The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-11-08

CuSScu III Injecting OF Lno LTdIIE Du-
reau of the chamber Of commerce.
Plans were laid to take exception to
the present level Of express rates pre-
vailing.
Twin, Falls.-Cars distributed by
the Pacific Fruit Express will be di.
vided equally between the o S. l.. and
o. w., Il. & NJ, according to tele-
gram received by the director of serv-.
ice for the interstate commerce CON-
mission.
Pocatello.-The fourteenth annual
convention of the county commission
ers of Idaho met in POcatello and near
ly 100 commissioners were present be-
fore the end of the three day session.
Boise.-A contract for the construc-
ton Of approximately ten miles of the
north and south highway in Boundary
county has been awarded according
to word received at the state highway
bureau. The road on which the con-
struction will be carried on is immed-
lately north Of Bonners Ferry, toward
the Canadian line.
Twin Falls.-Tne Idaho Central
Railroad company, backed by the
Western Pacific Railway company, will
complete within years time ninety
miles Of railroad to connect Twin Falls
with the Western Pacific and the
Southern Pacific lines at Wells, New.
Spanish-American war veterans will
hereafter be entitled to treatment for
mental, nervous and tuerbcular d.
seases and ailments in hospitals of
the Pacific northwest under the direc-
ton of the United States veterans bu-
reau.
A survey of the lettuce raising en-
pertinent as carried on in Idaho this
year is being made for the Denver X
Rio Grande Western Railroad COM
pany. Lettuce raising has become so
important in Colorado that the d. I.
R. G. Ry Co. feels justified in collec-
ton Of information which will be of
benefit to the farmers of Idaho.
observation-disclosures who broke open
the safe of the cooperative store in
Melba recently obtained currency to
the amount of $780,
Nampa.-Work on Nampa's paving
program has come to an end for tn,
season. Surfacing of Eleventh ave-
nue. has been completed.
Forney-Mrs. Belle O'Connor has
been appointed postmaster here sue
ceeding Mrs. Charlotte MCGOWAN, re-
signed.
Pocatello.-The 1923 teachers insti-
tute for the ten southeastern counties
will be held at Pocatello, according to
report received from the decision of
the county superintendent at the
Blackfoot institute
BOise-Four days after the announce
ment Of the allotment to Idaho of
seventy refrigerators cars, daily, dur
ing the shipping season, comes the cry
from all sources of the southern part
of the state that there are no refri-
gerator cars in sight and perishable
fruits and vegetables are piling up.
Boise, Ida.,-More than so per cent
of the people of Idaho are in favor of
the direct primary system. stated SEN
ator William e. Borah Monday follow
ing his return from a speaking tour in
to the northern part of the state.
Weiser-That further hearings on
complaint of Idaho sheep shippers to
have the minimum carload weight of
a standard 36-fOot finch, doube-decE
car of sheep, or Lambs, reduced will
be heard in Omaha and Chicago short
ly, is the report of delegates who at
tended the hearings here Tuesday.
Mountain Home.-Many thousands
of tons of Gilmore county hay may be
sold into Oregon rs result of rul-
ing of the Oregon horticultural board
permitting this county to ship hay I'M
der special terms. Notice Of the
boards action was received Sunday
by w. Fl. Wicks, director of the state
bureau of plant industry
Boise.--JOhn w. Hart. Republican
national committeeman for Idaho. is
sued statement declaring he is in
favor of the next legislature passing
statewide primary law, and that
after the people elect a legislature
that favors such law he will heartily
work for it and will earnestly seek to
have it enacted.
Caldwell. Under auspices of the
Canyon county farm bureau COW
testing association is now being. or
ganized in this county. 1t is believed
actual testing will commence the last
of the present month.
Rurley -EOise was chosen az cOn-