The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-04-17
IDAHO BUDGET;

i''i's''"en's III the national ar,,,.
from Bear Lake country ara m"y
along at a rapid rate. sung
The farmers of eastern Jdo,,o
in years past have grown po,,,noa N,o
turn to wheat this spring, if !, WI
ported. IT,
The horticultural department is o.,
ing Idaho Orchnrdists to sur,,r u
trees within the next 30 DAYS =, "e'f
against scale. ''
About 100 farmers and Others in,.
ested gathered in Pocutello recentlr -
the purpose of forming IL farm hur,. W.
for BannOck county.
Bill Titus, who pleaded guilty. T.,
transporting eight cases of WHISKY
Pocatello. was given GO DAYS in tho
county Jail and fined 500.
The minimum wage for dov v,r...
labor at boise has been raised tn Ss
and the city treasurer raised 81 mo,.
inE the treasurer's salary 500
Cliff Greenwell last Week pleaded
guilty to transporting liquor to poco'
tellO. He has already been in mi, >,
days, so was dismissed during Good
behavior.
The opinion is gaining ground thar
before great while Nalnpa will ho
| obliged to either again ENLARGE M,
high school building or build anothor
school outright.
Ada county is the first county wex,
Of the Rocky mountains to have cam.
plete rural mail delivery service On
the same basis as the mail delivery
system of the eastern states.
AS result of the theft OF about
$500 worth of electrical eolipmenr
from the physics laboratory of the
Caldwell high school. two bows. aged
IA and 16hav been arrested
n Hindu was arrested at Twin Falls
| last week, charged with having solicit.
| ed his fellow cOuntrymen in that dis
| trict for funds to start revolution
| against the British rule in their native
land.
A general vice cleanup inaugurated
| by the Pocatello police department re.
suited in the arrest of eighteen Der.
sons on Il charge of vagrancy. Eight
| of these are women who are being held
on investigation.
Rev. b. +. Shoemaker of Caldwell
formerly of Weiser and Burley and
other points in southern Idaho, has ac
cepted call to the pastorale of the
| Nampa Christian church, and will be-
gin his duties ut once.
Several children nave been poisoned
| from eating candy found on the streets
| of Preston. Federal authorities are
| making an Investigation. The Preston
| people are certain that the candy was
put out by German sympathizers.
Failure of the last Legislature 10 SO
amend the state militia laws rs 10
make them conform to the national de-
| Tense act passed by congress June j.
1915. may result in Idaho not getting
| federal aid for the national guard.
A serious compound fracture of the
| right foot was sustained by Lonhle
| Thomas when IL horse fell with him as
| it turned the corner on II paved street
| at Caldwell. The bones of the foot
were crushed and We're pushed
through the flesh.
The state auditors office is prel"r-
ing to pay claims filed against 'he
state by boys who have been catching
| ground squirrels and gopher>, ohe
hundred and fifty-one Warrants were
drawn one day last week for cl'llls
amounting almost to 500
| Following an illness OF >eVer"'
hours, during which he was in IN un'
conscious condition, Joseph II. laIlS'
aged "a, well known young fale"et
Of Greenleaf, died of hemorrhase W
the brain and other complications io'
lowing an attack of the grippe
Three hundred farmers attended Il
meeting ut McCammon last "eeN :"
the interests of increasing the sue".
beet production in that vicinity Mo.e
than $4,000 acres have been pleuse' "
sugar heets next season. Last !e"'
there were only few hundred IL '''''
section. =.
1--WE intend to keep our lam, w.,
estate intact, and insofar as Is l"''s'' ,a
carry out his plans for the iu'"' nahh
velopment of southern Idaho" d. nOs,
Brady of Caney. Kan. and ; H. '" ,a,s
Of Ell Reno, Okla, sons Oh INV .od
Senator James Ii. Brady a''''"'>
last week. TIA,
Cambridge and the districts "'' N 'nI
with her in the Red Cross haNe ' s
reason to feel especially proud VI ~, IA
accomplishments. Total rece'i"1 o,er
,February l were about Sl"S'' Il
14OO pieces of sewing i'll ''e hare
bed linen and hospital garments
been turned out. ot
f. NJ. Larsen dropped dea" N"' loon
work at Preston. Mr.. Larsen "', ,h,t
one of the prominent hSu''' .s IN.
city for many years. A coroner ,,atn
quest arrived ut verdict VI