The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-04-30
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Idaho National Guard, was given by
Colonel Edgar A. Sirmyer, in charge
of national guard affairs of the Ninth
corps area, here from San Francisco.
Twin Falls, - At a meeting here
Twin Falls dairymen have organized
themselves into a cooperative dairy
association which will market 10000
pounds of butterfat monthly. APP
proximately 200 members Of the new
organization were present at the
opening meeting.
Rexburg, A tooth measuring
foot and half. in length and weigh
ing nine pounds was unearthed last
week by workmen engaged in exca-
waiting the basement beneath the AL
len Seed company plant in ReXburg.
The tooth was discovered at depth
OF twelve feet. 1t is believed to be
the tooth of mastodon. The tooth
was discovered in clay pocket, at
ter passing through layers of soil and
gravel.
Boise,-"The immediate necessity
at tie Idaho state prison is a dormi-
tory for young men or first offend
ers," was the statement made by
Governor G. c. Moore before the
members of the Exchange club. The
governor stated that the shirt factory
is being run at a financial gain to
the state and that the proceeds from
this factory will be utilized to build
separate building for the youthful
offenders as soon as possible.
Idaho Falls,-A Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club has been or
ganized in Idaho Falls. The club |
will affiliate with tile state organiza-
ton and the national federation, and |
the first slogan to be adopted is "Put |
Idaho Falls on the Map" as the city
of the Invest women's club that ever |
asked for a charter.
Boise,-H. F. Samuels, president OF
the Teton Coal company, whose head
office is at Occur d'Alene and whose
mines are located eleven miles from
Tetonia, on the Ashton Victor branch
of the Oregon Short Line filed COM
plant with the public utilities COM
mission, asking that the railroad COM
pany be required to furnish transpor-
tation service and file freight rates
for hauling coal from the mines. |
Samuels is the Progressive candidate
for governor.
Hailey,-Blaine county has the OPP
e A,x, 80
to obtain the services of Red Cross
nurse, whose salary is financed by a
fund left by Miss Jane Delano OF
New York, so Miss Elizabeth Rohr-
bach of the National Red Cross told
the HALEY Commercial club. Valley
been selected. The travelling and in
expenses are to be paid from
the funds of the local Red Cross
chapter. Sentiment appears to favor
adoption of the offer.
Boise,-Dr s. NJ. c. Reynolds,
at the state soldiers
home here, died suddenly. He suf-
fered a paralytic stroke in the bath
room of his apartments, where his
body was found. DR.. Reynolds was
one of the best known members OF
the G. A. r. in the state and past
state commander. He had been COM
Of the home here for the
past four years, having been appoint
ed by Governor D. w. Davis and re-
appointed by Governor G. c. Moore.
Pocatello,-A trained executive has
been employed by the cham
Der of commerce of Pocatello. An in
vitation was extended to ]. A. Har-
ader, who has been for the past eight
years manager Of the chamber of
commerce at Bozeman, Mont, and he
has accepted the position and will
lake up duties as executive in Poca-
.ello April Is.
Boise,-Contract for surfacing nine
niles of highway between Orofino
md Greer, Clearwater county, was
awarded to r. A. Burne of Lewiston
or S36,s13.02, it was announced by
". ]. Hall, commissioner of public
works. !
Boise, = Fifteen pardons
granted, sixty-seven applications wer
lenied and the remainder of ninety
even applications before the April
Meeting of the pardon board were
continued or committed as the board q.
closed it's sessions at the penitentiary.
Nampa.-On March 1 Idaho grow ]
RS and dealers held approximately
345 900 bushels of merchantable V
potatoes on hand, about 5000 cars, as I
ompared with 100000 bushels held
t a corresponding date last year, &C.
ording to a report issued Thursday s
" Julius H. Jacobson, crop statistf- {
ian for Idaho.
Boise,-The number Of licenses for y
motor vehicles and for chauffeurs in {
he state of Idaho is 4S,457. compared