The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-09
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Buit In the superior court OF River
side, Cal, for separate maintenance
against her husband. August Caesa
kitching, also 80, on the grounds tina
lie Is squandering his money on g
younger woman"
Attorney General Russell w. Elem
ing Of Colorado died at Fort Collins
Death was believed to have resulte,
from blood poisoning. He is survive,
BY a widow and daughter, IS. nov
visiting brothers of the attorney gen
oral at cambridge, Ga.
Two centenarians, veteran colleg,
graduates, were guests at the Alumni
Council banquet which was held al
Los Angeles Wednesday. They are
former United States Senator Corn.
elius Cole, 101 years of age, and 9
graduate Of Wesleyan university In
1S47, and Lewis B. Reed. 100, who
was graduated from New York uni
versity in 1872
Fred Mayher, alias e. B. Hatfield.
Alias william f. Walker, arrested at
Los Angeles on charges of swindling
Kansas City banks out of $27, 900 con-
fessed nationwide forgeries that have
netted him more than 100000 from
more than score of banks in up-
ward Of dozen different cities, ac-
cording to statement from police
headquarters.
The population Of San Francisco
within its municipal limits is 579. 587.
an increase Of 71,177 over the federal
census estimate of 1920 according to
. survey just completed by the San
Francisco Examiner based upon sta
tistics from local sources.
Jack Herrin and Nelse Bergman,
veteran ranchers, who live IL miles
north OF Florence, Oregon, were plac-
cd under arrest after confessing to
harboring the three men who held up
and robbed the Florence State bank
last Tuesday.
Reports reaching Twin Falls Idaho
Indicate that the recent strike report
ID at the Alpha mine at Jarbidge
may prove to be greater than at first
anticipated. The first strike was
made about two weeks ago, and as
rays taken at that time show the gold
content OF the ore to run as high
u $1,000 dollars to the ton, with none
II the assays going below $21.
Gay Fl. Martin Of Idaho has been
nominated by President Coolidge for
he position OF United States attorney
or the Canal Zone district.
GENERAL
Frank l. Cobb, chief editorial writer
I the New York World died at his
ONE at New York, after a long ILL
ess.
The cost Of living increased 81 per
ent between July Is and November ,
8, 1923, according to a survey by the
ational Industrial conference board,
iade public at New York.
Holding each others hand and ly- 8
lg on the floor in their night cloth I
,g, Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Whitney were I
'und dead in the back room OF their
rocery store at Lincoln, Neb. Both
led from bullet wounds apparently !
elf inflicted.
Six hundred citizens and a score Of :
'deral agents have opened a sensa- !,
onal drive against prohibition law
Iolators in Williamson county, ILL.,,
, raids just made four men were
ounded. One hundred and thirty-six q
RESTS were made.
Fire swept block of business
lildings on Main street at Kansas
ity, No.. causing $35O,000 damage. t
welve shops were destroyed by the L
ames.
The Congress hotel, at Chicago, I
rst opened during tile Worlds fair v
1893 and the battle-ground OIL a host {
national political conventions, is a
be replaced by $22,0OO.OOO 80
DRY structure which will make 1t I,
le Of the largest hostelries in the I,
orld, it has been announced. h
Charles Thompson dropped dead
lille chasing creased pig at fair II
Port Jervis, N. Y.
Plans for the completion of the V
thedral Of st. John the Divine, v
der construction for a number of P
airs, at New York, Tuesday appear a
to be endangered by the latest de- G
lopments of the controversy be, ii
cen modernists and fundamental C.
8 factions Of the Protestant Epis- Il
pal church. Fl
Supreme Court Justice Davis Of
w York decided that each of the v
ven children of the late George ]. p
uld by his first wife was entitled v
$5S2, 871.35 from the trust estab- K
he'd by Jay Gould in his will for G
, benefit of George J. Gould and N
other children. RI
rhe winner of the 100000 OF the -
ward Box American peace award