The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-03-30
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS

In the 1920 crop Improvement cam
'aign of the Fremont county farm
ureau, seven cars of certified seed
arm bureau supervision. Ten modern
forage houses were constructed, five
ars Of seed potatoes were marketed
through the farm bureau and q potato
,rowers' association was organized.
Estimates by the Jefferson county |
arm bureau indicate that farmers of |
he county received $4,000 more for |
heir beets in 1920 through the Con-
,ract they obtained by negotiating |
with the sugar company, than they |
would have received under the $12 flat
rate contract originally proposed.
Members of Twin Falls Rod ana
Gun club are circulating petitions to
be presented to the state legislature
with view to securing legislation deem
ed necessary for protection and propa.
CATION Of fish and game. Specific
include raising of
residence license fee to SIS.
! In thirteen rabbit drives conducted
by the Gooding county farm bureau in
seven communities in 1920, covering a
total area of 1880 acres, 5000 rab-
bits were killed. There were $4,000
rabbits killed by poison on 100 farms
in sixteen communities.
Congressman Addison T. Smith will
introduce a bill in congress at once
calling for an appropriation of $780,
600 to enlarge to postcffice and fed
eral building in Boise. The present
building will not now accommodate all
Of the federal offices.
In Fremont county in 1920, 1920
acres of land were treated with H. 10
pounds of poison bait for squirrels. In
this work, 100 farmers co-operated.
The expenditure was about twenty
cents an acre. Savings totaled ap-
proximately $4,000.
Idaho county's savings of crops this
year from the farm bureau grasshOp-
per campaign are estimated to have
amounted at $2O5,32O. There were So
600 pounds of poisoned bran mash dis
tributed over 10000 acres, in ten COM
munities.
Eight men employed by the c. E..
Green Construction company, which
has the contract for the st. Anthony
sewer system, were buried in an
eleven-foot trench which caved in on
them. All were rescued and will re-
cover.
At least 100000 sheep and 49,5OO
head of cattle were saved to the state
of Idaho for breeding purposes at the
time of last springs drought. through
the efforts of the county farm bureaus
| and the university extension division.
Large scale experimental livestock
| feeding has been started by the Uni
versity of Idaho college of agriculture
on the Caldwell agricultural expert
ment station, with the selection for
feeding of 40 steers and AT lambs.
| A temporary organization of the
wholesale credit men of PocatellO was
perfected last week. 1t is the pur-
pose of the organization to affiliate
with the Intermountain Credit Mems
association of Salt Lake.
| Bannock and Caribou counties, ir
the BannOck chapter Of the American
Red Cross, will have an expert social
welfare worker at once, according tC
the decision of the executive commit
tee of the Red Cross.
Herbert H. Houghton of Filler, re
Gently invented and patented a valve
coupling for lubricatOrs. He is plan
ming on leaving for Los Angeles, where
an agency for it's distribution and salt
will be established.
George Christensen, of POcatello
was badly cut about his face ant
others in the automobile seriously In
jured from acid in the battery, whel
his car was overturned while return
ing from Blackfoot.
H. H. Mossman, who was convicted
by jury at Caldwell on a charge o
asSaulting a boy while in his melol
patch, was sentenced to serve 60 day
in the county Jail and given fine o
$3.50.
A masked man held up Hyde's
grocery, suburban store at 1dah
Falls, obtaining more than 500 fror
the cash register while he held gu
1evelled at the proprietor
Canyon county farmers are reporte
to be adopting the "sheep method
of keeping permanent ditch banks fire
from weeds. Twenty farmers now ar
using this scheme.
James Arnold and Rob Anderson
of Emmett, who it is said have col
fessed to having robbed w. &. Dewe.
are in jail at Caldwell.
Saving from rodent control wor
conducted in Franklin county in ~
are estimated to have amounted I
$4O,445.
Idaho stands second in the Unite
States from the point of the efficlene
of her military organizations and pc
sonnet.
Four hundred forty hoys in 70 hig