The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-12-28
IDAHO NEWS REVIEW

company from Spokane, were the
.uccesful bidders for $4,000 worth of
road bonds for the Ferdinand highway
district. Idaho county.
Fifty families in Nampa % former
sorvice men and % civilians were
be,ped in November by the Nampa
cbaDter American Red Cross, Miss
Grace NJ. Coffman, secretary reports.
The meeting Of the Idaho Falls
school board disclosed the fact that the
district is in better condition financial
~ by $4,000 than at this time a year
ago.
Salary slashes and curtailment of op-
Grating forces in various county depart
ments, designed to save the county be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000 have been
ordered by the board Of commissioners
at Twin Falls.
The new road to Wendell was cont
pleted by the local highway district
For the first time in the history Of
the county really excellent highway
now connects Wendell with the county
seat.
Directors Of the Twin Falls Chamber
Of Commerce Endorsed proposals for
establishment of an interstate highway
to shorten rhe route between Boise and
Utah points. The proposed route passes
through Twin Falls, surley and
Strevelle on the way to Ogden and
Salt Lake and materially lessons the
distance Of travel as compared with
the route passing through Pocatcllo.
A divorce suit at HALEY was flied
In the clerks office at $50 o'clock onG
afternoon, ana the plaintiff was
granted decree at 4 o'clock, only
half an hour intervening between the
Cling Of the papers and the granting
Of the Divorce. being about the record
for expetleancy in this district.
While Captain and Mrs. ]. F. Pur.
dy Of the Salvation Army were conduc-
ting divine services on the streets In
Twin Falls, mimscreants entered their
residence and luSgcd off nearly all
Of the canned goods and other comesti-
bes donated by the public for charity
purposes at Christmas time. There
were several hHndred cans of preserves
anu canned fruits stored in the cellar.
'ldaho Aps'fes,' packed in fancy
paSKets, bld fair to become a we'll
known commodity on the fruit market
'as'the result of a trial given this year
10y Idaho apple growers. Growers
found this year that they could get 80
cents more by packing in baskets and
hehce plan to put this type of contain
er INTO more general use next year.
between eighty and ninety claims OF
iorlher service men were handled by
Inc veterans welfare commission in
'o'a'eho. 10 date the commission has
cohssoered about $50 claims and has
F"d 10000 The last legislature cs
'o'lshed fund of 100000 for this
purpose
""'l ROBERTSON and Raymond earn
W graduates of the Idaho Falls high
s''ool ana how second year students
~ ''he agricultural department of the
.u"'o lech at Pocatello, are doing re
a''h WORK in the department of
aifFing This is the first work of the
a'a' ever done in southern Idaho. Re
Ss VI me tests will DE put into prac.
'". "' "'Se throughout this part of the
'A'e' oy the dairy interests.
re "ese 81 fires in the Boise ma
n. forest during the past season.
"i Inc 81, the supervisor states
were lnan-lnade and in all
"S~'o'ity caused by smokers.
eepstake honOrs in the certified
.. u Seclion of the Pacific northwest
sw".u " SNOW at Spokane. Wash, were
!. ss''t 70 X. J. Stutz Of Dudley, Ida.
w.. -"'' 'Stutz entered twenty netted
= =" poaitoes. scoring $50 points out
1"sslo'e 1000. Elsie Mcl'berson of
!. e"s aaail9, winner of the Idaho rural
shts. "" VIII" 0''''
f>~ fefee' county commissioners
,... soue Oh record as ready to COOP
WIN The state and federal gov
. ~ ~ turnishing funds to build
~. ~oposes' bridge across the Clear.
A.. ''er ut Spaulding. The esti.