The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-01-26
IDAHO AND |OAHOANS

Oregon Short Line railroad system
from Homedele to the newly con.
Pickl> Butte bridge has been
according to a letter re-
ceived by the public utilities commits
sion Of this state, that the landowners
and the railroad committee could not
meet the stipulation Of the railroad
Lewis Williams, collector Of internal
revenue, announces that under fnstruc-
tons received by him from the COM
missioner of internal revenue at Wash
ington merchants within the Idaho dis
trict are allowed the privilege Of has
ing their inventory upon which they
compile their income tax upon either
costs or market.
Lee ]. Oviatt, charged with polyga-
my. was found guilty at Pocatello.
He was arrested a month ago in Los
Angeles on a complaint sworn to BY
A J. Hogue, father Of Amy Hogue
Oviatt- Oviatt was already the lawful
husband Of Amy Kicks Oviatt when his
second marriage took place in July.
Oscar Avery. biological assistant Of
Boise, is spending the week in Mini
doka county assisting in the work Of
graduating squirrels and rabbits.
Rabbit drives are being held in parts
Of the county every week and are
meeting with success.
The exceptionally moist weather
which the arid section of Idaho has
so far experienced this winter has as
sured a great supply of water for IL
rigation purposes this year. All lakes
and streams are swollen beyond pre-
vious records.
Census returns of 1920, received dur
ing the week from the census bureau
At Washington. regarding farm acre
age and values. show an increase in
Bear Lake county farm lands Of 1913
per cent in the ten-year period from
1910 to 1870.
The plant Of the American Falls
Cooperative Creamery association was
opened to the public last week. Cream
will be furnished from about 800 cows
belonging to 800 farmers whose
ranches are near American Falls and
Aberdeen.
Senator NuSent Of Idaho closed hil
career as a senator with the adjourn
ment of the senate on January IA. His
passing from the senate was unevent
full. He failed to avail himself of the
privilege of making a swan song ad
dress.
| Bear Lake county farmers who have
been holding their wheat in anticipa
ton Of better markets will lose thou
sands of bushels through spoilage, i
Is reported in Montpelier by an au
thority on the situation over the dis
trict.
John 81. Merrill. who was shot b.
Luther Kirk on October 16. died las
week at Rupert. Kirk had been on
on bail, but surrendered himself Il
the sheriff after Merrill's death Tn
shooting was the result of a quarrel.
Martin NJ Yeager. machinist ant
author Of books on sociological AM
economic subjects, who has been
resident of Twin Falls since 1910, ha
been arrested. charged with having de
frauded Salt Lake bank.
From the northern part of the stat
comes the news of the seizure of tn
largest still discovered in Idaho sine
prohibition went into effect The still
was located near Sunset on the top O
a high mountain.
Organized labor in the state Of Idah
as represented by the Idaho State Fec
Grafton of Labor. favors the return Q
the direct primary law and 50 d.
clared at the closing meeting at Bots
of the federation.
The state land board has ordere
the Idaho irrigation project, which il
cludes all the irrigated lands Of Lii
coin county. TO be turned over to th
settlers for operation and maintez
ance.
A meeting will be held at RUPEE
January - for the purpose of di
cuSSing cooperative marketing Rel
reSentatiyes from the Idaho Whes
Growers association win be present.
The Bannock county farm bureau
asking for budget appropriation (
nearly $500 to carry on the work.
addition to Sl4o0 for buying stryo
. nine for rodent destruction.
!, The alfalfa mill at Rupert is to b
gin operations at once. The plant wi
run on three eight-hour shifts, eE
ploying about twenty men in addisio
to five or six haulerS.
For the purpose of eradicatins shes
. scab from southern Idaho flocks, Il
, United States bureau of animal i
dustry has established q headouarte
station in ShoShone.
: All high school dances must be i
: formal. and extravagances of eve
: kind must be curtailed. according
a decision made by the POcatel
, school beard.
; The body Of Corporal John Abe