The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-25
IDAHO AND |DAH0ANS

ber," he said, 1.-The Indians came sweep |
ing down from Canada. captured |
about 100 near Horse Plain, Idaho, |
and took them to MissOula."
Internal revenue collectors will be- |
gin soon to visit all the cities and |
towns Of the state in preparation OF |
the collection of current internal rev. |
enues. The deputies will receive in |
come tax returns, and also will arrange
their schedule so as to spend a few
days In each town to aid taxpayers
in making out their returns.
The fact that no appointment has
been made to fill the presidency Of the
State Normal school at Albion was
pointed out at a meeting OF Twin Falls
business men in support OF the idea
that state educational officials would
look with favor upon relocation OF
the institution.
At the meeting Of mayors represent
ing the towns throughout the upper
Snake river valley, from Ashton to Po-
catello. held at Pocatello, plans were
made for meeting to be attended
ed in Idaho Falls at date to be
named later.
The ice crop is about harvested and
the quality of the ice secured Is ex-
ceptOnally good. In Adams county the
ice cut was twenty-eight inches thick.
In Bear Lake county one company
alone has harvested more than 1000
tons of high grade ice.
Frank Pharrs, said by his wife to be
a grandson of Martin Van Buren,, and
Winnie Barr are dead at Boise as
result Of bullet wounds said to have
been inflicted by Pharris. Mrs. Phar-
ris said her husband desterted her
twelve years ago.
| The present year promises to be
banner one in point of street paving
in POcatello. Already residents are
preparing petitions for street paving,
and practically two-thirds of district
| %, created last year, remains to be
laid this spring.
In the near future the municipal
authorities of the cities between briggs
and PocatellO, inclusive, will hold
meeting at Idaho Falls for the purpose
of forming an organization to advertise
i the upper Snake river valley.
The roads throughout the state are
improving with use and in most sec
| tons are now worn smooth. In the
panhandle the roads were deeply rutted
before freezing, and as result they
are still rough.
Topics pertaining to education fea-
tured the final sessions of the Idaho
Federation of Labor, which concluded
one of the most successful gatherings
in it's history at Pocateilo on Janu-
airy 16.
The Ada county farm bureau re-
ports the erection of ia silos in the
county last year, as IA result OF a farm
bureau silO excursion, briging the to-
tai number of silos in the county to
600.
The special election held in the
AmmOn district for school bonds was
carried. 50 to 8. The election author
lied the issue of $4,000 in bonds,
which will be used for new build
ing.
A mass meeting, attended by 400
farmers, was held at Rigby for the
purpose of discussing the feasibility
of constructing reservoir on the
South fork of the Snake river valley.
Bear Lake county was champion in
the farm bureau junior convention held
in PocatelO last week and was award
ed the trophy for standing highest in
the various contests.
One hundred prize-winning children
from the boys and girls clubs of the
state were entertained at the Idaho
Technical institute at Pocatello ut an
open house party.
Deputy revenue collectors will visit
forty-four cities and towns of Idaho
before March Is, to receive income
AK returns and render assistance to
taxpayers.
Bonner county farmers have saved
$500 in nine months operation of the
public market which was established
in Standpoint through cooperative &C
tion of the farm bureau and the city
officials.
Miss Dorothy E. Wysor Of Seattle
field representative of the American
Red Cross for Idaho, is directing So
cal survey Of Bannock and Carbon
counties.
The proposition Of the immediate
purchase by the city of tract of land
for park purposes has been Endorsed
by the Twin Falls Rotary club.
Leo NJ. Rusk, prominent Pocatello
business man and member of the
city council, has been nominated for
postmaster of POcatellO.
The increase in crop value resulting
from the 1919 campaign against Cam
ada thistle in Bonneville county is es-
timated at $4,000.
Pocatello Shriners will probably
travel to the Portland meeting in June
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