The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-06-30
IDAHO AND IDAHOANs

According 10 department. Of a&ftr
culture bulletin, antil the outbreak q
the war the increase in the produe.ioo
of wheat. eats and barley In southern
Idaho had been gradual, keeping pscs
with the extent Of new land placed an
| der irrigation During the war the
acreage Of wheat was greatly increased
at the expense Of oats alfalfa. clover
| and other crops.
| The census enumeration Of vehicles
| and passengers entering and leaving
HALEY for the seven days from June
. to Ii. made a quarter Of q mile be-
low the city, showed the total unis
0f traffic to be x9 cars and 1l.OO
passengers. with 100 extras. which in
clude saddle horses. two and four
horse teams. passengers and freight.
Through cooperation Of the Lincoln
fcounfy farm bureau with the univer-
ldty extension division and the bureAn
Of biological survey, 400 acres Of gov
eminent and state lands and 400 or
5000 acres Of privately owned land
have been poisoned for ground squir-
reis thus far this season
The japanese government win Inn
bred sheep according to Issa Tani-
mura, commissioner Of livestock and
a member of the department Of agri-
culture, commerce and war Of Japan,
who has been in Idaho recently.
DR.. Thomas Muilan- physician. Of
Pocateilo. who spent two years in
France during the war. has been APP
pointed by the United States public
health service as attending specialist
in surgery for the 18th district, which
comprises southern Idaho
All of the business houses of Sal
mon closed for one day while 100
men from town turned out and were
assigned to the various ranches up the
lLemhi river to assist In the grass
hopper campaign Of the Lemhi county
farm bureau
With heavy rains and warm weather
Jackson reservoir at q rate Of nearly
10000 acre feet each day. according
to an official statement By hydro
Iraphers to reclamation headquarters
A new amusement park just opened
south Of Pocate3lo has q dancing pa-
Wilton covering nearly 4 square block
and accommodating between 400 and
25O couples. or approximately one
fourth Of the population Of the town.
At q meeting Of the state board 81
land commissioners the board approx
ed the sale of more than 5000 acres a
white pine timber in the Big Greek
district Of Bonner county to the Ola
: mond Match company for $750.Oo0
George E Horton has been appoint
. ed assistant supervisor Of trade and
industrial education with the state d
partment Of vocational education b
d in the place left vacant By the res
: ixnation of s. E Hutton.
I Members of the commercial club al
: Caldwell have donated enough money
to the band to insure IT against any
loss for the prizes that viii be award
!. ed at the Fourth Of July ceieontio1
! for the various contests
y Idaho's Grand Army Of the Repabai<
placed itself on record on q nunbes
h Of vital problems of the present day h
= the thirty-third annual encAmpment q
b the department Of Idaho held recently
, in Occur drAlene.
d One Of the largest electric agns b
% the intermountain country was con
. tracted for by the new Bannock hote
Z building at PocateIlo. The sign vii
y be 35x40 feet and requires five ton
q Of steel.
y The mysterious disapQearance ffou
Filler Of 4 butcher named Ackeriy
Z reported HIS friends enfertzin 1eln
= that he met with disaster Nono q
3 his better clothing Was taken, II = said
Fl Petition for reAearing In the ~
- plication of the Idaho Power compaA
for the approval Of IN increase II b
, rigation rates has been made beeDr
the public utilities commission
Bull now las q temporary tours
. park due to the efforts Of he b1sanea
men. who personally cOastr1efsA
building 3 feet in length and u fee
In width after business hours
The Pocatello Chamber of Cou
merce has Endorsed the movement .
the Idaho Reclamation association Z
raise the necessary funds 10 eAE1y q
the fight for reclamation
q. n. Harding. rancher cf the -
country. is q relative Of WarreA
I. Harding. Republican nominee for Pro-
I. ident. He Is third cousin Of tie ca1
4. didate for president
nj Bulbs new high school win Be ban
h Immediately by the forced cO0tHae
q days pay system. according to 4
In cisfon reached by the board Of edu
% cation
h b. W. Bickert Of Nampa il made q
n fendant In $4,000 damage case. II
= plaintiff is Charles H. Stevens, VI
y. claims Beckett stole his wife's affee
q tons