The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-20
In THE GEM STATE

'aiu itSt week from a comnlica.
Vi diseases. His body was eont
'D""' where he formerly lived.
to-, ''i''oi children Of Ashton are Inv.
'"e good humber Of thrift v+on1r,s
anu war saving certificates, an ,ooncv
nav i'iG been established at the slh.o,
ior this purpose.
van mas been sent out by fine
president and secretary Of tho ,dohn
,'''e Association of Optome.ristS for
me annual meeting. which Is IN ~
ned in Boise .Janlarv %
II mas been decided that the TOWN
''oaru VIII arrange to give public re.
''p''oil To every enlisted man who
comes to Downey on furlough rs wall
as 'hose accepted in the draft
ne focatello council of the Knights
vi columbus has secured the services
VI vaudeville troupe from Ogden and
VIII entertain Sunday, February 2 the
pio'''t'is l" go to the war fund.
40 guard against possible outbreaks
VI scarlet fever the Caldwell schools
were closed one day last week and
the buildings given a thorough fumi.
CATION.
Ninety quarts of whisky and a large
automobile were added to the "pro.
hlbltlon' collection at Caldwell follow
ing Ine arrest Sunday evening of Ran
dall Sage of Ontario. Ore.
canyon county farmers who counted
on steady market in Texas for their
nay suffered Il heavy blow TO their
hopes when word was received that
cars in which to ship the hay will not
De available for several days.
Because his wife denied claim of her
dependency upon him as he claimed.
James Henry Nelson is in the Twin
Falls county Jail awaiting federal ac-
t1on, charged with making false rep
reservations in his QUESTIONABLE.
The Idaho Seed Growers associa-
ton. in session at Idaho Falls, elect
Ell the following officers: A. J. Sny-
der, Springfield, president; NJ. A.
Thometz, Twin Falls, vice president 3;
A. II. Beasley. Idaho Falls, secretary
| treasury
Lavon Williams. Dewey Arnold,
Edward Levin and Henry Kicks, all
young men of prominent families, are
in the Madison county Jail. held on a
charge Of highway robbery and assault
! on two japanese women. Bail has
been fixed at $4,000 each.
Whisky ran like water in the sub
terranean conduits of PocatellO on JAN
uary %. when 1920 TASKS of whisky
valued at 81 IA flash were broken by
sheriff's deputies and dumped into the
'ewers. The stock was valued at about
$4,000. dry territory quotations.
Announcement is made that Gov
ernOr Alexander will invite the gov
errors of Utah. Montana. Wyoming
Oregon. Nevada and Washington to
meet in Boise this winter for the pur-
pose of discussing the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution
One hundred signers are petitioninc
for Il company of militia to be or
canized at Pocatello. 1t will be an
infantry company, provided to take
the place of the national guards which
volunteered for war duty. The petit
ton will be sent to Boise immedl-
ately.
Although the friends of Senator
Brady have known that as Il result OF
the maturing of his large waterp0wel
and mining investments he had become
a millionaire. few were aware that lit
had acquired Il fortune which Is va
riously estimated at from two to nNe
millions.
The Farmers Cooperative Cream
cry company management has pur
chased two trucks and one runapou'
fer its use at Payette TINS season
1t intends to cover all the territory
in gathering cream. so that the farm
ers will not have to spend time hau'
| iIg their cream Ill.
Because the room in the high schoo
huildinr was too small to accommodate
the women doing Red Cross work. ant
,hrourh desire 70 aid in the war Worh
rs much rs possible, the Elks louS'
-. Twin Falls turned over its hand
come new lodge rooms to the heo
cross workers Of the city and vicinity
George l.. Brunn of st. Maries, VINO
died attempting to save Dolly NC
Kinley. q wears old. from drowning
Nav o6. 1917. has been honored pA
tho CARNEGIE hero fund commission
for his act of heroism. y silver lle.'"
AND :. nonsiou were awarded to he
wife and three children.
Attacked b, three MeNicans rs III
was coming from Jnrbidge, Charie'
.jisnnr. telephone lineman, was Ter
rihly cut and beaten, and when 'l'ouS"
da,d was thrown over Il high chi hea
Twin Falls by his ASSISTANTS. NiS'ieI
recovered and walked lnto town "l,'
tbr,e men have been arrested "o'
\ berv was their motive.
verdict awarding $4,000 to FRAN
y >,cNeese as damages in his SUI
or,i,st George l.. Phillips OF NEsS''
~. whom he charged with MALICIOUS
,,.,s,.u.i,u. was returned by Jur.
t. tho district court at Caldwell. ln'
,.oub,e grew out of the arrest Oh nc
E,oso ON complaint OF lhiliips' WI"