The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-16
iDAHO.B BUDGET


can Beaton, who formerly lived at Hal
ley, died some time last month at Mis-
sOula, Mont
The car shortage in Idaho is to be
relieved at once, according to advices
received from Washington by Food Ad-
ninistratOr II. F.. Bicknell.
The opening Of the schools of
Marysville was postponed from Septem-
Der 80 to October Z, the boys, being
needed in the harvest fields.
The government wants 5000 stenog-
raphers for work in Washington, and
Idaho is expected to furnish her quota.
The salaries range from $11OO up.
Dewey Highley one, Of the Meridian
soldier boys now in France, has been
missing since April, and his relatives
fear he has been captured by the Huns
Raymond Hautzinger, aged 8. suf-
fered painful accident at Rockland,
when his right hand and part Of the
forearm was mashed in an electric
wringer.
The city Of Haley and environs do
mated about ton and a half of cloth
ing for the Belgians. while Bellevue,
Gannett, Picabo and Carey contributed
most literally.
Recently the ladies Of the Grand
view Red Cross auxiliary held an all
| day patriotic meeting and donation
| auction sale, and over $11OO was real
lied as a result of their efforts.
John T. Chestnut was accidentally
shot at Weiser during the Wild West
parade, his injuries being serious. Har-
ley Mccullough, who is alleged to have
fired the shot which wounded Chest
nut, is being held.
Within the next few days 80 or more
Of Bear Lake cOunty's young men. who
are IS years of age or over, will leave
for Logan and Salt Lake to take up
the army training work as provided by
the government under the draft laws.
News has been received at Ririe
that Charles l.. Randall of that city
has made the supreme sacrifice on the
battlefield in France, being the first
man from Bonneville county to lose
his life on the battlefield in the world
war.
The Rotary club of Twin Falls has
undertaken the work of persuading
congress to set aside the 100000 acres
Of land in what is known as the
l;runeau project for the soldier boys
when they return from hammerins the
Huns.
In train wreck near ShOshone, a
Mexican workman was instantly killed,
his body being cut in two just above
the hips, and five others were in
jured. The train was backing up
when from some unknown cause it
left the rails.
Mrs. w. E. Adair of Ririe has re-
ceived letter from her grandson,
TOmmie Rowan, who is in the navy,
reporting that he has just completed
his last trip the boat was chased by
a submarine, but escaped.
From August 1 to September IA,
1910 more carloads of wheat were
shipped from Idaho and Utah than
during the same period last year. Dur
ing that period last year, 295 carloads
of wheat We're shipped. This year 21O5
carloads were sent to market.
| With S542 paid admissions to the
fair, and all school children admitted
free, Friday was declared the banner
attendance day of the Idaho state fair.
1t was estimated that the total number
of free admissions equalled or passed
the number of paid admissions.
w. P. Bales has completed a deal
with the Apple Growers association
of Caldwell and vicinity for the sale of
SO carloads of apples at $37, 800. Prac-
tically all the apple growers of the
Caldwell country have entered the
contract for the sale of their apples.
The contract price was 2h cents per
buShel.
Four hundred and eighty-seven men
called to entrain from the state be-
ginning October Z for Camp Lewis
were released from the call until fur
Their notice by Provost Marshal Gen.
eral CrOwder last week in a telegram
to the adjutant general, advising that
this was necessary because of the cpl
demic of Spanish influenza.
An Idahoan back from France after
six months service. says: 1.-THE Amer
leans ridicule the French potatoes,
which are really tiny tubers about the
size Of marbles, which are harvested
before the tops have died down. But
the Americans have not contented
themselves with ridicule. They have
constructed an irrigation system and
are growing big crops of spuds that
make the eyes Of our allies pop out"
John Haines, who was to have been
one of the participants in the Round
up at Weiser, was injured by being
thrown from horse, which fell in a
practice run for the Roman races. His
condition is not serious.
Some Of the finest livestock in the
west was in-the parade held at the
state fair at Boise The animals rep
resented thousands of dollars in value.