The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-12-24
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO


= and the annual Ashton dog race OF
e Washington's birthday, it was an
nounced by the Union Pacific sys
tenn.
Nampa,-Woid of the action of the
Ada and Canyon county Pomona
oranges legislative committee in
recommending to Secretary of the In.
terror Work, that the United States
turn over operation of the Boise pro-
ject, exclusive of irrigation districts,
to the settlers, was telegraphed to the
Idaho delegation in congress by the
Nampa chamber of commerce.
Occur d'Alene-A magazine devot-
ed to the interests of northern Idaho
and covering numbering, mining, re-
sorts, recreation, game and other
sports, agriculture, ETC., will be start
ed in the spring by the Coe Publish
ing company, if plans mature, it was
ANNOUNCED by j. Knoe Coe, who will
be the editor
Mesa,-The Mesa Orchards COM
pany at Mesa suffered heavy loss
when the evaporating plant caught
fire and was completely destroyed,
in spite of all efforts that could be
made to save the building. Only two
men were at work in the plant at the |
time, and it is supposed the fire start !
ed from one of the kilns, well up I'M
der the roof of the structure. The
loss was probably in the neighborhooo
of $4,000 on the plant, with some in
surance, besides quite lot of fruit
already in the building.
Kamiah,-The committee in charge
of the Kamiah fair gave a report to
the Commercial Club for the 1924
fair. There was a net profit of 1929
and balance of $377 is on hand
for the next fair. Additional bleach
ers will be built and painting and
other improvements are planned.
Lewiston,-Darrell Thurston, con-
victed here for first degree murder in
the Staying of City Traffic Officer
Gordon Harris on Oct Fl, is now in
the state penitentiary at Boise under
life sentence, having been taken to
the Capital city following his trial
here.
Idaho Falls,-According to an esti- /
mate made by R. E. Thomas, state
game warden, at the time of his visit
to Idaho Falls last week, 1000 deer
were killed in Idaho this season.
Boise,-Carl w. Giesler, prominent
business man of Payette, is dead and
Mrs. Giesler is seriously ill as the
result of taking the poison, belladon-
ma, by mistake. Giesler was former
treasurer and county commissioner OF
Canyon county, and when Payette
county was created he was named
'ne of its first commissioners. He was
in the real estate business
1t Payette.
Twin Falls,-Twin Falls county ex-
llbitors in the small seeds department
# the international hay and gram ex-
position at Chicago have been award
d nine premiums, according to word
eceived by R. E. Brossard, Twin
'alls county agricultural agent.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS recently appoint
d park commission, of which Wind
or Lloyd is secretary, is busy formu
atlng plans for the improvement of
he new park site, which includes
bout twenty acres on the north side
t the city, just beyond Seventh
5reet. Lee A. Cooke, Nampa engin-
ar, is preparing typographical man
the park, from which several land
cape gardeners will draw up plans
,r its improvement.
Twin Falls,-William Hoops, well.
nown Hollister district ranchman
no was engaged last year as con.
actor in extensive road building on.
'atlons in Nevada, instituted suit in
Re district court here against C. B
INKS, Twin Falls butcher and meat
'aler, for $4,000 damages on &C.
unit of malicious prosecution. \
Pocatello,-"He threatened me- an1
just had to kill him." sobbed Morris l
hnson, negro, slayer of Jim Banks
so a negro, when asked by District l
dge o. R. Baum if he had an,
gal reason why sentence should moi
pronounced. Johnson was thsr
1tenced by Judge Baum to serve
I'm twenty-five and half to forty
e years in the state penitentiary at
Use.
Payette,-Anticipating hard win 1
:, with much snow, C. C. Vincen
ID of the horticulture department,
the university, is broadcastine
rnings to Idaho's fruit raising sec
MS to beware of the orchard mouse =
ieadly pest under such conditions
than 100000 has L
n paid recently to hay growers by
epmen. The average price was
ton., 1t is estimated that 10000 Tx
ep will be Wintered hera II olJ; II