The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-11
IDAHO AND IOAHOANS

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purchase or exchange non-agricultural
lands in the counties of Shoshone.
Kootenai. Benewah and Clearwater,
adjoining the Occur d'Alene, st. Joe,
and Clearwater national forests.
Since the people of the various COM
munities of the state have begun to
give the matter Of suitable memorials
serious consideration. in most cases
buildings Of a useful nature have been
suggested, and in many cities such
buildings are now being financed, and
the idea Of a monument or shaft has
been forgotten in most cases
Dates finally set for a meeting Of
the Idaho state farm bureau. to vote
on a proposal to join the American
Farm Bureau federation are February
o and 10. The executive committee
men Of the county farm bureaus WIN
meet February 8. in Boise. and the
farm bureau presidents will meet Feb
ruary 10.
The people Of Wendell have decid-
ed to erect a $4,000 city hall. which
will be designed as a memorial to the
veterans Of the war, and will contain
a gymnasium and club room, and every
other feature that would ordinarily
be included in a soldier memorial, az
well as answer the purpose of a city
hall.
An active and definite program for
the Idaho Seedgrowers' association for
this year already is under way, which.
it is expected by the officers OF the
association. will make the seed show
in Nampa in 1921 even more success
full than any that yet has been held
Eleven hundred and sixty-three was
the total reached last week in Boise
high school enrolment for the second
semester. making the total for the
year 1870 This is an increase OF
more than 30 over any previous en-
| rollment in the Boise high school
The value Of property in the town
of Grace was placed at $40 a front
foot by the district court when the
question as to what price the town
board of that village should pay Tor
the right-of-way for new street to
be opened up was decided
Governor Davis, back from Wash
ington. brought to Idaho reclamation
enthusiasts an optimistic account OF
results accompanied by western gov
ernors and delegates in their week
long drive upon congress for reciama'
ton aid.
A special train Of Il cars Of hay
arrived at Salmon last week from the
Snake river valley to help out the
stock in the vicinity of Salmon This
hay must be sold at $50 off the car
or $40 in the warehouse.
Twenty-Five carloads of Idaho Rural
potato seed have been shipped into
Canyon county this fall, says a farm
bureau report The price was S-4s
and has now increased TO $50 fol
hand selected seed
Emphatic endorsement of the prv
posed contract with the government
for erecting the first unit of glgan
tic reservoir at American Falls wa;
given at Burley by the big reclamation
meeting.
The adopted daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Edwards Of Pocatello. com
mitted suicide by drinking carboii'
cid. Outside of occasional nervou
pells. she was apparently happy ant
normal
There was completed last week
Rupert. one of the largest refrigerato
and cold storage warehouses in south
ern Idaho. Ii has capacity OF eight!
beeves and 40 tons of ice
The Minidoka county farm bureau
reports the killing of eo.O0 rabbits b.
II its poison campaign, supplemented o.
few drives. In one week. 1000
rabbits were destroyed.
One hundred and twenty-five for
mer KanSans residing in ana aroun'
. Aberdeen celebrated Kansas day ol
January 81 with banquet an
speeches.
Bonneville county is planning III
campaign and cleanup week In IN
spring, under the leadership OF IN
home economics workers of the farr
bureau.
Hay can be obtained in Minidok
county at about so per ton in tn
stack. 1t is estimated that stacks o
the project contain from 5000 to GU
tons.
Assessment rolls of Twin Fall
, county for 1919 total Sa6 SS.aSo8.
against Ss.l2a.44S.1i for 1915. the il
, crease being 15.2 per cent
; Work on the first oil well 10
D drilled in Idaho was started in tn
Z fields south Of Burley On the J.
J ranch last week.
Idaho potatoes took four prszes
: competition for the whole west. M q
. Western Potato show just held IN Del
yer.
Oneida county saved SeI5.ooo wort
; Of crops in 1919 by killing grouu
squirrels.
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