The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-07-09
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

More than the one cutting will prob
ably be made by the Oldest Little
Wood river water right holders
which covers about 1000 acres locat
ed mostly between Cooling and Tun-
upa:
Occur d'Alene.-Wages in lumber
mills here have been cut SC an hour,
according to Fred Eppinger, reduc-
ing the daily wage from $3.50 to
$40. The Bonner Lumber company
operating at Superior, Mont, also
has reduced wages.
Twin Falls.-Thirty- three resident
taxpayers have appealed to the dis
trict court from the ruling of the
county commissioners reducing the
salaries of eight elective officials in
the aggregate of $500. The salaries
of sheriff, treasurer, auditor and as
essor were cut from 5000 to $500
each, and the salaries of coroner and
surveyor were slashed from 5000 to
500.
Arco.-Binghar county will call
for bids within the next 80 days for
grading and surfacing the Lost River
highway from the county line east
and south to the junction of the
Roosevelt highway at Riverside.
Twelve miles have been approved by
the federal aid. The federal govern
ment will supply SO per cent of the
cost.
notwithstanding to Col. ]. M
Ingersoll, the campaign for changing
the name of the Snake River 70 the
Idaho river will be carried on, with
proponents of the idea welcoming
broad discussion of both sides of the
question. That it will be necessary
to take the matter first before the
Idaho legislature is the latest devel-
opment. Twenty-three years ago the
Wyoming Legislature renamed a nv
er within its borders now known as
the Shoshone which empties into the
Big Horn. 1t is probable that the
same procedure will suffice as far as
the states connection is concerned
with the Snake.
Glenns Ferry.-To wage an inten-
sive and immediate campaign Of poi
soning of jack rabbits was decided as
a necessity to save the crops. This
conclusion was reached at a meeting
of the farmers of Pasadena valley
and Paradise valley held at the
school house in Pasadena valley.
Boise.-Sustaining Federal Judge
F. S. Dietrich in every point and
overruling the circuit court Of ap-
peals, the United States Supreme
court has handed down a decision in
the case brought by Fred W. Gooding
and others against the Idaho Irriga-
ton company to enjoin the company
from reselling water rights to some |
1922 acres of land under the Magic |
dam on Wood river which were taken
over on foreclosure.
Idaho Falls.-Crops on 10000 |
acres known as the north side of the
Twin Falls project will be saved
from destruction by combined
drought and junior water right con-
ditions as a result of a decision
reached here by the committee of
nine, the executive committee of ir-
rigation district No. Sc, to offer that
section a block of water practically
free.
Pocatello.-At a recent meeting
in Caldwell of the board of directors
of the board of directors of the Idaho
Oregon Egg Producers association it
was decided to start a second drive
for the purpose of singing up $4,000
hens, and Mayor C. Ben Ross, for
ner secretary of the association, is
mailing out letters to county agents
them of the action of the
BOARD.
Idaho Falls-Twenty-five members
If the Idaho Falls chamber of COM
nerce have voted against the local
becoming affiliated with
,ther commercial clubs throughout
he Snake River valley. A discus
ion led to the decision that the best
interests of tbs community would not
re served by joining an association
hat includes that much territory.
Boise.-The state department of
nance has asked the district court
or Jerome county for an order al
owing the payment of ten per
ent dividend to the depositors OF
he Eden state bank, which failed to
pen its doors March 20, 1928.
Boise.-Martin Curran, II, pioneer
daho sheepman and mining man died
t St. Alphonsus hospital from heart
disease. Mr.. Curran had been i'll
or several months, but it was not
ntil the last six days before the end
hat it was thought he would not re-
over.
Nampa.-Unless the Central Trust :
ompany of Salt Lake, which was the
uccessful bidder for Nampa's $780,
DO issue of park bonds, takes up the
ond issue and makes payment soon,
le issue will be readvertised, it has