The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-01-30

20 car loads of the famous ''Idal
baker" potatoes, at premium,
buyers for the commissory depar
ment of the Union Pacific system.
Caldwell, - Eleanor Plowhead {
Caldwell has been awarded the Idah
first prize of SO and gold media
N the national highway safety essa
writing contest, it was announced b
Miss Elizabeth Russum, state super
intendent of public intruction, VIII
had charge of the contest in Idaho.
Northumberland Henry, a farm
err living northwest of Meridian, wa
| rescued from an Infatuated lJerse.
| bull, after the animal had knocked
the man down. Mr.. Henry's left lie!
was broken below the knee and sew
eral ribs were fractured by the bull!
trampling on him.
Boise,-Governor c. c. Moore, has
accepted the resignation of Colone
Harry T. Lewis as adjutant genera
of the state of Idaho and appointed
Colonel Harry A. Padgham of Good
ing, commanding officer Of the 11Gth
cavalry, Idaho national guard to
succeed him.
Boise,-J. e. Mcdonnell, an audito,
and accountant practicing in Boise
for the last fifteen months, formerly
assistant manager of the Delamar
Mining company in Owyhee county,
was announced Tuesday as auditor OF
the public utilities commission, to
fill vacancy which has existed for
the last two months.
Boise,-John NJ. Flynn, judge of the
Eighth judicial district, comprising
four north Idaho counties, died at his
home at Sand Point. 1t was believed
at the governors office where this
word was received that the death
was sudden and unexpected. Judge
Flynn was first appointed by Govern
or Hawley in 1911, and had been
elected three times since.
Blackfoot,-Henry Wilson Spencer
60 years of age, was instantly killed
here by a mixed train on the Abel
deem branch of the Oregon Short
Line railway at it's South Meridian
streets crossing, when he urged hiy
horse to cross the track ahead of the
approaching train. His horse also
was killed and the wagon demolished.
st. Anthony,-The municipal water (
works bond election held here carried
~ vote of 237 to 80. The bonds
ire for the purpose of purchasing the
water plant from the Utah Power and |
light company.
Jerome, = Plans are practically |
completed for the Thirteenth Annual |
State Seed Show which will be held
t Jerome January 10 to 18th. MANY
lew features will be on hand and the
how is expected to be the biggest
nd best ever held.
Rupert, = S. r. Johnson, George
lynn and w. A. Jenkins shipped
cars of lambs, containing
900 head, to the Crane Sheep COM
any at Ogden. The lambs have been
n feed and pasture near town.
Idaho City, - Deer in the Lowman
ection have left the highlands and
)me into the outskirts of Lowman,
ccording to a telephone message re-
sived by tile office Of the Boise ma {
onal forest from Warren Taylor,
niger who is acting as game warden
# the state for the winter. s
Rupert,-E. A. Moyes, who has been r
'illing a well on the Dewey bench, +
ruck at a depth of 435 feet flow 7
warm water with a steady flow of
twenty-five inches, equal to about
lie and one-half acre-feet. When a
Queer was put on the water shot
rty-five feet into the air.
Rupert, = V. P. Biehl reports re- t.
ipts amounting to $4,000 from fifty b
res seeded to beets and potatoes. p
the bonus on the beets equals that L
last year, he expects to receive an o
ditional $4,000. Six acres Of The n
ty was in Melted Gem potatoes. The D
cts averaged twenty tons, in some a
rts running as high as twenty-six Ii
rs to the acre. ii
Acknowledgements Green, a prom 81
snt farmer living in the Groveland al
strict, three miles north of this city,
suicide by hanging in his
m barn while in dependency fol-
wing serious illness.
IDAHO Falls,-A number of people W
Idaho Falls and communities NJ
rth of here, are interested in city's cl
coming owner of the Warm Springs 10y
wer company's plant on the north m
k of the Snake river at Ashton. 1t II
claimed that this plant holds a OF
ategic position in power develor 81
Mt of the upper valley and that 1t di
I'D be bought for less money than 81
enlarging Of the present munich re
plant. CO
of special legis-
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