The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-04-27
IDAHO AND |DAHOANS


at Boise, in the case in which the
plaintiff sought collection of 100000
for the death of her husband Elmer
Goble, who was killed in logging
accident.
\ small band of wolves have been
wintpring along the Boise river about
fifty miles from Boise near Roaring
river, the Boise King mine, and Gran
tie creek. according to residents of
that section. Ii is said the wolves
have killed Il number of deer.
A few of the active citizens of Rigby
are at present engaged in organizing
Il company which will erect a modern
hospital. The new hospital will prob
ably be located at the west end of
Main street and will cost approx
mately $4,000 to 100000.
Declaring that the applicant has
failed TO justify any increase in any
intrasiate rate, the public utilities
commission has denied the appllca-
ton of the American Hallway Express
company for increases in rates aggre-
eating 26 per cent.
Senator Gooding has introduced in
! the senate bills identical with those
| previously introduced in the house by
| Representative Smith. providing for
a survey and report upon the feast
bility of the Dubois irrigation project
in Idaho.
| The ReetgrOwers' Sugar company
on April Is had received contracts
covering 1902 acres for this year. The
| field force is now out working with
the farmers and several hundred acres
| per day of new contracts are being
sent in.
At meeting of the Commercial club
| of AIelba last week funds We're raised
through subscriptions of 80 cents per
lot owned by townspeople, to obtain
water for gardening, lawns. stock, ETC.,
for the entire townsite for the coming
season.
Hans Kessler. former employee of
the Short Line baggage department at
PocatellO, was arrested last week on
the charge of grand larceny. 1t is
claimed that KeSs;er stole il trunk
containing jewelry valued at $4,000
The Idaho restaurant building, OPP
Grated as "BOb's Place" and for many
years a landmark in POcatello, was
destroyed by fire, which for a time
threatened to wipe out the old Front
street" saloon section of First avenue
Fish and game licenses are being
mailed to the forest rangers through
out the Boise .tatiOnal forest. All for
est officials are deputy game wardens
with authority to sell licenses and the
power to arrest game law violatOrS.
Impetus was given to the lumber in
dustry of southern Idaho last weeE
when the two big lumber mills al
Emmett and Barber, five miles east
of Boise, started operations after be
ing dormant most of the winter.
Montpelier's long-sought street paw
ing is about to be realized. 1t has
been an uphill pull for the improve
ment for the past twelve months, due
principally to the bad condition Of the
bond market in 1920.
|
) amners met at Boise last week ant
organized for the year. DR.. f. w
Mitchell of Boise was named presi
dent, and DR.. Leonard f. Hansen o
Wallace, secretary.
Traffic will not be permitted on thu
highway over the Galena summit Thu
year until the road has been thorough
ly dragged and is sufficiently dry tt
withstand traffic, Is the news tina
comes from HALEY.
A recent examination Of the record
of the city of Burnley, showing tn
results of the operation of the electro
power system, shows that the cit
made a profit for the year of $50, OO'
from the system.
Boise elected new mayor las
week. Eugene B. Sherman, lum
herman. defeated Ern G. Eagleson TO
, that office by "A margin of less thai
POO votes, the official count VII
show.
. A contract has just been approve
by the department Of the interior b.
| WHICH Cne NlliuOhu pioJSNt VIII VI
!. tain additional electric power durin
A the coming summer.
: Steps for the reorganization of tn
e State Bank of KOoskia. recently sus
Q pended, are being taken with the al
h surance that the bank will soon be r.
opened.
s Motion picture exhibitors of ldah
i opened three days convention
0 Idaho. Falls last week. Between !
S and 40 exhibitors We're in attendance
/ J. b. Shoupe, a physician charge
l. with murder in connection with tn
n death of Miss Florence Naef last Jul,
p is being tried at Idaho Falls.
r Charging alienation of his wife's Il
II fections. Amos Brooks has filed Sill
" at Caldwell against William c. Lisol
bee, asking $4,000 damages.
e Pay for common labor for 1921
Y the Boise forest will be $3.50 per da
and board, according to tentati,
p" scale of wages announced.