The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-08-23
Pthy News Notes
From, All Part, of
IDAHO

Idaho Falls.-At the meeting here.
held in the interests OF the eastern
DAIRY experts, who included Idaho
rams IN their tour OF the state, the
unanimous opinion OF the visitors as
expressed by them was that Idaho il
an ideal state for the dsiry industry.
According to them the high freight
rates are detrimental to profit in
shipping raw materials out of this
state, but the finished products, such
as butter and cheese and hogs, could
be marketed at considerable gain. 1t
also came to light during the meeting
that eastern dairymen are paying az
nigh as $50 ton for hay on the At
iantic seaboard, and are realizing a
profit OF that high price, which tended
to prove that the grower could easily
realize fortune by feeding his own
dairy herds.
Pocatellc.-Don Maynard, one of the
most noted rum runners" along the
Canadian border, il a federal prison
er in the Latah county Jail facing
long term on conviction of liquor
violations, and he says that when he
mas served this term he is through"
as there is nothing in it but grief"
Maynard has been one Of the most
! successful operators along the Cana
dian border. and time after time has
crossed the line into Idaho, Montana
and Washington with big shipments
| OF liquor, either by auto or by the
medium Of checked baggage.
Pocatello.-According to word reach
ing this city, the Salt River-Wyoming
Development company, an eastern or.
ganization with a capital stock OF
100000, has secured control OF
100000 acres OF land In oil leases In
eastern Bonneville, Teton and Carl
bou counties. Idaho, and in Wyoming
across the line.
Weiser.--Grashoppers have de-
stroyed portions OF the second crop
of alfalfa In Washington county &C.
cording to the summary Of weather
and crop conditions issued by Delbert
II. Little, observer Of the Boise wea-
tner office.
Pocatello.-Charles W. Lee died AZ
the result Of fractured skull re-
ceived in motorcycle accident. There
were three other occupants OF the
motorcycle and sidecar at the time OF
the accident, but none Of them was
injured.
Moscow.-At Priest river the fires
have consumed practically all the
United States forest experimental sta
ton holdings and a part of the tim
Der sold by the state to the Diamond
Match company two years ago. The
greatest holdings Of the state in one
body are located on the east side OF
Priest lake. a section which has been
untouched by the flames so far. Sec
tons where the flames are sweeping
over large areas are: Calder creek on
the ST. Joe river; Emerald creek on
the st. Maries river; Eagle creek, a
branch of Marble creek; Flat creek
on the st. Maries and on Upper Marble
creek on the st. Joe river.
Observation-Disclosures of proposed
dam sites for irrigation reservoirs in
central and eastern Idaho will be
made by W. G. Swendsen, state COM
missioner of reclamation
Boise-Cse o, inexpensive mater.
ials close at hand in teaching art in
rural districts has been demonstrated
by Miss Blanche Cahoon to her class
OF 90 teachers at the Boise summer
normal school.
6oise.-Nearly five years after sen.
fence of life imprisonment was orr.
ginally passed upon them, Dong Sing
and Lo Ming. convicted Chinese muir
derers, have been committed to the
state prison by District Judge Givens
for the murder of Box Sing. rival tong
man. March 81, 1917. The Chinese
will begin Immediately serving their
sentences.
Boise.-Alleging gross mismanase-
ment on the part of the directors OF
the Bannock National bank Of Poca'
tello, which suspended business on
May Is, 1921. r. L. Curtis, as receiver
of the bank, has filed suit in the Unit
ed States district court seeking to
recover from the directors more than
$1,000, 400 in liabilities.
New Meadows.-Pine forests over
FARCE area surrounding New Meadows
are being ravaged by the pine butter
fly" the caterpillar of which eats the
needles of the tree, F. s Baker, In
charge of public relations for the
/ Fourth district of the United States
forest service announces. From New
Meadows the pest has spread as far
as Warren and Council, and now GOV
ers roughly circle extending 30 miles
in all dirertions from New Meadows