The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-09-22
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS'

While returning to his home In Ar
bon from POcatello, In an automobile
which he had loaded with supplies for
dead as he was crossing the railroad
tracks, and the machine was struck
by train, after Mr.. Wall had leaped
to safety, the auto being completely
wrecked.
resolution has been passed by the
PocatellO City council, whereby the
city is to borrow money, not exceed
ing $1,000, for the purpose of clean
ing up the area of city lots devastated
by the cloudbursk of August 2 and
making repairs to homes that were
damaged by the water.
The educational drive, which was
scheduled for BannOck county on Au- |
gust IS and 10, has been postponed |
| until August u and %. The drive |
will extend throughout the state dur
ing these two days, each county hav-
ing a smaller drive of its own.
| About $50 members of the PocatellO
lodge 900, Brotherhood of Railway
and Steamship Clerks, Freight
Handlers, Express and Station EN-
pIoyes of the Oregon Short Line at
Pocatello, are enjoying brief out
ing to Yellowstone park.
More than seventy-five Pocatello
business men already have signed
membership cards in the Kiwanis club,
and indications are that before the
drive is completed the chapter will
have one of the largest enrollments
of any club in the city.
Lightning set fire to hay stack
on the farm OF James TOrey, near
Malad. There were between forty and
fifty tons of hay in the stack and it
was all destroyed. as there was no
means of fighting the fire. There was
no insurance.
Scarcity of teachers is a serious
problem in Oneida county this year.
It is estimated by one county school
superintendent that there are about
twenty five vacancies in Oneida cOun-
ty, most of them in the smaller
schools.
In accordance with the terms in an
old Indian agreement, held sacred by
the Bannock and Shoshone Indians, a
new land council was chosen last week
at a joint meeting of the chiefs Of the
J | two tribes, held at the Fort Hall reser-
| walton.
; During an electrical storm which
: passed over POcatello, the blacksmith
: shop of the Oregon Short Line was
struck by lightning, which started
fire. The blaze was extinguished
however, before much damage was
done.
Word has been received from Laws
Hot Springs to the effect that the
!. state highway between Pocatello ant
McCammon is in excellent condition
Some time ago 1t was reported tina
this bit of road was in a bad cOndi
= ton.
!, The Intermountain Farmers Equit.
a reports that considerable hay is chang
:. ing hands in various parts of TIL
q tate and that the price is UNUSUAL,
4 ow, considering the price which wa
l. paid for hay last winter.
Officers last week unearthed
large still near Soda Springs. Tn
, mOonshiners had their eQuipmen
cleverly concealed in the underbrus
on a ranch, but not so cleverly but tina
the officers located it.
Beets, potatoes and garden true
and making excellent growth. an
- apples are maturing rapidly in Idaho
"A according to the weekly crop issue
8. by Clinton Nordquist of the stat
II reporting service.
r The city council at Rupert has d.
Is cided to place cement walks In Gel
9, trail park with circle around tn
es band stand The lawns will be irr
gated by pipes to the center with di
|" tribution outlets.
d. Miss Bertha Long, 16-year-ol
al daughter of Wilburn Long, wa
&c drowned while bathing in the cans
IS, near Grace. The body was not n
Q covered for more than an hour afte
n the girl sank.
70 Floyd Alfred, of Pocatello, va
y fined S. for alleged violation of tt
es city sanitary laws. Alfred, it is a
10 legged, killed calf at his home an
dressed the animal in the kitchen.
Rupert is now In line with Pa
6 and Hepburn in the matter of Su
day picture shows, it having been d
on cided to allow the picture shows
operate on Sunday.
The members Of the boys divisit
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Pocatello. a
at planning to leave for the "Y" SUNNI
ne camp at Bear lake August ID
cir A reduction of 6 mills will be ma
en- in city taxes. according to a rate
US levy presented to the city council
~ Rupert by the mayor.
~. Excitement is at high pitch in Ms
m. kay over the fact that two rabid do
-. were discovered there within q I,