The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-19
IDAHO NEWS REVIEW

shall for Idaho.
tories in Utah and Idaho Of the
.u,,pomoted Sugar company began
operations Thursday. Farmers III the
various districts have been delivering
beets to the factories week.
New potato storage plant with
capacity of 100 carloads was recehtly
completed mt st. Anthony, by the
Wright Company. They also announce
that they will build three other plants
next spring.
The Idaho Firemen's association mas
closed it's fifth annual meeting ut Jer-
ONE, which has been a very success
full one, both in a social and an IN
structive way. Many important topics
were read and discussed.
Rainey Astle, 1G, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Char les Astle of Montpelier was In
stantly killed Wednesday when a horse
which was in pasture on his fathers
ranch near Bennington kicked him in
the head. The boy suffered a broken
neck and died instantly.
The Pawer county wheat harvest has
met all expectations, according to veri-
fed statements from all sections of the
county, and it is believed that the crop
will exceed 1900, 600 bushels. Harvest
conditions have been favorable. The
season, with the exception of a few
days, has been good.
Mrs. LYDIA Meyer Southland, accused
/ Of murder, went to trial ut Twin Falls
Monday. Poison said to have been
| found by state chemists in the bodies
Of four husbands and one brother-in-
law, led to the filing against her Of the
| charge of numbering her fourth hus-
band, Edward F. Meyer.
OF the 112 deaths in Idaho during
August, 30 were children less than .
years Of age, and q of these were
less than 80 days old, according to
records of the state vital statistics de-
partment. Total births for the same
period were $50, all white, and all but
10 Of native born parents.
Approximately 10000 bushels OF
wheat have been received by the
wheatgrowers association at the Ameri-
can Falls elevators, according to John
Allen, office manager for the associa-
ton in southern Idaho. Of this amount
5000 bushels still remain in the ele-
vatOrs, the remainder having been ship
ped to terminal points for storage.
According to notice given by r. d.
| Carver, forest supervisor, big game
hunting in those portions of Power
and Oneida counties lying within the
boundaries of the Minidoka national
forest, known locally as the Sublet
country, has been closed for the sea-
son. This step is considered necessary
to preserve the deer in that region.
The third week in October has been
set aside foe POcatello buyers week in
Pocatello, and extensive arrangements
| are being made for the entertainment.
The chamber of commerce is directing
the program. Yesterday President Nc
Cracker appointed the following CON-
mittee: Joseph T. Young, chairman :;
s. e. Brady, Norman B. Addison, ]. E.
McDermond and Claude Bistline.
49,
Automobiles registered in Idoho for
1921 jumped over the $4,000 mark
Wednesday, it was announced by the
registration section Of the secretary of
states office. This mark was reached
10 days before the similar number were
registered in 1920 and predictions are
that the total for the year will go at
least three or four thousand more be-
fore December 81. There has been de.
cided increase in the past month and
0ne-half.
Due to the shortage Of apples in the
surrounding country, new market
was opened up this fall in jefferson
county. In the past ten days thirteen
carloads have been shipped from Men,
an, two carloads from Ririe and one
carload from Rigby. County Agent
Luke has charge of the shipping. and
says that several buyers have been
here and are anxious to purchase the
crop.
Movie operators were busy when
SCOTS caravan entered Buhl Wednes-
| day afternoon. There was n battery
OF them. Also there were newspaner
photographers and newspaper cores
pondents enough to have covered the
story Of Chicago fire. When the partv
arrived at Twin Falls the party was
not entirely together Some Of the
cars, as In other cases, had been do.
layed by minor accidents. The start