The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-03-21
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

organization.
Boise,-AIiss Louis Gerrish. assist
ant superintendent Of st. Luke's hos
pital, was named Saturday as Idaho
visiting nurse by #. A. Jeter, commits
sioner of law enforcement.
Challis,-Certificate of convenience
and necessary TO serve the town OF
Challis with electricity was petitioned
for before the public utilities commits
sion by ] NJ. Goldsberry and W. B.
Swigart OF Challis. The application
was taken under advisement by the
commission pending an Investigation
by the commission.
Washington,-Ciyil service examin-
ations have been ordered for April
to fill postmasters at Emmett. Payette
and Standpoint.
Lewiston,-A stage line from Lewis
ton to Boise will be in operation by
June 1, according to the announce
ment of Fred Lowery of the No.
Taxi line. Connections will be made
at Grangeville and New Meadows
then direct to Boise At Lewiston the
stage will connect with stages for
Spokane, Moscow, and Walla Walla.
Twin Falls.-Payment to about 175
growers who are members of the
Southern Idaho Bean Growers asso-
Citations of approximately $4,000 for
their 1923 bean crop was completed
at a business meeting or the associa-
fion hold here last wealx
Arco,.The farmers of Big Lost
river valley owners of the decreed
water rights have started an agitation
to have 20 feet added to the height
of the Mackay dam for the purpose of
storing additional water. The move
ment has been under way for some
time past and is said to be gaining
supporters.
New Meadows,-Ir Irwin, promin-
ent here in numbering interests, has |
bought the Pole creek sawmill near
Council and thirteen million five |
hundred thousand feet of government |
timber adjacent to the mill. Men and
equipment will be moved to that place |
and operations started at once.
Boise.-E. R. Dampier, Rupert at |
torney and politician was sentenced
to six months in the Rupert Jail and |
fined 81 900 Friday by Federal Judge
F. S. Dietrich. Motions for an arrest
of Judgment and new trial were de-
MED. Defending attorneys announc-
ed that the case would be appealed
to the circuit court of appeals. The
court granted stay of execution and
fixed the bond at $4,000.
Boise.-W. F. Bergman of Black
foot, who was recently acquitted of
embezzlement on one charge, will be
required to stand trial on other
counts in connection with the failure
of the Standrod bank at Blackfoot.
The cases will be set for about April
8th.
American Falls, - Thomas Toyn
prominent Arbon valley rancher,
who has been in the Berthany Dea- !
CONFESS hospital since he was shot
by John Conway Wednesday after
noon is believed to be on the road to
recovery. Conway, who is printer I
by trade, "a years of age, is being '
held in the county Jail pending furth
er investigation of the shooting,
which occurred in the kitchen of the
Toyn ranch home.
Boise.-Idaho sheepmen should re-
ceive at least cents a pound more
for their wool this year than last, ac-
cording to Hugh Sproat, a prominent
sheepman. Not only is the quality ,
higher, he maintained, but the clip /,
is likely to be from 100000 to
2 800, 900 pounds less than the 1928 ,
production. :
American Falls-Construction work I
will begin soon on a new government q
power transmission line from Ameri- 5
can Fails to Declo, approximately
forty-eight miles. Authority for the 4
building of the line came to F. A. t
Banks. engineer in charge of the a
American Falls project. Some ma C
terial is on hand at the Declo end of 4
the line, and poles and other supplies b
win Immediately be ordered for the L
American Falls end. h
Pocatello,-At the regular weekly +
meeting OF the chamber of commerce I,
4 motion was passed to the effect .
hat trained executive secretary be
employed by the local chamber and =,
upon the recommendation of the !,
BOARD of directors an invitation is TO 8
,e issued to j. A. Harader. secretary n
# the Bozeman (Mont.) chamber, to 7,
AXE the post as local secretary. r
Boise.-Fire starting in the Crane -
Theatre building Saturday entirely :,
,utted the theatre as well as an adj ),
dining cigar store and two stories OF :
he Manitou hotel above. Forty-five :
-uests in the hotel escaped in night
lothes and no casualties are report -
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