The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-08-20
IDAHO BUDGET


ed, according to advices from Wash
ington, are: Mccall, Helga M. Cook;
Harrison, John f. Wood; Weiser, Ross
d. Boutwell,; Salmon, Oliver F. VOse;
Burley, Robert B. Haskell; Cambridge,
Elsie Narrell; Ashton, Richard L.
Baker; HALEY, Austin A. Lambert;
Bellvue, William 7. Roberts; Council,
William F. Winkler; Mountain Home,
Alva A. White; Post Falls. Thomas
J. Russell; Potlatch, Walter As Fis-
Gus; Hagerman, Samuel II. Gwin;
Hope, James Campbell; Kuna, Frank
lin r. Fiss; Lava Hot Springs, Grant
A. Bristol.
W. X. Priebe, first vice president Of
the Idaho Retail jewelers. association,
has announced that convention will
be held some time in September, fol-
lowing the national cOnclave the last
week in August in Chicago. Mr..
Priebe made this announcement after
telephone conversation with ]. F.
Laughlin of Boise, president of the
association.
Post No. 10. American legion, has
been organized at Rupert by State
Organizer LaVerne r. Collier. Mr..
Collier reports the work progressing
rapidly. and that in the past few days
posts were organized at Burley and
HazletOn. 1t is figured that every
city. town and hamlet in the state of
Idaho will have q post of American
legion, when the state adjutant has
completed his work.
Amos Wright and three children
have filed suit against the city of
Twin Falls for $4,000 damages on
account of the death of Mrs. Wright.
The complaint charges insufficient
protection on the part of the city.
Mrs. Wright, it is alleged, was stand
ing on a roped-off street when an au-
tomObile knocked her against a stand
ing automobile and she was killed.
Water on the Idaho Irrigation sys-
TEN tracts at Gooding has been shut
off for a time. 1t is announced by the
company that they will have two runs
in August which will practically save
everything on this entire segregation.
Hay is selling at SIS to $40 per ton
and it is thought that the returns from
this years crop will equal those of
last year.
| A new record in the sale price of
bonds of Idaho counties was set
at Idaho Falls when Bonneville county
sold $4,000 worth of bonds to Ferris
and Hardgrove of Spokane at per
cent interest and a premium Of $1O.
200. The issue consists of S25O,OOO for
a new court house and 100000 for
road improvement.
The Ryan hotel at Nampa was re-
Gently dismantled Of its entire furnish
ings and fixtures and the Red Cross
and Salvation Army are the benefici-
aries of approximately $4,000 worth
of furniture, a gift from James f.
Callahan, millionaire mining operator
of the Occur d'Alenes.
Reports of crop failures in the Twin
Falls district were declared by w. f.
Alworth. president of the state and
county farm bureau to be without
foundation when he returned Thurs
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w. F. Breckon who confirms his
statement.
With this years harvesting of pO-
tatoes at Caldwell already started and
with the main part of the crop about
ready to be put on the market, from
reports the yield will be a bumper one
that will bring an attractive price.
With the inception of the work Of
paving nine blocks of the city streets.
FOR which $SS,oO0 bonds were voted
recently. Preston is waking to the
needs of the community for further
, improvements.
There is demand near POcatello
. for harvest hands. Potatoes are
ready to be gathered and grain soon
will be.
Granite for the wings of the CAPT.
toll will be furnished by the Utah
Consolidated Stone company within
sixty days, according to contract.
PocatellO's modern motor-driven
: street flusher has reached the city and
!. soon will be put into use to replace the
| pEcSeut lOISc-uLdWA C4uiPihOAts L hS
flusher was ordered month ago by
the city The car in which the motor
was shipped had been broken into
along the way and robbed Of many
parts, such as spark plugs, lights and
other things that were detachable.
Reports from the grain section al
Promontory and vicinity are to the
effect that the yield this season is
very satisfactory. taking into consider
alton the dry season. The harvesting
is now on and the yield is being esti
mated from 20 to 40 bushels per acre
Warming against the hazard which
, lies in doubtful drinking water Il
sounded for the benefit of campers
, and vacation seekers generally in 1
, statement which has just been ISSUED
: by ]. X. White, state public welfare
. commissioner.
D Many boys of the city of Pocatellt
; have entered the course of instruction
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