The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-08-21
IDAHO BUDGET

A Red Cross shop Is tOsbe opened at
Boise about September 1.
Losses totalling approximately $780,
OOO were suffered in fire which de-
strOyed the Hickerson block at Grange
vile.
approximately 100000 was realized
from the sale of 1900 acres of state
land in Madison county at public auc-
ton last week.
Lloyd Hutcheson, Meridian's first
son to be killed in action in France,
laid down his life on the fields of
France on June 10.
Ranchers from Hayden basin and
parts of the upper Lemhi valley COM
plain Of a ravage of grasshoppers, or
Rocky mountain lOcusts, which is the
most destructive known In good
many years.
Military as well as political interven-
| ton in Russia by the United States
was urged in the senate, by Senator
BOrah of Idaho, who declared that not
| until that has been accomplished could
| lasting peace be made.
The Boise naval recruiting station is
| still looking for three watchmakers to
enlist as machinists mates at $66.5O a
month with room. uniforms ana lOdg-
| ing provided. Men enilsting in this
branch will be assigned to the avia-
ton corps.
| Boise city will furnish 81 of the
| 1000 men who leave Idaho during the
| five-day period beginning August 5,
for Camp Fremont, Cal. Ada county
will send 80. The largest number will
come from Bonneville county, whose
quota is AS.
| Franklin and Gertrude Corbus. who
were injured in an automobile wreck
on the Mountain Home road, which re-
suited in the death of their mother.
are reported to be steadily improving
at Boise hospital, and it is believed
they are no longer in any danger.
Only 800 men will be left in class l
OF the first registration after the call
for 1000 men on July % to entrain for
Camp Lewis. American Lake, Wash.
Is filled. but the number is being in
creased daily by the Redistribution of
registrants formerly placed in deferred
classes.
Official notice has been received
that Loren Marion Trotter the first
Caldwell boy to be killed in action in
France, has been buried in France
His body will be brought here at the
end of the war; He carried life in
surance policy of $4,000 in favor of
his parents.
Only thirteen counties of Idaho have
indicated so far that as result of
their War Savings campaign. they
have either reached their assigned
quotas or have so nearly done so that
Secretary Eaton believes they will for
ward completed reports to that effect
IN the near future.
Mrs. Lizzie Dickie of Boise. who has
been placed at the head of the child's
welfare work in Idaho for children's
year-April 6. 1918. to April 6. 1919
| is going at the work in a systematic
way and proposes to enlist the patri-
otto men and women of every county
in the state in the crusade.
"Fruit growers should make close
| inspection of their orchards within the
! next week and decide whether there
are enough apples to JUSTIFY the
expense of cover spray for the
second brood of Goblin moth" says
Guy Graham, state horticultural in
spector, in a warning issued last
week.
Fully one-half of all the peaches in
the state of Idaho this year are at the
Mesa orchard at Council, according to
a fruit expert visiting the orchard
this week. To care for the apple crop.
which will be reasonably good, stor-
age warehouse with a capacity of
$4,000 boxes will be added to the pre-
sent equipment.
Lemhi county has donated to Red
Cross and other drives under this cat
,logue total of $15.4S5. besides keep
ing up the regular work of the Red
Cross chapter. And the Junior Red
Cross of Lemhi county. on reports
from the Seattle headquarters. stands
second among all the counties of the
entire northwest, including Alaska.
Mrs. Lizzie Diekle. state chairman
for child welfare drive in Idaho. act
ing for the Children's Bureau at
Washington, is appointing county
chairmen. as rapidly as possible. The
drive is intended to save the lives of
100000 children Of pre-school age in
the nation and Idaho's quota is $780,
F. f. Rinehart. state animal hus-
bandman, will make an extensive trip
through Benewah and Clearwater
counties during the latter part of the
month in an endeavor to stimulate
beef production, increase interest in
the erection of silos and assist in the
organization of community bull clubs.
r. F. Bicknell, federal food admins
traitor, has issued an order effective
Monday. July Is, which will close at 9
at night all places Except cigar stands
and fruit stands) at which food, drink
or merchandise is sold. Drug stores,
restaurants and cDfeS and soda fOun-