The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-04
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO


mence within the next few days. Inc
last shipment of the drilling rig ana
; machinery was delivered Monday;
camp houses have been erected ana
everything is in readiness for work.
Boise.-Governor Charles c. Moore
has been asked by prominent north
Idaho Republican leaders to appoint
Judge Miles Johnston of Lewiston as
Judge to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Judge Wallace N. Scales
of Grangeville, who died Sundy ct
Lewiston.
American Falls.-The large Golfer
dam at the plant of the Idaho Power
company at American Falls will be
removed within the next two weeks
and the water will be tumbling thru
the two big races which have been
built during the last year of construc-
ton.
Rockland.-The Rockland cheese
factory which opened Monday. is the
twenty fifth factory under the Laab-
management, all installed within the
year. A milk delivery of 5000 pounds
| is expected and this will increase I'M
til the capacity of the plant is reach
ed.
Boise.-Snowfall in the state up to
this time is below normal for De-
cember, according to incomplete re-
ports received at the office of the
United States weather bureau. The
deepest SHOWS were reported at Sol
der Creek and Pierce City, where
twelve inches lies on the ground.
Pocatello.-A huge trenchdigger,
belonging to the Kennedy Construc-
ton Company of Fargo, N. d., has
been received at American Falls, ac-
cording to word received here, and
will set to work within the next few
days digging sewers for the new city
of American Falls. The trencher is
the largest ever shipped to this sec
ton of the state.
Lewiston.-A. R. Johnson, deputy
state game warden, has purchased a
tract in Lewiston Orchards to be US
ed as game farm. Nez Perez coun-
ty being the first county in the state
to hold such a farm.
Buhl.-George B. Shea, Bull baker,
convicted of an attack on 10-year
old girl, was sentenced to from l to
ID years in the Idaho penitentiary.
for parole was denied.
Boise,-State Reclamation Commits
sioner Warren G. Swendsen is men,
Der by the new board of inquiry nam
ed by the Boise Exchange club to in
vestigate the feasibility of reclamation
Of the Boise-Mountain Home tract
with water from the Stanley basin.
Other members of the commission are
Professor NJ X. Lewis of the state :
and A. J. Wiley, consulting (
engineer of the U S. reclamation SER
vice. =
Boise,-GovernOr Charles c. Moore T
sent a telegram to Governor Claiming I,
Il. Cox of Massachusetts on the occa- =
lion of the 150th anniversary of the
Boston Tea Party" '
Idaho Falls,-A sudden attack of
conscience caused Leonard Edwards, I
i years of age, OF this city, to give s.
himself up at the sheriff's office in ~
Slackfoot after he had stolen car :,
n this city belonging to Roy Fullen- r
vidder of New Sweden. =
Aberdeen, = At the International :.
lay and Grain show held recently In n
'hicago, Ed Moser of Aberdeen won al
lrst prize on Trebi Barley. OF
Al
Caldwell,-Alfred f. Stone was II
lected president of the Caldwell XII
vanis club at the annual election held y
ere. n
Boise,-The state penitentiary is
eriod, DIR. George Collster, prison 70,
hysician has announced. =
Bolse,-W. c. Fenton, postmaster -
Boise from 1S9, to 1910, and a
rominent business man, died OF pneu- ~
onia at his home here at the age r
SO.
Twin Falls.-The sugar beet far
ers of Twin Falls and vicinity have
ceived checks for approximately
100 900 from the Amalgamated Sugar
mpany in final payment on the 1929 l.
op. -~a
Boise,-Final complete returns from
G International Grain and Hay show
id at Chicago early in December,
We Idaho another first place in the
hall seeds section, w. ID. Maloney
Donnelly. Idaho, winning first
ize ON his timothy exhibit.
Boise,-The county attorney of Can
n county is requested by the re-
buttons Of a mass meeting of tax