The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-07-20
IN THE Gem STATE

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,o.ve Rrookyln. n. Y, about July 10
| for home sites in Twin Falls section vi
yInho will be under the supervision OF
| N.u,.om u. Scott of Brooklyn ana VIII
| n,ve the operation of the America"
| Automobile association. Leaders Ill t"e
| ,,,omobile world and officials or var
,,rs reclamation services declare that
thi, development will virtually insure
the success of the project and more es-
neci,lly its movement across the so",
| tinent. -
,1,vor Lonls of Idaho Falls has re-
.eived n letter from the director gen.
anal NJ the relief committee or the
Rod Cross at Pueblo Colo, ackhow-
Lodging receipt of the cIty warrants
f,. solO sent by Idaho Falls ana eA-
nress,nr sincere thanks. The letter
tolls tba pressing need of funds by
the food victims and sufferers anu
comments on the generous response
On the part of the people or the
country.
lake Finger lineman Tor the
Idaho Power company, was seriously
burned Saturday while attempting 10
tan II 900 volt power line at the nome
of s. G. Seamors Of Blackfooot. tie
was severly burned about the legs but
the greatest iury was to his shoulder
where the voltage entred. Ills re-
cOvery is expected.
Special attention will be gwen thls
year to the semi-anl dal settlement OF
all tax collectors, provided in section
9244 of the Idaho Compiled Statutes,
according to Il letter addressed re-
gently to all county commissioners.
auditors and tax collectors by the bu-
reau of public accounts, department
of finance.
A wholesale Jail delivery with a
possible loss of life, was frustrated
Thursday at Caldwell by H. w. Kin
ney, sheriff Of Canyon county, when
he discovered two letters requesting a
.six-yun and shells be hidden in the
dollhouse and II saws secreted in the
coal bin in tie basement Of tho court
house.
Residents of one of the blocks in the
eastern part Of Idaho Falls have I'M
der consideration the drilling of we'll so
as to have clear and pure wlter, a
condition which does not exist in the
water taken from Snake river through
the city's mains, specially during the
high-water period.
A preliminary statement OF the gen.
eral results of the 1920 census of mines
and quarlies of Idaho, covering the
year 1919, was issued Saturday by the
bureau of the census, department OF
commerce. 1t consists of comparative
summary for the years 1909 and 1919,
by totals.
Governor D. w. Davis has been ask
ed to give the chief address for the
Fourth of July celebration at Pocatello'
There will be other speakers, and
most attractive program WIS outlined
by the special committee appointed by
the chamber of commerce S ,urday.
c. H. Lewis, manager of the Colonial
theater of Idaho Falls, let recently
for Minneapolis, where he WI repre-
sent the Idaho motion picture perators
at the national convention If motion
picture theater owners, VIII ch waa
held in that city June q, 2S nd 20.
Miss Ethel Redfied, state superin
tendent of schools, is authority for the
statement that 1000 teachers and can.
didates for teachers certificates are at
tending the various summer schools
for teachers arranged by the state de
partment of education.
The final findings and decree in thu
big case involving the water rights OF
the Weiser river drainage was re
ceived this week by Lot L. Felthan
who fought the case for the Weisel
Irrigation District, and has been filet
for record.
A government veterinarian, DR.
Morris J. Sisley Of Denver has beer
transferred to the Boise office Of thu
bureau of animal husbandry to assis
in hog cholera control work in thu
state of Idaho.
We are informed that the work O
repairing the state highway through
the box CANYON near Chillis, is pro
crossing rapidly and in short TIM
now travel will be allowed over tb'
road.
Dry farming districts Of southeast
ern Idaho have splendid prospects fo
good crop this year. The past two
years crops in this section have beer
nearly a total failure.
Mining products from Idaho increas
I'd from $S,6l9,342 in 1910 to $11, $40,
3O1 in 1919, according to figures com
piled by the United States Census Ru
reau.
@ Stockholders in the Overland Nation
n al Bank of Boise, which recently wen
n into the hands of receiver, are W DIRK
' ing on plans to reorganze the bank.
r The city council of Rupert has votet