The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-12-27
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

| mas Si-heu d CpulTdcL WIFI TIRE bOlSe
Chamber Of Commerce to build q
secondary main line of the Oregon
Short Line railroad into Boise. This
is the authoritative announcement OF
the chamber of commerce.
! PocatellO.-J. I.obb Brady, secretary
treasurer of the Mountain Home irri.
! CATION company, returned from hasty
call to repair big break in the main
flume of the irrigation company. The
break was fifty feet in length and the
worst one occurring in years. The wa
ter was shut off from the main reser-
voir, workmen were hastily put to
work, and the damage is being re-
paired so as to make sure Of delivery
OF water next spring.
Pocatello.-Melvin Carrothers of
Malad was instantly killed a short
distance out of that city when the
car which he was driving turned ov-
or, breaking his neck. George Thorn
ton. also of Malad, suffered two broke n
ri and several severe bruises, while
Albert Harrison, another member of
the party, ESCAPED injury.
Boise.-Stock subscriptions amount
ing to $4,000 in the Idaho state fair
have been collected by the state fair
committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, according to the report of the
committee submitted to the Chamber
OF directors. Announcement was also
made that it Is the intention of the
committee to sell 90 additional shares
OF tie stock which VIII make the to.
tai amount subscribed $4,000, enabling
the newly reorgan.zed association to
llquldate all outstanding Indebtedness
and have at their disposal sufficient
funds to start work for the fair next
year.
Idaho Falls.-Robert Stewart, %.
and Nelson Weare, II, were arrested
ny local police officers here, after the
pair had cashed a forged check for
S42 at the Bundle Dry Goods store in
payment for purchases made by them.
Inc check was signed with the name
OF l. w. Park, who. it later developed
had befrinded the boys by giving them
employment when they arrived here
three weeks ago.
Fru1tland.-The Fruitland State
Dank closed its doors Thursday noon
because Of run on the bank, due to
the closing of the Payette National
Dank on Wednesday. F. NJ. Gardiner,
cashier, reports having sent for the
state bank commissioner and stated
That he hoped the closing was only
temporary.
Twin Falls.-Something more than
Soo-ooO was clipped off the Twin Falls
Canal company's annual maintenance
charge by action Of the board of di.
rectors at meeting here when it
fixed the 1923 maintenance assess.
ment at $1.25 an acre, as against the
levy OF $3.50 an acre this year. Two
years ago the levy was So an acre.
Twin Falls.-The seasons record for
sugar beet production in the Twin
Falls district goes to George A. Ben
der OF Bickel, who obtained a Weld
Of 292 tons per acre on six acres of
land. 1t was announced by officials Of
the Amalgamated Sugar company.
Boise.-Caldwell, the home CITY of
ldaho's martyred governor. Frank
Steunsnberg. is up in arms over even
consideration by the state board of
pardons of the application Of Harry Or
chard. famous murderer, incarcerated
In the Idaho state penitentiary. Bust
ness men of that city voted to close
their places of business. come to Boise
en- masse and protest to the state
board against liberating Orchard.
Boise.-The state of Idaho had be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 in the two
banks which closed their doors in
Payette county, according to the rec.
ords of the states office. There was
either $4,000 or $1,000 in the Fruitland
State bank, depending on whether or
not that institution paid sight draft
which the state drew against it No
wmber Is. There was $4,000 in the
Payette National bank.
Pocatello.-From July 1, 1921, to
Nov. l. 1922, the inspection service of
the Idaho state department of agri-
culture issued certificates of inspec.
ton on 20,276 cars Of fruit. vegetables
and hay, according to a summary OF
the 16 months work
Pocatello.-An Industrial conference
Of commercial, civic. financial and ag-
ricultural interests from IS counties in
southern and southeastern Idaho met
at the chamber Of commerce hall Fri.
day afternoon and organized the Idaho
Freight Reduction association. The OBJ
ject Of the association viii be leduc-
ton Of freight rates for Idaho ship
pers.
Boise.-Search is being made by
the sheriff's office for two lads who
disappeared from their homes, hound