The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-09-14
In The GEM STATE

estimated at $4,000. The storm ho
gan with cloudburSt a shor, dfstano,,
north of the city, which was followed
ny an electrical disturbance. said nev.r !
TO nave been equaled ir this mart of
the state.
Water conditions in the test wo, |
OF the Big six OIL company at Moab |
nave Deen overcome at last The latest
attempt to shut off the water was
successful and the well now Presents
a dry hole. After all the water was
bailed out, drilling was resumed and
eight feet made through clnso
grained limestone formation. a minor
accident to the BIT then necessitated
"A delay until repairs We're made
Drilling will start again, and, in the
opinion of the driIler, fifteen feet ner
day Will be made. From now on
drilling will be more interesting. as.
with dry hole, it will be possible to
determine the exact character Of each
formation penetrated.
Application made by officials of
Kane county to John T. OldrOyd, state
land commissioner. for loan to cover
certain expenses of the southern
county between now and taxpaying
time, has revealed that public funds
of the county are for a time tied up
by the suspension of the State Bank
at Kane The situation in some re-
Spects is similar to that created in
Grand county, where the State bank Of
Moab had on deposit some of the
county funds at the time of the suS-
pension.
CloudburSts of almost daily regular
fty in eastern Wayne and Garfield
counties during the last three weeks
. have seriously hampered oil opera
tions at Caineville and Circle Cliffs
I and practically severed temporarily
. the lines of communication to centers
of population. The torrential rains
have hampered the work Of the oil
fields by washing out roads as fast as
they could be repaired and prevent
ing or delaying the transportation of
supplies.
Word was received in Salt Lake City
of the death at Cedar Rapids, Iowa
of Jules Necessary 10 years Of age
said to be the last survivor Of the Tn
. ION Pacific train crew attending the
driving of the golden spike at Prom
ontory Point in 1870. After half 6
} century of work rs an engineer or
western railroads, MctoSkry was re
tired four years ago an pension by
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
railway
At special meeting of the PaysOI
Commercial club delegation wa
appointed and arrangements hav'
been made for others from the Pay
son end of the county to join them t
IL meet with the Utah county commits
sioners soon in an effort 10 hrni
y about completion of the state highWa
~ between Payson and Spanish Fork
!" well as the Benjamin road
new Utah railroad, 1884 mile
long. and extending from the Re
" Creek coal fields in Salina Canyo
to the Juab station, on the Salt Lax
% Routa. is the object of the Titan Fac
~ 6c Railway company, which filed al
ticIes of incorporation with II. +
Crockett, secretary of state, I'M
- week.
Plans 70 make the Moab to Gallup
n NJ highway one of the finest tou
ist routes in the West are being TO-
tered by the Moab chamber OF com
merce. A committee will leave siior
" TO confer with every town alon
tho route in securing cooperation
ID this project.
n s Price. formerly connected WI
the general land office AT "asi'ih'
ron. u. c., has been transferred
tho fold service of the Salt Lake Ian
office He arrived there Monday an
has taken up his new duties as
mineral examiner.
Miss Annie NJ. johnson, MI. Flea
ants veteran telephone operator III
been awarded an honor medal ITO
the Theodore n. Vail memorial run
for distinguished services rehue''
her employers and her fellow c'''zei
u The city of American FORKS
,,t this season II Carneg'H nhra
v.n,.h when completed VIII c.
$4,000.
Rids are being asked for the ere
,;o Of county hospital tor II
County to be erected AT 'e''. ~
on. Utah.