The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-05-07
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WESTERN

16 on s2-mill tax levy to provid
funds to improve and repair the fou
main highways leading into Baker
This tax will bring $4,000, which
1t is estimated will pay the bills ant
take care of interest.
Spokane Wayne Wunderlich O.
st. Maries, Idaho, won the territor
ial oratorical contest here over eight
other district champions and viii
represent the Inland Empire in the
Pacific coast finals at Los Angeles
Sacramento, GAIA movement to
amend the prohibition law to the sale
of wines and beers has been launch
cd by the southern California divi-
mon, Association for Modification of
the prohibition laws which has filed
articles of Incorporation with the
secretary of state. The organization
plans to carry on an educational and
publicity campaign and hopes to get
the support of the state and national
legislators in the move to amend the
Volstead act.
Walla Walla, Wash.-Organization
OF the Theodore Roosevelt Highway
association was perfected here by
delegates from Washington, Oregon,
and Idaho, the new association taking
the place and continuing the work
of the old Theodore Roosevelt Inter
national association, which was dis
banded because its plan of operation
is said to have failed to work out
satisfactorily. nfr
E. Reinhart company's branch store
at Golconda. Nevada was destroyed
BY fire. The loss Is 1900, with
some insurance. The fire started in
an oil room.
Mrs. Gertrude B. Brown, a widow,
has filed her declaration as candidate
for sheriff Of klamath county, Ore
gon. She will oppose five men, in
cluding Lloyd Low, incumbent. In her
declaration. Mrs. Brown says she was
raised ON a cattle ranch, is an ex-
ceptional horsewoman and an expert
shot with rifle and revolver; that she
weighs 165 pounds and is not afraid
OF any man in Oregon.
Married women under 10 years of
age living In Pasadena, California
will be compelled to attend school,
according to ruling made public by
John Harbeson, director Of child well
fare. Special classes for such brides
will be conducted beginning April "a.
Members of the dairymen's associa-
ton of Butte appeared at a meeting
Of the city council committee and
asked for more rigid inspection Of
dairy's alleging that some ranchmen
Are using few cows to mask moon !.
shine distilleries and are delivering
milk and Illicit liquor from the same !
wagons. using white painted bottles
FOR the distilled liquors.
GENERAL n
David Wright, 81 years old, raw =
storekeeper, at the plant OF !
he Atlas Powder company at Hopat- +
:ong, N. j., committed suicide by ty- .
ng three sticks of dynamite to his =
,elt and discharging them with an ;,
electric battery, according to Coroner
Yoelker.
Harry M. Daugherty, the former e
'ttorney general, announced at Ashe- o
'ille,s N. c., that he will appear as a
ne of counsel for the Marion Star u
its libel suit against Frank A.
'anderlip growing out of the senate a
Of Teapot Dome. He R
eclined to discuss the subject fur q
her than to say that he will confer n
nth other attorneys in the case IN 81
short while. f.
Further quarantine of Texas
gainst California in an effort to
eep the foot and mouth disease out #
I Texas has been proclaimed by III
Governor Neff. Hay, grain, straw m !,
r similar fodder, and three, shrubs, u
ines, plants and flowers are pro- "a
ibited from coming into Texas from 81
california. u
Commander Evangeline Booth of =
le Salvation Army delivered the adj -
ress Of dedication at the opening of "
le army's maternity hospital and
ONE at Chicago, designed particular F.
: for unmarried mothers. The cere- la
ony marked the second day Of the al
,ntral territorial congress, attended ST
= 1000 persons, including 700 officers Pl
the Salvation Army from the Cen pi
al states. lie
Chief Justice Constantine ]. Smith,
!, of the circuit court of appeals tn
the District of Columbia, died at 81
Mimi, following two op- .,
atoms for relief of cancer. :,
A forty-story building to house ex- -
usively 200 wholesale jewelry and -,
almond brokerage firms Is planned ~
Chicago jewelers., according to Phil
lrnett, credited with originating the GU
ca. The idea is fostered by the G;
welers association of Chicago, ic'
Lich would have fta Headquarters in re