The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-08-18
IDAHO AND |OAHOANs

Three men were instantly killed
when an airplane in which they were
riding crashed to the ground at Occur
d'Alene. The dead are Gus Erickson.
Bonner's Ferry. Idaho; Peter Savage.
Kellogg. Idaho: and Pilot Cleo Shell
ton Miller of Pullman, Wash. The ac-
cident was witnessed by more than
1000 spectators.
Nampa will have its annual harvest
festival this fall as usual, although
many indications pointed to 1t being
omitted this year. September has
been chosen as the fall month for the
fair and it is announced that this
years festival will surpass all previous
ones by large margin.
In accordance with the announce
ment made by Governor d. w. Davis
in Salt Lake City last week, the west
ern states will renew their efforts at
once to obtain an appropriation Of .
quarter of a million dollars from con- !.
gress for reclamation.
The detOur road from McCammOn to
Portneuf is rapidly being placed in
better condition and travellers should
not hesitate to leave the state high
way at the detOur signs, according to
| special committee which inspected the
highway recently.
Lemar Manwaring, aged IL, of Ru'
| pert, was badly scalded by the explO-
sion of syrup can, which he had
| rugged up as a steam boiler. The Lad.
with other boys, was using the steam
to drive a small windmill when the
can exploded.
| According to an agreement reached
in mass meeting held in the cham
Der of commerce rooms at Buhi on
call made by that organization, the
Bull and west-end country at midnight
on July 20, went back to mountain
time.
The Twin Falls chamber of COM
merce executive committee, cO-Operat-
ing with the Red Cross. has under
taken to find out if it can be of any
assistance to any soldier. sailor or
marine who served in the World war.
Miss verda SUBWAY. % years OF
age, of Lowell, Wyo., died last week at
r. the Montpelier hospital as result OF
injuries received in an automobile &C
cident on the afternoon of July
about half mile south or Bern.
Melvin Smith, aged 5, of Twin Falls.
will recover, but will lose the sight
of his right eye as well as the major
portion of his left hand. as result
of the explosion of dynamite cap
with which he was playing.
Mrs. John Rousch and seven chill
dren were burned to death when their
. home at Copeland, twenty miles north
Of BOnners Ferry. was destroyed by
, fire. The husband and father Is being
| held pending investigation.
Jim McKy, well-known member OF
. the Bannock tribe and noted through
out the northwest as one OF the best
riders and "broncho busters" In this
section, died July II at Fort Hall. NC
KY was 40 years of age.
The premium list for the Idaho
State fair. September q to October z.
is out. The premiums throughout are
selected with much discrimination ana
in many instances have been increased
II over previous years.
n A huge sturgeon, caught IN snake
river, was on display in store WIN
dow at Burley last week. The mons.
ter weighed 254 pounds and measured
d exactly eight feet four inches, or lUu
inches, in length.
e Weather conditions during the pas
s week throughout Idaho were III tnt
y main very favorable for the rapie
, growth of vegetation, according u
Clinton NorQuist of the department o.
statistics.
The experiment Of cooperative
!. store is to be tried out In Spirit Lake
Fifty-seyen persons have SUBSCRIBED
for stock in the concern, ana man
ager and board of directors have beei
chosen.
Bids are to be received for the new
residence for men at the ldaho Iecn
,ical institute at PocatellO. 1t Will d
a modern two-story brick structure
with a capacity of sixty men.
Herman Lappeur, aged III. OF hu
pert, is suffering from broken COLA
bone and other injuries. the result Q
being kicked by horse.
II is said that the brown mite an
wheat aphis are causing consideraDl
damage to wheat in all portions Q
Oneida county.
It has been decided to discontinu
the Wednesday half-hOliday. whic
u was inaugurated at Malad about tw
months ago.
BY a vote of AGO to 345. those |
favor Of Sunday picture shows wo
the hardest fought election held l
Rupert.
The net proceeds Of the Fourth Q
July stand for the beneit OF IN
HALEY public library are reported
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