The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-06-28
Pthy News Notes
From, All Parts of
IDAHO

Wallace-Five more of the largest
copper mines in Western states have
announced the resumption Of opera.
tions and on May 10 eleven Of the
fifteen principal mines which closed
down one year ago were again work
ing their properties. although ON q
greatly curtailed scale. Sales Of cleo.
trio power for industrial purposes in
March continued on the same level
as in February, primarily rejecting
the activity in numbering and mining.
MISREPRESENTATION asking that the
public utilities commission render its
decision in the Idaho Power company
valuation case prior to the next gen.
eral election, and that the mayor and
city council look into the proposition
of establishing a municipal electric
light and power plant, were passed by
the North Boise grange.
Wallace-The contract for paving
between Occur d. Alene ana Washing
ton state line has been let.
AAVASPOACA 0OuSA AuduV WOOIkTOWs
ess. rs Or3O in number. have sold their
wool holdings Of approximately 1850.
600 pounds at a price Of 33 1-3 cents
a pound. +. o. b. Idaho points. less the
usual reduction Of per cent for tass
and four pounds for bags.
Wetser-The new veterans hospital,
~ house service men suffering from
active tuberculosis, under construction
at Walla Walla. WASH, viii be ready
to receive patients June I and move.
ment Of all tvbercular veterans Of
Washington, Oregon and Idaho to the
oew institution will begin Immediately.
according to Charles n. Crumbling,
manager Of the Boise office of the
United States veterans bureau. Mr..
Crumbsing stated that tho first unit Of
ESQ beds of the hospital will probably
be filled within the frs" 60 days after
It's opening.
Lewiston-Kip Kip Kipelican, aged
IS. said to be the true heredity chief
OF the Nez Perez Indians. died at Pend
Teton, Ore, where he had gone to at.
tend convention Of the PRESBYTERIAN
church.
Notwithstanding to the report
made for the month Of April by Chief
of Police NJ. Bendixsen, there were
126 arrests made, fines collected to
the amount of $910,1S7 dogs killed and
eight lost children returned to their
parents.
Pocatello-Newton Croft. 7-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Croft of
North Harrison avenue, died at q hos.
pital as the result of injuries received
when he was struck by a taxicab.
Twin Falls-Twin fails lodge of Elks
~ill be represented at the first annual
state conclave at Boise, June IA and
10, by a band Of twenty-five pieces, led
by Jack Thorp, leader of the 146th
field artillery regiment in France and
| Germany and also leader of the Twin
Falls City band. Statement to this eff.
| fort was made by committee in con
nection with an announcement of plans
Of the lodge to stage an elaborate
musical minstrel show here one week
| before the conclave in Boise.
Twin Falls-Anticipating heavy de-
mand for motor truck hauling OF
freight with the beginning of construc
ION Of the proposed Idaho Central
railroad between Rogersorl, Idaho, and
Wells. New, members of the Inter
mountain Truck and Automobile Car
riers association. at q meeting discus
sed at length a proposed schedule OF
rates for hauling between Twin Falls
and Wells and intermediate points
Automobile passenger carriers already
have established fare Of SIS for thu
trip from Twin Falls to Wells, approx
mately 12O miles.
POcatellO.-George Isaacs, state fish
commissioner, arrived in POcatell<
with fine specimen of rainbow trou,
taken from the Lost river above Arco
This trout was planted seven years
ago by the fish department and wa,
seined for eggs, 5000 being taken from
it. The trout is twenty-eight and ,
half inches long, twenty inches in cir
conference and weighs fourtee,
pounds.
Boise.-A cheese factory is to be er
acted at Idaho Falls in a short time
Grand View.-Lanelle Hopkins, 2
year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ere,
Hopkins. was drowned in the Snak,
river when he fell from an old ferry
boat, on which he and his 5-year-ol,
brother were playing.
Homcdale.-The interstate com