The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-09-04
IDAHO BUDGET

of pruneS at Emmett. Inc prices
offered average 500 per ton.
Harold Bradley. well known
Nampa boy, who is in headquarters
company L / field artillery, in
France, has sent home German hel.
met.
Two TRUSTEES, s. J. Ballangee and
Frank Harp. who have been irrigat.
ing on the Mosely farm near the peni-
Tertiary all summer, made their escape
one day last week.
Union church services which have
been held throughout the summer on
the capital grounds at Boise have
closed and after September l regular
services will be resumed in the respec-
tive churches.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Ward, of Delco.
received the news of the death of their
son, Loren, at Fort OglethOrpe. Geor-
| gia. The young man was Fl years Of
age and enlisted in the army while in
the mission field in that section Of
| the country.
county will hold an excursion during
the week, under the auspices of the
| farm bureau. A tour Of the county
| will be made in automobiles to see the
work being done by the girls and boys
pig. corn. potato, and garden clubs.
| ShOshone county leads the state for
silver production during 1917, with H.
241 126 ounces, valued at approximate
ly SS,25O,OOO Lead produced in ShO-
shOne county weighed 372,OO7 ,65S
pounds, worth more than $24, OOO.O 600
The total of all ores produced was
$5O,O54,297.
Peach growers of the Deer Flat
country report a bumper crop this
season. Robert Hyslop, one Of the
prominent peach raisers of the dis
trict. reports a crop of over ten tons.
On account of the shortage Of pickers
most of the crop is being sold on the
trees 20 local people.
The conference of war workers for
a number Of counties of southern
Idaho was held in PocatellO. August
%. The chairmen of IL cOun-
ties were present. The slogan adopted
at this session for the promotion OF
the fourth Liberty loan is, 'Idahoans.
Don't Debate 1t; Do It."
twenty-five business men of Cald-
we'll motored to Notus, Parma, Wilder
and Greenleaf one day last week. in
the interest of the bond election for
the building of three bridges across
Snake river connecting Canyon and
Owyhee counties. The bond election
will be held September 3.
Every town and hamlet in Bannock
county has been visited by commit.
tee of women, all working under the
direction of the Bannock county farm
bureau, and, according to officers Ut
} T, the clubs and farm bureau, great
deal of interest is being shown by the
boys and girls in the club work.
The new potato -four mill is being
, built at Burley. The factory will be
located west Of town and will be 15Ox
J 40 feet, two stories high and built Of
: brick with cement floor. The con
tract calls for the completion Of the
factory by November 1, and will be
ready to take care of this years crop
The Rev. j. A. Ross of Kuna re-
ceived word last week that his son
} Sergeant Arthur A. Ross of the Elev-
enth engineers, had been gassed and
had been two months convalescing in
a hospital in southern France, during
which time he was unable to speak. He
has now been reassigned to his regi-
ment.
Realizing that some practical
means must be used to educate the
public as to the prevention Of disease
and to teach uniformed mothers as tC
the care of their children. the Idaho
Anti-Tuberculosis Association. as u
contribution to the health work Of the
state, has engaged two public health
nurses.
An increase in the total state tax
levy sufficient to raise $3O4, 1880
more for state expenses in 1919 than
was raised in 1913, was made. by the
state board of equalization at the final
session for the year. The levy for
all state purposes this year will be
% mills. as compared with less thah
mills last year. and total OF
$1,112,144.1S will be raised.
''rag" day in Pocatello for the bene-
fit of the canteen refreshment unit OF
the Red Cross was pronounced finan-
cial success. 1t had been presumed by
the committee in charge of the work
that several hundred dollars would be
raised, but when $1,000 was realized
the committee was jubilant.
Stockmen must keep in close touch
with the movement of the empty cars.
says o. o. Haga, federal director OF
economy for Idaho, and have their
stock at the loading point on the ar.
rival of the cars. This is absolutely
necessary on account of the demand
for cars at this season of the year.
The feasibility Of using electricity
| for heating nurnOSeS this winter in.