The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-03
In THE Gem STATE

AT Salmon, Sunday evening of a deer
running through the streets Of the
town. closely pursued by number Of
hunting dogs. The animal was first
seen by some boys as it came swing
ming down the Salmon river near the
edge of town. When il reached shall
low water it scrambled oct On the bank
and ran down the boardwalk on a side
street. When the dogs took up the
chase the deer was soon able to leave
them far behind, and disappeared
down the river bank below town. The
deer was of the black-tailed variety,
and was a fOur-pronged buck. with he
horns still in the velvet stage.
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The brick plant on the west side Of
the river north Of Idaho Falls
about a mile has resumed operations
after having been shut down for a con-
siderable period Twenty men are
now being employed. The owners Of
the plant state that there is little call
for brick at the present time, but that
they expect some building operations
will soon be resumed and that then the
market will be opened. 1t Is the pur-
pose of the plant to make a sufficient
supply Of common brick SO that it win
not be necessary to ship any Of that
grade here.
Mrs Kate Rich rri< o-Hara, widely
I kown Socialist lecturer ~r-l writer. who
was kidnapped from the home of her
sponsor IN Twin Falls. Ida. July after
a lecture by her had been announced
for that evening. has employed Jake
A. Sheppard of Fort Scott as her at
torney. Her daughter. Kathleen OHara
announced that Mrs. O'Hara will pros
ecute the case against the eleven men
who are said to have abducted her.
Carl De Long and Doctor Shook Of
Twin Falls are TWO of the nine men
crested by Sheriff Robinson of Mon
80, New.
Caribou county commissioners at their
session this week took up ways AMI
means for raising the $1,000 which
the county must furnish for the co,.s-
plerion Of the highway east TO the Bear
Lake county line. 1t appears. accnr5l-
ing TO discussions at the meeting. "a,
this money was apportioned last year.
but was used in the construction -
the Tin Cup road, leaving no ayailai'la
funds for the completion OF tie l. -
way.
]. T. Fisher, state manager az IL
Idaho wheat growers association a.
nounced Sunday at American F'iI
that every bushel of wheat raise Il
the inter7nountain region will b.. pm
duced at Il loss 10 the grower. dr~t'iEa
bumper crops unless market j.
crease is noted in freight rates With n
the next thirty days.
Combine harvesting in the Lewiston
valley is now in full swing. AMI y *
OF 30 IN ~ bushels u the acre are he
common thing. Grain from this >s1-
sons harvest has already begun Is, ha
received by Lewiston warehouses.
Yields in the hail belt are r-p.r.,.t Ia
be running from 10 To l. bushes
The acre.
Reports have been received in TsI:.!lo
Falls thar the Williams syndicate. Or
; Grating in the Cat Creek. Mont o'
fields. has struck oil. The well IS
. said TO produce three hundred harre,s
day. Several prominent men If that
, city hold practically all the stock in
this company
The Rev. l. A. Davis. pastor of the
, First Methodist church at Gilbert. Il
, small town on the upper south fc:l
Of the Clearwater, was drowned in II
Ramey mill pond there recently viii, :,
teaching a group of Boy Scouts the a. {
Of swimming according 10 word rcce.y.
ed in Pocarello.
]. NJ. Raeder, recently appo.nts.: :,
The position of assistant plant patti, =
ogiSt in the state agricultural expert
men station. will in company with
State PathologiSI c. ". Hunscrfori.
leave soon for south Idaho To make a
comprehensive study of potato disea.--
eS.
Frank L. Sephan. prosecuting at
torney for Twin Falls county. announce
es that no further action will be taken
against Lydia Meyer Southland before
fall. He asserts thar the case will rot
be permitted to go 10 trial until the
state is fully prepared IL pre>eu, is
evidence.
Two cars of pipe have been rece;v-
Ell by the city of Wie>er for repairing
the old broken down line 10 the h -,l
pressure reservoir which ne city VIII
l@ain place in commission. and for L
lew intake nj the pumping station.