The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-23
IN THE GEM STATE

: work for conservation and the Rec
Cross.
Fire which started in the basement
Of the Kenwood school building al
Nampa caused damage of $1,000.
Idaho's subscription to the second
Liberty loan passed the. $1,000, zoo
mark, but $0,00O,00O being the quota
set for this state.
The public schools of Jerome were
dismissed Wednesday Of last week
and many of the pupils worked in the
fields gathering crops.
Between 20 and 80 per cent of the
potatoes grown in the Idaho Falls dis
trict this season are ruined as a re-
suit of the freeze Which hit that sec-
ton. It is reported.
Citizens of Caldwell held dance
last week and charged themselves each
dollar. The funds realized will be
used In buying turkeys for the SOL
diers on Thanksgiving.
Two more girls are soon to be added
to the force Of the Nampa telephone
office, according to the manager. This
will make total of eight, or five more
than were employed year ago.
A bank was opened ut Paul last
week. Since the erection of the sugar.
factory ut Paul 1t has taken on a rapid
growth and is becoming one Of the
leading trade centers of the MinidOka
project.
The statement of the Idaho state
fair for the season Of 1917 by the Sec
retary shows that all expenses have
been met and surplus Of $3,67OO4 re-
mains. with supplies to the value of
$1,224.74.
That the small shipments of cattle
In this state do not warrant the adop-
ton of plan providing for the patrol
Of stockyards by home guards, is the
opinion of Il. f. Bicknell, state food
administrator.
Teachers Of agriculture and domes-
tic science In nine Canyon county
schools and their pupils attended the
agricultural short course at Caldwell
last week and student delegations were
present from several other schools.
The Pine Creek Mines association
met at Kellogg for the purpose Of dis
cussing the donation Of the right-of-
way to the new railroad which is un-
der construction. Eighty per cent of
the Members present voted in favor Of
the donation.
Il. l.. Archer, manager Of the Idaho
Payette Lumber company at Black
foot, died suddenly October 20. Mr.
Archer was member of the school
board and Of the city council and one
of the most prominent boosters in
southern Idaho.
A 'silver dollar splash is to be con-
Quoted by the people Of HALEY for the
war camp community recreation fund. |
Seven hundred and eighty dollars are
to be gathered together, packed and |
expressed to the national headquar- |
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Failure OF the>N u
company to dispose 01es,no noo ,,o,th
OF bonds for the purpose =. o',.,...
capital to electrify its Wilder lin
to make some extensions has given
rise to rumor that these improve
ments win not be made until after
the war.
The first conviction under the law
passed by the last legislature making
CRIMINAL syndicalism a crime was Sc
cured last week at Wallace when ].
J. McMurphy. an I. w. w. leader, was
sentenced to serve one year at hard
labor In the state penitentiary and Day
a 6ne Of $500.
News has been received Of distinc-
tt0n conferred upon another Boise
high school student. Robert Parkin.
son. ensign ON the United States de-
stroyer Cassin, was highly compli-
mented BY Admiral Sims for his brav-
ery when that boat recently encoun-
tered Z submarine.
The old soldiers who are now living
1t the Soldiers home at Boise took up
1900 worth Of Liberty loan bonds in
'ne day. Many Of the veterans had
previously subscribed for bonds, but
hat did not prevent them from SUBJ
scribing second time when the op-t
1ortunity offered.
In addition to the 1895 persons who
Agned food pledge cards In the first
lays drive on the food conservation
In Boise alone, there were
outside Of Boise. 1885 names re- !
'orted by IL counties out Of the Al IN
IDAHO.
A notable feature Of the Liberty !
can campaign in the st. Anthony SEED !
lon was the response Of the farmers
Who were canvassed thoroughly and i
almost to a man. Two hum 3
lred thousand dollars Of the total wa =
U amounts Of $500 or less. J
Fruit shippers who object to being L
to put false floors and sidl 4
ngs into box cars IL they use them
Or shipping purposes. say the extra 9
ost will be 500 or 1925 per car. 2
Clifford Pinchot. chairman Of the s
vestock committee of the national
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