The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-03-03
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS


month ago at Lewiston on charge
whom he was rooming, was released
from Jail only to find himself again in
the tolls on q federal charge Of having
evaded the immigration authorities
upon entering this country from Can
ada few months ago.
The mountain States Telephone &
Telegraph cOmpay is ordered by the
federal court to pay to Canyon, Bing-
ham, Cassia, Twin Falls, Bonneville,
Ada and BannOck counties various
sums in taxes to the amount Of $685.
LOG, before it's suit against these
counties for unjust tax assessments can
be continued.
John DOrner, so years of age, Of
Boise, was found in an unconscious
coalition on train arriving at the
Oregon Short line depot at Salt Lake
from PocatellO. He was taken to the
emergency hospital, where his illness
was pronounced to be due to uremic
poisoning.
Due to the fact that in several in
stances pupils have attended school at
Meridian from homes where contagious
or infectious diseases have existed,
instructions ha-e been given teachers
to demand health certificate or
permit from each child who has been
absent.
The jury at Blackfoot in the case
of J. Vance johnson, charged with the
murder of Leon Reese HARDWOOD, aged
10, several months ago, returned a
verdict finding johnson guilty, as
charged, and fixing his punishment at
Imprisonment for life in the peniten-
tiary.
Warming Idaho citizens not to flirt
with prohibition beverages that might
contain wool alcohol, state laboratory
officials point out that it is impossible
either by taste, smell or color to dis
tinguish this poison from beverage or
"grain" alcohol.
"Chic" Fraser, eX-big league pitcher,
and Pittsburg scout, who won nation
wide wame with the Chicago Cubs in
the worlds series of 1903 and 1906,
will pilot the Jerome baseball team
in the Southern Idaho league this
season.
The removal of the second sugar fac
tory from California to Idaho has been
announced. The factory at CorcOran,
Cal, will be moved in the early spring
, to Whitney, Ida, near the line be-
tween Utah and Idaho, on the Utah
Idaho Central railroad.
The Interchurch World Movement
has called together 100 representa-
| tive women of southern Idaho for u
. great inspira tiOnal conference, in Boise
J beginning Monday. February %. and
continuing through February %.
} Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leonard, for
many years upon the police calendar
in POcatello, We're taken out of town
; last week on the first link of depor-
tatiOn journey from the United States,
as being undesirable aliens.
Governor Davis will sign the resOlu-
frage amendment, Notwithstanding the
fact that the document is so drawn that
his signature is not required, as in
the case of bills.
BY buying in $4,000 worth of state
treasury notes issued July 1, 1919, the
state of Idaho is saving the interest
: on that amount at TX per cent. The
notes would not become payable until
July l, 1920.
Awaiting the outcome of injuries SUI.
fered by his wife in an alleged domes-
tic quarrel DR.. G. F. Baker. dentist.
,, is in the county Jail at Twin Falls.
Mrs. Baker is said to be in serious
condition.
, Idaho has received 5000, 1902 in.
, come from the national forest reserve
, since the federal government. In 1906
inaugurated the policy Of paying to
, the states 25 per cent of the forest
earnings.
-Four hundred miners in the employ
of the Federal Mining & Smelling COM
pany ut its Morning mine near Mullan
. received approximately IS day in
: wages during January.
The l.. d. S. church will erect q
new church building at Twin Falls at
|
plate building an academy building, es-
timated value $35 600.
, Idaho stood thirtieth among the
, states of the Union February 10 in
it's contributions to save the starving
, Armenians, in proportion to the gift
that was asked of it.
), Every teacher in the Boise City
!. schools will receive bonus for the
}. present year. This is in lieu of an in
crease in salary. The average will be
2 5000.
The commissioners Of Ada county
8 have advertised for bids for the grad
d ing and paving of 1919 miles of road
v between Boise and Star.
l. Salaries of the men working for the