The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-10-17
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

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plication Of bank funds.
Pocatello,-Mrs. Jessie Scott NIL
lener, librarian of the Pocatello pub
lie library, has resigned her position
and left for New York City, where
she will make her home.
Albion,-At a meeting Of the hay
| growers of tbs Snake River valley
In Gooding it was decided to hold the
price Of hay as close to $40 per ton
as possible, and members agreed not
to sell pasture without selling their
hay.
Pocatello,-Mike Corato, was killed
and four other men were injured
ward Barnard of San Jose, Cal, miss
ed bridge and plunged into little
creek.
Burley,-The Burley highways dis
trict intends to abandon the old Hey
burn bridge over Snake river as it
is practically unfit for transporta-
ton it is stated.
Pocatello,-Frank Guthrie and c.
E. Ward, both of Salt Lake, and en-
ployed by the Short Line as brake
men running between that city and
Pocatello, were injured in a wreck
which occurred one mile west Of Nc
Cannon
Nampa-Owing to the fact of there
being several cases of typhoid fever
in town Public Health Officers have
taken the matter up with the State
Public Welfare department with the
request for assistance.
Cascade. K. HUT Of Vanwyck
suffered bad body bruises and three
fractured ribs, when struck by an au-
tomobile driven by Robert Dunn of
vanwyck near the city limits Of Cas-
cade.
Nampa,-A depression at the side
of the road averted serious injury to
George Boughman and his son, Char
les, u, when their automobile over
turned near this city.
Rupert,-Robert Downing, former
pool hall man in Declo, has been
sentenced to three months in Jail and
fined 5000 on a liquor charge.
Idaho Falls,-A. 81. Haines, who
claims Haley as his residence, was
arrested by Sheriff Criddle and De
putty Sheriff Simpkins and charged
with grand larceny.
Twin Falls,-Edna Neyman, age
10, was instantly killed at the Deep
Greek school, when four heavy tim
bers supporting a playground swing
suddenly broke, one of them striking
her.
Pocatello,-The local fund for ia
panese relief, as reported by the Red
Cross chapter. Is still growing. The
sum of s1272.54 has already been
sent to Red Cross headquarters and
Moscow,-En for the first
semester at the University Of Idaho
has increased almost 20 per cent over
that for the same time last year.
figures from the registrars office
show.
Burley,-Steven D. Parke, Idaho !
State Commissioner of Public inves- |
ments, died last week at hospital in 1
Portland, Ore, from complications
resulting from attack Of influenza.
Pocatello,-Three youngsters, each
under 10 years, were ucksd up by
the police officers after the disap-
pearance of several bicycles had
been noted The boys were con-
Quoting an energetic business in the
theft of bicycles.
Hailey,-Hovey B. Stoneman, Of
Weiser was acquitted by 4 jury in
the district court in this city on =
statutory charge. The case was
transferred from Camas county.
Rupert,-The new beet dumps and
loading plants recently installed east
and west OF Rupert are In operation.
The machinery is worked by elect
richly.
Payette,!The drill OF the Payette
oil well is now down 5000 feet below
the surface and at depth Of 1000
'eet considerable gas was encounter
I'D.
Gooding,-The first carload OF seed
his year from this section was ship
ped out last week. The car con-
aimed $1,000 pounds and was valued
It $3.50.
Weiser, - o. a. West, formerly
asher OF the First National bank.
las been named postmaster of Wei
or to succeed Drew Boutwell,.
Pocatello, - The regular October
ERIN Of district court will convene IN
'ocatello this week, with District
Judge o. r. Baum presiding About
wenty criminal and civil cases have