The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
IDAHO BUDGET

1871 AAASu ~ TA.So pei AuuuIcu uOl-
lars.
An Interesting war relic, German
helmet. is being displayed Mt Caldwell,
having been sent back by Lieut.. NJ. 9.
Mcconnell. a Caldwell boy, who Is In
the service.
The Caldwell Commercial club has
received a request from the war de-
partment for farmers to submit bids
on dried onions and potatoes for use
at Camp Lewis.
According to the county assessor,
there are $500 motor vehicles in use
I'm Twin Falls county. License fees
aggregate $62,9SO for this year against
$44,522 last year.
The honor of having the first COM
munity Liberty chorus organized In
Canyon county goes to Caldwell. A
committee Of fifteen last week met
and perfected the organization.
Through the Cambridge, Council
and New Meadows districts, stock is
reported to be In excellent condition,
with hay yields sufficient to carry
them through the winter season.
The adjutant generals office for the
state Of Idaho has fixed the county
quotas In the next draft call for 4S1
to leave for Camp Lewis during the
five-daN period beginning October Z.
The plant of the Idaho National
Harvester company has been secured
at Moscow by contract for the training
Of 800 men In military mechanics, In
the eight weeks, class A, work to be-
gin October l.
Club women who attend the State
Federation meeting at Payette Octo-
her I, and 3 are urged to wear no
new clothes. The women are expected
to set the example for simplicity of en-
tertainment and economy Of dress.
Boise has been asked to obtain five
tons of clothing for the Belgian refu-
gees. The request comes through Her.
bert Hoover to the Red Cross, asking
1t to use Its splendid machinery. the
same as It did last winter, for this pur
pose.
Oliver o. Haga. state director of
commercial economy, wants all Idaho
manufacturers who can produce any
thing for the government to write
him ut once at Boise for blanks to fill
ont In regard to the capacity of the
plants.
The receipts Of the Red Cross Sal
wage shop at Boise for the first seven
days the shop was in operation, were
$1312.5O. The sum has even staggered
the workers themselves, who could
hardly believe the total Of the cash
register.
]. q. RObOsser was locked up in the
county jail at Pocatello following a
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Theodore Turner on charges OF
violating the espionage laws. Robosser
has been a resident of POcatellO fol-
several years.
DR.. j. L. Bybee has left Idaho Falls
for Fort Douglas, where he will enter
the government service In the dental
corps Of the medical department. DIR
Bybee has been practicing In Idaho
Falls for number Of years and stands
nigh in his profession.
A. Poster, living near Boise, SUI
fered a dislocation Of his left arm a
the elbow when the buggy In which M
was driving home with his wife ant
daughter was struck by an automobile
driven ut high speed, and hurled
whirling over and over into ditch.
A. d. Robinson Of Jordan valley hat
q thumb amputated as a result OF al
injury received while trying to rope
calf. Mr.. Robinson had roped the cal
and as the rope frightened Loo
caught around his thumb and mashe'
It badly, SO that 1t could not be saved
Leaving camp and becoming lost Il
the hills. spending the night IN
rainstorm and going for twenty-fou
hours without food or shelter, was tn
experience Of ten young women mem
beers OF the Twin Falls high schot
faculty. who had gone on campin
trip.
Members Of the Idaho State Higl
way commission met last week 10 col
slider bids on the construction OF
miles Of. state highway between whit
bird and Grangeville, but falling TO r
celyc bids for the grading work,
called for, it was decided that no actit
should be taken on the matter Mt tn
time.
An Increase Of three-quarters OF
million dollars over last years figur
for the assessed valuation OF the tn
able property Of Twin Falls coun
this year Ii shown In the stateme
issued by the county assessor. ~
valuation Of the county this year
S2l,775.951, as against $2l,OOl,24S
1917.
Damage done to the Boise Bal
railroad by the cloudburst some ia
ago has been completely remedi'
The dirt md debris, from nine to I
feet deep. over stretch OF one-fou'
mile, was cleared away.
Simplicity will be the keynote
the meeting Of the Idaho State ~
Grafton Of Women's clubs, to be NJ