The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-04
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Twin Falls, - Miss Dixie Coberly
teacher whom the school trustees OF
he Berger district dismissed April IL
or alleged unbecoming conduct, was
awarded $500 damages by jury last
week, in her suit for $500 damages
against the district.
Emmett - Many cells may be seen
turing the early morning hours seal
ing the 90 foot cement walls of Black
Canyon dam, then climbing over the
1rum gates and dropping into tile
axe. AS many as 30 have been
counted at one time. Their progress
Is slow but sure. Occasionally one
slips and falls back, but such cases
are rare.
Boise,-Suit for $4,000 damages
was started in district court against
the Boise-Payette Lumber company
on behalf of Nola NJ. Scrivner, widow
Of Herman II. Scrivner, and Myrtle
Finch, guardian Of the child. The
action is based on the death of Scriv-
ner October "a, 1923, after he had
been shot by Patrick Downs, night
Waterman for the lumber company.
Caldwell mas been made
by the board of county commissioners
on Oscar Mason, sheriff, for tile i'm
mediate payment to the county treas
urer of $264.75, which, it is claimed,
was not turned into the county from
money paid for the board OF federal
prisoners committed to the Canyon
county Jail.
Boise,-Amending it's order of Feb
ruary 20, 1924, in which it put an
entirely new schedule of electrical
rates into effect, the public utilities
commission recently ordered the
Idaho Power company to grant 10
per cent discount to certain CONNER
cial customers for period of III
months from March 1, or until fur
Their order of the commission.
Boise,-All Idaho horticultural in
spectors have been instructed by Nj.
L. Dean, director of plant industry,
to watch carefully the development,
of the codling month and make up
their schedules of spray dates in the
different parts of the state.
Malad.-Idaho's early lamb crop IS
larger by from to 10 per cent IN
spite of the fact that range condl-
tons prevented lambs from making
rs much progress as last year, ac-
cording to a statement just issued
oy julius H. Jacobsen, U. 5. crop
;tatistician for Idaho. 1t is expected
hat the number of lambs for early
shipment will be reduced on account
If range conditions.
American Falls-Power county this
year won its first pennant In the
history of the health crusade work
n the United States. 1t helped put
IDAHO in fifth place among the states
# the nation. The Arbon school,
aught by Miss Susie Cox, won the
lower county pennant.
Emmett.-The sawmill plant of the
,oise-Payette Lumber company at
emmett has been awarded contract
rom the Buick automobile factory
f Michigan and is now shipping III
cen carloads of four-inch and SIX
,ch fir lumber for use as running
cards on Buick cars. This order
epresents more than 100000 feet OF
r. which is the toughest wood Tor
Sc as lumber that grows in Idaho.
Boise.-Total automobile and truck
egistration in the state of Idaho at
MS time shows $1,000 machines, it
announced by the secretary OF
ate. Of this number there are
D 900 touring cars and $3.50 trucks.
otal revenues collected up to April
from licenses amounting to '
$50 1885. The average revenue q
elected per car is $40 so.
Blackfoot-Mr. w. Kiosness, state
,unty agent leader, has announced r
e calling of conference of county :
rents at Blackfoot on May 26th ano I
It'll to discuss the production and -
arketlng OF ldano al1dila anu eioNei r,
ed and proper cultural methods to %
nploy to make the best use of the vi -"
alter which is available this year
, this conference are invited grow [.
s. bankers directors of seed grow Sc
s. associations, dealers, directors OF =
e state seed show, irrigation pro- a.
ct managers and railroad officials ru
Join in the deliberations and to
sist in carrying into effect the pro- :.
am which the conference will out 81
lie.
Boise.-The action of President ~
,olidge who by executive order set 81
ide in this state as national mon =
nent the "Craters of the Moon," -
eserves for all time one of the Fl
rangest sections in the entire north cir
,st and realizes the ambition of a -
mber of Idahoans, who have been ~
.eres'ed in the national designation Be
this particular section of Idaho. ,he
Boi e.-Robert R. Kelley Of Valley sE Or.
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