The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-12-04
Short News Notes
From All Porfs OF
IDAHO

t~.tHN y ioNtf hFAHS near QUA
Springs. This assurance was reeeiv-
ed last week by Representative C. b.
Wilson. who recently took up the
matter with r. L. Thomas. state game
warden.
Idaho Falls.-Miss Dorothy Cage
has left for Washington. ID. C.. where
she has accepted position in the I'll
ing department Of the United States
navy. Miss Cage is the only daugh-
ter Of John Cage. pioneer resident Of
Idaho Falls. She is q graduate OF the
University Of Idaho and last year was
employed on the staff Of the Lewis
eon Normal school.
Boise,-The RI. Rev. II. II. Fox.
suffragan bishop Of Montana, will
have Episcopal jurisdiction over Ida
no until the election Of new bishop,
probably at the general convention Of
the Episcopal church in New Orleans
on October 25, 1925. according 10 word
received by Dean Paul Roberts from
the RI Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, presid-
lg bishop Of the church.
Boise,-Suit to recover sl6,8S0.65
from Bonneville county was filed in
the United States district court by S.
X. Mittry and George Mattey, doing
business under the name Of the North
Pacific Construction company, a Cali
fornia corporation. The company al.
leges that the county is this much
short in paying for the construction
of a new courthouse at Idaho Falls
several years ago.
Idaho alls,-What was pronounced
the most unusual fire in the history
Of Idaho Falls was discovered when
the fire department was called TO ex-
tinguish a blaze in the Hoff ware
house ON "Spud alley" II was found
that defective insulation had caused
the overcharged wires TO ignite
sparks ON the sheet iron walls Of the
building caused a display Of fireworks
that would put TO shame the efforts
Of a celebration committee. The
leaping current was cut off when the
power house was notified and the fire
was stopped in a moment
Nampa,-James ID. Agnew, former
sheriff Of Ada county, convicted Of
conspiring TO violate the volstead act.
and sentenced to serve ten months in
the Canyon county jail in Caldwell
and TO pay fine Of $1,000. was given
his liberty by Sheriff o. Y Mason.
Mr.. Agnew left Immediately for
Boise, where he joined his family for
Thanksgiving dinner.
Idaho Falls, Idaho,-A meeting was
held TO complete plans for the mem
orial fund drive. whereby II is hoped
TO raise Bonneville county's quota Of
$4,000 toward the Idaho state me
mortal. Ex-service men have been APP
pointed TO captain the teams which
will make a complete survey Of Idaho
Falls and the county during the cam
paign.
Boise, Difficulties encountered
when the first set Of bids for the
construction of the American Falls
reservoir dam were opened October
20, will be adjusted at a conference
in Denver, December l, when DR.. |
Elwood Mead, commissioner Of re
bis engineers, w. G.
Idaho commissioners OF /
and r. <. Shepherd OF
Jerome, meet and arrange for a new
call for bids.
Montpelier,-The heavy earthquake
which visited many parts Of south
eastern Idaho last Tuesday was un-
usually pronounced in Montpelier and
and, while the damage was
slight, ceilings in residences and
business houses were cracked. The
tremor was preceded by a thunderous
roar. which awakened many from
their sleep. To those who were
awake at that hour IL sounded like a
distant explosion. The earth tremor
followed 80 quickly that the noise
that everyone realized that IL was a
severe earthquake. In a local hotel
chairs were toppled over In some Of /
the rooms on the third floor, while /
IN other rooms beds on casters roll
ed out into the floor or against the Fl.
wall with the swaying Of the build |
ing. Scores Of guests. some Of them
pajamas, rushed TO the lobby below.
Kellogg.-The new 10000 Conrre-
gational church was formally dedi-
Gated here, the Rev. l. o. Baird con
Quoting the ceremonial IN the pre-
sence Of Pensioners and kellogg eiti-
ems. The church il one Of the most
beautiful IN north Idaho and was only
recently comp leted. The Rev. Char
les ID. Yates u the pastor.
Idaho Falls. Idaho. III. J. Lnger
has been appointed probate judge If /