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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
HALF SALARY GOES TO WAR
Candidate for Prosecuting Attorney at
Seattle Makes Unusual
Promise.

Seattle. Wash.-Thomas d. Page.
who is a candidate on the Republican
ticket for the nomination Of prosecut-
ing attorney Of this county, makes the
unusual promise that IL elected he
will devote at least one-hah of his sal
AIRY to war purposes.
Page says he will give $1.600 Of his
salary to the Red Cross, the Young
Mems Christian association, the
Knights Of Columbus and the Salvation
army, divided equally. He also prom.
ises to invest $1,000 in Thrift stamps.
go that at least the salary for one-half
his term will be devoted to the war.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

the railway junction, with IT'S crowded
sidings. A great squirt Of red fia'ps
leaped up at it's edge as the FIRST bO,ib
exploded. Then another followed it.
right in the junction. Then another.
and yet another. The fifth caused q
tremendous explosion, followed by
binding white fames-acres Of it.
Clearly an ammunition train had been
hit.
Then the others burst. one after an
other, leaving the railway junction
shrouded in moonlit smoke through
which the red light Of growing fire
glared duly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

Somewhere in England.-From the
tip-tOp peak Of the highest hill on
the highest ground for miles around
this historic village futters the Stars
and Stripes over the largest American
aviation camp In England.
Stretched over an area of about
mile and half square. the camp &C
commodities about 5000 Yank airmen.
mechanics and privates in the avia-
ton service. Far. far below in the
valley lies the village. with its quaint
old English matched rooted houses
stretched out like a toyland.
Every member Of the American avf-
alton service passes through this
camp en- route from America to
France. via England. They come here
Immediately from the American trans
ports, and remain a week or two. when
they are dispatched to the various
American and British aviation train
ing camps. They. remain in these
camps three or four months, perhaps
more, putting the finishing touches to
their training. Then they are brought
back to this camp. completely
equipped. and dispatched to France
for sky battles with the Huns over
No Mans Land.
Thousands Have Passed.
The camp has just been officially
opened. Thousands already have
passed through it and preparations
are being made to handle tens OF
thousands. a camp officer said. Majo.
Page. son of Ambassador Page. is the
camp commandment.
At the dedication of the post re
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
What is Castoria

@ASTORIA . on,
Drops and Soothing sys It pleasant II contains naAar
Morphine Narcotic tn tn
than hs been s lie rf
Constipation F1atuney, Wind Cole md Dia1haa; aayg Fev
aisg therefrom md By regulating Stomach md Hov
aids tie assimilation Of Food giving healthy and deep
The Ch1dreu's Panaees-The Mothers Friend.
Always Bought
Allow
md health Infants and
Chldren-Experenee against Experiment. ~ ~NLIN
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

A passenger train arriving at sta
ton in Oklahoma with some two hun
dred soldiers, many Of whom were OFF,
GERS, attracted the attention Of two
negroes as they paraded. AS the Off
GERS walked by "SambO" and George"
would exclaim. Oats a captfng," or
Hes ieftenant," as the case might
be.
AT last French soldier In his blue
gray uniform passed by.
What's he, SambO-a kunnel =
asked George
mo, George, OATS dis yere General
Staff"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Hun Tells Allies Aims.

Newcastle. Pa.-These are the allies
war aims. according to German pris-
oner in France. related in letter from
Pie. Harry Mcbride to his mother here !:
Italy is fighting to help whip Aus
tria; France is fighting to save her
country: England is fighting for the
seas and the Americans are fighting
fer souvenirs"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Cat,rrh,l De.fne,e Caneot Be Cve6

BY local applications ~ they cannot rooce
only one way to cure Catarrhal DeafneaA
and that L BY Z constitutional remedy.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE acts
Of the System. Catarrhal Deafness =
caused by an tnnamed condition Of tho
mucous lining Of the EustachiAn Tube.
When this tube h indamed you have .
rumbfing sound or imperfect hearing. and
when 1t II entirely closed. Deafness - the
result Unless the Inflammation can b re-
duced and this tube restored 10 fts NOR.
NAL condition. hearing may be Destroyed
forever. Many cases OF Deafness a1e
caused by Catarrh. which b nm in0Amod
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for any
case Of Catarrhal Deafness that c4nnoe
e egTsd By HALLS cATARRa
An Druggists sc Circulars ffeA.
=. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
More Nonessentiais,

Anderson. lnd.-After life of more
than thirty years the Anderson Bar
tenders union has disbanded. As q
result the funds on hand were tiistrib-
uted and each of the members re-
ceived SlS.33 refund. indiana's de-
mand for bartenders ceased April =.
1918. when the statewide bone-dry
law became effective.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Wet and Muddy.

One day while the soldiers were
hiking on country road which was
water in some places and mud in other
places one of the officers said. "I'll be
darned if I'm not getting tired of be-
ing duck one minute and a mud tur-
tie the next"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Did He Really Mean lt9

Mount Vernon. N. "a sign y
front Of a local theater reads: re
He'll With the Kaiser and Rig vaude
Vile Acts"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

1t is estimated that there are 2.04S.
MA cattle in the western provinces of
Canada.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

Pliers have been patented by an nh-
nOis inventor to split insulation and re
move 1t from wires neatly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
A New Way to Shave

a New Way to Shave
Tender skins twice day without irri-
tation by using Cuticura Soap the
~Cutcura Way" No Shiny mug. germs,
waste of time or money. For free sam
pies address, 'Cuticura, Dept. Z, Bos-
ton" At druggists and by mail. Soap
Is, Ointment Is and 5O.-Adv.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Murderoua.

Bell-How did she cut him dead?
Stell-LoOked daggers at him.-Chi-
cagO Daily News
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

OF New York's regular police force
5000 are fighting in France.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

Should Say Not
Its all right to pay as you go" OBJ
served the almost philosopher. but If
you have to pay 25 cents street car
fare to get there and back. the chances
are you won't 60"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Old Enotieh AoIidAvS.

IL the list of old English holidays
Candlemas was February 2. the date
on which we now look for the ground
hog to forecast the weather. and Old
Caniiemas. February IA. which is now
observed at St Valentines day.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

A brush, comb. mirror and electric
light are combined in q new toilet set
that can be carried in pocket
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
One Exception.

One Exception.
Il believe in handling all things
without gloves"
How about live wires"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23

Two hundred thousand women in
England are engaged in agricultural
pursuits.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Quite True.

"Why is it that wisdom teeth give
people such trouble:"
II suppose it is because they are
wise-achers."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
FATONlC

h positively guaranteed to clear the exeenp
acid oCs of your stomach and bowels
IL Is made In the form of pse.Ssrs-sassfne
tahiess-handy to carry arcrod with you
Get Q big box of kATONIC as any drug
store and see how quickly Is banishes the n-
mediate effects of acsdssomaen- Away with
heartburn. beAching. food repeating iodisea-
improves
So again we tel you-h<ist upon is-H you
are aifng ges . big box KAfONIC frcm yocf
Yea have faith IN ysR drusss4 We aushcFine
him to absolutely guarantee EAT0NfC to 20
ead yea can EusS yeur eua dzsssist 10 make
way, take il esek-he WIN refund yocr money.
II yocr druggist does not keep EATONIC, drop
rs postal cSrd and we viii send is to yoo q
once: you can send Is the soc Alter yo0 get IL
Address: 81. l. Kramer. Pres. EAtcnic Remedy
Company. iviS So. Wabash Ave. CnscAso. M
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-10-23
Don't Get Hung Up
With an Acid Stomach
It's just Aci6fy
That Makes Millions
Sick and Suffer

It's true. There are millions OF
people all over the land who are weak.
nervous, all tired and dragged out,
Who are trying to build up their jaded
nerves and weakened bodies with drugs
and stimulanss; and many of them
also EAT AID EAr-hSss fan 10 get anywhere
near the fuu amount OF strength and nocrssh-
Get I'd Of lie exeess a<;l Yocr stomach i
al nghs-iDSt give Is chance to work easily
and NATURALLY. Then see how good you VIII feelE
yo1rpep comes back. and your blood warns upf
Anew mexhod-zCfy wonderful clscov-
err raIlsA
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
"a AIMING POTATO DAY
ron ENEN WEEK

The United states Food AdmInis-
trallpn Is planning a run,istlnl cam
paigu la increase the Use pf Irish
puiaturs. Ururrrs vii be- urged Ia
iuauguralc a potato dag each week
selecting whatever day D., slack In
deliveries and making a special price
for potatoes delivered on that day
Housewives Will be- asked Ia buy
POTATOES, weeks supply on each
potato day The Administration
vi hes Ia place the Irish potato, cN-
cry day IN the year, ON every table
m America.
The potato to-day Is plentiful
cheap and the best substitute for
food staples We are being asked tu
save for the allies. the army aud
the navy. Il furnishes nourishmcnt,
bulls, mineral salt, aud a corrective
.alkulully m the diet.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
GERMAN ALIEN ENEMIES
Must REGISTER

The registration of German alien
enemies Is fixed Ia commence at q
q. m un February {, 1918. aud con-
tinur ON each day successlNely
thereafter between the hours Of q
a. m, and X y. m. mp To and including
the plh day of February, 1913.
Persons required to register: An
natives, citizens. dcnllcns or sub
Ircts of the German empire. being
males of the age Of "a years aud up
wards, who are within the United
states and not actually naturalizcd
as American citizens, are required
to register as alien enemies. Post
master l.. l., Burkhead has been ap-
pointed assistant reglstar for this
district and will attend to the de-
tails of registration
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
COOTES RISE ~ RAPID
IN REGJLAR AlliN

Captain Harry y. Coolies. we'll
known m Columbus where hr was
stationed for two years ar more IN
command NJ Troop VI 18th Cavalry.
has Just been promoted tn be- chief
of stan Ia Major General scott. COM
mander at Camp Din. y. j.. with the
rank nf Colonel. Colonel Cout"- was
General SCOTS aid when the latter
was chief of thc general .tah. and
accompanied him un his recent oh
serynliun tours uu the European
fronts Colonel Cnutrs has worked
himself mp from the ranks. TO- was
born In stanton Va the birthplace
.uG President Wilson. IN lN.iS hr en-
listed as private In New York In
fantry regiment in which hr served
during the spnulsh-Amrrlcau war.
lie was later In the Philippines with
the i2th and ijth Cavalry regiments.
He was In turn special aide tn Grn.
Grant, to Governor General Forbes
NJ the Philippines, 10 Secretary of
War Dickinson un q tour of France
Germany aud Russia in l0ll, to See
rrlary Baker and General Scott
William A. sample, who was the
commanding officer of the base of
supplies here during the early
months NJ the punitive expedition.
land Major =. II. Iurhridgr. who MAS
here for a year on more with the
18th Cavalry have each been pro
NOTED to the rank nf Brlgudirr gen
eral In the new National Army,
George Williams who was So we'll
known In Columbus as adiulant IN
Colonel Slocum has recently been
promoted tn the rank Of Lieutenant
Colonel In the regulars.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
GARDEN AND FIELD SEEDS
ron DISTRIBUTION

The following communication re-
ceived from L. $. senator Albert H..
Fall Is self explanatory:
II have been allotted by the De-
partment Of Agriculture for free
distribution for test purposes, a linn
tied number Of packages Of new and
rare field seeds, consisting of Kan
sas alfalfa, white milo, fcterila and
sudan grass.
Each package contains sufficient
seed FOR a satisfactory field test.
The department deems II advisable
that no individual receive more than
one package. have also had placed
TO my credit for free distribution a
liberal supply Of garden seed, put
up In packages containing several
varieties Of vegetable seed,
Until my supply is exhausted these
seed will be- furnished TO parties
who may desire them in the order IL
which ther requests are received.
would suggest that those desiring I,
secure seed should file their re-
quest at an early date, addressing mn
u, $. Senate, Washington, ID. c,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
WORLD CHAMPION
STILL HOLDS TITLE
Ford wins from Parker In the best
bout on the program -Cabell
wins frnm Mriuht

llork Bones. colored middlpwright
champion of the world won in u
onc-sided affair from Clarence Md
Hos-, champion of his weight in the
southwest, m the third round nf a
scheduled ten round mill at the
Crystal Theatre here Thursday cv-
.ening Ross was against man be-
was no match for at an. aud after
be- had been Knocked down twice IN
th" third round bi, manager threw
up the sponge before the referee
counted him out
Ross was the agrcssor iu the two
.nr-t rounds. Hock kept we'll under
cover but landed several hard
punches M the kidncys IN the third
round hr opened up and II was very
quickly seen that Ross was no match
for lhr world champion
The lrsi bout was really the hig
shuw of the evening when Parker
and Md Ford snapped punches iu
q ten round gu Ford was awarded
the decision on points. lhuuph his
wauaprr fought half the battle.
Wright fuulrd Dahrll hy hitting
when hi- man wa, down. This bout
u sr"m"d would boz gupd uur. hat
Wright evidently lost his head and
did not appear ip be- ready lu lay
on when the gong sounded. This
bout only lasted three rounds. each
man scoring a knorkduwn in the first
round.
Between siN aud seven hundred
tickets we're sold for this event. the
ringside seats selling Tor S3oo each
and the general admission for siO0
Henry Davis refereed the iWo pre-
liminary bouts aud Duck Monahau
was the third man M the Hook Bones
Md Ross battle.
speed Ball Hayden challenged the
winner of the main event for bout
on feprlary %. some ~ the fairs
who have seen Hayden In action and
have alsn seen Hook think that be-
Will have lighting chance with the
champion scropper Bones is an
older man at the game than Hayden
and convinced everybody that he
knew II we'll Hayden Is very popu-
lar in the Path and such a match
would prove hig drawing card n
the bout could be- arranged here.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
Mrs. sONOMA POFF
DIES SUDDENLY

Mrs Sonoma J. Pon. widow of the
late Robert y. pon. died quite sud
denly at her home here Thursday
morning at $50. She had been suf-
fering for several months. but her
condition was thought to be- I'M
proved aud she had arisen from her
bed and was dressing preparing Ia
go to the table for breakfast which
her daughter was preparing at the
time death came. She being alone IN
the room She has been resident
NJ Columbus several years. having
resided on q homestead with her
husband three miles east NJ sunny
side school house. After the death
of Mr. pol1 about foH years ago she
moved into town and has resided
hero with her sou and daughter
since.
She Is survived by two daughters
residing here. Miss Ruth pon aud
Mrs Wheeler Calhoun. son. James
H. and twu married daughters rrsid-
ing iu Kansas. lnirrment viii be-
madr at Valley Heights c,meicr,
Mrs pon was a lady of unusual
intelligence. alwuy, cheerful and o
lady who II was a pleasure o. know
,h" Is muurned by a host of friend,
WIN held her 10 highest esteem
west of town.
Mr., Sonoma 4 pon was born at
Ea,iun Buchauan County, No. un
Npril %. 1851 She departed Tins
life at Columbus. New Mexico on
January q, 1918 She was mem
her ni the Presbyterian church.
The funeral -rrNcrrs Will b. held
lt th" Methodist church here sun
day morning at n o'clock. chap
lain Milton o. Bcrho Will be- IN
charge The pail bearers will be- j.
T.. Walker, " B Hampton. n. ".
Elliott. T. !. Cole. y. j. Narhrouph.
and \. 4. Weld.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
ARMY ~ SIN TINES THE
SIZE ~ WAS N gS

There were l.i2S.G5O enlisted men
and liO.sd5 officers IN the United
states Army at the opening Of 1918.
more than one and a half times a.
large as any force ever before mo-
bllyrd by tins nation, according to
a statement by secretary of war
Baker.
During the war with Spain the
Army of hte United States had a
maximum strength aggregated 272.-
O0O men and officers The army In
the field and IN training now Is
practically SIX times as great as the
maximum number under arms In
the Spanish-American war.
About 5000 officers were commits
stoned from civil life in the two SER.
les of training camps, nearly eight
times as many as the number of Of
icers In the regular army April I,
tgii.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
SELLS OFF SCRUB CATTLE
THAT COULDN'T GET nv

Juan Favcla returned from Kan
sas City Tuesday where he had gone
with 200 head Of cattle he had Gull
ed from his herd. On account Of the
drouth the cattle were generally In
very poor condition, and II wus u
proposition of losing them or buy
ing grain aud hay Ia feed them. or
sell them on as Gamers. The latter
he decided To do aud after he ar
rived with them in Kansas City he
found the market very satisfactory
for this kind Of stock. The POO head
netted him about $50 a round and
In the stock he shipped was To be-
found 90 caves. The cows brought
him the rate of $3.50. steers 500
and the caves S8.25. Nine of his
cows frOze to death before he could
get them unloaded.
lie reports lots Of bad weather on
the trip and told Of one instance
where a cur load Of cattle all frozc
To death. Juan is not worrying about
the rest Of his cattle and feels sure
there will be plenty OF early pas
turage.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
AMERICAS GREATEST
WAR PROBLEM

Europe needs millions of tons of
food. America cann0t supply It nm
less our consumption Is reduced
our surplus Of wheat has already
been shipped aud still We must send
millions of bushels each mouth.
There is but one way that II can be-
done and that one way Is by indiNid-
.ual economy at the table, subslitut-
ing other foods for those which must
be- sent abroad. our ability to do su
will measure our efficiency IN th,
war. The minute our supply stop,
Europe approaches starvation. sh,
Will he unable 70 help us longer n
the fight,
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
iRTHUR R,VEL 4 REAL
LIVE BUSINESS Roy

Arthur RaNrl age IL. has shown
the past two weeks that hc is Just
O., much of business mat a.
his brothers sam was away getting
and Louis went on and rn
listed iu the army and Arthur WI,
left tu take care oi the store. which
hr did m first elias, shape. Hr SAID
ho got along Just a. we'll A. when
hl, brothers we're on the job
Arthur arrived in this country
from Russia i've years agu unable Ia
speak a word of English or span
ish, and now he speaks both Ian
uiagr- fluputly
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
SOME REM G;.n-TIAE
WINTER WEATHER

Two good SHOWS have fallen since
the first of the new yrfr and the
Thermometer ha, drorr down Ia
very close zero On tive ~ three diff
i'ront mornings, r. N Lingo re-
ported four above at M, place Tues
Nay morning and zero "Wednesday
morning No reports have been re-
rclycd of temperature hoing this
low m town, hut possibly tins fact
can be- accounted for Mr. Lingo
arises about two hours earlier of
MORNINGS than do most people liv-
ing IN town.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
OIL WELL STILL
DROPPING DOWN
Well ls now down 1900 feet and all
formations encountered 10
far indicate OH or uas

The deep we'll being drilled three
miles southeast of town is now t0
the 100 foot level and the work is
progressing as rapidly as can be ex-
pected at this depth. There has
been no new developments for the
past few days. the formation al this
time being a shale rock. The for
nation all the way down has been
principally shale and lime rock. the
latter being mixed with paraflne.
A strung ilow OF salt water was un-
doubt In the minds Of several geolo-
which was forced above the casing
by gas pressure. II WIS at first de-
cided that an artesian flow had been
found hut Il was learned that the
flow was caused by the gas. The
water was soon cased OF and the
drilling continued.
Oil and gas have been found In
small Quantities invariably after a
tight formation had been penetrated.
The Valley OIL Company, Inc.
which is now doing the work OF sink
Ing the we'll, held the first annual
meeting of the Stockholders for
the purpose Of elccting officers and a
board Of directors. on January sth.
The directors elected are T.. G.. Knif-
IN. DIR. Robert NJ. Marshall. J. Il.
Blair. J. A. Moore. George Peters. C..
n. Rogers and Arthur j. Evans. I'M
mediately aflerward the directors
met and organized. J. H. Blair being
chosen president. George Peters vice
president, Dr. Marshall secretary
aud treasurer, and Y. G.. kniilln
general manager.
The Valley oil Company has is
sued S5s.OOO worth OF stock and II
was voted Ia place $1,000 more on
the market to complete the well. A
part Of this has already been sold.
and now only a very small amount
of Ihe stock Is Tor sale.
Most of the stock sold has been
purchased by local people, though
there has been n few sales 10 out
siders. one man who had had con-
siderable experience In oil districts.
when shown what was being taken
out of the we'll wrote his check for
$500 aud carried away the largest
block of the stock that has left Co
lumhus.
There does not seem t0 be any
dougbt In the minds Of several geolo-
gisis and experts who have looked
over this proposition about this be-
ing an oil field. A geologist Is here
now from the L =. Geological sur
vey and according 10 unofficial re-
ports made by him he believes that
oil In commercial quantities will be-
struck In this well. And In case
Is not found the Indications Of oil
will warrant the sinking Of other
wells, and at present several COM
panies have under consideration the
proposition of bringing lin rigs Ia
drill ia other parts Of the Valley.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-25
UNITED STATES CIVIL
SERVICE EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission again announces an ex-
emination for the position of clerk,
Posi-0illce, In the postoilice in this
city There has been difficulty In
securing a sufficient number Of ap-
plicants for this position aud there
fore all qualified persons are urged
to enter the examination, Applica-
tion blanks and further information
may he obtained from the secretary
Of the hoard Of civil service exam
iners at the pqtSoiiiee in this city,