The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1910-07-28
WALLIS GETS
in GOOD WORK
Cleanliness and Furnishing
Follows His Trail from
North to South.

James H. Wallis. state dairy, food
and sanitary inspector for Idaho. ar
rived in Grangeville Friday night. and
left on Monday morning for Lewiston.
where he appeared in the probate
court as complaining witness against
Charles Parker. for violating the To-
cal option law, alleged 70 have been
committed by soliciting orders for
beer. and also against the Idaho Cold
Storage Co. there for renting their
premises in which to store il, which
the local option law makes a crime.
There was a carload of beer, in bot
ties altogether, and 1t was all turned
over to the sheriff, who has it in
his custody. Section 1l19 of the Re
vised Codes of Idaho makes 1t the
duty of the state inspector to ZEN
force all laws that now exist, or that
may hereafter be enacted in the state
regarding the production. manufacture
or sale of intoxicating liquors." and
to prosecute or cause TO be prose
cuted' any person or persons, firm or
firms. corporation or corporations, en-
gagged in the manufacture or sale of
any intoxicating liquor contrary to
law. Commissioner Wallis was in
specting the premises of the Cold
Storage company at the time, and has
just condemned and ordered destroy
ed ton of dried cherries, when he
came across the beer. He hunted
up County Attorney d. E. Hodge and
swore to the complaints as stated.
While here Mr.. Wallis ordered
Thompson & Brust of the Peoples
Meat Market, to screen up their back
premises, and put them in a sanitary
condition against the flies. This is
the part of the building where they
make the lard and sausage, and Com
missioner Wallis was very emphatic
in his orders, stating to Globe rep
resentative that the flies were more
to be dreaded around our meats and
dairy products than anyone can be-
heve. 'The housefly is the worst
disease spreader known. and his spec
ialty is typhoid" said Commissioner
Wallis. Typhoid germs are some
times being thrown off from one who
has had the disease, for three months
after he has recovered, and the germs
are scattered by the fly. They walk
on you and your food, wipe their feet
on you and try to crawl into your
mouth. They love to wipe their feet
on baby's bottle or the family cake
Everybody should remember where
these flies thrive. They will not live
where everything is clean. They must
have filth. The time will come when
IT will be just as disreputable to have
lilies in your house as ii is now to
have bugs in your bed Cleanliness
Is cheaper than flies, and screens are
cheaper than doctor bills. The un-
screened house is a dangerous thing.
The people should refuse to patron
ize dealer who allows flies to crawl
over his fruits and vegetables, es-
pecially when we consider that about
80 per cent are bred in manure piles;
the rest in unscreened outhouses, un-
covered garbage cans, and other
forms of filth. Either the man must
kill the fly or the fly Will kill the
man.
Commissioner Wallis did a lot of
cleaning in Nez Perce county on his
way up here. At Culdesac he seized
ten 10-pound and five 5-pound bucket
OF lard, which had been made in such
unsanitary conditions that the flies
were found on the top of the lard in
nearly all of the buckets. He closed
down the slaughter house of this firm
until it had been provided with sep
arate cooling room for the meats
after they were dressed, and cement
floor for the slaughter house. He
also condemned ice cream at one of
the refreshment stores made from
Jell-O, and ordered returned to the
Hazelwood Creamery Co. at Spokane,
a shipment of cream cans, because
of their filthy condition.
Il am glad. indeed, tc see Grange
vile installing such an excellent sew
erage SYSTEM" said Commissioner |