The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-02-16
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS

Foreclosure Of liens aggregating
more than half million dollars Is
sought by the Commonwealth Trust
company of Pittsburg, Pa. trustee,
which is plaintiff in twenty suits filed
in the United States district court in
Boise and eighty-eight suits filed in
the district court of the Fourth ju-
dicial district ut Twin Falls against
settlers of the Salmon River tract lip
Twin Falls county.
The plan Of the American Legion
post at ShOshOne to erect memorial
hall In honor of the Lincoln county
service men took tangible form las'
week, when representatives of the
various civic, fraternal and religious
organizations of the town met and Per-
fected an organization to be known as
the Memorial Building organization.
Although PocatellO has been city
Of the first class in reality since the
census department gave 1t population
Of 5000, it remained in the old class
until February 5, when an official
proclamation by Governor Davis to
Mayor Whitaker made Pocatello city
Of the first class and entitled to all
the privileges of such.
No salaries have been paid to teach
ers, janitOrs or executive officials OF
the Twin Falls Independent school dis.
trict for the month of January, and II
is not unlikely, owing to the conditions,
that the entire school system of the
district may be closed for the remain.
der Of the current year.
Stills made from tea kettles, wash
boilers and milk cans, besides whisky
of every kind, from the variety that Is
"bOttled in bond" to the wicked kind
with the kick of mule" fill a Boise
storeroom and represent the seizures
made by Boise federal prohibition
agents since last July.
Permanent organization of local
beet growers was effected at meet
ing at Rupert. One hundred and fifty
men were present and went on record
as favoring fixed price of So per
ton for growers, and a special ar
rangement with beet companies for
use Of the beet pulp.
A party of o. s. L. officials were in
Rupert last week en- route to a point
between Oakley and Marion, where
they bought three forty-acre tracts of
gravel land, from which ballast will be
taken for the Rupert-Bliss branch.
According to reports, ballasting will
start in the spring.
The Standpoint chamber of corr
MERGE has taken steps to bring about
creation of new state in the inlan1
empire. 1t was voted that memorial
he sent to the legislature asking tina:
1t request congress to make a new
state, to include the ten nOrthernmos'
counties of Idaho.
The Pocatello Commercial club haa
sent a protest to Idaho's representa-
live in congress regarding the rulint
Of the attorney general that butte'
, made from cream neutralized by
chemical must be taxed as adulterateC
> butter and tax of 10 cents per poun.
! be paid.
A ST. ,962.5O bid submitted by tn
Morrison Knudson company for tn
, extension Of the present main sewe!
: in concrete, across a channel Of tn
) Boise river, where 1t now empties, fnt.
: the main stream, has been accepted b!
! the Boise city council.
Emmett fruit growers are now en-
gagged in the work of trimming thei
) orchards. There Is an EXCEPTIONAL.
> good set of vigorous fruit buds on al
b kinds Of trees, and n no damage come
. from late frosts Emmett will have
Q bumper fruit crop.
In order to set forth wildly tn
Q various present day styles In women
d wear, the University Of Idaho HON
Z economics department is arranging t
d present a fashion show at Moscow i
d which the different modes will b
q shown.
q Two ordinances creating paving dill
3 tricts in the city of PocatellO wer
passed last week. A bond electio
Q will be called soon to vote on the e.
. penditure Of nearly 100000 on pavinl
y Expenditures of the Children's HON
y Finding & Aid society at Boise durin
. the year past were $4,000. AS its II
come was $4,000, surplus of $500
y remains in the treasury.
= Twenty-one thousand dollars hi
:. been received for the Canyon count
= bonds recently issued for cOnstructio
= of the state bridge over Snake riv'
- near Walters Ferry.
~: Partial receipts from the 'InviAb
~ Guest" luncheon at the Y. w. G.
t. cafeteria at BoSe totaled $47S.77 al
h officials think this sum will final
" reach $500.
The Southwest Idaho Older Boy
IN conference, held under the auspices
r: the Y. NJ. c. A., will convene
v. Nampa, February IL, for three day
Id session.
>, Over 10000 jackrabbits, scavenge