The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-02

booze
hungry thief who stole Il show
rase from the window of n Boise
butcher shop which he thought con.
tanned several slabs of bacon, is prob
ably kicking himself just now. as the
said bacon" was simply camouflagc.
The Indian Valley Telephone COM
pany of Council has asked the public
utilities commission to restrain the
keithley 4 Daishmut Telephone com.
pany from entering Midvale and the
Dixie country In Adams county
Former Governor james II. HawIey
has been chosen by the Idaho Recla.
mation association to represent this
state at Washington. in the matter of
the proposed S500,OO0.OOO reclamation
bill now before congress.
II is declared that bootleggers are
participating in regular parade
through the Tin Cup country in Wyoni-
ing. coming into Idaho at various out
of-ihe-way places and disposng of
their stocks of liquors.
county and in Star Valley, Wyo.. are
getting their horses into condition for
the races to be held in Montpelier dur
ing the homecoming celebration on
July 4 and 3.
II. A. Kinyon lost team valued at
$3.50 when his barn near Castleford
was burned. The fire originated from
smouldering debris of sheep corral
that had been burned the evening be-
fore
An Italian ARRESTED at Rupert
rharged with having liquor in his
possession. pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail and to
pay IL fine of 500 and costs.
Attempting to light, the kitchen fire
with II mixture of gasoline and coal
oil in II five-gallon can, Mrs. Leonard
Larson was burned to death at her
home near Bellevue.
1t is predicted that crops in north
ern Idaho will be stupendous this
year. the wheat crop especially being
the biggest in the history of that sec
ton of the state.
Prizes aggregating $3.50 will be
awarded to boys and girls vocational
club members exhibiting at the county
fair ut Filler, September 30 to Oct
tober 3.
Two hundred dollars in prizes have
been offered for the best decorated
automobiles in the auto parade to be
held at Boise on July 4.
More than 100 firemen and their
families attended the annual State
Firemen's association convention ut
Boise last week.
Lieutenant Governor Moore presided
over the regular cabinet meeting last
week, in the absence of the governor
from the state.
A number Of new school houses are
being built in Bingham county, and
more are to be constructed this sum-
mer.
Work on the cooperative cheese
factory at Rupert will be started with
In the next thirty days.
General Pershing has awarded the
distinguished service cross to Ernest
Werheck Of Mackay.
The Central Baptist association of
idaho held three days meeting In
Rupert last week.
There were 754 births In the state
Of Idaho during the month of May and
$50 deaths.
Ross Fairchild, Of Burley, was acct.
IDENTIFY shot and killed by chum, Roy
Sweet. at hotel in PocatellO. Before
he died. Fairchild exonerated his
friend, declaring the shooting was
purely accidental, and Sweet was not
taken into custody.
Government bonds are being ex.
changed for worthless speculative
stocks and investments in Idaho, nc.
cording to Guy Bowerman, commits.
siOner Of finance for this state, who
has issued warning to Idahoans
against travelling stock-selling agents.
Arrangements had been under way
by the Red Cross of Bonneville to hold
celebration for the returned soldiers
and sailors of the county on June IA,
Flag day, but owing to the fact that
Bonneville county has not quite half
Of her men home as yet, 1t was
thought best to postpone the formal
welcome home.
Senator Nugent, after competitive
examination, has appointed Walter N.
Burnside of Lewiston as cadet at
West Point military academy. He also
appointed Herbert Howe of Moscow
and Van Ford Peterson of Boise as
midshipmen at Annapolis naval acad-
envy.
Plans have been completed for the
addition to the Bannock hotel at Pc.
catello, which will be the first Of
number Of contemplated improve
uents which are destined to bring the
capacity Of the hostelry up to 300
roem building. :.