The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-08-30

Nampa.-Twenty-sev blocks of
concrete curbing will be constructed
this season.
Observation-Disclosures from Franklin
are searching this district for healthy
seed potatoes.
Boise.-A "Fall fashion show" will
be staged by the Boise Business Wo-
mems club, probably during state fair
week.
Weiser.-Since the auto park was
opened this spring, ITO parties have
registered here and camped for at
least one night.
Boise.-Club women are interesting
themselves in candidates for the two
vacancies on the board Of the Boise
Independent school district. With the
terms Of two women expiring, they
are anxious to replace them by two
more.
MoScOw.-1dahO stands good
chance Of winning the trip to Paris
offered to the prize team Of the can
ming clubs of the United States, &C.
cording to Miss Amy Kelly, head Of
the home economics department Of
the university extension.
Enmett.-Due to the falling OF
prunes, the tonnage has been reduced
in the past few weeks to about so
per cent OF a normal crop. In some
orchards, especially the older ones,
there will hardly be 40 per cent of a
crop. The younger trees are holding
the fruit better, and some orchards
report only a slight dropping. The
prune crop in the entire state is at
fected by falling fruit.
Paris.-Farlners who decided not to
grow sugar beets this season because
OF the low price of sugar last spring
and the lower guarantee which the
companies consequently were able to
offer are regretting their decision now.
The sliding scale contract by which
the growers are paid according to the
selling price of sugar has advanced SO
greatly and the crop is in such fine
condition the farmers who stuck to
sugar beets are promised a very prof
liable return on their seasons work.
1t is generally believed that If prices
hold to their present levels or go
higher the acreage will be greatly in
creased next year.
Boise.-Nearly three-quarters of a
million dollars in prize money is be-
ing offered to boys and girls in club
work this year in the United States.
according to E. B. Duncan, Idaho state
club leader. This is exclusive of the
Smith-Lever funds appropriated by the
government and matched by the state
to conduct the work. This sum of
money is provided by fair associations,
livestock and breed associations, man
ufacturers, bankers and bankers asso-
Citations, packers, land companies.
chambers Of commerce, farm bureaus,
publishers, boards Of agriculture.
oranges, stockyard companies. county
commissioners, school boards, seed
firms, railroads, retailers, livestock,
commission firms, livestock exchang-
es, directors Of extension, individuals.
and by the junior clubs themselves.
Laclede.-Fire, starting from an ov-
erhead machine in the planning mill,
practically destroyed the 100000
plant and lumber stock of the A. G.
White Lumber company.
Caldwell.-Fifty or more Caldwell
bushes men will probably make a
visit soon to the Boise project. to oh.
serve the condition of land in the pro-
ject waterlogged or becoming water
logged.
Boise.-Youth was an advantage to
Alice Crozier and Margaret Brant, Of
Lewiston. when they were arrested re-
Gently by deputy game warden
charged with fishing without a H.
cense. Reports filed with the state
game warden stated the two were
fined the minimum costs because they
were young girls" The alleged dis
regard for the law cost each $29.65.
Idaho Falls.-The first car of new
oats has been shipped out of this Sec
ton, the grower receiving As cents
per hundred more than was paid for
the first new oats last year. The
grain came from the L. A. Hartert
ranch, and brought the owner $1.20
per hundred, as compared with 70
cents paid year ago.
Observation-Disclosures charges for
1922 were fixed at a meeting Of the
board Of directors of the Nampa and
Meridian irrigation district. This sea-
son more than $4,000 had to be ex-
pended to repair breaks in the canals,
but even with this unlooked-for ex-
pense, the levies for this year will be
less than for 1921.
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