The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-02
IDAHO BUDGET

AShhi county teacnerS INSTITUTE VIII
De held at Salmon during the week of
October Z.
Inc Fourth annual convention Of
The Idaho State ChirOpractors' associ-
dtlon was held at Boise last week.
The Boise Y. W. G. A. Is about to
extend Its work among girls of the
younger teen and high school ages.
Brig. Gen. Lucius X. HolbrOOk, who
was formerly stationed at Boise bar
Jacks, has been cited for gallantry.
Fire destroyed the compressor house
at the cobalt mines Of the Haynes
Stellite company on Blackbird creek.
Elated over the success of the home
-alent show, Lets Step Out" Nampa
going to organize an amateur dra-
matte club.
Weiser is to have municipal flag
pole and flag, the pole to be an even
hundred feet high, to which will he at
ached flag "a feet ia length.
Boise is to get the Liberty special
which is being sent throughout the
country for the purpose Of arousing
interest in the fourth Liberty loan
:ampaign.
Boise has been designated the gath
sring center for the collection of fruit
)its and nut shells for all the territory
! lot covered by Hood River, Ore, and
POcatellO,
The farmers of the Maple Grove
section are filling their silOs with win
-er feed, the corn crop being extra
needed for good corn.
Eight thousand tons of hay in the
Richfield district Is being held up from
shipment to the coast because of the
,ar shortage, the public utilities COM
mission has been advised
Idaho will be given credit for SUBJ
scriptiOns to Fourth Liberty loan bonds
made by employees of companies which
10 business in other states besides
Idaho and having their central offices
outside Of Idaho.
The state land board has set October
IA for hearing settlers protests
against an application of the Malad
Reservoir company. Ltd. to raise it's
water rates rs a means of meeting in
.reasing construction costs.
A report on the War Savings stamps
n the Collister schools shows: Gram
mar grades, 100 per cent. $21l and
! one $50 Liberty bond. Intermediate
grades. $1O3.75 and one $50 Liberty
bond. Primary grades, 1913
ldahO's civilian rifle team finished
n sixteenth place out of field of
- rifle teams composed of army,
navy, marine corps, cavalry and other
civilian rifle teams, Mt the national
.ifle matches held at Camp Perry. o.
Bert Stone was accidentally shot at
Nampa. In letting down the hammer
IF his rifle his thumb slipped, letting
he hammer snap. firing the gun. The
outlet entered at the ankle and was
AIKEN out from the bottom of his foot.
The health officer at Boise is making
4 campaign for cleaner milk. Samples
taken from various places where milk
is sold and from the milk delivery
trucks have shown in some instances
evidences of more sediment than the
law allows.
Nampa's new milk condensery, the
second largest condensery in the
United States. recently completed by
the Pacific Coast Condensed Milk
company at a cost OF S25O.0OO. will be
source of $1,000 to $4,000 income
iaily to the farmers of Boise valley.
Boys and girls clubs of the Star
schools. under the auspices of the ex-
tension division of the University Of
Idaho. held school fair at Star one
lay last week. which was an eyeOpener
to those unfamiliar with the activities
of the members of these associations
The defense council of Gooding is
keeping busy dealing with Germans
md disloyal citizens. The latest ac-
ton on the part of the council of that
rity is to break up Il number of Ger
man meetings held at the home of
Jacob Eyemann. registered German
alien.
james Farrell. who lives seven miles
south of Rupert. reported last week
the mysterious disappearance of his
son. Jim Farrell. II young man of 23.
20 trace could be found of the lad UNI
il farmer named Churchyard dis
overed the body floating in the
Snake river.
One of the big features of the an
nual state convention of the BaptiStS.
to he held at Caldwell. October l to 4,
will be the afternoon and evening given
over to the Baptist laymen's organi-
cation. which is rapidly becoming the
greatest movement within the denom-
nation in this century.
In spite of Il telegram from Washing
ton announcing the death of Glenn CAL
ian Perkins in marines. on July 10. his
parents feel that some mistake has
been made and that their son is alive.
as letters dated August 8 have been
received from the boy bearing cen
sor's stamp of August II.
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