The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-26

birh mountains south of Albion ehrlS
saturday morning. The fall was yer!
light.
As one of the means by which ldaho
is 10 be advertised through the eas'
during the near future, Il series of NOV
ing pictures Of the Sawtooth range are
being taken by experts in tn" work.
The University Of ldahO officially
opens its next years work on Saturday
September II, It was announced re-
Gently. Students will register Monday
and Tuesday, September 10 and ~, anu
class work will start Wednesday.
Within the next few days construc
rion work will be started on S3'o.'
900 dredging boat which will be con-
pleted and put in operation by the LIST
of May. 1922, on rich placer ground
situated along the Boise and Feather
rivers, IN Gilmore County.
Completion and acceptance by the
state, federal government and coun'
ties of federal aid projects 40 and ~
in Washington and Payette Counties
were announced Saturday by ii. w.
Gregory, Office engineer of the bu'
reau of highways, state department OF
public works.
On the ranch OF H. 8. Green, two
iniles east of jerome, on measureG
piece OF ground containing 2.17 acres,
picklow wheat was threshed Thursday
which totaled 219 bushels and &c
pounds. This is believed to be the
Secord yield in southern Idaho, if not
lin the United States.
z The Marsh Basin Oil and Gas com
pany has resumed drilling operations
ut Albion again. They were delayed
somewhat on account of shipment
of large casing which DID not arrive
when expected. All indications are
very favorable for the development OF
oil in the near future.
! c. S and + A. Maxwell, operating
Che w s. Stewart farm north 81 kim
herly, have completed threshing and
rvport u yield of 1890 bushels Of wheat
from 21-acre patch. BY bushels the
result from the patch is 66 4-21 bushels
per acre. The farm operators have
sold about so per cent of the yield, the
remaining half being stored in bins.
; Fred L. Williams of Boise, former
county agent leader OF the University
of Idaho extension service, has been
appointed county agricultural ugent
for Gem county, according to an
nouncement Saturday by L. ". Flu.
harty, director. Mr.. Williams sue
ceeds A. L. Berry, who resigned to go
into the sheep feeding business at Man
haitian, Kan.
Joel Jeni3er, superintendent OF the
Lewiston city schools, and Miss Eliza
beth Shotwell, teacher and supervisor
Of the Twin Falls city schools, were
named recently on the board of teach
ers retirement fund at meeting IT
Governor Davis, Roy L. Black, state
attorney general, and Miss Ethel Il.
ltedfield, state superintendent of pub
lie instruction
A barn and forty tons Of alfalfa hay
belonging to August Hefer, two miles
Aast of Blackfoot, we're DESTROYED by
ne last week, inv diving q loss Of
$1,000, without insurance. It is as
'nmed that threshers blew straw over
embers, resulting in the
blaze. The dwelling and various other
'utbuildings were saved by bucket
brigade formed by neighbors.
With the four big packing he uses Of
Emmett all filled to capacity with
hackers. the Emmett pru1e crop Is be-
ng handled at q, lively rate these DAYS
(he pr,,ne crop this year is the largest
w. sAAe"SASu iT tNiS ScCtIOu% anu the
rufs is Of excellent quality. Growers
viii receive on IN average Of $40 per
on for the crop. 1t is estimated that
rom 40 to 200 cars will be shipne.f
The Ada county commissioners are
preparing to sell the Old county farm.
comprising about 100 acres, North Of
CoGister. 1t Is their belief that the
taxes on 1t will bring in greater rev.
eAne than money they would obtain
~ Leasing it. A survey Of tn. land
will lie made at eace, with the view If
hiking definite action ON the sale ~
The property. It win be advertised for
'ale In compliance with the com1:,aa
stasute' "f fdanmo.
Jascfsntha Medeiros OF HoDo,n,n
y" 10 has been in Idaho Falls
district looking over the lands which
'r being .'nndled by a colonization
company. has started on his return
trip Mr.. Medeiros has for many wears
oeen superintendent on one of the
large sugar plantations in the Hawaii.
m islands. and has decided to cast his
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