The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-10-15
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Field, Glore Ward and company O
Chicago, and to Blythe, Miller anc
company of the same city, for pa
with six per cent interest, to which
is added a $500 premium and $1,000
for the payment Of the sale is con
tingent, and for incidental expenses
The purchasers furnish the bonds
The purchasers agree to pay the
money on demand of the government
without waiting for the execution OF
the bonds.
Twin Falls,-Declaration that gold
Of the placer variety has been found
on reefs on Cedar creek, a short dis
lance from here, were made by Cal
ifornians, who refused to give their
names. Claims are made by these
men that gold in paying quantities
has been PANIED out on Cedar creek
and that still more will be taken out.
They claim to represent California
capital.
Shoshone,-The second of the two
new three and one-half ton emer-
gency gates was placed in position
at Magic dam last week. The work
of installation, which has been going
on for about month, has been
enthusiastically made more
by the unavoidable difficulties that
have been encountered. The placing
of the rods which lead up from the
second gate is the principal task yet
to be done, and after one week more
the whole job is expected to be COM
pleted.
Mccall Carl Perron, aged 9, was
badly burned when lamp which his
sister was filling exploded when the
lad struck a match near the oil,
throwing the burning oil over his
clothes. His sister, Velma, had one
arm burned, the boy being burned
about his body, one arm, the back of
his neck and one ear.
Oakley, - Squaws in this vicinity
have been busy the past week gather
ing pine nuts near the City of Rocks.
1t is said that during the first 20
years or so of the residence of pale
faces in Idaho, Indians did not recog
nize the commercial value of pine.
nuts. They would sell them cheap
Iy or trade large quantities of them
for loaf of bread or some trinket-
Not so now. Their financial instincts
have become acute. 1t is said that
indian bucks look upon the gathering
Of pine nuts with great favor, the
'quaws do the gathering.
Boise.-Sentenced to be hanged by
he neck until dead on November IA"
Dave Hoagland, Valley county slayer
# W. D. Patterson, was brought
'ack to the death cell in the idaho
'enitentiary, after trip to Cascade
where Judge B. S. Varian fixed the
late of the hanging.
Malad.-The First National bank of
dalad is offering real encouragement
o the farmers of Malad valley to
dairy stock, hogs or sheep
or their farms. For some time the
resident of the bank has been adj
Using the farmers to purchase live
took, and the bank is lending mon
y and providing sufficient time for
ne stock purchased to pay back the
,ans.
Boise.-Major Bruce C. Lesser, as
slant adjutant general has arrived
Boise after being summoned home
'om Camp Perry, Ohio, by Governor
c. Moore, when Lieutenant Colonel
. A. Padgham, adjutant general,
ed. Major Lesser reported to the
overnor for instructions and was
lvlsed to carry on the work of the
flee with the assistance of the
lard
Aberdeen.-T. S. Vanderford, Alb
deem farmer, has just made ship
ent of Grimm's alfalfa seed to the
aho Grimm Growers association
Gaming plan at Blackfoot. The
ipment contained 4O3 bushels of
ed, 24O bushels of which was
own on twenty acres of ground, av-
aging Twelve bushels to the acre,
lchine run.
Boise.-The preliminary steps to-
rds launching the motion picture
lustry in Boise were taken with the
ng of incorporation papers with
secretary of state of the Boise
Tho Photo Plays company, capital
ok 100000. The incorporators
2. E. Cavaney, Allen Stein, Kay
Harper, George King and H. A
wson.
Falls.-Charles Cylves-
was killed when the hay derrick
ch he was moving with four head
horses came into contact with the
high power transmission line of
U. S. reclamation service, which
meets American Falls with Declo.
american Falls.-The exact date
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