The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-02-04
IDAHO AND IDAHOANS

works has announced that with the
letting of the contract for fOrty-eight
miles of road in Gilmore county provi-
sion will be made for the completion
Of line of 800 miles of good roads
between New Plymouth and American
Falls.
In accordance with law, the Noun
tain States Telephone & Telegraph
company has filed with the Idaho pub
lie utilities commission an inventory
of it's physical property in Idaho. The
complete inventory consists of 149 vol
umes, ranging from 80 to 800 pages
each.
1t is not permissible under Idaho
laws for garages to sell denatured al
cOhol. even for the purpose Of keeping
automobile radiators from freezing.
The state attorney general gives this
opinion in answer to queries from the
department of law enforcement.
Reports of the Pomona oranges were
given at the oranges twelfth annual
convention at Boise, showing pros
perity, strength and records of patri-
Otic activities marked the last years
history for the subordinate bodies
| throughout the state.
A growing interest in sheep is re-
ported by the Kootenia county farm
bureau. One farmer has just obtained
35 head to use as a foundation flock.
They are to be used to help in land
clearing, as we'll as for profit in other
| ways.
Two members Of the state constabu-
larry in conjunction with the county
sheriff's office, made several raids in
Burley one day last week. Several
homes were entered where large
quantities of home made beer was
found.
The first instance Of death in Twin
Falls from drinking Corners cock
tails" was recorded January %. The
victim is J. B. Grubbs, 65, an elderly
man. who is said to have died from
a concoction of extracts and dope"
The 1850 boys and girls who COM
pleted their farm club work in 1919
reported a production amounting to
49,, 1921. The cost of production
was s3S,OS7.7O. leaving them a net
profit of $57, 9O4.61.
A man giving the name Of III. 4.
Chase, The Dallas, Ore, was arrested
and seven suitcases filled with whisky
were seized by revenue officers on a
westbound. Oregon Short Line train
at Caldwell.
More than 10000 acres were treated
with poisoned bait in Gilmore county
. last year, for the killing of ground
squirrels. Savings of crops totaled
S1O,671SO, and the cost of bait was
S7511O.
Mrs. Ella Muir has brought suit
} against the city of Pocatello for dam
ages of $4,000 on account of an in
jury received when she fell on al
icy sidewalk several months ago.
; Boys and girls pig clubs will re
ceive increased attention from the
Canyon county farm bureau this sea
son, and work will be confined strict
ly to pure-bred pigs and hogs.
The Idaho Cooperative Sugar com
pany is rapidly maturing plans for thu
erection of two million dollar factories
one near Filler and the other in thu
Hansen district.
A mild form Of influenza has ap
peared at Lewiston and the authOri
ties are taking precautions to keel
the disease checked. No serious case
are reported.
Six rabbit drives in the Dietricl
and Darrah communities in LincOll
county, with an average attendance o
80 persons. resulted in the killing o
500 rabbits.
The state game warden will CON
plete his plans for shipment of 20
Wyoming elk into Idaho at q confer
ence to be held with eastern Idah
deputies.
The appointment is announced q
Miss Florence Murray of Grangyih
as the first woman chief deputy shel
iff to be named in the state of Idaho
Twin Falls may be one of the Idah
towns in which national guard unit
VI dlthAS1s. AhoShah
gun or infantry are to be organized
Idaho and Utah are to be allotte
regiments in the regular army. accort
ing to information received by tn
Boise recruiting station.
The grasshopper killing campaig
last summer in Lewis county save
crops worth S327.O27. above expense
In of $4,000 for campaign.
.. Eighty stockmen in the Three Cree
al vicinity in Twin Falls county took U
re Pa collection of $1,000 for rabbit poisol
a ing work.
S, In a weeks work in Madison coul
e ty, 345 cattle were tested for tube
nc culosis and no reactors were fOun'
Combined deposits of approximate
. $6.OOO,OO0 are shown by reports of Il
- two Wallace banking institutions.