The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-22

trict and Twin Falls highway distric
will cooperate in repairing the Han
sen bridge spanning the Snake rive
q canyon north of Hansen and connect
ing the two districts, it was decide,
at a meeting of the commissioners O
the two districts at Twin Falls.
Idaho Falls,-A committee of three
representing the water users of tn,
q Snake River valley, left last week fol-
t Washington, where plans and othel
data concerning the construction o.
the American Falls dam will be lait
before Secretary of the Interior HUI.
bert Work. In the party were w. o.
Cotton of Idaho Falls, John Kelly OF
Shelley and R. E. Shepherd of Jer-
ONE. In Washington they will con.
fer with Senator Gooding, Senator
Borah and others who have interested
themselves in the immediate constrc-
ton of the reservoir.
Nampa,-With only nine cases OF
its 1924 list of reportable injuries,
the Idaho division of the Union Paci-
fc has a fair chance of winning tho
banner awarded by the U. P. system
to the division having the least num-
Der of accidents during the year.
Idaho won the banner last year, and
if successful again this year will have
it permanently.
Hailey,-Beavers are too industri-
Gus on Warm Springs creek, their
dams blocking the stream and cutting
off irrigation water. The state fish
and game department has taken cog.
nizance of the situation and is plan
ming to trap this fall and coming win
ter. The creation of game reserve
on Warm Springs creek is also under
consideration.
Parma,-Thomas E. Keakel and two
sons have recently established a sill
ger-black fox farm consisting of ~
pens two and half miles northwest
of Parma.
McCall,-Dave Brush, pioneer resi-
dent living about six miles below
Mccall, had a narrow escape from
death when he was struck by light
ming while in his cabin reading. He
was taken to Mccall by neighbors
where medical aid was given. He re-
tanned consciousness and suffered
great pain. The bolt wrecked the
interior of the cabin.
Boise,-Property of the Capital
News Publishing Company, Ltd,
was sold at the offices of the COM
pany on Idaho street, to E. H. Dewey
and w. C. Dewey of Nampa, for the
sum of $4,000
Jordan, Valley, : The work has
finally started on the Jordan valley
and Northside irrigation projecss,
after nearly three years of delay,
since the first steps were taken to
rejuvenate the projects by organic
ng districts.
Hailey,-While deer hunting last
week, DR.. Howard Dresser of Boise
vas lost in the mountains between
lere and Challis. E. j. Holden of
he Fish Spur hatchery, with a party
# searchers, found him after two
avs and nights in an exhausted con-
ition i'll an old sawmill where he
lad taken shelter.
Twin Fals,-Resolution urging an
nendrnent to the state law which
OF bids the teaching of religion in
he public schools were passed, at the
tate Presbyterian synod meeting be
-g held here. The resolutions urge
nat the state legislature at its ses-
ion this winter, amend the law so
nat parents of children who desire
, do so may have them given aa
OR of religious studies each week.
Emmett-A Spanish sheep herder
AIMED Julian, in the employ of Wait
: Little, owes his escape from death
} the bravery and loyalty of his
w shepherd dogs who last week
,rang upon a bear which Julian had
ounded by shot from revolver.
DOlSc, ne Sldtc uSpeii ehShe
,riculture has declared a quarantine
l practically all commodities from
esas because of foot and mouth
sease. 1t is as strict as that IN
rec several months this year
,ainst California, but will cause
tile inconvenience because impor
tons from Texas are few.
Boise,-The annual meeting of the
aho State Teachers association VIII
held at Lewiston November n. ~
ID 20, it was announced by Miss
izabeth Russum, state superinten'
mt of public instruction. There will
speakers from outside the state,
ISIS Russum said, and for the first
ne in the history of the association,
raj schools will have exhibits at
2 meeting.
Twin Falls,-The Twin Falls cham
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