The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-13
IDAHO BUDGET


Excellent reports are coming III iron'
all the sectors of the state relative "
the organization work for the uhiteo
War Work campaign drive.
Word has been received Of the safe
arrive, in France of Mrs. Lucretla
Botsford, who went from Boise as
stenographer for the Red Cross.
Hunters are making their way 10
the TETON mountains and elsewhere
ms the result of the fine tracking sho"
which has fallen in the last few days.
It is planned to conduct state
wide campaign for the reorganization
of every farm bureau in ldaho lmihe-
diately after Thanksgiving ana cioS'
ing not later than December ID.
A party of young men, under the
guise of Halloween pranks, placed q
small building on top of drug store
building at Murtaugh, practically des-
troying the roof of the building.
Potato growers near Caldwell are
growing dissatisfied with the price
they are receiving for their product
and may organize to obtain price
based on the eastern markets, 1t ID
said.
| The Harris Creek Lumber company
| mill at Horseshoe Bend was Destroyer
by fire last week. The mill, machinery
and a new $4,000 truck were a total
loss. Much of the lumber nearby was
saved.
A number of Bannock county young
men have been called into the marine
corps and left last week for Salt Lake,
where they will take the final physical
tests before being sent to>Mare Island,
Cal, for intensive training.
Mrs. Nellie Eastman of Boise has re-
ceived Letter from her son, Sergeant
Clifford l. Eastman, stating that he
was gassed in the last drive. He
was a member of Company H and saw
service on the Mexican border
Clifford Henley has been killed in
action in France, according to informa-
tion received by friends. He was a
resident of Bruneau when he enlisted
and is the first young man from that
place to give his life in the war.
State Fuel Administrator G. c. An
derson, through the press and by let
tiers to the coal dealers throughout
the state, is endeavoring to organize a
"stOre your winter coal now" cam
paign throughout southern and south
eastern Idaho.
Frank Sullivan, G. w. Darcy and
Edward Miller, charged with burglary
and Ralph Johnson, charged with fOrg
cry, escaped from the Lincoln count!
Jail at Shoshone. 1t is said that Oar
cey made the keys which liberated
himself and the other men.
"You have done your duty as {
vOter-now meet your greater Obliga
ton as war saver" This paragraph
is one taken from clever bit of propa
\ ganda issued by the Idaho War Saw
ings committee, copy Of which wa
given to each vote at the polls in Ger
O tain sections.
Citizens of Jerome are aroused owe
the treatment accorded Boyd Kell
Frazer, 10 years old, at the S. A. T.
+ school at Moscow and an investigation
T. into circumstances attending his dis
charge when suffering from SPANS
influenza and his death three days al
y ter his arrival home, has been startet
Il Actual bank reports show that Ids
no has exceeded its fourth Libert
sc Loan quota by $2,111, 800. Ever
~ bank in the state has now made II
official report of bond sales during tn
u fourth loan and the totals shc/ tn,
!" the state has subscribed SIG, 7S1 80
A total Of 104,3O4 subscribers has bee
u reported in the fourth loan. I'll
'I states quota was $14,670,OOO.
% A well known Twin Falls teache
who wishes to respond to the c, Il fl
:, war work overseas, mentioned CASUAL
In her letter of application that
:. there was any doubt as to her power
Of endurance, she and four 9th,
- teachers had just assisted a Hint
4, and some Japs in topping and loadiI
10 tons of sugar beets.
NJ A man who was arrested a,
he brought back to Twin Falls from Lol
Beach, Cal, under warrant chargil
"a. George Mihas with forgery, alleged
have been committed in March. 191
ID. in Twin Falls county, when arraign
IN. one day last week before Proba
IN. Judge o. P. Duvall stated that /
name was George Spiro Megas.
IN. Members of the Twin Falls unit
the Idaho regiment, which has be
Ell. converted into headquarters comps
OF an artillery regiment, took part
he the action at Chateau Thierry, accO
ed, ing to advices received in Idaho /,
or. week.
he Last week an order was issued
ow Idaho Falls that every person m,
lrk wear mask while anywhere associ
ing with other persons, and that
mt. business houses except drug stores q
rk. restaurants and hotels should close
lys 6 o'clock p. m.
Dick Donovan, deputy director
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