The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-05-30
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO
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mines, was killed instantly.
Caldwell.-Seven miles of state
highway between Caldwell and Wilder
have just been com pleted by the
county road department. The high
way was started last summer.
Rigby.-1'he cheese factory at Rig
by began active operations with 5000
pounds of milk, which will be largely
increased at once.
Burley-A. V. Mounce of Bull, was
instantly killed in an automobile acct
dent sixteen miles west of here.
Idaho Falls.-Harry w. Lambourne
Of Salt Lake and Miss Alta Guthrie
of st. Anthony were seriously injur-
ed when an auto in which they were
riding overturned II miles north of
here.
Idaho Falls.!The receiving hospit-
al of the Blackfoot asylum, after be-
ing unoccupied for nearly year, was
opened on May 1.
Rupert.-Rupert won the loving
cup offered by the Rotary club in the
field meet held here this week. More
than a hundred boys and girls Of
Minidoka county of the seventh and
eighth grades entered the events.
Blackfoot-Work has begun on a
$1,000 cottage on the stock ranch Of
Mike Barclay at his home ranch at
the north limits of Blackfoot.
PocatelIo.-W. G. Jones, former
pastor Of the Baptist church, upon
petition of friends, has been pre-
vailed upon to organize a new church
in Pocatello.
Montpelier-Dr. George F. Ashley
was sworn into office as mayor of
Montpelier DIR. Ashley was elected to
office on April "a by an almost
unanimous vote in his favor.
Rupert.-The Minidoka project now
contains 100000 laying hens, and 1T is
estimated that nearly quarter mil
spring and summer.
Montpelier. Bear Lake county
farmers will try out sugar beet grow
ing this season and nearly 300 acres
of the best land in the valley has been
signed up for beet growing.
Blackfoot-The county commission
let the contract for miles of gravel
ed road to Glenn and Shafer, con-
tractors, of Pocatello on their bid Of
s23,101.OS.
Boise.-Thirty-two claims for COM
pensation were closed by the state In
dustrial accident board and awards
made to the persons who were in
jured.
Montpelier-The Oregon Short Line
Railroad company is putting the fin
ishing touches to its new $4,000
freight depot
Albion.-The state record for butter
fat for the Junior two-year-old class
has been taken by Guernsey owned
by Mrs. w. NJ. Miller of Gooding coun-
ty. The COW produced 1880 pounds
of milk, 667 pounds Of butter-fat, or
S34 pounds of butter, in 365 days.
Pocatello.-Pocatello is soon to
have a vegetable packing plant ac-
cording to advices by George A. Bush,
a director of the Idaho Producers
union. A survey Of a suitable loca-
ton is under way.
Wallace. = Nine mining concerns
filed statements with the county as
SCISSOR here, showing net profits OF |
s., sol ,624.46 for mines Of the Occur |
lAlene district during 1922.
Boise-Since the beginning of the /
fiscal year July 1, 1922, S43,550 has
been assessed in fines against Idaho
and moonshiners in the
FEDERAL court for Idaho.
Idaho Falls. = Approximately 600
Boys participated in the loyalty pa
'ade held as part of the program OF
Joys week.
Pocatello.-District Judge o. r.
5aum of American Falls has been
,hosen by Governor Charles c. Moore
is a member of the state banking
commission to investigate the bank
situation in Idaho.
Mackay.-Les Dillingham;, editor of
he Mackay Miner, was elected may
IT of Mackay at the recent election
" a two-to-one vote on the Citizens
icket.
Rupert.-Two hundred and fifty
Dads of rubbish were removed by
he city during cleanup week, and a
noticeable change is apparent.
Caldwell.-On the warrant of state
aw enforcement officers. DR.. R. 2.
Bradford was arrested for practicing
q the state without license.
Pocatello-John Sweeney, said to
'e an I. w. W. organizer, was ar
ested by the county officers and