The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-30
IN THE GEM STAII

Myron Cordingly met with
accident Sunday when he wos se'lou'
from horse at Ashton. '0xa
Plans are being discussed o.,
establishment Of a municinal,v ~, 'ae
and operated hospital at Caldwo N"ued
The Boise Salvation Armv ,s,
goodly sum for the War Service ,s
by the sale of tags on saturd. ,eas .
vember "a. No
The wOmen's committee, Cou,.,
National Defense, is maxim,
plans for registration week. wb,ot e.ea!
probably be the first week in Nv. WIZ
Der. 'eua'
The sum of $50 was realized ~, .
Thanksgiving turkey fund" for ~ c' ue
well boys serving in & COMPANY ,,e,
engineers, at a dance given at csa l
we'll. 'A'''
1dahoans need not fear Goa, cha.
age. according to the old prosnect".
in the hills, who claim that unloss ="
old signs fail, the winter is to ho ~
extremely mild one.
The Melcher Mining COMPANY q, ~.
Conner creek section are buildno
$25O,OOO mill and otherwise imn.o.
ing the property, presaging an activ.
season in that district.
Joseph Rodgers died at Idaho Fall,
as result Of an automobile accidsD,
mile east Of town. Rodgers and ,
brother were walking in the road whs.
struck by u car driven by Harry Ola.
George e. Erb of Lewiston has hoo,
named by the governor to place on
the public utilities commission. Ths
Lewiston man succeeds Axel 2. Ram.
stedt, who resigned from the commits
sion nearly eight months ago.
Captain J. Turley of Boise has been
ordered to France for duty with the
engineering corps. Captain Turey
was among the first to receive com.
mission with the engineers. He has /
been in the government service several
years.
Ernest Ross was dangerously hurt
near Meridian, when in an effort to \
keep from running down small boy,
he drove his car into ditch, Thereby
sustaining serious injuries to the ba4,
which at first was thought to be
broken.
An automobile in which man and I
a boy were riding plunged off The I
grade at the west end of the Can
yon bridge at Caldwell and went Into
the river. Neither of the occupants !
was hurt, and the car was not badly
damaged.
A. w. Shillington of Rupert drew
check for $91 for an acre Of the Pen
Gil Pod Black Wax" beans. OF this
acre there was about one-eighth that
would not be irrigated and did not
produce any seed, or the yield wouA
no doubt have been much larger
Recent activities in the Deer Eat
and Huston vicinities of cellar Thieves
have led the citizens to believe na
other raids, similar TO those OF aS
winter, when more than fifty celen
were robbed of fruit and provislolA
are likely to take place this winter
H. N. Baker, who lives near Caf
we'll, has invented dredging macnn'
that will dig a ditch twelve feel Oetp
and three-eighths of a mile long
ten hours. 1t is operated with lOu'
horsepower gasoline engine ana N
quires the services of but one man
Withdrawal from the Boise Vane'
of several of the largest dairy neA
and the raising price OF 1eeu' n'
caused the Boise Valley Cow lesus
association to announce that the "~,
of the organization will be suspelu'.
indefinitely, or until condltlons 1'
more favorable. Il
In a circular sent out to FARMERS
the state Monday Harvey Allfeu'
rector of the state farm marhe'S ~. ~
reau, asks them to list with Hill Wv
number of tons of hay that they y,
holding for sale, and the price asA y.
He promises to find market !" :
hay in the state. 49,
G. G.. Goetling, who, on Ills ,..
near Eagle, was compelled D! a vi.
| delegation to paint his derricA r 9.a
red. white and blue and to knee as
kiss the flag, emphatically denies ss,t
he was disloyal or that ne i'u NV !.
| $1,000 or any other sum OF lnOn ~, h
Germany, and that he mas '
the American army. ,.,,1
To show the splendid worA - s nj,
done by the agricultural aseh'1 T,."moat,
state, q case is cited in fi' .s,r
county where for $50, lt'ie , s
and a great deal of tenacity' ll'e .ss s.,.
agent had completely exterlnllla'' ,rsiAa
eral large swarms of crlche's ,ds dl
threatened to destroy thou'''
dollars worth of grain.
The campaign for army l. -.a viii
funds in Fremont county clos ,,as M
subscription of $4,000, exceeu ,n,sop,|
allotment by 60 per cent. s'' smsls
gave $1,000, Ashton $500 anu
precincts in proportion .,SMl
The $685. worth of m l&n FsIv|
ho,ds rotod hy the city of luaho ~