The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-01-02
IN THE GEM STATE

man community cannery at cost
Oh cents quart. :;
sugar factories at Twin Falls. Bur-
| icy and Paul are operating at full
oiast. All expect To-day runs and
Will make 10000 tons of beets into
| sugar.
! victor Herbert, former Boise boy
! VINO mas been cripple for years, was
run over by an automobile at Los An
geies last week and had both legs
| broken.
The work Of soliciting funds for the
army Y. N. &. A. work is being pushed
forward with much enthusiasm and
decided success in all parts Of south
eastern Idaho.
1t is said that trees in apple Or
chards in the Twin Falls district are
breaking down with fruit that will
never be picked because it was ruined
by the freeze.
For the purpose Of raising 500 with
which to buy Thanksgiving turkeys for
| the. boys of G company, 10th Engi-
neers, the Caldwell company, dance
was given at Caldwell last week.
Eight young men from Blackfoot en-
listed one day last week at the Poca-
tello army recruiting office and left
for Fort Douglas, where they will
enter the quartermasters' corps.
The car shortage situation at the
Boise-Payette cOmpanys Barber and
Emmetts plants is so serious that it
will be necessary to close the mills un-
less some relief should be had soon
1t has cost the federal government
W. for each man registered and
sent to the new national army from
Idaho according to K. S. Madden, pri-
Vate secretary to Governor Alexander
The potato loss in Idaho this sea-
son will total 100000 bushels, &C.
cording to Z. r. Bennett, state horti-
culturist with the agricultural extern
sion department of the state univer-
sity.
Believing that banquets are rather
out of place during this season of war
work the members of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association of Boise has
decided to dispense with its annual
banquet.
News has been received of the death
at indianapolis, November 3, Of Mrs.
J. c. Straughn. the first president Of
the Boise Columbian club, woman
prominent in many fields in the city
early history.
Officials of the Amalgamated Sugar
company met with the people Of
Franklin county last week, and after
discussion the proposed erection of a
sugar factory in Franklin county in
1918 was deferred.
The Women's Liberty Loan commit
tee of ShOshone county raised by in
dividual subscriptions in the last big
drive $4,000. Kellogg securing the
largest amount, s26,9JO. while Wallace
was second with S21,15O.
Five hundred cars of apples in
southern Idaho have been rendered
unfit for use in the green state be-
cause of the severe cold weather. Guy
Graham, state horticultural inspector
announced last week.
The boys in the Second Idaho are
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Give drab knit helmets, according To
Il wire that the governor has received
from Clarence Van Deusen. state au-
ditor, who is now in the east.
For the first time in several years
there is u prospect that co-eds will get
places ON the College of Idaho debate
team. which will take part i'll the
southern Idaho conference debate
scheduled to take place after the holt
days.
A forty-acre ranch mile and half
east of Wilder which c. A. Anderson
bought last spring for $500. or $3.50
per acre was bought recently by J. H.
Mitchell for $40. 400. or $500 per acre,
, which is an increase of $500 for the
place.
Governor Alexander will appoint
George Z. Erb. Il prominent business
man of Lewiston. member of the
public utilities commission and Sena-
TOR George Fisher of Bannock county
! a member of the workmen's compen-
[ sation commission.
i Is WIFI Tie ttb1ll VI SuUStllulicu ci
poultry eggs and rabbits for red meat,
that members of the Idaho State Poul-
Try and Pet Stock association are plan
) ming the ninth ANNUAL poultry and pet
, stock show to be held in Boise. Janu-
ary TO II. inclusive, next.
Improvements to cost approximately
S}5. OOO have been begun by the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company in its
wards and station equipment at
Nampa. Extensions are to be made in
the passing tracks to increase switch
ing facilities. it is understood.
Three l. w. W. members were round
ed up by irate citizens of Jerome ami
placed in Jail. The men had been dis
trIbuting |. w. W. literature. Their
actions aroused the people deeply and
only the cool-headedness OF several
business men prevented drastic meas
urcs.
r,u-antv thousand dollars has been