The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-11-30
IDAHO news REVIEW

capital STOCK ana surplus OF all stats
ieDositary banks, numbering 1S5, to
al S11 ,532 ,G96.36, according to a GER
LITIGATION made to the state treasurer
~ the director Of tba bureau-of pub
ic accounts.
The fact that the farmers Of the
Nampa section are being paid more
han three thousand dollars a day in
ash for their milk products, has slim
Hated interest in other sections both
among the farmers and banking and
BUSINESS interests.
Births In Idaho were more than three
ines the number Of deaths in the same
line. according to the monthly report
# the vital statistics section of the de-
'artment of public welfare. Boys for
he first time in months outnumbered
girls in the birth rerord by tctaling 500
Is against 4S9 for girls.
Tales Of unemployment, woodpiles
md resultant distress were told the
lily fathers of Boise at a council meet
ag By f. L. Mcbride, self-termel "vag.
ant" when he presented a petition,
igned by 100 jcbless men, requesting
tome solution to the problem of the
unemployed.
Maximnto Silva, 35, shot and in.
'tanly killed his brother, Antonio, at
Nampa recently. The shooting was
he termination of long standing diff
terence between the two, sum OF
money owel and the alleged threaten.
ng Of Mrs. n. Silva by Antonio, be
ING causes.
The State of Idaho now owns for.
'sted area (including barren or graz
ng lands, young timber growth and
nerchantable timber within such area)
If 123, 600 acres. OF this acreage there
S about $4,000 acres in northern Ida.
10 and about 143,OO0 acres in southern
idaho.
Bosses poor and unemployed got 4
cal treat just because baker left out
the salt in stirring up batch Of lou
toaves of bread. Half of the batch was
sent to the city welfare director and the
rest to Gle Salvation Army. The sup
ply was quickly disposed of, some
mothers carrying home to their fam
lies as many as eight loaves.
The dairy survey being made by Hea
H. Eussman. secretary Of the Chamber
of CONNIE rec, is bringing in a great
many requests for more cows from the
farmers and dairymen of the communi.
~. This information is being received
through the questionnaires mailed out
to farmers and left at cream stations
and the cheese factory for the farmers
to fill out.
An organized ring of drug peddlers
has been broken up by the police al
Pocatello. The raids we're conducted
with the utmost secrecy until all OF
the gang had been taken. Several hun.
dred dollars worth of morphine, CO
caine and opium have been seized. a,
we'll as the paFaphernalia for smoking
and using various drugs.
Hugh Sproat, president Of the Idah<
Woolgrowers' association, returned
from Washington, D. c., where he went
in the interest of permanent tariff
On wool. declared the growers are sat
SIZED with the emergency tariff. as Il
provides rore protection on wool thar
hey had ever hoped for. The duty or
wool in the grease is Is cents pound
and rs cents on secured wool.
F. S. Moore of the Emmett foies
office denounces as untrue and ridicul
Jus the stories going the rounds con
:erning the burning Of hay and homes
belonging to squatters in Bear valley
the Payette forest. Two hu:s thai
rad t%en deserted and were practical
|
md were menace to the surrounding
imher were burned by order Of the
crest service.
A committee has been formed Mt Ru
Vert to launch an organization to furn
Sh credit for farmers, to buy dairy
vows through the war finance corpora
ion. This committee will confer will
he bankers in the county. take out in
corporation papers and begin bushes.
It once. 1t is formed to encourage the
larry industry in this section. Tht
>aid up capital is said to be fixed a
| $4,000.
| Mayor Ralph Louis and Chief o.
Police Carlson are taking drastic stepi
% put an end to the wave OF told-u.,
md house-breakins in Idaho Fans
| every man not being able to give &
strict account of himself is helms
| brought into Dolice Headquarters fO