The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-08-02

ton of their recOrd-breaking auto trip
from Salt Lake to West Yellowstone.
1893 miles, in 8 hours and 80 minutes.
The highest speed attained on the trip
was seventy-three miles per hour, and
the average speed was over fOrty.fivo
miles per hour. This trip, which was
the fastest ever recorded over this
route, was made for the purpose OF
demonstrating the Utah-Idaho Yellow
stone highway from Salt Lake to yell
lowstone park.
Boise.-Jack Murray, who was Sc
verely injured in an auto racing acci-
dent on the Boise track, whom the
racer which he was driving left the
track throwing him several feet. died
at a local hospital. The injured man
was operated on for the purpose OF
inserting plates to connect the broken
parts of his leg.
Pocatello.-R. r. shepherd, recla-
nation official, and daughter are to
meet party from New York and Min.
neapolis for one of the trips Of no re-
turn" down the Salmon river. The
party will consist of seven with guides
and a cook. A new boat has been
built. as each boat must be discarded
at the end of the tortuous trip down
the cascades and rapids Of Che river.
POcatello.-According to deductions
that have been made by several indi.
viduals dragging the river, the body
of baby" reported to have been
seen floating in the Portneuf turned
! out TO be nothing more than doll
which woman had thrown into the
stream. Some excitement was Great
cd when a local physician stated that
he saw the "baby" floating beneath
the bridge.
Idaho Falls.-Reports continue to
come in of the damage to the Idaho
potatoes. In one 4O-acre field 1t is
reported that only a few hills will be
worth digging because of prevalence
Of scab. Failure to plant good seed
is said to be the cause Of much loss
in this years rural crop.
Pocatello-!This city will celebrate
Pioneer day here July "a. There will
be orations, music, readings and a
pageant by the young ladies of the
NJ. I. A. In the afternoon there will
be sports, races and ball game.
There will be dance and other fea-
TIRES in tffe eveninp
Boise.-There has been organized
in Boise the ION Cutoff Highway 40.
ISOLATION, which proposes construction
of joint highway from Boise to
Winnemucca New, by the states of
Idaho, Oregon and Nevada. The pur-
pose of this highway Is to open O
cutoff for auto travellers from south.
ern Idaho into northern California.
Pocatello.-At the meeting of the
National Education Association in
Boston. Superintendent Walter II.
Suders, of the Pocatello public schools
was elected chairman of the board of
trustees Of the national body.
Haiiey.-The highway from HALEY
to Arco and the Lost River country
has been shortened approximately 100
miles, according to one of the engin-
GERS working on the state highway
survey above Ketchum. The new road
connecting HALEY and Lost river ia
the Trai1 creek road which has been
rebuilt by the HALEY and KetchNm
business men and it Is now open for
use. This road also does away with
the road I.tross the lava.
St. Anthony.-More truly than ever
before Yellowstone National park is
this year being made the nations
summer playground. Though the pnrl;
season is scarcely three weeks old, all
but three Of the states are represent
ed among the thousands of automobile
tourists that have already toured the
park. States sending heavy auto tour
list travel are: Washington, 169 cars,
$40 passengers; Idaho, 1913 cars. 453
passengers; Wyoming. 142 cars, 425
passengers.
LewistOn.-A cigarette lit at Local
service station ignited a gasoline tanl
being filled in an auto, burning the
, top from the car, running the uphol
Z stery and breaking the windshield
, with the heat. Two Of the men in the
4 car had their clothing nearly burned
g off and all were more or less scorched
: The station operator, thinking to save
the spread of flames, jerked the hose
from the tank, but the stream instant
d ly hurst into flames and sent stream
: of liquid fire across another cal
e standing at the station, damaging Il
e considerably and burning one of thu
8 tires from the wheel and running tht
: finish of the body. Although theil
e car was badly damaged the respon
sible parties drove away in the ex
element and made their escape.
i Idaho Falls.-Completion of thu
Il new $1,5OO,OOO union stockyard ut La
d Angeles, now under construction, will