The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-08-15
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Falls, September II, Is, and II
which, according to the officials Q
d the association will be bigger an
i better than any of the previous at
: fractions in that city.
j, Boise.-Mrs. George White, 20. Iiv
ing three miles southeast of this city
killed her 18 month-old daughter b,
shooting the baby four times with
.32 caliber revolver. "Give me [,
speedy trial and shoot me or hans
mel want to meet my baby in 6
happier land than this" she pleaded
after emptying the gun into the lit
tie one.
Twin Falls.-Extension of the I'm
ion Pacific railway west from Bull
to furnish a direct connection between
Boise and Twin Falls is one of the
major detectives now being considered
by the Twin Falls chamber Of COM
merce, is a statement issued by Shad
L. Hodgin, mayor of Twin Falls and
a director of the chamber.
Mountain Home.@. R. Prentice,
operating a drilling machine on the
James Alberts quarter section in Lit
tie Valley, struck a vein of what he
believes to be platinum and gold last
week. The best prospect came from
a depth of forty feet, with another
oAnI ck1vtn~ ~ ITO f1o+ l~~
flow of artesian water was struck.
There is much excitement in this
n~eighborhood over the strike, and
many claims are being staked, out.
Boise.=Bacteria were so thick in
the water samples taken from the
drinking water supply of the resi-
dents of Spirit Lake that they could
not be counted, the state bacteriolo-
gist reported to the public utilities
commission.
Boise=William Townsend Yates,
20-year old son of Mrs. Georgia T.
Yates and the late Captain John T.
Yates, was instantly killed when he
fell from the swinging trapeze, 25
feet above the water of the Natator-
ium swimming pool and struck his
head against the sharp edge of a
four-inch water pipe.
Pocatello.-Twelve hundred en-
of the Pocatello shops of the
Oregon Short Line with their wives
and guests, enjoyed an excursion at
West Yellowston last week. 1t re-
two full trains to transport the
m~errymakers.
Arco.-Bids for the grading of the
Lost river highway in Bingham coun-
~ will be opened at Pocatello, Aug
lst. 16. Advertising for bids is be-
ng conducted. The project is on the
between Blackfoot and Arco
a desert. The grading only
will be done at this time, and 1t is
stimated the work will cost approx
$4,000. '
Twin Falls-A tax levy of % mills {
will be necessary to run the Twin :
falls schools for the coming year, '
t was decided by the local school !
GARD at a meeting with the new sup {
E. d. Bloom. 8
Idaho Falls.-The committee on ar h
angements for the holding of the Il
.epublican state convention here on t,
&c has begun work. 1t is c.
that fully $50 delegates fc
ill attend the convention. There is S,
great deal of interest and it is pre- d.
that it will be the best at
snded convention held in the state
II many years.
Twin Falls.-Efforts are being dc
ade to secure a special train for Ia
.aho delegates to a dairy exposi- lie
on being held in Milwaukee the last er
September. Charles Dwight, sec Sa
tary of the local chamber of COM dii
cree tells of the plans being made Is
tn the Idaho Falls chamber of COM els
cree to secure a special train for tn
e Idaho delegation to the exposi- dfi
,n. OPP
Boise.-Total deposits of Idaho's Nj
z state banks at the close of bust I'll,
IS June so, 1924, were S~27,928,112.- re
according to the summary of the tur
nditions of the banks issued by E.
Porter, commissioner of finance.
is is an increase of 100000 over
showing made by 108 banks on
lrch 81, 1924. Ne
for
Pocatello.-Pocatello post No. 4 Of viii
American Legion is rapidly com tiol
ting arrangements for the annual I'm
tie legion convention to be held dis
'e August z to 8, inclusive, and sta
;parations are being made to well pla
ne several hundred delegates from tic
sections of the state.
'oise.-Reports that cattle in Owy- !,
county were suffering from a
snge malady and dying led DR.. J.. sss
Allen, local state deputy veterinar- exI
and DR.. W. S. Nye of Boise to $50