The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-06-13
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IDAHO

Boise, = Governor C. C. Moore has
, received the written resignation Of
o Harry D. Smith as director of the
bureau of insurance. Mr.. Smith
was formerly from Haley and has
I, been in office for little more than
six months. 1t is understood that
he will return to private work in In
surance.
Twin Falls,-Frank Lechleiter and
! K. s. Peters were sentenced to term
of from one to fourteen years by
Judge Babcock of the district court
here on charge of embezzling $751;
442 from the Mutual Building &
Loan association.
Pocatello,-George w. Sutherland,
deputy United States marshall In
this district has rendered his resig-
nation to Marshal Frank Brashears,
at Boise, and H. A. Buchenau Of st.
Anthony is in Pocatello to take the
position. Mr.. Buchaneau is former
town marshal of st. Anthony and Is
said to be an experienced and cap
able officer.
Twin Falls,-Dynamite was used
for the purpose of catching fish in
Salmon river seven miles, west OF
Bull, by three Bull boys ranging in
age from Is to IL years, according
to their admissions, when they were
hailed into probate court here on
charges preferred by John 7. Sails
bury, chief deputy state game ward
en- assigned to duty IN this district.
Arco,-The citizens of Arco are ar
ranging to celebrate the recent desig-
nation of the Valley of the Moon as /
national monument on June 18th,
which is also Idaho Pioneer Day.
Nampa-"Johnny" Scrivner, driver
for the Scrivner stage lines, was IN
jured slightly when a stage he was
driving from Nampa to Caldwell
overturned about half way between
the two cities. The car turned onto
its side when a tire blew out, but
none of the passengers were injured.
Boise, - Approximately 500 sale
certificates representing 10000 acres
of state land were cancelled last week
by the state board of land COM
missioners meeting in the office OF
Governor C. C. Moore.
Nampa,-After July 1 the bonded
indebtedness of the city as. represent
ed by general obligation bonds will
be reduced to $4,000 exclusive Of
an issue of $4,000 park bonds as
result of a call issued this week.
Nampa,-Sheep shearing is well
advanced in the big camps Of Owyhee
and Jordan Valley, Ore, &C
cording to word reaching here and
the seasons clip will have been
taken within the next 10 days.
Boise,-Frank NJ Johnson. super
visor of surveys for the United States
and Alaska, is in Boise from head
quarters in Denver for conferences
With John w. Walker, newly appoint
I'd assistant United States supervisor
If surveys for district No. Z, who sue
,eeded to the place occupied by the !,
ate Frank S. Spofford 1t was Mr..
Johnson who gave Mr.. Walker the ap I,
continent. I
Caldwell, Product OF members Of C
he Idaho Producers union in the
boise valley will be sold for cash this
ear instead of being shipped on Or 0
er as during the past two years, it ,
ras announced at the headquarters Il
+ the union. This decision it was =
aid, is made as the result of several n
leetings of representative potato :
rowers, bankers and directors of the =
MON held recently. y
Boise, - Drouth has not hurt the ~
districts of Idaho and in 2
he lower dry regions there will be u Te
per cent crop but on many farms hi
the eastern dry sections there will
: practically nothing raised. These ~
re the observations of Mark A L.
cans, Idaho commissioner of agri Ca
llture, on recent trip over south.
n and eastern Idaho. :.
Emmett - Many eelS may De seen
ring the early morning hours seal
& the 80 foot cement walls OF Black n cT,
lnyon dam, then climbing over the ~
UNI gates and dropping into the
Ike. AS many as 90 have been y
united at one time. Their progress Ill
slow but sure. Occasionally one slrl
ps and falls back, but such cases
e rare. mr.,
for $4,000 damages ,bo
IS started in district court against 6
e Boise Payette Lumber company ~
behalf of Nola NJ. Scrivner, widow
Herman ii. Scrivner, and Myrtle Reg
nch, guardian of the child. The mr.
ton is based on the death of Scriv- -
r October "A, 1923. after he had
IN shot by Patrick DowcS, night
lehman for the lumber company.
Kellogg, - Insufficient funds pre- ~
lted the letting of n contract for !