The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1919-06-18
IDAHO BUDGET

A new church building is being
erected at Bull by the Methodists at
a cost of $500
After having been closed during
April and May, the spawning season.
the trout season opened throughout
Idaho on June l.
Floyd Davenport was seriously
burned while starting fire with coal
oil at Hill City. His clothing was
burned from his body.
BannOck county service men al. to
be accorded great welcome-home re-
ceptiOn July 4, according to plans out
lined by the program committee.
Building permits issued by the city
engineer at Nampa since January /
tOtaled 1921, 7O5. This amount far ex-
ceeds those issued during the entire
year of 1918.
Otto Crist, Meridian boy, is in the
hospital as the result of an accidental
shooting by playmate, who didn't
know the gun was loaded. The boy
was shot in the shoulder.
Playground supporters of POcatello
are getting active on the seasons work
formed to back the movement, which
was begun last summer.
Governor Davis has gone to WASH
ingtOn in the interests of the half-bil-
lion dollar appropriation bill now be-
fore congress to provide funds for re-
clamatiOn of lands throughout the
country.
Plans for membership of 1000 i'm
the Boy Scouts of America We're LAID
at a luncheon at PocatellO by fifteen
representatives of the Rotary and
Commercial clubs and the various
churches of the city.
The town of briggs has complained
to the public utilities commission be-
cause the Teton Valley Power & Mill
ing company is seeking to advance the
rate on street lights from $50 L
month to $3.50 each.
What is to provide an excellent high
way to the Yellowstone national park
through a stretch of scenic country is
the Montpelier-AftOn road, work on
(which is to be started in the near
future, according to officials of the
local forest service.
The Bull city council is considering
with capacity of 30 days water sup
ply for the city. A pipe line would be
built to connect the new reservoir
with the old one. Bulls present res
ervoir is supplied with water from the
low line.
The public utilities commission has
filed an action against the Alder Greek
Railroad company, alleging failure
to render adequate and efficient SER
vice and to comply with orders of the
commission and asking the court to
issue a writ of mandamus compelling
compliance.
The big Y. NJ. c. A. campaign for
the purpose of raising funds with
which it is proposed to extend Y. NJ.
G. A. benefits to every town and vii
lage in the state has been on during
the past week in every community.
The amount of money sought in the
campaign is $1S,S75.
The newly elected board of directors
of the Idaho Falls and Bonneville
county commercial club met l,S> week
and further perfected their organiza-
ton by adopting rules and bylaws to
govern the club. The board of direc-
tors is composed of twenty-three men,
bers, being one from each voting pre-
cinct of the county.
Congressman Smith has introduced
a bill apprOpriating $5OO,OOO for the
completion of the Fort Hall irrigation
project in accordance with estimates
sisting of the chief engineer of the
United States Indian service, the state
engineer of Idaho and the engineer
representing the Fort Hall Water
Users association. ~
Directors of the Twin Falls highway
district have entered into a conthlct
with the Lynch-CannOn Engineering;
company of Salt Lake to construct Il
rock crushing plant of 100 tons per
hour capacity for the preparation of
crushed rock to be used in carrying
out a program of road building for
which a 81 ,25O.OOO bond issue was vOt-
ed recently.
Plans are being made by the various
committees on the homecoming cele-
bratiOn to be held July in POcatello
for the purpose of extending recep-
ton to the boys of Bannock county
who were in the service during the
war.
In an attempt to walk across the
| wind-whipped river on a Pinch pipe
| line, Marvin Lowe. ~ years of age, a
farm laborer employed by NJ. b. BOley
at Murtaugh, slipped and fell to his
| death in Lake Linden, south of Muir
laugh.
1t is apparent from glance at the
statistics of Idaho that the state needs
| to carry on vigorous campaign
against infections. The government
has already allotted $354O.l3 to Idaho
for this fight, and has another like
| amount for her. providing the state