The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-15

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partment stores in September, 1922
were 81 per cent larger than in Sep
TENDER. 1921. Nineteen of the thirty
one stores, situated in all parts Of thu
district. participated in this increase
in sales. Following the usual season
al trend, the value of September, 1922
sales Of reporting stores was SO ne,
cent less than the value of sales In
August, 1922.
The Colorado river commission has
been called for what is expected to be
the final session of the present body
In Santa Fe, N. NJ, Immediately fol.
lowing the November elections. The
commission has for its main object the
drafting of some plan to which all the
seven states In the Colorado river
basin and the federal government
might subscribe, and which would
climate differences which might de-
lay materially, if not indefinitely, the
Development Of all the latest resources
| Of the Colorado River.
The injunction granted at Fairfield
restraining Secretary of State S. l..
Staples from certifying the name of
Earle B. Mayfieid, Democratic nom
inee for United States senator, for
the general election boards from using
official ho
name, came too late for, action, Staples
declared.
A quarantine against shipments of
cattle and dairy products from six
counties of Texas has been announced.
The quarantine has been put on be-
cause OF the prevalence Of cattle sea-
bies in these districts.
The highest temperature on record
for October was recorded at points
IN the Kansas City section, when the
thermometer reaching Sc degrees at
Topeka and IS degrees at. Kansas
City.
Reports on the investigations of
various reclamation projects on the
Ogden and Weber rivers in Utah are
being compiled by w. M. Green, engin.
eer of the United States reclamation
service.
S. B. Locke In charge of the fish
and game investigations of the forest
service, and Major e. Goldman, chief |
OF biological investigations, found
about 600 head of deer in the Grand
Canyon national game preserve, on
their recent trip.
due to improved methods in the |
extraction of sugar from beets, the
beet sugar companies now manage to
recover more than 81 per cent of the
sugar in the beets, that being the
amount extracted from the beets in
1921"
GENERAL
The brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
gineers expects to establish bank
IN New York City within ninety days.
A rifle bullet fired as the result of
an alleged 50-cent holdup took the
lives of two men in Uniontown Pa.
the man that fired the shot was traced
by bloodhounds. and is now in Jail.
After playing the stellar role of
'Lightnin," the play which he has
made famous, almost 1000 times FRANK
Bacon, author and star saw the first
presentation of the piece from in front
Of the footlights. He sat in box
with his wife and party as Thomas |
letters n took the leading role in the
road company playing in Peoria. Ill.
The Victor Talking Machine COM
,any directors have declared 600 pei
cent stock dividend, announcement
vas made.
A pledge binding about 100000
var veterans to support all movements
which look toward International peace }
vas signed at the Hotel Pennsylvania
sew York City by the representatives ,
II the veterans organizations of eight ,
lations
Sent noes imposed upon three offici.
lis of the Schaller Brewing company |
# Cinoinatti by Jsdge Peck in United s
states district court are said To be the 4
irst prison sentences TO be pronounced t
n the United States against brewery g
leads charged with violation of the r
TOlsteaA act +,