The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-01-10

hclding 300 Nez Indians, participated
b the services In dedication Of mon
pmeat to Lewis and Clark. the ex
olorers at Orc Elmo on the Clearwater
river.
Boiso.-L. j. Oviatt, sentenced ia
tie Idaho penitentiary from Bannock
county on a polygamy charge escaped
from the Travelling Guard at the po-
lice station az the guard was pro
pairing to take him back to the pen
itsntiary after no had left a local
hospital. but had been picked up by
the police.
Jerome.-A Dog Case" cost Jer-
emo taxpayers more than $500 last
week. The case was called in dis
trict court and two days were given
oyer TO demurrers and objections.
Pocatello.-Bids were asked for by
the depart1p emit of public works for
the construction of ninety-foot span
steel bridge over the Portneuf river
two and one half miles west Of Po-
satello. The bids also call for the
building of the approaches, totalins
about three-fourths of a mile
Twin Falls-Pitchforks and shovels
were used in search of ranch
south of Hansen 10y deputy sherlffs.
who cOnfiscated two large moonshins
stills which they uncovered in the
top of haystack.
Boise.-C. n. Woods, chief of grn1
iAg with the district forestry office
Of Ogden, was In Boise comforting
With the local forestry office. Before
coming here Mr.. Woods had been in
conference with grazing chiefs in
Weiser and HALEY.
Hailey.-Assistant District Forester
O. N. Woods, IN charge Of grazing In
Tho Fourth district. reports about five
per cent decrease In the number of |
sheep in the forests.
missioners have set January 10, 1923.
10 the date on which residents of ir-
rtgation projects extending along the
snake river from St Anthony to Twin
Fails will vote on the creation Of the
proposed Snake river irrigation dis
riot.
Rupert-Four hundred and thirty.
Ieven sacks of No. ! Gems, off of
;wo acres. Is the harvest reported by
Jhrles Hutton, three miles south of
own. This field was directly in the
oath of the hail storm In late August.
Boise.--The express rate situation
n the intermountain states was dis.
used at meeting Of the traffic hn-
eau Of the chamber of commerce
'lans were laid to take exception to
he present level Of express rates pre-
afling.
Twin, Falls-Cars distributed by
he Pacific Fruit Express will be d.
ided equally between the o 8. L. and
}. W.. r. & NJ, according to a tele-
ram received by the director Of serv-
. for the Interstate commerce COM
lission
Pocatello.-The fourteenth annual
Of the county commission
Is Of Idaho met In Pocatello and near
100 commissioners were present be-
re the end Of the three day session.
Boise.-A contract for the construc> 8
on of approximately ten miles of the v
nth and south highway In Boundary
unity has been awarded according 3
word received at the state highway y
lreau. The road on which the con- b
ruction will be carried on Is lmmed- t
tely north OF Bonners Ferry, toward Y
Q Canadian line. 3
Twin Falls.-The Idaho Central =
abroad company. backed by the =,
estern Pacific Railway company. will :,
mplete within years time ninety !"
les Of railroad to connect Twin Falls -
tn the Western Pacific and the :"
uthern Pacific lines at Wells, New. :,
war veterans will "s
reafter be entitled to treatment for -
'ntal. nervous and tuerbcular di. ~
Asses and ailments In hospitals Of
} Pacific northwest under the direc-
n Of the United States veterans' bu- tr,
III. ct.
Nampa.-Work on Nampa's paving be
,gram has come to an end for tns 90
ason. Surfacing of Eleventh ave- XII
Q has been completed. ex
A survey of the lettuce raising ex-
riment as carried on In Idaho this
ar Is being made for the Denver 4 40
o Grande Western Railroad COM 10
~ Lettuce raising has become 80 ac
portant In Colorado that the ID. :. nv
G. Ry Co. feels justified In collec- at,