ganization becoming affiliated with
her commercial clubs throughout wi
: Snake River valley. A discus wa
n led to the decision that the best 2a
eresss of tbs community would not ~
served by joining an association &c,
It includes that much territory. of
8oise-The state department of COZ
ance has asked the district court nal
jerome county for an order al WV
ing the payment of a ten per ma
It dividend to the depositors of taA
Eden state bank, which failed to nos
n its doors March 20, 1923. mol
'oiJs.-Martin Curran, II, pioneer
no sheepman and mining man died
st. Alphonsus hospital from heart !
ease. Mr.. Curran had been ill nei
several months, but it was not soc
i the last six days before the end ne
it was thought ne would not re- Lu.
er. san
ampa.-Unless the Central Trust Irr
pany of Salt Lake, which was the "
essful bidder for Nampa's $780, mer
issue of park bonds, takes up the and