The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-02-08
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Nie contemplating the 6StdDllSAhioh
OF a cheese factory, provided suffi-
Gent cows a be signed. The real
estate men of this city and the coun-
ty farm bureau are bach OF the ven-
ture.
Gocding,-Lack of city water made
1t necessary to close the schools
last week while repairs in the pump
ing plant were made.
Pocatello,-The Fraternal Order of
bagles las purchased the Joe Reuss
building at the corner of Main and
Lander streets and plans to remodel
the upper floor of the building some
time during the coming summer, con-
verting it into a lodgeroom.
Lewiston, - Deposits of a substance
that has termed Idaho meerschaum.
have been opened at points on the up
per Clearwater river and Potlatch
creek and samples brought to Lewis
ton have been turned into pipes. cigar
and cigaret holders by Patrick Glib
bons. Mr.. Gibbons holds the view
that the Idaho meerschaum has the
same chemical composition as the
European m-eerschaum
Pocatello,-The Pocatello Chamber
OF Commerce will make a special ef-
fort to remove the high rate of Hitter
acy which exists in the city. 1t may
organize a night school for men and
women of foreign birth.
Cooding.-William Justice. resident |
of Gooding county, for AZ years, was
the victim of a fatal runaway accident
here. While feeding his cattle the
team he was driving became frighten-
ed and started to run, throwing Mr..
Justice off the wagon. He struck on
his head, crushing his skull and
breaking his neck, causing instant
death.
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. valley is
to be given another chance to organ
lie its four districts into a rural high
school district, pursuant to action of
county commissioners, who granted
the petition calling for an election for
this purpose. Similar action was TAX
en- last fall, the election carrying
overwhelmingly in three districts, and
no votes being cast in the fourth dis !
trict owing to an epidemic Of small
pox, which lapse defeated the whole
venture.
Boise,-Holders of sale certificates
for the purchase of state land we're .
given 60 days in which to make the 6
1904 - -- - .
the state board of land commits q
The notices will be sent out e
and holders will be CIV
60 days from that date, according
70 provisions of the state law. b
Boise-The condition OF sheep IL :,
has improved very materially. =
according to the report of the state p
sheep commissioner made to the gov
In 1920, 1881 sheep were
with scabies and during the q
ear of 1923 there were only 1898. ts
ictive inspection and enforced Dip IL
ing have resulted in this bettered 4
In 1921 there were 154,777 Sc
heep infected and in 1929 74,O45.
Boise,-In accordance with a deci- m
made some time ago, Federal ob
Judge F. S. Dietrich has signed the IN
calling for the sale by the re- r.
OF the Beetgrowers' Sugar COM ov
any factory in Rigby, whose affairs
re heavily involved. The company
as a defendant in a foreclosure ac- co
on brought by the Columbia Trust tn
'mpany, holder of about S5O0,OO Sh
orth of bonds. ell
Pocatello.-Prominent Idaho farm
s, speakers of natiLnal prominence =
Id experts from the universities will n
eet here to discuss Idaho farm prob n
ms and their possible solution, says
Gorge A. Line, president of the Idaho a
Irm Bureau federation.
thi
Rupert, One hundred and fifty =
rmers were present at a meeting at ~
. courthouse to make plans for Wr
a ~beetgrowers' association
Minidoka county. A motion was -
lde to follow the $3.50 plan of the ST.
organization with a mini cst'
m OF SO, and that the sugar CON-
ny retain 2 cents per ton for fl M
the organization. oo'
'ocatello-The Short Line company ~
now BOAST of having a modern FUR
d fire fighting organization to ship
I'D its extensive interests In Poca- up
o. The company recently pur- Anne
sed a combination chemical and 1873
e car which was put into active
vice Thursday. The new two -
~ fire station located just east SUN
the machine shop is now occupied -
the department is organized to ~
b an extent that it will be able to vi
die any emergency. BI.el
first steps in the or ~
of an Idaho state export rIay
mission league were taken here -
OF the largest meetings of ~