The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-12-08
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS

| Icdu. MUCK CnuCkS cuuSeu tneSe IarIn-
ers loss Of only five tons of hay
this year. In former years their farms
have suffered heavily from depreda-
lions of the rodents.
While trying to drive out of rut on
the streets of Nampa, Qnlnter Harris,
20 years of age, was shot by wife
which lay in the bottom OF the truck.
HIS brother had been hunting and left
the rifle in the vehicle. The jar dis
charged it and the ball struck Harris
In the head, but the bone DETECTED II.
Payette county will be represented
in the legislature by an entirely Re-
publican delegation. No Democratic
legislators were elected, as was for
merly reported. Counties sending
| Democrats to the state law-making
bodies were: Adams, Camas, Elmore,
Gem and Valley.
Benewah county farmers, from their
first community shipment of livestock
this year, received only about 65 per
cent of the price they received year
ago. The most of them, therefore, are
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ing through the fall and winter.
| Out of five precincts embraced IN
the Big Lost River irrigation district,
including the entire Lost River valley,
two voted special assessment Of $780,
600 unanimously and all others, with
one exception, carried by the necessary
two-thirds majority.
The Kicks Normal college on No
vember II celebrated founders day,
commencing with a parade of the en-
tire school by classes. Each class was
decorated with the class cOlOrs, and
the former service men of the school
were in uniform.
Idaho may have a member in the
cabinet Of President-elect Harding,
according to kilograms received at
Boise, saying that friends of Governor
Davis are seeking Endorsement for the
governors candidacy for secretary Of
the interior.
| OverprOductiOn OF condensed milk
has led to the closing down of the
Nampa plant and they will not reopen
for four months. The milk received
will not be condensed, it is said, but
will be skinned and sent to a local
creamery.
Stock in powdered milk factory, to
be established at Meridian, is being
sold to farmers in Ada county COM
munities. The factory, it is announced,
Is to be a cooperative, nOn-profit en-
terprise. The proposed cost Is about
$4,000.
| Idaho county has 1867 farms, az
cording to the 1920 census, as against
1854 in 1910. The loss is accounted
for by the creation of Valley county
in 1910 and by the consolidation
through purchase of small holdings.
The realty men Of Pocatello went on
record at their weekly meeting
last week in favor of asking for
legislation requiring the licensing of
realty dealers, and committee was
appointed to draft bill.
| The interstate commerce commission
will hold hearing in Washington on
December II in the case Of the state
Of Idaho ex rel and the public utilities
commission Of Idaho against the Ore
| gon Short Line railroad.
D. r. Smith, 20, an employee Of a
paving plant near Idaho Falls, was
killed when his clothing became
caught in some cog wheel chains, his
body being drawn into the machinery
and badly mangled.
| Willior, Smith or,p1OVoA of tho
Gilman Brown sawmill camp on Deer
creek, II miles northwest of HALEY,
received internal injuries and bad
bruises on his back by the falling Of
a tree upon him.
News comes from Challis of an acct
wall caved in and caught NJ. 7. Ander-
son. The miner was soon removed and
| It, was found that he had suffered
broken leg.
DR.. G. f. Baker, Il dentist, formerly
Of Twin Falls, who was killed by
a train at Fairfield. Cal. came to his
death accidentally when he attempted
to board a moving car, a coroner's jury
declared.
The Owyhee Improvement club will
erect library building at Homedale.
The building will be 1SX1S with full
sized basement and will contain ample
helving room for books.
Smallpox is assuming epidemic pro-
portions in all parts of the state, ac-
cording to DIR. f. w. Almond. medical
| advisor to the public welfare depart
ment, has announced.
More than half a million has been
expended in building operations in
Lewiston this year but construction of
houses has not kept pace with other
building activities.
The Idaho State Seed show, to be
held in N"-.pa the week of January
10, promises to be at last five times
as large as the show held last winter
at POcatello.
The Blaine county farm bureau has