The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-02-23

haven't seen story about the deer
fighting In the streets for months and
months.-Nampa (Idaho) Free Press.
One person, more or less concerned,
who is apt to consider the coming in
augural festivities amply sufficient. no
matter what their nature, is President
WiisOn.-Butte (MOnt.) Miner.
In good times the movies prosper
because everyone has plenty of money
to spend on entertainments, ard IN
bad times they prosper because peo-
pie go to the pictures when they can't
find amy work to dO.-Richfield (Utahl
Reaper.
That was a pretty piece of devo.
ton on the part Of the wife who gave
a piece Of her jawbone to repair her
husbands broken leg. Now of it viii
only be still long enough to knit with
the other bone, all will be well.-Em.
NETT Udaho) Examiner.
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signing up to raise beets on account Of
difficulty in securing labor in the past
are now assured there will be plenty
Of beet field workers available and
those who have been holding back on
this account are now signing up
Fallon (Nev.) Eagle.
| j. Ogden Armour says new spapers
Ought not to print unverified rumors,
and to judge from the mere sound Of
his statement you would guess that
Mr.. Armour wants the newspapers
to print the truth about everything,
including the packing business.-Idaho
FAILS Idaho) Times-Register.
The proposed plan of the Nevada
legislature to advance the cost of a
fishing license from 81 to So will not
meet with serious objection, provided
that the Nevada fish commission will
expend the extra revenue thus oh
tanned in restocking the streams
Gardnerville New Record Courier.
Investigations develop the fact that
some Of the big contractors who robbed
the country and the people were Re
publicans, some were Democrats,
some Episcopalians, some Hard Shell
Baptists and some not much of any.
thing. It was not case Of creed or
politics, but of all-round general Gus.
sedness Of human nature.-Brigham
City (Utah) Journal.
The cry "hard times" was not borne
out by facts at the Peterson auction
sale Tuesday. There was a good
crowd and bidding was lively-every'
thing bringing a good price. Cows
selling at unusually good figures, rang
ing from 500 to $147, and other stock
In proportion, IS per cent of the pur
chases being paid for in cash.-Parms
(Idaho) Review.
Other things to be avoided in times
like these are the efforts Of i'm
promptu craftsmanship. That means
that one should not draw up a bill
for this or that without thinking II
over. Often there is much mischie1
done in such ways. Men and classes
Of men should not be humored to be
lieve that everything they want car
be given them by statute.-GOldfiel(
(Nev.) Tribune.
A federal prohibition agent of Sc
attic reports that after two years
search still was found which wa
underground and could only be ap
p-oached by going through hollow
log, the entrance of which was con
cealed by stumps and briars. says III
exchange. Water was piped from ,
spring to a room 1Ox14 feet, from
which sewer led to the river.-Vir
g.nia City (Nev.) Chronicle.
1t is said that the former Germal
kaiser employs more than sixty sery
ants, and is regularly supplied witt
huge sums of money from the father
land. OF course 1t is c0mmendabl
endeavor to raise money in the Unite
States to feed the destitute population
Of Europe, but zest would be added t
the campaign for funds IL little dill
, ferent treatment were accorded tn
man responsible for their deplOrabl
condition.-P0catello (IdahO) Tribune
An English. lecturer says that to II
sure welded bliss woman should te
her husband frequently that he Is
very c'eyer> person, but good man
women, apparently, would rattle
wreck the marital boat than tell q
nntruth. Carson City (Nev.) News
And still, we might solve our De
J picking immigration problem by al
!. nexing all Of Europe. II IL doubtf'
II any Of the fellows on the othl
side would object--except the offie
holdars. Winneuucca <Nsv.) Stas.