The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-04-02
Short News Notes
From, All Parts of
IDAHO

aid Mclean of Twin Falls has beer
elected permanent secretary OF the
organization.
Boise,-Miss Louis Gerrish. assist
ant superintendent OF st. Lukes hos
pital, was named Saturday as Idaho
visiting nurse by F. A. Jeter, commits
sioner of law enforcement.
Challis,-Certificate of convenience
and necessary to serve the town OF
Challis with electricity was petitioned
for before the public utilities commits
sion by J. NJ. Goldsberry and w. B.
Swigart OF Challis The application
was taken under advisement by the
commission pending an investigation
by the commission.
Washington, service examin-
ations have been ordered for April 8
to fill postmasters at Emmett, Pay cite
and Standpoint. ~
Lewiston,-A stage line from Lewis
ton to Boise will be in operation by
June 1, according to the announce
ment of Fred Lowery of the No. z
Taxi line. Connections will be made
at Grangeville and New Meadows,
then direct to Boise. At Lewiston the
stage will connect with stages for
Spokane, Moscow, and Walla Walla.
Twin Falls,-Payment to about 175
growers who are members of the
Southern Idaho Bean Growers asso-
Citations Of approximately $442, 900 for
their 1923 bean crop was completed
at a business meeting OF the associa-
ton held here last week.
Arco,-The farmers of Big Lost
river valley owners Of the decreed
water rights have started an agitation
70 have 20 feet added to the height
of the Mackay dam for the purpose of
storing additional water. The move
ment has been under way for some
time past and Is said to be gaining
supporters.
New Meadows,-Ira Irwin, promin-
ent here in numbering interests, has
bought the Pole creek sawmill near
Council and thirteen million five |
hundred thousand feet Of government
timber adjacent to the mill. Men and
equipment will be moved to that place
and operations started at once.
Boise.-E. R. Dampier, Rupert at
torney and politician was sentenced
10 six months in the Rupert Jail and
fined $1,000 Friday by Federal Judge
Z. 8. Dietrich. Motions for an arrest
If judgment and new trial were de-
ned. Defending attorneys. announc-
ID that the case would be appealed
o the circuit court of appeals. The
curt granted stay of execution and
liked the bond at $4,000.
Boise.-W. F. Bergman of Black
cot, who was recently acquitted of
on one charge, will be
equired to stand trial on other
cunts in connection with the failure
t the Standrod bank at Blackfoot.
he cases will be set for about April
tn.
American Falls, = Thomas Toyn !
rominent Arbon valley rancher,
Tho has been in the Berthany Dea-
onness hospital since he was shot
y John Conway Wednesday after {
DON is believed to be on the road to ,
ecovery. Conway, who is printer
y trade, "a years of age, is being
ED in the county Jail pending furth-
r investigation of the shooting, c
hitch occurred in the kitchen of the 6
oyn ranch home.
Boise-Idaho sheepmen should re-
Give at least cents pound more
,r their wool this year than last, ac-
ording to Hugh Sproat, prominent I
Not only is the quality i
igher, he maintained, but the clip a
likely to be from 100000 to i
100000 pounds less than the 1928 t
t
American Falls-Constructio work c
Ill begin soon ON new government
,wer transmission line from Ameri- :,
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rty- eight miles. Authority for the :,
Hiding of the line came to f. A. =
anks, engineer in charge of the .
nerican Falls project. Some ma h
rial is on hand at the Declo end of :,
e line, and poles and other supplies ),
II Immediately be ordered for the =
nerican, Falls end. y
the regular weekly IL
Getting of the chamber of commerce G.
motion was passed to the effect
at trained executive secretary be Il
lployed by the local chamber and II
on the recommendation of the 81
ard of directors an invitation is to p
issued to ]. A. Harader, secretary ia
the Bozeman (Mont.) chamber, to fl
ze the post as local secretary. &C
starting in the Crane m
leatre building Saturday entirely h
tied the theatre as well as an ad. n