The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-03-15
Pihy News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Noore-A farmer near this place
has lost ten hogs to date with rabies,
two, the value Of which would be
hard to estimate, a number Of other
farmers have lost cattle and hogs re-
Gently. Iabid dogs rowing the valley
Is the source Of their infection.
Post Falls.-After waiting for his
change for q years. Charles waS-
ner. a Spokane dAiryman, has received
check for $500 from the federal gov.
eminent. In 1896 Wagner filed On q
homestead near Post Falls. Ida The
Land Office was In doubt as to the fling
fee and requested that Wagner pay
a sum considerable in excess Of usual
requirements. He was told that the
government would reimburse him,
should 1t be found that he had paid
too much Recently he was notified
to file his claim for $500, and ne
now has the check.
Boise.-Idaho has 4, 1O6 farms, with
4s.124 head Of breeding hogs, accord
Ing TO the United States census Of
1870. which means that It only has
IL hogs per farm. According TO the
census there were 10000 pigs and
T.4O6 feeding hogs, which brings the
average up to ST heads per farm for
all kinds Of hogs for the entire state;
only 1893 head Of the total are pure
bred animals, all breeds included.
The state fair board Of Idaho have
been endeavorinS to correct this stu
alton BY inducing exhibitions Of swine
at the state fair. each year which slim
ulate interest in the American mort
rage litter.
Nampa.-Reports continue to come
In OF isolated cases Of cattle scab In q
few herds near Nampa. Farmers should
be on the lookout for its appearance
IN their own herds, as 1t Is easily
spread from one animal to another o.
from one herd to another by contact
with affected animals, or infected cor
-als. When mango becomes wide
spread. it is a serious disease and
causes considerable financial loss, due
TO the loss d weight by NANCY cattle.
Eoise.-A number Of Idaho a6eep
men have received from 81 to So a
head for their sheep. and one man
with 1000 sheep Melted IS a head, in
the last few days. This Is more than
they used TO get all told for the sheep"
a prominent commission man says,
and ought to make the sheep men
feel pretty good"
Nampa.-One hundred tnirty-seyeu
various sized bottles containing seeds
are on display in the Nampa Chamber
OF Commerce rooms They are AZ
ranged on step table. Included in
the lot are five different varieties of
wheat and three OF barley.
Boise. - Sixty-nine signers, repre-
senting 99I.13 acres Of land, filed a
petition in district court for the Or
ganization of Ada county drainage dis
trict No 3. proposed to Include approx
mately 1000 acres acres located in Is
sections of land described as slow, wet
fiat and boggy. highly cultivated land,
with an excess Of alkali." The petit
ion was accompanied BY a bond of
$500.
Idaho Falls.-The cold pack sys
tenn Of canning fruits and vegetables
which has become a prominent par.
OF the educational system of Idaho.
through the means of the agriculture
extension work of the farm bureau. is
under serious discussion, since a mum.
Der Of recent deaths, caused by eating
OF vegetables home canned by the cold
pack system. The "cold pack method
of preserving fruits and vegetables is
'nsafe and none should be consumed
without boiling at least As minutes,
according to Geo. W. Hooper, head of
the medical research department ~ the
University of California.
Nampa.-A Swiss Toggenberg mich
goat is the latest addition to the Lloyd
Simons family at their residence On
lStn avenue. Nanny beng an important
factor in the daily menu Of Master Max
Mayfield Simons.
Boiss.-Boise's polo tournament and
horse show for the spring is an assured
fact This was determined at a din
ner meeting Of the Boise Polo club
held recently. when 70 members were
present. The date set is May ..
Pocatello-A special train passed
through Pocatello from Sugar City. car.
rytng 400 Mexicans 325 of them being
adults. They are being deported to
Mexico. All OF them had been in the
employ of sugar company. arrange
ments have been perfected to that end,
some time since immigration officials,
however. have termed the understand.
ing q violation OF federal rulings and
the natives must return to Mexico.
Idaho
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