The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-07-25
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO


ready to push forward construction
work on Nampa's new depot reached
Nampa when a building permit for
depot to be constructed at cost o
$4,000 was taken out at the c1tl
engineer by the contractors
Soda Springs,7Sales of auto licen
ses in Caribou county for the frs
half of 1924 were far in excess Of
those of last year. The total sales
of the last six months OF this year
amount to more than the full years
sales in 1923. The figures as given
by County Assessor t w. Horsley are
Received from the sale of auto licen-
ses the first six months or IVA
$7062. so; total sales for the year
1923, $565S. 40.
Boise, - Optimism regarding the
prospects for a good market for
agricultural products this fall and
dissemination to talk politics, at least
at present were expressed by Senator
William e. Borah on his arrival from
Washington for the summer
Boise, Farmers in Idaho have
| planted the same acreage to potatoes
this year as last, or $1,000 acres, ac-
cording to the report for July issued
Thursday by julius II. Jacobsen Unit
ed States crop statistician for the
state. Their early intentions were
to reduce IL per cent but the Califor-
mia situation apparently influenced
the growers of early potatoes to In
crease their early acreage intentions
declared Mr.. Jacobsen.
Pocatello,-The Justice Park asso-
citation, which is sponsoring contest
for a more suitable name for Scab
mountain one of the large peaks in
the Mink creek divide, at the foot OF
which lies the new Pocatello summer
colony, has appointed a committee to
Judge the entries and select the win
ner
Twin Falls,-Feasibility of rim
to-rim bridge across Snake river can
yon a short distance above Blue
Lakes which would be an almost in
valuable asset to both north and south
sides, was discussed at meeting OF
the directors of the Twin Fall Cham
Der of Commerce rooms.
Pocatello, - According to informa-
ton received from Senator Borah
and Addison T. Smith by Theodore
Turner, United States commissioner,
and other factors, there will be no
no r~ffa I,fa In fhn QfqfnG
Of the local offices of the department
Of justice which were scheduled for
removal to Salt Lake several weeks
ago. Protests on the part of local
citizens were emphasized by show
ing of business transacted by the
local office, 1t being claimed that the
bulk of federal actions originated In |
this immediate section necessitating
retention of the office here.
Emmett,-Sixty dollars a ton, with |
an allowance of Is cents crate for
packing was the price paid by U. f.
Powell & Co., of Boise for the crop
of apricots of the Emmett Apricot
association. The crop is estimated at
three carloads.
Idaho Falls, Judge Ralph Adair
rendered a decision in the case
brought by Mrs. Estella Mulliner,
treasurer; Charles Criddle,
sheriff, and Jess T. Nielsen, county
school superintendent, in which they
appealed to the court to set aside the
recent order of the county commits
sioners making a drastic salary cut,
in which he ordered that the salaries
be put back to their former basis.
Shoshone = All possible speed tcL
ward getting the construction work
On the proposed big Wood river by
pass, which will cost approximately
$4,000, under way by an early date
s to be exercised by the Big Wood
River Canal company. The length OF
he bypass is eleven and one-half
niles and it is estimated that it will
ave annually 10000 acre-feet or
water at cost of but s2.S4 per acre
DOT. The bypass is to be built
parallel to the Big Wood river through
carnations which will permit of very
little waste.
Twin Falls,-Grading equipment to
e used In the construction of the
railroad which will
urnish Twin Falls with a direct out
ct to the Pacific coast markets,
ontinues to pass through Twin Falls
ound for Rogerson, where it is being ;
AIKEN to the grading camps along the
ray.
Ashton, - The opening of Yellow (
tone park for the summer season is
a market at good prices
Dr. much of the produce of the upper :
make River valley This is particu.
irly true of vegetables, butter, eggs
nd poultry products.
neutrality-suspicious. in the Fort
all section north of Pocatello caused :
damage to crops, accord :