The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-10-04
Phhy News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

uairy experts, who included Idaho
/ ais IN their tour of the state the
unanimous opinion of the yisitors an
expressed by them was that Idaho is
al ideal STATE for the dairy industry.
according to them the high freight
rates are detrimental to profit in
shlpplng raw materials out of this
'la.e' out the finished products, such
DIS butter and cheese and hogs, could
10 marketed at considerable gain. It
also came to light during the meeting
that eastern dairymen are paying an
hlgh as $50 ton for hay on the At.
iantic seaboard, and are realizing a
pfollt Oh that high price,. which tended
70 prove that the grower could easily
realize fortune by feeding his own
dairy herds.
Pocatello.-Don Maynard, one Of the
most noted rum runners" along the
Canadian border, is a federal prison.
er IN the Latah county Jail facing
long term on a conviction of LIQUOR
violations, and he says that when he
has 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.
Notwithstanding to word reach.
ing this city, the Salt River-Wyoming
Development company, an eastern or
ganization with capital stock of
S,O00,OO0. has secured control Of
130,O 900 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
NJ. Little, observer Of the Boise wea.
ther office.
Pocatello.-Charles W. Lee died as
the result OF 4 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, section which has been
untouched by the flames so far. Sec
tions 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,
on the st. Maries and on Upper Marble
creek on the st. Joe river.
Boise-Investigation 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 OF 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
FORMAL school.
6oise-Nearly five years after SEN
tence of life Imprisonment was ORR
ginally passed upon them, Dong Sing
and 10 Ming, convicted Chinese MUIR
derers, have been committed to the
state prison by District Judge Owens
for the murder Of Box Sing. rival tong
man. March 81, 1917. The Chinese
will begin Immediately serving their
sentences.
Boise.-Alleging gross mismanage-
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
$4,000 400 in liabilities.
New Meadows.-Pine forests over a
fargo area surrounding New Meadows
are being ravaged by the pine butter
fly" the caterpillar of which eats the
needles of the tree, +. 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 COW
ers roughly circle extending 90 miles
in all dire1tions from New Meadows.
Twin Falls.-AnticiDated profits
from Twin Falls Chautauqua in the
future may be diverted to fund FOR