The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-11-10
IDAHO AND IDAHOANS

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Eugene Sol Louie, Occur d'Alene
Indian, who was convicted by the
United States district court in northern
Idaho Of having murdered his wife
on the Occur dAlene Indian 'reserva.
ton, and who IL now serving 12-year
term at Mcneil island penitentiary.
IL endeavoring to secure new trial.
Six hundred and seventy-slx arrests
have been made thus far in 1920 by
the Boise police department, 22 more
than were made during the whole OF
1919, Investigation of the docket
shows. A hundred and seventy-five
Of this years arrests have been made
for alleged drunkenness.
Twenty-Five thousand acres Of state
lands will be sold at public auction BY
Commissioner Nash Of the land depart
ment during the month Of November.
Sales will be conducted at Mountain
Home, Soda Springs, Blackfoot. Idaho
Falls, ShOshOne and in Bonner. Lewis
and Idaho counties.
Sylvester Onaindia, Spanish sheep
nertler, who was lost in the mountains
near Weiser for several days, was
taken into Huntington after facing
blizzard In the mountains. His feet
were severely frost bitten but 1t Ia not
thought amputatlOn will be necessary.
The annual encampment Of the Odd
Fellows OF Idaho will be held in Lewis
ton in October, 1921. The Rebekahs
a. hn a
time. From 800 to 1000 Odd Fellows
are expected to be in attendance at
| the convention.
Many voters in Bannock county weie
kept away from the polls on account
OF an epidemic of smallpox. In the
district Of Central it is reported that
fifteen families nre quarantined.
There sfe several cases near Chester
Geld.
| It IL claimed that growers on the
bottom lands along the Boise river
| from Boise to Star are getting 1925
from land planted to early potatoes
and celery. this season. The net profit.
1t il said, will be close to $3.50 per
acre.
| Word comes from FreepOrt, ILL.,,
| that L. 8. Rhodes Of Boise. won sill
yer medal in a selling contest In which
were entered more than 600 active
sales representatives of the North
Ridge Brush company.
The Ladies' Loyal Legion, chapter
No. I, has been organized at Emmett.
composed Of relatives of the Lumber
mems Loyal Legion employed by the
Boise Payette and the Michigan-ldaho
mills In that section.
Certified wheat Is estimated by the
Cooling county farm bureau to be
yielding at least 10 bushels per acre
more than other wheat. A yield of 79
bushels per acre on 40 acres Is the
largest reported.
One Of the largest social affairs ever
held in Rockland was the golden wed
ding anniversary celebration at the as
sembly hall pne day last week In
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ephriam
Ralphs. People Of the entire valley
were invited:
An addition Is bein9 bL!lt on the high
school at Meridian, TO be used as a
, manual training department. at an
estimated cost Of $3.50. 1t is expect
; I'd to be completed within two weeks
Many voters of Idaho took advantage
If the new absent voters law, which
, permits them to cast their vote before
they leave town. II they expect to b.
. absent on election day.
q Pocatello will send a large delega
!. ton TO Boise ON Armistice day. to chez
!. r1r the University Uf Idaho football
!. team, when she meets the Universit'
!. Of Utah there.
Oliver Kudder. a 10-year-old yout
of Clarks Fork, was shot and kiiie
while working with cellar crew o
MOSQUITO creek. The shooting was at
4 cidenta..
There Is an epidemic IT grip"
the Horseshoe Bend vAsnity. Out
. an enrolment of % pupils in the Jer'
: salem school, only 10 are attendin'
. Isaac Groomer was accidentally XII
ed in Garden valley Mt the J. Ali
;, ranch, when he was thrown fvom n
: orse while riding after cattle.
!, Anthrax, a disease usually contrac
= ed by improperly sterilizec SHAWN
= brushes, has been discovered In Il
q northern part Of the state.
" Twenty-Five thousand Snake rlv'
n native trout have recently been plantt
in the upper tributaries OF the SOU
fork of the Payette river
The high school was closed last we<
n, at McCammon to permit the iarg
70 boys to help in harvesting the be
70 crop In that vicinity.
he Pocatello post No. A Of the Americ'
ca Legion has arranged for mass met
no ing on Armistice day, November IL.
Returning to Rigby after dark In
auto without lights, William Bambri
Of Boise was instantly killed when Z
90 machine plunged over an embankme
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