The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-05-05
IDAHO AND |OAHOANS

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An Orchardist In Crystal cOmmuni-
ty, in Washington county, will conduct
demonstration this year In the use Of
commercial orchard dressing on prune
trees that are q years old. He has or
dered 1000 pounds Of the dressing, az
well as 200 pounds of nitrate of soda
which he will use in comparison with
it. An Orchardist in Central cOmmuni-
ty will demonstrate the use Of CONNER
cial dressing on apple trees.
Idaho tax problems, together with
the tax problems of other western
states. will be threshed out in Salt
Lake City at meeting of the Ma
tional Tax association scheduled to
be held late in August or early in Sep
TENDER this year.
Clarence StOgling, aged 25, colored,
killed his wife at Pocatello. Stogling
walked into the police station, placed
a five-shOt revolver on the night ser
geant's desk and surrendered, an
nOuncing that he had just shot and
killed his wife.
Since prohibition went into effect,
apple cider has come into it's own.
This is evidenced by the fact that nine
tenths Of the men arrested at Boise
for being drunk, attribute their state
Of inebriation to plain apple cider.
Fruit syrups for beverage use, II
made with flavoring extracts contain
ing alcohol, are forbidden in Idaho.
Roy L. Black, attorney general of the
state, broke the sad news to a San
Francisco inquirer last week.
Henry C. voss, who shot and killed
Glenn Miles, a member Of a chart
vari party which visited him and his
bride the night Of April ID, was found
guilty of involuntary manslaughter by
a jury at Occur dAlene.
Mrs. Edith Ross. living four miles
northeast of Wilder, lost six tons of
hay and a storehouse containing coal.
by fire. Prompt action Of neighbors
saved the other buildings on the place.
Boundary county farm bureau MEM
bers have ordered % barrels of lime
sulphur for spraying their orchards.
They estimated that they save from s.
to S. barrel by ordering in quantity.
Twenty stockmen and dairymen in
four Washington county communities
had 269 head of cattle tested for tuber-
culosis in one week recently. Only
seven reactors were found.
Accused of fraudulence in obtain
ing pecuniary and other personal as
sistance, Richard Malonsin was arrest
ed at Twin Falls upon request of
American Falls authorities.
Idaho's land department sold 101.-
56S.41 acres of state land during the
first year of the cabinet form of gov
eminent at total purchase price OF
81, Isl. O34.O9.
Pocatello will have a combination
memorial building. city hall and pub
lie auditorium if the plan proposed be.
fore the chamber of commerce is au-
thorized.
| Miss Jean Bentley has installed a
clinical laboratory in Pocatello for the
benefit of the medical profession and
others who need analytical work done
Gooding county farmers still are
killing rabbits, reporting from 100 to
200 rabbits killed. per ounce of strych-
nine used. in some communities.
Wesley Morris of Presto had a leg
broken while on his way to school
HIS horse slipped on wet bridge
pinning the lads leg under him.
The ST. Anthony Commercial club
has evolved plan to bring all com
mercial bodies in Fremont county to
gether in closer cooperation.
Earl Lee is held on the charge OF
burglarizing a drug store at Rupert
last week. Kodaks and watches to the
value of $775 were stolen.
Eight men and three boys will keel
strengthening records in Gooding coun
ty this summer, under farm bureau
auspices.
Spring work on the farms of 1dah'
is backward, according to the week..
bulletin issued from the Boise weathe
office.
The Pocatello boy scout troops an
arranging for big field day and en-
durance test in the first week in June
Early sown wheat is growing nicely
and winter wheat looks promising gen
orally. but needs more sunshine.
The most of the potato seed demon
strators in Cassia county will green
their seed before planting it.
Pocatello will be the aerial cOntro
station for the Salt Lake-YellOwSton
fiiers, it is announced.
Summer school at GOOding cOlleg