The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-21
IDAHO AND IOAHOAl


Of boys and girls In the 8
between the ages of Is and 20
are not attending school, and a
a complete survey has been cOmpl
a campaign will be outlined to ind
these boys and girls to re-enter sci
and seek higher education.
Governor Davis has been given
authority by the state land board
enter into a contract with the fed
department of agriculture wher
$4,000 acres of state school la
scattered throughout national fol
areas may be exchanged for CONF
bodies of forest and grazing lands
The Rupert cheese factory, WI
began operations about a month
is now receiving an average Of M
than 5000 pounds OF milk daily.
tons of cheese are now stored in the
factory ready for shipment, while fev-
eral thousand pounds have been sold
locally.
Two little girls. aged and 5, daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Rainey, of
Twin Falls, were burned to death
while playing in a tent in the rear of
the Rainey home, used for storing pO-
tatoes and heated by stove. The
manner in which the fire started is un-
known.
Idaho tax assessors in session at Boise
asked Governor Davis to urge the state
legislature to create tax commission
and to amend the state constitution
so that the new board may take over
the duties Of the state board of eQuali-
zation, now headed by the governor.
Business men of Nampa have an
nounced that the time is ripe for the
cities of the Boise, Emmett and Pay
cite valleys to make plans for base
ball league for the coming season. It
| is hoped to have at least dozen
towns represented in the league.
| Roy Roberts Of Lora is dead from
blood poisoning as a result of an &C
cident shooting. While attempting to
remove a swollen shell from shot
gun, the weapon was discharged and
: the contents entered the boys thigh.
One of the most important pieces Of
work recently completed by the Com
mercial club of PocatellO was the
raising by subscription of $1,000 for
the purchase of additional land for the
Idaho Technical institute farm.
Retail lumbermen from ten western
states will assemble at Boise next
month for the sixteenth annual con-
ference of the Western Retail Lumber
mems association. The date is fixed
as February 10 to p.
Judge ]. G. Crowley, pioneer citizen
of southeastern Idaho, died at his
home in Idaho Falls from pneumonia,
He was former probate judge and was
serving as police judge at the time
of his death.
Failure to pay their 1919 licenses has
brought about the forfeiture of the
charters of $50 corporations in the
state of Idaho, according to an an
nouncement made by Secretary OF
State Jones.
The board of education Of the
Methodist Episcopal church has ap-
portiOned $500 to GOoding college this
year, $1,000 for the new dormitOry and
$500 to help out on current ex-
penses.
The Pocatello post of the American
Legion has adopted the slogan, Mem
; bership of 800" A drive for members
will soon be inaugurated with view
of obtaining membership of 500.
J. P. Losser, a workman on thu
capitol construction, fell from the sec
ond story of the east wing and suf
!. fered a severe fracture of the skull
but it is believed he will recover.
Four alleged l. w. w. members wer,
arrested at Boise when the state con
stabulary and Boise police force raidet
two lodging houses that have been un
der suspicion for some time.
No more 'cheek to cheek" or ''shim
my" dancing will be allowed il
Rupert. The city council has pre-
pared an ordinance covering thu
matter.
4 Remodeling of the Boise barrack
: into a government hospital for som
. 800 or 400 patients who will be sen
3 there by the government is now unde
: way.
Establishment at Twin Falls Of
Salvation army headquarters is pre-
posed in an undertaking Endorsed b
:, the local lodge Of Elks.
Idaho's sugar output for 1919 is e:
. timated by the department of agricu
, ture at 25,S67 short tons, as agains
!, 44,6S2 tons in 1918.
q Idaho state automobile tag No. ha
= Deen issued to G. o. Cornwall of r,
|. pert. Mr.. Cornwall made application
a some months ago.
st. Alphonsus hospital at Boise, tn
largest hospital in the state of Idah
celebrated it's twenty-fifth anniversar
last week.
Contract for construction of q the,
8 tire at Ruper to cost SAT 600 has bee