The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-11-27
IDAHO BUDGET

Boise now has an ordinance which
prohibits all immoral or dissolute per-
IONS attending places Of public amuse-
nent.
While fumigating house at Boise,
John l.. Brown, II pioneer resident OF
hat city was a victim of a paralytic
stroke, which is thought will prove
'atal.
Mrs. w. H. Jeffee died at Wallace of
Spanish influenza, after the entire
amiIy, consisting Of three children and
Ter husband, had been stricken with
he epidemic.
While helping with threshing ma
lime near Buhl. Jack Cook in some
way became caught in one of the belts.
lis arm being drawn to the pulley and
ut completely off.
Governor Alexander and Governor
elect d. w. Davis have been invited to =
attend conference Of governors and
sOvernors-elect, to be held Decembe
l6 and Is at Annapolis.
Potato growers on the MinidOk
project are opposing the grading OF
he tubers for shipment, alleging that
he local inspector is OverzealOus l
he discharge Of his duties.
Frank F. Bracken, aged IS, president
If the Idaho State bank, mayor OF
Twin Falls and chairman of the
Comfy Council of Defense, died ut
Twin Falls following an operation
e. l.. Anderson was severely injured
It BlackfoOt through being struck by
IN auto He was standing in front OF
his own car at the time, and was
rushed between it and car driven by
| woman.
Warden Frank DeKay authorizes
he statement that the yarn used by
| he convicts who escaped was not Red
| Cross yarn, but yarn procured from
| he unraveling of sweaters belonging
20 cOnyicts.~
Stephen Papadakes, who was arrest
I'd at Boise for having intoxicating
liquor in his possession, was sentenced
% seven weeks in the county jail to-
yether with fine of $50 when he
pleaded guilty.
The farmers in the vicinity Of kuna
oaded a car of turkeys for dealer at
Nampa. The car contained $50 head.
and was not large enough to accOmmo-
late all the turkeys, Al head being
shipped by express.
The newest drive, which is to be
carried on during December. is for the
relief of the starving Armenians. Two
million dollars are to be raised by the
Sunday schools Of America, and Idaho
will contribute her share.
Crushed rock roads are planned for
Caldwell by the city council. The pres
ant plans are to begin by laying mile
IF road in the city with crushed rock.
costing about $4,000, following city adj
ministrations to continue the work.
Byran Coppinger. of Kimberly, who
Joined the marines last spring. has
been reported as killed in battle on
the western front. His parents were
notified that he met his death on DC
tober s after about two months OF
active service.
Bannock county was greately benefit
ed through the recent rodent control
campaign, and thousands of dollars
were saved to the farmers there
through the assistance of the county
commissioners in furnishing poison
with which to kill ground squirrels
To recover time lost on account of
the influenza closing order the Lewis
. ton state normal will divide this school
year into quarters of eight weeks each.
instead of nine weeks, and will con-
tinue school work during the holidays
except on Christmas and New Years.
PHYSICAL examinations Of class l men
of the 10 to 80 and the 1S-yes ~-Old
groups were ordered stopped by the
provost marshal general in a telegram
to the adjutant general advising that
instructions regarding the completion
of classifications of these men did not
mean that the examinations were to
be completed also.
Mrs. John Van Allen who attempted
!. suicide October 81 by taking 10 grains
. of bichloride of mercury, died Sunday
evening at the Nampa General hospital
from the effects of the poison. Mrs,
Van Allen has been in critical con-
dition lowering near death since her
attempt but some hopes were enter
tanned for her recovery.
Thousands of ground squirrels were
killed, during the rodent control cam
paign this season, and In some sections
were actually exterminated. To carry
on this big task required an expendf
ure of $33.SO3 for poison. Twenty
! two counties participated in the cam
! paign The expense of the campaign
was borne jointly by the counties and
state.
Because he failed to comply with
the workmen's compensation law, Fred
D. Hoefer is personally liable to Mrs
!. Charles ~Diekman of Rockford Bay
Kootenai county. for the sum OF $SISO
as the result Of an award made
to her following the death OF hel