The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-04-16
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P1ltdown man or the Neanderth
nan, announcement of which We
made recently continues to be top
OF discussion among scientists.
Trunk Siebert. a Winnemucca, New
auto driver, was struck by Wester
Pacific train as he sat asleep in hi
Vord on the railroad track and wa
tossed several yards to one sid'
while the auto was ground to pieces
6iebsrt was picked up by trainme
and brought to town His only az
parent injuries were a cut on the hea
and several bruises.
Cutting their way through the roo
of the NJ. 8. Robbins jewelry ant
clothing store of Los Angeles, thieves
escaped with diamonds valued at 500,
900 and $4,000 worth OF clothing
The bulk OF their loot consisted o.
900 diamond rings.
Frank II. Toy, former sheriff Of
Sheridan county, Wyoming was ar
rested and charged with accepting
brides while In office. He was releas.
cd on $1,000 bond for appearance April
8. The complaint filed declares that
Toy promised to Helen Miklovich i'm
munity from prosecution for manu-.
featuring Illicit liquor.
Danger OF a water shortage in Elko
county, Nevada. which, through ex-
traordinarily pleasant weather during
February and early March seemed
threatening, has been averted through
. snowstorm which blanketed the
RUDY mountains with three feet of
snow. and which left from six to nine
inches Of snow in practically all parts
Of the county within the past few
days.
J. f. Scott of Missoula, Mont. was
acquitted Of a charge of arson in
connection with the fire which des-
troyed tile annex Of the Ward hotel
here on the morning of February IL.
A charge Of murder growing out Of
the death of Charles Ruchtaechel.
who sustained fatal injuries during
the fire. was dismissed.
Public flogging of bootleggers is
urged In the election appeal of Jess
n. Stevens, Shelby, Montana, attor-
Aey, who has filed with the Montana
secretary of state az candidate for
delegate at large to the Republican
convention.
A fresh outbreak of the foot and
mouth disease In the center of an ex-
fensive cattle-raising district In Mer-
ID county, California, scores of miles
lay from the present quarantined
area around San Francisco bay, was
announced here officially by officials
Of the state department of agriculture.
With deposits in excess of $1,000
600, the Merchants National bank of
Crookston, Mimi, one of the oldest
and largest financial institution In
Minnesota, has been
closed and was taken In charge by q
national bank examiner. Ii
GENERAL
William II. Anderson, resigned ,
state superintendent of the Anti |
saloon league OF New York recently !
on charge Of forgery must 6
90 to Sing Sing prison for term OF
rom one to two years, Supreme
Court Justice Wagner ruled in deny
ng the former dry leaders appeal
or a certificate Of reasonable doubt.
Warrants charging Waslov Simek, :
q OF Detroit with malicious threat O
o extort were recommended by tine r
prosecuting attorneys office as re- I
Iult of Investigation into alleged at
empt to obtain $1.050,000 from Edsal
R. Ford under threat OF injuring his
children.
Cash totaling between S135,00 and a
100000 in registered mail pouches T
vas snatched from a lone guardion
It the Illinois Central station at Har-
'ey, ILL.,, by four bandits who escaped .
n an automobile after wrecking a
ruck and engaging in running bat
lie with two men who pursued them c
N a motorcycle. IL
Although LHeTe are bllll numerous
mall rebel bands in the southern
art OF the state of chihuahua and IL
orthern Durango, the Hipolito Villa
1surrection virtually is broken, &C fl
ording to s. L. Andrews, an Ameri- v
an aviator who has been serving b
18th the northern (Fifth) military 81
one. Ii
Death struck swiftly into great
warm OF blackbirds as they were IL
assing over the ]. II. Lippincott 81
lrm near Burlington, N. ]. Hundreds Il
the little bodies rendered life b
IS in some puzzling manner rained n
own among the fruit trees. Il
A letter in which Richard Croker OF
ew York denounces his eldest son as c
a migrate, miser and cheat helped a
roker's widow, Bula Croker, win a u
in her long drawn-out battle t
yer the late Tammany Hall leaders n
!. 100000 estate. g