The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1923-11-21
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

ZION or the Yellowstone highway is
completed and open for travel.
Boise, = Secretary of State F. A.
Jeter plans to issue the 1924 auto
. license plates on December l. The
plates have been shipped and will be
ready for distribution at that time.
,Blackfoot,-J. c. Townsend, John
Townsend and the latters wife and
child were injured when their auto
mobile collided with large truck.
Pocatello,-School work in the Nc
Cannon schools resumed last week
after two weeks vacation, during
which the students assisted the farm
ers In that locality in gathering the
beet and potato crops.
Boise, = Stock and cattlemen of
Idaho will protest any increase in
grazing rates charged by the depart
ment of agriculture, according to a
decision reached here after three
days session with forestry officials.
Rupert. w. Bean is suffering
from broken rib caused by the over
turning Of his car while returning
from Twin Falls. His 6 year old grand
son, who was with him, was badly
cut on the throat by broken wind
shield.
Boise,-A slight epidemic of diph-
liberia is reported at Mackay by State
Medical Advisor DR.. f. w. Almond,
who returned from Custer county a
few days ago. There were seventeen
cases in the town,
Idaho Falls,-A wave of crime sud-
denly hit Idaho Falls, when seven
burglaries were reported at police
headquarters in one night.
Rupert,-A car driven by Miss Irene
Banks smashed two plate-glass win
dows and did other damage to the
front of the News office last week.
An axel on the car was broken.
Blackfoot, Davis reports
loss of clothing and to money to the
value of $25 by sneak thieves who en-
tered his home last week.
Boise, = Writs of habeas corpus
issued by the state supreme court re-
leasing Richard Moore, James Bates
and George Perring from the Bound t
airy county Jail, where they were |
on the charge of criminal I
syndicalism.
Pocatello,-Ernest Klatt and John b
Mcclure, youthful prisoners of the T
Bannock county Jail made a success u
ful escape by climbing thru a sky o
light.
Boise,-Nearly $1,000 automobiles
lave been licensed in the state of
IDAHO for 1923 and the number will a
20 close to $4,000 before January 1. O.
according to Fred Lukens, chief clerk n
n the department of law enforce
nent.
Pocatello,-One of the largest hay v
transactions so far this year trans Il
tired when 70 carloads were sold
lere. The price was reported as So
n the car. -
Nampa-Utah and California dairy Ia
zen are taking large numbers of COWS
ut of the Boise valley and the Twin
'alls section, according to buyers. \.
round Nampa an average OF SIS TO -
50 a head is being paid for good -
[olsteins. ~
Nampa, = Nampa will be asked to n
lbscribe $4,000 during the annual .
ed Cross roll call campaign which To
here Armistice day, it is to
nnounced by Leon NJ. Fisk, chairman 'hi
the roll call.
Boomers Ferry,-Organization plans W,
r community sheep raising VEN =
ire, including the leasing of a near ~
forest reserve as grazing lands, L.,
e being worked out by a number en- en-
farmers Of the Porthill district. =
federal agents ar -
sted a mail clerk, who was said to bU
i've had about twenty letters in his -
secession. Registered and other mail ~
pposed to contain valuables have Fiji
en- disappearing. shi,
Boise,-Effective January 1, half oh oERh
to on seed potatoes between points Am
the Oregon Short Line in Idaho 10.
nth Of Pocatello will be published
cording to information made known. co,
M. Rutter, the sue =
ssful bidder on the contract for a
ncerte bridge over the Carey canal, Try
S the work practically finished The our
dge is eighteen feet wide and has 49,
span of forty-eight feet.
r. W. Adair and r
H. Anderson were badly shaken up T..
en- the car in which they were rid
!, and driven by Judge o. r. Baum,
erturned on the Yellowstone high
y.
Mclaughlin was bad IAN
hurt when a charge Of duck shot VI