The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-10-05
I'M THE GEM STATE


T. years and eight months or l'-i ~
tal s74O,1l7.14 for buildings ana CON
tents, according to report ihhue ~
Iouis p Kieldsen. commissioner OF pun
lic safety, Friday by William A. Foster
chief of the fire department. MI.
Kieldsen's purpose in having the da'h
rompiled was to determine the relation
of the annual fire premiums OF BOISE
and the. actual fire losses with the
view of adjustment If the relation -
deemed unjust.
Rubl will have another -four mil
this fall. A new one IS to be erected
on the site Of the old one, which was
burned down last winter. 1t Will have
75-barrel capacity Work will begin
about the first of October and, Accord
ing 70 Edward Kappa, local manager.
the company expects to be ready FOR
business BY the first Of the year. The
mill will manufacture the Cupid
trand OF -four, as before. The cost OF
the mill will be approximately $3O,oOO.
At the meeting Of the city council OF
Nampa recently, an adjourned meeting
from the Tuesday night session. con-
tracts were let for completing the new
lateral sewer and for constructing side
i xalks. Walrer L. Harris was awarded
,he sewer contract which entails put
ing in a piece OF sewer. four or FIVE
blocks, along fifth and sixth avenues
south. TIE contract will mean an ex-
penditure Of something like $500 by
the city.
Ralph r. Morgan, for many years a
prominent citizen of Idaho and former
Judge Of the eighth district, died sud-
denly at his home in Kellogg OF para
lytic stroke and cerebral hemorriJage.
tie was Il member of the state cOnSti-
tutional convention in 1890 and had
been prominent In Masonic circles.
Judge Morgsn's father was a promin-
ent pioneer iurist Of Idaho and was a
Justice of the supreme court for many
years
Much inter est Is being shown by the
water users of the Snake river valley
in the construction of the dam at the
narrDwS on the Salt river nine miles
from Alton. WyO. This project, when
completed. will rank as one Of The
most important pieces of reclamation
work of the Northwest and will hr of
incalculable benefit to the lands of the
Snake river valley, for which it will
be used.
Virgil Bedwell of Council started ont
last Monday morning at O'Clock on
the 22OInile hike to the University of
idaho, which he will enter as N stu
lent. The first day Bp,lwell covered
torty-four niles. but the second dav he
suffered Sprninrd ankle, and in try-
'ny to forge ahead injured his knee.
At present Be,lweIl is in Lewiston re-
operating sufficiently to continue his
hike.
Ii Is not generally known that the
plant of the Potato Growers Associa-
non at Blackfoot is the largest exclu-
Slve potato warehouse in the state of
ldaho. and SO far as is known west of
the Mississippi river The railroad
company knows it however. and their
business this year promises to tax their
capacity for storage, which is 1870 cars.
~ portion of Mink creek will he clo-
seq FOR il stated period within the dis
Tetlon of the game wnrdens if the
made Tuesday even.
h@ at the meeting of the Bannock
i 'oullfy Sportsmen' association are
,arriel out. The reason for the closinp
IS the planting of fingerlings by the
local trout hatchery.
Ahe Ada cou.ty farm bureau FEEDER
ltlon pledged itself ut Il recent meet.
ny to assist in every way possfll.
III "ih" Reclamation association. ar-
cordlng to copy of the resolutions
received by Guy Flenner. managing
llfector of the association from : r
iearhart. president OF the Ada county
farm bureau
Idaho apples have been disposed Of
IhlS season at from Sl5 to SD ton i,
'ulk, {. j. SinSel. warehouse operot,r
Dt Boise, asserted Friday evening
" men 1t is possible to make a p.,tt
lt 80 ii ton, said Mr.. Sinsel. il is eo..
liy understood that the Idaho orchard
st Is in an enviable position this wear
Registration is the order M Coodi,r
College this week and present nros,
poets Indicate the largest enrollmen,
n the history of the school For thn
nrSt fime the college Is registeriny
from Washington and Mon
rit!-flVe prizes We're won nv tho
University of Idaho exhibits of d,irv
'attle and sheep ut the Spokane infer.
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