The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-11-26
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO


Grams of Civil war days and the old
, est Rebekah in the United States ha
dropped out of the rapidly diminish
ing circle. Mrs. Wood died at tn
age of 81 years, having been borl
April 10, 1880, at Mount Vernon, III
Her husband, Captain Benjamin. 7
Wood, was an officer with the First
Illinois volunteers.
Idaho Falls, - Bonneville county's
wool production of $4,000 f1eeces OF
$4,000 pounds has been sold by the
Wool Growers Pool association OF
this county for 45 cents per pound,
according to LESSEE Nielsen, secretary
of the association, in statement
just given out. The price is said
to be the highest received since the
war. The production is declared to
be a normal one with little increase
shown over that of last year.
Caldwell ,-Canyon county through
the board Of county commissioners
has accepted the bid of the Childs
Band and Mortgage company of Boise
for an issue of $4,000 refunding
bonds at par and accrued interest.
The issue, which will be dated JAN
uary l, 1925, will refund an equal
amount of bridge bonds issued in
1912.
Idaho Falls The Lincoln factory
of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company
made new record recently when i
turned out 5000 bags of sugar in one
day, which is the largest single days
production in the history of the plant.
Shoshone,- Construction of what is
regarded as the first link in the pro
posed short cut road from Fairfield
to Alturas lake, has been completed
by F. E. Saylor, whose contract was
with the United States forest ser
vice and included IA miles of road,
embracing both slopes of what is
known as the Couch summit at the
head of Soldier creek.
Mountain Home, = A number Of
local people witnessed a beautiful
display when a meteor lighted up the
entire heavens as it made it way to-
yard the earth. 1t is rumored that
t fell a very short distance from
Mountain Home. A blush light light
d up the country for miles.
Pocatello,-According to the quar-
erly report of Chief of Police L. A.
-ehrbas, total of PSI arrests were
made by the local department during
he quarter ending October 81. In
he classification of arrests it is not
that in toxication heads the list
nth a total of thirty eight offenders.
Pocatello,- Bids for the proposed
sanitarium at Lava Hot
prings were opened recently by the
illage board and the three lowest
5ere taken under consideration by
lie board. 1t is expected that con-
,ruction of the new building will be
nder way in the very near future.
Boise,-Announcement is made by
e bureau of license of the appoint
ent of the following as members of
e veterinary examining committee;
r Wendall R. Smith of Boise, head
the bureau of animal industry; E.
lizard of Gooding and S. M. Tur-
r of Rexburg. Two applications
e before the board and a meeting
II be held November IL.
Wallace,-The application for the
pointment of receiver fer the
chmond Consolidated Mining COM
ny, made by H. Thomas and
lers in a suit against the mining
npany was denied in district court
e by Judge Featherstone.
1alad, = John W. Clark, graduate
the U. of l. at Moscow, who is now
cticing law at Malad. was recent,
nitted to practice before the Unit.
States district court. He took his
degree at Pocatello Idaho.
win Falls,-Suit instituted recent
by Thomas Costello AGAINST the
erican Falls reservoir district and
directors to prevent delivery to
purchasers Of 81 1850 worth of
districts bonds WIS dismissed by
&c w. A. BNbcock in the district
IT here upon motion OF attorneys
Costello. A temporary writ Of pro-
ton heretofore issued in the case
rescinded.
win Falis,-Three thous nd girls
boys. all in costume and many
hem carrying jack o-lanterns, as
bled in and about Twin Falls city
with their parents and friends
anticipate in TWIN Falls first
munity Halloween carnival the
ea'orate and cc-preh. nsive
'rtaking of lis kind in Twin Falls
lis.
nme't-lrving F. Powers, Idaho
Y king, has state record TO,