The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-05
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Third Judicial district for Ada cour
ty Monday night by Governor C. {
Moore. Mr.. Brinck succeeds M.
Church, resigned, who is facin
charges of adultry, preferred by 1
E. Allumbaugh, sheriff of Ada coun
ty, February 2.
Boise.-Lewiston was unanimousl
chosen by the Republican state cen
trail committee in special session her
for the holding of the delegate con
vention on Tuesday, March 25, whil'
Idaho Falls was selected for thu
nomination convention which will bs
held Tuesday, August 26.
Occur d'Alene.-Col. Elias Mar
sters of Boise, prohibition director
for the state of Idaho, and United
States Marshal Frank M. Breshears
arrived from the state capitol and
under the supervision of Mr.. Mar.
sters large amount of booze, largo
ly Scotch whisky and Gordon GIN
was poured into the sewer. One hun
dred and sixteen cases of bonded
whisky, worth $4,000 seized during
recent raids by federal authorities,
mostly in Bonner county, were des
troyed.
Twin Falls.-The jury disagreed
last Wednesday in the case against
Fred Branders, manager of the Pay
cite Vinegar and Cidar company,
charged with second degree arson in
an attempt to burn the Twin Falls
vinegar plant, after having been out
nearly 20 hours.
Filer.-Contract prices for garden
seed beans offered growers last week
are 1 cent higher on seed beans than
was offered last season, the prices
ranging from 5, 5A and cents q
pound. Local firms are now signing
contracts. The contract bean crop
in this section is said to be one of
the districts most important assets.
Blackfoot- THE giving of half.
pint of pasteurized milk twice dag
at recess to underweight children in
the Blackfoot schools under the
direction of Miss Edith Chaffee, II.
N, was instituted late in January and
at the end of two weeks reweighing
of the children showed amazing re-
suits.
Boise,-Tommy Atkins, the Evil
lage Blacksmith" has received a per-
sonal letter from President Calvin |
Coolidge thanking him for the hand
some silver mounted ink stand and |
pen rest that the Boise blacksmith |
sent to him a few weeks ago. The
gift was presented to the president
by Congressman Addison T. Smith of
Idaho.
Roise,-Ada county must repay to
taxpayers the sum of $7,341.51, in
terest and penalties on delinquent
taxes for the years 1920. 1921 and
1929 because of the decision Of the
legislature abolishing the penalty and
cutting the interest on delinquent
taxes for those years from - tot
per cent.
Rupert, = Two farmers lost six
horses whose deaths were
lue to an alcoholic element found in
potatoes that had been frozen or
we're sprouting, according to the
statement of a local veterinarian 1t
s said that no remedy is known that
will counterfeit this form of poison.
ST. Anthony,-The First National
ank of St. Anthony, has closed its
oors following what officers char
cterized as a thirty day run OIL
eposits as a result of false reports
f the stability Of the institution"
approximately $143,000 was with.
rawn from the bank in the duration
the run, according to V. D. Smell,
asher. The bank was capitalized
t $1,000 with a surplus of $4,000.
deposits at the last call of the comp
-oler of currency were 100000.
he bank was depository for Teton
Dunty funds to the extent of $4,000. :
Paris,-Bear Lake county Is ex-
eriencing one of the mildest winters 4
many years. The state highway :,
ON the Utah state line near Fish T
aven to Montpelier is being kept I.
pen and made possible for automo- :.
les Car owners are getting three
onths' mora service from their v
achines than they did last winter. :
Boise,-The supreme court Of Ida =
, has handed dJwn an opinion on Sc
e relief tax law passed by the fast u
gislature, which clarifies it in part.
ne court of last resort in Idaho n
mics the application for rehear =
g in the case of Washington coun-
versus Charles NJ. Paradis, county =,
sasurer and tax collector, which d
institute a test Of chapters As and =
I of the session laws Of 1923, known -
the tax relief.
Paris.-Beautiful Bear lake, one of -
9 most popular summer resorts in -
a internountain country Is COM Pl