The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-01-11

q tricts was unanimously approved a
! an election held in each district las
Vice.. This is the first move towar'
rehabilitation of tile projects as sag
: gested by purchasers of the bond is
sue recently authorized.
Burley, = The thirteenth annua
state seed show will be held a
Jerome, January - to IS, inclusive
There will he $500 in premium
money given, and the largest and bes
collection Of small seeds ever showr
in Idaho will be on exhibit
Idaho Falls, - Depositors in the
State bank here which closed its
doors on November p. 1921. were made
happy by the receipt of ~ per cent
dividend ON their deposits. Approx
mately $4,000 was paid out, which
was doubly welcomed just before
/ Christmas and with tax paying time
I at hand.
Caldwell,-It costs three times as
much to run the country school
system in Canyon county as it does
to administer all other departments
of county business, according to fig
ures just compiled by Henry Beck,
chairman of the board of county COM
mis5ioners.
Twin Falls,-The annual meeting
of the Idaho Irrigation congress will
he held at Twin Falls. January % and
n, it has been announced by VII III.
Gibson. of the state public utilities
commission president of the con-
gress.
Hailey,-Harry ID. Smith has been
appointed by Governor Moore to be
director of insurance to succeed
Howard j. Brace who recently re-
signed. Mr.. Smith is a resident Of
HALEY.
Nampa,-More than $4,000 worth
of refunding bonds of the Nampa &
Meridian Irrigation District were pur-
chased this week by the Idaho State
Life Insurance Company. The COM
pany paid par for the bonds, which
are 10 year bonds bearing 6 per cent
interest.
Cascade,-Returns from the Inter-
national Hay and Grain show held at
Chicago early in December gives Long
valley another first place in the small I,
seed section, w. d. AIaloney OF
Donnelly winning first prize on
timothy seed.
Pocatello, = The Short Line ice
houses at this point will be supplied |
with ice for the coming year from the !
Pacific Fruit Express plant west of
the city according to the announce
ment of railroad officials. In years
past it has been the custom of the
short Line to supply ice for the local
cehouses, from the artificial lake at
Idaho.
Montpelier A bani of twenty
hree black tailed deer, feeding few
niles east of Montpelier, have be-
.ome so tame that many residents
lave been going out to get a view OF
hem during the good weather now
Prevailing here. Quite number have
'een successful in taking pictures of
hem.
Pocatello. - Despite the freezing
weather. conditions, wo.'k ON the big
ower dam and reservoir which is be-
ne built by the Utah Power & Light
ompany at Soda Point, six miles
5est of Soda Springs. is progressing
cry well and company officials an
ounced that the dam will be COM
lete by early spring. The estimated
ost of the work is S3,0O0,000.
Neutrality-suspicious. to increase the
rowing of sugar beets in Bear Lake
Dunty with the possible establish
tent of a sugar factory here were
iscussed at mass meeting in the
ty hall recently.
Caldwell, - In presenting its case
sfore the interstate commerce COM
ission asking for the extension of a
lilroad from Crane to Odel Dire, the
lblic service commission of Oregon
ants data concerning the freight
image shipped from the territory
,tending from Weiser to Kuna.
ocatello.-Actual drilling in the
rbon valley oil region will COM
ence within the next few days. The
st shipment of the drilling rig ana
achinery was delivered Monday;
mp houses have been erected ana
erything is in readiness for work.
Boise.-Governor Charles c. Moore
IS been asked by prominent north
aho Republican leaders to appoint
dye Miles Johnston of Lewiston as
dye to fill the vacancy caused by =
e death of Judge Wallace N. Scales 4
Grangeville, who died Sandy at
'wiston.
of taxes on gov
1ment lands recently declared tax
empt by the United States supreme