The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-08-11
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS

Dana Tempiin, Of Rupert, manager
OF Minidoka irrigation district has
been Investigating the matter of lining |
the canal system on the project. 1t
Is likely that a vote will be taken OH |
the subject at the next district cleo |
ton. Lined canals would offer many |!
advantages. Moss conditions have !,
been serious this season, causing an |
expense Of 5000. Lined canals would |
do away with moss troubles and re- |
duce the cost Of cleaning to a mini |
The state won its first conviction
In the dental fraud law, when a jury
in the district court at POcatellO re-
turned verdict Of guilty against DR..
V. A. Fitzgerald, northwest manager
at Portland Of the Painless Parker
system of dentistry, and DR.. W. A.
Myers, former secretary Of the state
dental board. on the charge of con-
| spiracy to defraud.
Mrs. J. w Tanner. Miss LeOna Wen
dell, Miss Mildred foyer and W. B.
Davis Of Rupert and the Misses Una
Sorenson and Una Moncur Of Hepburn
took examinations for teachers GER
tificates before Mrs. Ida Sullivan,
county superintendent Of schools, at
the courthouse last week.
Members Of the recently organized
Rolstein- Friesian association OF the
state met recently to arrange for
registry testing Of pure-bred cows, TO
approve the bylaws and to appoint
committee TO select exhibits for the
fall fairs.
Henry Crist of the state office ana
Grover Burnett, county agent, nave
made preliminary inspection OF
about 175 acres Of Trebi barley ana
about seventy-fiye acres OF Dlcklow
wheat which is to he sold for seed this
fall.
President c. r. Frazier Of the Idaho
Tech" of Pocatello visited in GOOD
ing. where he met in conference WIN
the executive committee OF the SOUTH
ern Idaho educational drive, when
will be opened August IL.
The passenger officials Of the Short
Line offices in Pocatello state tha'
the traffic to Yellowstone park Is ID
heaviest in the history of the road.
W. j. Sergel, one of the pioneers
of the Buhl country, arrived from FL
shore, Calf, for brief visit and
expressed himself to . Bull repre-
sentative as being astounded at the
. growth of Bull and the surrounding
country.
Arthur johnson, a grandson OF Her
man Anderson of Bull, left for New
York to join the crew OF the steam
ship Northern Pacific. He went IN re-
Spouse to a telegram appraising him
of the opening on the same ship or
which he had served during the war
The Bull beet crop gives promise
this year Of being the best ever ralset
in the Bull country, hence the bes'
ever produced in the wide world, II
the opinion of John Conner Of Ogden
head of the agricultural department
o Of the Amalgamated Sugar company
. The high cost of sugar has resulte'
n much less jelly-making and cannin!
!, this season than usual, according 7
n the grocers Of Boise, who say tina
the housewives are bottling their frui
Juice and will wait to add the suga
until it is cheaper. They are usinI
only enough to keep" the eanne'
fruits.
Sheep ready for market may b
shipped for immediate slaughter with
out dipping, if accompanied by Gel
n tificate from a federal or state in
er spector indicating that the animal
are free from infection, according t
a statement interpreting quarantin
order No. IL Of the bureau of anims
industry, issued by authority Of tn
bureau.
y The construction of the America
Falls reservoir and more liberal pc
icy for reclamation in the west neve
looked so encouraging as it did whe
ID the appropriations committee OF tn
re United States House of Represents
sives completed its tour through ldah
a. during which the committee vislte
ONE of the leading irrigation pro
cts of this state.
es The condition Of Idaho sugar bee
is 95 per cent as against the tie
ke year average of 80 per cent, accor'
ey ing to the July crop report OF the d
partment of agriculture, and it is e
timated that the states crop will rea'
sos, 900 tons, as compared with ZOE
~ 900 tons in 1919. The Idaho be
acreage this year is $1,000. an i
AT .rease of 1900 acres over last year.
i Scarcity and high price of seed d
not tend to reduce potato acreage,
~ expected, for $4,000 acres were plan
" ed, as against $4,000 last year, sa
.a Julius H. Jacobson, field agent of Il
Idaho crop reporting service, in
weekly crop summary. The crop
flourishing. A condition of IS
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