The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-09-15
IDAHO AND |DAH0ANS

Daniel G.. Fisher and Richard j.
Plummer, sent to the state peniten-
tiary in 1919 from BannOck county.
have been pardoned. Fisher was sent
on February %, 1919, to serve from
one to fourteen years on the charge
of grand larceny, and Plummer war
sent on July % to serve from one to
fourteen years on the charge of for
gerry.
There is again an epidemic of baby
adoption in Boise. Some ten years
ago at least twenty Of the prominent
families Of Boise and the vicinity
adopted children. Then for number
of years there was only one child
adopted in the community. Now again
orphaned babies are becoming popu-
lar.
Idaho's total assessed valuation as
| determined by the state board OF
equalization for 1920 is $46S, $50. 91.95.
In 1919 the total equalized and as
sessed valuation was, $4S9, $500. 493.76.
which shows decrease in the equal
lied valuation Of the state for 1920
from last year of $2O,33O, O01.81.
Because greater part of the sheep
pastured in the Big Lost river coun-
try and in the vicinity of Wood river
has been found to be infected with
scab quarantine has been ordered
placed on all sheep in those districts,
restricting them from moving the AMI
| ~
Rumors which have been circulated
to the effect that the Pocatello high
school is not an accredited institution
and that it's graduates are ineligible
for entrance to the higher educational
institutions, have been branded as aD-
solutely false by the local school au-
| thOrities.
| It Is said that Coyotes have been
killing deer along Middlefork of the
Salmon river, adjacent to and within
| Thunder mountain addition to Payette
and Idaho forests. Last year the
death rate was attributed to starva-
| ton.
The colored people of Pocatello, OF
which there are about 600, have SUBJ
subscribed $500 among themselves
with which to build church and
have petitioned their white friends to
come to their financial aid.
Recently 10000 rainbow trout fin
gerlings have been deposited in Mink
creek, south of Pocatello, and in an
other season or two should provide
some of the best fishing in the inter-
mountain region.
The employees Of a produce COM
pany at Pocatello, who were unloading
a car of bananas, received a scare
| when they discovered two large taran-
tulas on the stalks of a bunch of ba-
nanas.
When twenty-six men were arrested
for gambling at POcatello there was
$500 lying on the table, at which most
of the players made a grab, but con-
siderable of it was collected as "evi-
dence."
Because number Of the games Of
chance being operated by carnival
company which was showing in Po-
catello were in violation of the state
law, they were closed by the sheriff.
Moving pictures have been taken OF
Rupert and scenes in that section OF
the state. The scenes will be used for
advertising purposes through the Unit
ed States and in foreign countries.
According to announcements being
do hx, 1ivnSfnnly
this state, large number of choice
Idaho stock will be exhibited at the
Spokane interstate fair this fall.
The second annual reunion of the
old settlers will be held at Rupert,
September IS. Old settlers include
those who have lived on the Mini
doka project since 19O4-19O5.
The Paul Commercial club has pro-
tested against alleged discrimination
by the Oregon Short Line in the al
lotment of cars for moving crops on
the Minidoka project.
Results obtained by the educational
and Back to School" drive, which has
Just been completed in southern Idaho,
nave Deeu IuuIc imam
expected.
The new bithulithic road between
BlackfoOt and Fort Hall was cOmplet-
ed last week and opened to general
traffic. All detours have been aban-
doned.
The total building expenditures In
Nampa for the month of August was
$24,OOO5O. This amount makes the
total for this year $4S3, 1865.
Karl Bean, formerly of Riverside,
met with an accident which caused the
loss of foot. He is now in hos
pital at Walla Walla, Wash.
Elmore county, Idaho, now has
population of 5OS7, as against 47s5 in
1910, according to an announcement
made by the census bureau.
Officials made raid on a Japanese
ranch near Twice and cOnfiScated fiji