The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-07-09
IDAHO BUDGET

ment of agriculture, and despite tb.
| late frost considerable fruit will h.
shipped out of the state. Fifty or GO
cars will he shipped from Lewistown
it Is said, and Payette is expected to
send out u or Is cars.
The corn demonstration held at tho
Peckham farm in Canyon county last
week was among the most successful
demonstrations ever put on for CANYON
county farmers. About AZ farmers
from Wilder, Parma, Roswell and other
sections attended the demonstrations
c. T. Reavis Of Caldwell is agitatiny
the question of statewide organize
ton Of Idaho pioneers and their DIES.
cendants similar to the organization in
California, known as the Native Sons
and Daughters"
Framed photographs of Shoshone
falls and Twin falls, each measuring
three and one-half by five feet were
displayed in Idaho headquarters at
Salt Lake by Twin Falls Rotarians
attending the national convention Of
Rotary clubs.
Idaho delegates, representing the
four Idaho Rotary clubs at Salt Lake
voted $4,000 to Governor Davis, who
is in New York receiving Idaho over
seas soldiers as funds to entertain
returned service men from the Gem
state.
The boys department of the Y. NJ.
c. A. is one of the most active institu.
tons In POcatellO this season. and fhe
boys are taking interest in the work
Of the various departments in train.
ing them in various sports.
The state highway commission has
been advised by the federal bureau of
public roads that an additional forty.
nine heavy trucks have been allotted
to this state to be used in the build
ing Of highways in Idaho.
BY close management. rotation and
by deferred use Of 100000 acre feet of
reservoir water from the government
by local irrigation companies, nearly
normal crops will be harvested in the
Blackfoot vicinity.
Andrew LOunsberry, 81 years of age,
grand master Of the Idaho grand lodge.
F. and A. NJ, died at hospital in
Twin Falls, where he had been a pa
tient for ten days, suffering from
heart disease.
Harold NJ. Sims, former state repre-
sentative, convicted In the district
court at Twin Falls Of committing a
statutory offense, was sentenced to
serve a term of four months in the
county Jail.
Fire starting in the lumber mill and
stull yard of the Bunker Hill & Sulli.
van Mining company at Kellogg caused
damages which early estimates placed
at $4,000. Origin of the fire is I'M
known.
An important departure in the dairy
field is the forming of the Payette
Valley Cooperative Jersey Bull asso-
citation. This is the first association
IF the kind in this part of the state.
The students of the forestry course
n the Universities of Idaho and Mon
ANA will be given an opportunity to do
some practical as well as remunerative
work in Idaho this summer.
In Minidoka county $4,000 pounds of
wool of the. present seasons clip has
'een pooled by sixty-four growers, and
S awaiting an opportunity to sell at
he best market price.
The county commissioners have de-
.ided to begin work on Caribou coun-
VS. new courthouse at once. The
building is to. be 1OOx75 feet, two
tories, and of brick.
J. H. Hoffman of Maple Grove, while
king pulley in the top of his barn,
ell 30 feet when the board on which
re was standing broke. He escaped
With severe bruises.
In keeping with the plan adopted by
eading cities in the state, POcatello
commercial club Is equipping two
amp grounds in the city for auto
Mobile tourists.
Permission has been given to the
Ilackay Light & Power company to
'Xtend its transmission lines to Arco
through Lost valley by the utilities
The Emmett school district is soon
o have a bond election on an issue OF
'onds for the erection of new high
school building to cost 100000.
The 5-year-old son of Charles Smith
living near Emmett, was kicked in the
lead by a horse and suffered ser
Gus fracture of the skull.
improvements soon to be begun in
daho Falls or already under way Will
otal close to 100000, to be carried
tut by the city.
1t is estimated that there will he
bout 5000 head of lambs shipped ny
he farmers from Cooling.
The fifteenth annual convention OF
he Idaho Bankers association was
leld last week ut Burnley.