The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-12-26
Short News Notes
From, All Parts of
IDAHO

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Twin Falls.-With the completion
here Of stretch Of road between
Twin Falls and Filler, the Oregon
trail highway is now completed from
Granger, Wyo., to Portland, Oregon,
officials Of the Filler highway am
nounced. Approximately one and
eight-tenths miles Of road which here
tofore has caused the state highway
department to station men and teams
during the muddy weather to pull
cars through is now hard surfaced,
completing the hard surfaced road
between Granger and Portland.
Boise.-State Senator H. A. Tall
man Of Ada county, we'll known
water-master for the Boise district,
has formally presented his resigna.
ton as senator to Governor Moore,
giving as his reason i'll health. He,
is now in Florida.
Lewiston.-Campaign for funds for
work ON the uncompleted portions of
the Lewis and Clark highway, that
some day will connect Lewiston and
Missoula, Mont, by the Clearwater
river route, has been opened. The.
amount Of money for forest high
ways in northern Idaho will not be
known until the bill now before con-
gress receives attention.
Caldwell.-The Caldwell branch Of
the Boise Valley Cooperative Cream
cry has handled 275,532 pounds of
butterfat up to December l. This
branch of the concern, managed by
Fl. E. McClusky, has been in operation
since Janury last, and in the eleven
months of business a substantial in
crease has been reported each month.
For the month Of November the total
was approximately $4,000 pounds.
Boise.-Five years will be required
to build the Boise Mountain Home
irrigation project which will involve
the expenditure of $4,000, 900 and
irrigate $4,000 acres. This was the
information given out recently by
S. H. Hays who, with others, is work
ing on the project plans. Mr. Rays
makes the important announcement
that the problem of building the uun-
nels for the project has been solved.
Weiser.-An increase of from $50
members in December, 1922, to 415 in
December, 1924, is the record of the
Weiser Valley Dairymen's associa-
ton as disclosed at the annual meet
ing.
Gooding.-President Charles Wes-
ley Tenney of Gooding college, who
has worked with the teachers of Lin
coin county in their annual institute
at Davenport for the past two years
has been chosen by Superintendent
H. B. Aldrich to give the commence
ment address for the high school
graduates at Reardan Wash. when
the spring term closes, May FL. 1925.
Boise.-The rapid approach of the
new year, which will bring with it the
eighteenth Idaho Legislature, is caus-
ing no little speculation as to the ma
ture of the legislation that will come
before that body and how it will be
handled. From outside there is be
ing heard demand that the new
legislature practice strict econmy, so
that state taxes can be held down to
the minimum.
Nampa.-Business men of the city
are backing a campaign for funds for
the Salvation Army to carry on its
work here in the coming months. or
ferings will be received without so
licitation and subscription blanks have
been placed in the Nampa National
and Stockmen's National banks.
Rupert-Claims that the United
States government through the re-
bureau has failed to give
credit for $1,300,00O due the Mini
doka project for profits for the past
10 years, are contained in an advance
statement of report by Byron Def
enbach, employed by settlers to audit
The books of the reclamation office at
Burnley.
Twin Falls.-Oregon Short Line
trick layers who have begun laying
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without interruption Of their work
over grade between Rogerson, Ida
40 and Wells, Nevada, that is now
about 85 per cent completed. and
which provided weather conditions
continue favorable, will be completed
throughout by January 10, next, at
he least.
Nampa,-Wold of the action of the
Ida and Canyon county Pomona
Legislative committee in
recommending to Secretary Of the In
erior Work, that the United States
urn over operation of the Boise pro-
ect, exclusive of irrigation districts,
0 the settlers, was telegraphed to the
daho delegation in congress by the
Tampa chamber Of commerce.