The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-11
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

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six months. 1t is understood tina
he will return to private work in In
surance.
Twin Falls,-Frank Lechleiter AM
of from one to fourteen years b.
Judge Babcock of the district cour
here on a charge of embezzling S18,
442 from the Mutual Building &
Loan association.
Pocatello,-George w. Sutherland
deputy United States marshall II
this district has rendered his resig-
nation to Marshal Frank Brashears
at Boise, and H. A. Buchenau of St
Anthony is in Pocatello to take the
position. Mr.. Buchaneau is former
town marshal of st. Anthony and is
said to be an experienced and cap
able officer.
Twin Falls,-Dynamite was used
for the purpose of catching fish in
Salmon river seven miles west of
Bull, by three Bull boys ranging in
age from Is to II years, according
to their admissions, when they were
hailed into probate court here on
charges preferred by John 7. Sails
bury, chief deputy state game ward
en- assigned to duty In this district.
Arco,-The citizens of Arco are ar
ranging to celebrate the recent desig-
nation of the Valley of the Moon as
a national monument on June 18th,
which is also Idaho Pioneer Day.
Johnny" Scrivner, driver
for the Scrivner stage lines, was In
jured slightly when a stage he was
driving from Nampa to Caldwell
overturned about half way between
the two cities. The car turned onto
its side when a tire blew out, but
none of the passengers were injured.
Boise, - Approximately 500 sale
certificates representing 10000 acres
of state land were cancelled last week
by the state board of land COM
missioners meeting in the office of
Governor C. C. Moore.
Nampa,-After July 1 the bonded
Indebtedness of the city as represent
ed by general obligation bonds will |
be reduced to $143,000 exclusive of |
an issue of $4,000 park bonds as a
result of a call issued this week.
Nampa,-Sheep shearing is well
advanced in the big camps of Owyhee
county and Jordan Valley, Ore, &C
cording to word reaching here and
the seasons clip will have been
taken within the next 10 days.
Boise,-Frank NJ. Johnson, super
visor of surveys for the United States
and Alaska, is in Boise from head
quarters in Denver for conferences
with JOHN w. Walker, newly appoint
ed assistant United States supervisor
Of surveys for district No. T. who sue
ceeded to the place occupied by the
ate Frank S. Spofford. 1t was Mr..
Johnson who gave Mr.. Walker the ap-
pointment.
Caldwell, Product of members of
he Idaho Producers union in the
Boise valley will be sold for cash this
year instead of being shipped on Or
Ter as during the past two years, it
vas announced at the headquarters
# the union. This decision it was
aid, is made as the result of several
neetings of representative potato
bankers and directors of the
nion held recently.
Boise, - Drouth has not hurt the
districts of Idaho and in :
he lower dry regions there will be
0 per cent crop but on many farms I
1 the eastern dry sections there will :
e practically nothing raised. These
re the observations of Mark A 1
leans, Idaho commissioner of agri
ulture, on a recent trip over south. :
IN and eastern Idaho.
Emmett - Many cells may be seen .
uring the early morning hours seal
lg the 90 foot cement walls of Black -
anyon dam, then climbing over the 5
rum gates and dropping into the =
Ike. AS many as 80 have been =
,unted at one time. Their progress r
slow but sure. Occasionally one =,
fps and falls back, but such cases =
e rare. ;.
Boise,-Suit for $4,000 damages D
as started in district court against >.
e Boise-Payette Lumber company
| behalf of Nola NJ. Scrivner, widow
Herman H. Scrivner and Myrtle D
nch, guardian Of the child. The :
ton is based on the death Of Scriv- 81 3,
II October "a, 1923, after he had r
EN- shot by Patrick Dowrs, night
atchman for the lumber company.
kellogg, = Insufficient funds pre-
nted the letting Of a contract for
ore than 16 miles Of paving in
oshone county between Hullan and
,llogg, according to III. w. Gregory,
tino director Of fhbirhwavc ,,ho