The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
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WESTERN

St. Mary's hospital in Reno, accord
ing to list of registered Nevad
nurses received by Secretary of Stat
w. G. Greathouse. Altogether Their
are niety-eight nurses registered il
this state, but only thirty-three hav,
Nevada addresses.
Report from Cheyenne is tha
State Treasurer John Snyder will
draw a check for 100000 July Isl
and apply it on the state highway
bonds. This makes total paid OF
these bonds which were floated sew
eral years ago of $1,650,000, and
leaves a balance due of $2,950,000.
OF the apportionment among states
for federal highway construction for
the coming year, beginning July 1,
Wyoming will receive $936,372. This
announcement comes from Secretary
Wallace.
Lieutenant Russell L. Vaughan
succeeded on his third attempt in
crossing the continent between day
light and dark, making the trip from
New York to San Francisco with an
average speed of more than 1856 miles
an hour.
Burglars ransacked the home of
Jack Pickford, motion picture actor,
at Los Angeles and escaped with
jewelry valued at between $4,000 and
$4,000, according to the police The
loss was discovered by maid upon
her return to the house after a Sun
day off.
H A. Cunard Cummins, charge de
archives Of the British legation at the
City Of Mexico has crossed the border
into the United States at Laredo,
Texas, and left for San Antonio. He
refused to comment as to whether or
not his retirement from Mexico was
voluntary.
A record flight for the particular |
type Of airplane used was made by
Lieutenant John S. Griffith, army air
service when he flew from Ell Paso,
Tex, to Crisy field, San Francisco, In
eleven hours thirty minutes actual
flying time the headquarters of the
Ninth army corps area has announc-
ed
Willie Leith, proprietor of a golfing
school, at Denver and widely known
professional golfer was shot through
the mouth and dangerously wounded
during a quarrel with John II. Nor
gan, one of the proprietors of an adj
tfcfx. " |
Cured In Morgan's office. Leith was
taken to the general hospital and
Morgan was taken to the city Jail for
questioning.
w. w. in Oregon, Washington, Cal
tfornia, Nevada and Arizona is to be
conducted by the United States de- ;
partment of justice, because of the
alleged activity of the organization in
these states in spreading the foot and
gally aiding in the general boycott of {
California goods, it was announced by
Grove L. Fink, assistant United Stat
es district attorney of California.
Horace A. Greer, former chauffeur
for Mabel Normand, the screen ac- {
tress was acquitted in Los Angeles -,
In superior court on charge of as
sault with intent to murder CORTLAND
S. Dimes, Denver oil operator, only
to be Immediately rearrested for an :
alleged violation of the Wright act, ,
the state prohibition law. =
Josephine Bartholme, IA year old p
girl, inmate of the juvenile hall at
Los Angeles confessed to having set
lire to the Hope Development school
1t Playa del Rey, near here, May 81, n
when twenty -four lives were lost, ac-
,ording to an announcement by Dis K
:rict Attorney Asa Reyes.
GENERAL
Geo. Pressley's i'll feeling against y
his mother-in-law, who had twice =,
made a refuge for his wife after :,
was given by his neighbors r.
N the Iron county hills west of Bis
narck, Mo-, as the cause of the
leaths of his wife, son and himself b
Before the Rhode Island senate re \
at Providence to resume its u
where they were broken d.
,ff by disorder and gas fumes in the e.
Ienate last week, Governor William tt
9. Flynn issued statement in which III
he described the Republican senator's OF
low at Rutland, Mass, as "fugitives ri
md outlaws" 70
"Black Diamond" famous ostrich
+ Arkansas is dead. The passing sc
+ the noted bird recalls the memoir -
lble event at Greenville, Ohio, II =,
ears ago when "Black Diamond n,
printed half mile in 1:05, setting n,
n American record which still O,
tand1. TO
The name of Woodrow Wilson was
gain the spark that fired Demo- in
ratio enthusiasm and sent the par eli
VS. 1924 convention roaring on its M
nv Now York. Monday. nj