The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1922-05-17
Pthy News Notes
From All Parts Of
IDAHO

Idaho Falls-What is characterized as
"a milliOn-dOllar rain" fell in this Sec
ton Friday. Crops were benefited by
the rain. young sugar beets particu-
larly.
Boise-A com. aintl Of discr:mina. /
ton brought by the Yellow Cab COM |
pany Of Pocatello against the Oregon |
Short Line Railroad company was dis-
missed 10y the public utilities commits
sion.
POcatellO.-The colored womens
clubs of Utah and Idaho have just held
their 9th convention here.
Soda Springs-Oil we'll drillers are
active near here and gusners are ex.
Dected.
Rexburg.-A project II under way
to drain the large acreage known as
Market Lake bottom, near Roberts.
Dan Martin. engineer Of Idaho. Falls.
Is in charge of the work. When put
into shape for agricultural purposes
the land will be valued at $15O,OOO.
Pocatello.-The body Of f. Leonard
Barrow has been recovered from the
Snake river near BlackfoOt by Henry
Bierman, and was identified by the
clothing and the watch. Barrow and
Virgil Malcolm were drowned in Snake
river near Shelley, May 90, ana reward
| has been offered for the recovery o.
the bodies.
PocatellO-Of interest to the thous.
ands of sportsmen throughout this sec
| ton is telegram received by the presi-
dent of the Bannock Sportsmen assO-
citation of this county to the effect that
the decision Of Superintendent Will.
lam Bonner of the Fort Hall Indian
reservation in cancelling fur farm.
interior department.
Twin Falls-Five hundred pounos OF
head lettuce seed for growers of thia
county was received ut the county
farm bureau office and locked up in
vaults at the courthouse for safe
keeping because Of its value. Head
lettuce seed is said to command ready
sale on the market at IS pound, and
the shipment received here is worth
$4,000, 1t is estimated Seeding will
begin in August.
BOise-W. G. Swendson, state CON-
missioner of reclamation announced
the receipt of favorable report from
Daniel Martin, an engineer appointed
by the state to make q survey Of the
physical properties of the west side
Irrigation district near Blackfoot
which district is applying TO the STATE
for certification of its bonds. Mr.
Swendson is u member of the com
mission.
Ririe-Despite the fact that Idaho l.
looked upon as one OF the foremos
states in the Union in the production o
potatoes, residents of this vicinity ar
likely to be paying the top price TO
the ome-grOwn product before new
potatoes are placed on the market
1t was announced that the last ca
IF marketable potatoes had been shiI
ped land the season has been consid
cred, an unusually long one. TIL
average wholesale price was 80 cent
per hundred, but owing to the fac
that new potatoes are slow in bein
put on the market the price for las
seasons product is expected to soar.
Dubois-The United States Reclams
ton service will investigate the locf
irrigation project
Moscow, Ida.-The American Legio
is making extensive preparations II
n Fourth of July celebration to cove
July and 1. The wild west rOundu
/. program which will be given at tt
Pendleton Roundup will be given I
Moscow.
Moscow-Burley, Moscow, Boise ar
Lewiston each may lay claim TO or
of the four best students graduatir
from the University of Idaho this yea
Honors announced at the cOmmenc
ment exercises showed that four sci
Tors received highest honOrs; II, his
honors, and IS honOrs, as follows
Highest honOrs Gladys Martl
Beach, Burley; Agnes Mae Brow
Moscow; Donald Edgar Payne, Bois'
Paul Talbot Rowell, Lewiston.
Idaho Falls.-War Is to be declare
!. on mosquitoes in Idaho. w. G. Sven
sen, state commissioner Of reclamatlo
L told the Idaho Falls Rotary club tn
d the United States public health 81
II vice has detailed a man to this sta
<, to study methods for the eradicate
r of the pest. Sections in the upil
d Snake river valley which are pOpul
" for outing and fishing parties W
IT endeayor to secure an early visit FRI
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