The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-06-18
Short News Notes
From An Parts Of
IDAHO


Moseow,-prince Geloisio Castanl'
italian ambassador or the United
States, delivered an address to grail
mates " the University here and re-
ceived the honorary degree OF doctor
of laws Shortly after his gradua-
ton from the Columbia university
school OF mines twenty twoFears
apo. prince Castnni was employed
In the Couer d'Alene mining district
OF this stnte.
Caldwell,-On order OF Henry Beck,
chairman of the board OF county COM
missloners the monthly salary war
rants Of sheriff q. Y. Mason, amount
ing 10 Si00.00 was withheld Ivy the
county auditor This IL the newest
move IN the campaign OF the county
hoard ca collect S204TA from Mason,
money paid to the sheriff by the fed
eral prisoners confined IN tho county
jail.
poentello 49, Work Ia rapidly going
forward on the construction or the
rev short Line power plant, when
ID located north OF the present shops
IN the railroad yards. The plant
will provide additional power FOR tile
ENLARGED shops and will be the largest
In the intefmountan country,
Wallace, - Some OF the lumber
camps belonging to the ohio Match
company on Lake Pend d'Oreille were
reported 10 have been destroyed by
forest fires about n week ngo with all
equipment the men being barely able
to get out with the horses. Several
prospeetors cabins In the fire zone
were also destroyed although the
losses were small.
idaho Fails, - The Pocutello md |
Blnekfoot commercial and civic organ
izations are cooperating on plan to |
plant trees along both sides OF the |
Yellowstone highway from pocateilo
TO f,lackfoot. With irrigation water
enslly available the organizations be-
iieve the plan will be easy to carry
out.
Lewiston.-The huge monument OF
native basalt with inlaid bronze slab.
upon which Is inscribed the record Of
fdaho's great missionary, the Rev.
Henry II. spalding and his wife,
Eliza Spalding, was dedicated at
Spalding In the presence Of 300 PEG.
pie.
Boise.-Ground has been broken
Tor new fish hatchery rour and a
half miles north Of Cascade on the
Martin ranch, IL was announced by
K. u. Thomas, state fish and game
warden. The hatchery will be situa-
ed near a large spring and will be in
operation in abWt a month. Ten
roughs will be constructed said Mr..
Thomas with d capacity of taking .
are Of 100000 baby trout. Idaho
utthfoat trout will be raised exciu- !
lively.
Payette.AT'he skeleton Of a man, !
bought to have been dead about ;
ear, was found In the dump heap
n the Payette river bank about :.
hree miles southeast Of Payett h
hen Charles Wallace, who W. =
sarching for brass and othed ser
iceable metals, uncovered the bones. {
fr. Wallace at once notified the au- '
1orities.
Boise,--13oise's water Supply for B
,mestic use Is in no immediate 81
niger on account Of the prslonged =
'outh, according to officials Of the -
Disc Artesian Water company.
lille surface water is dwindling n
st in al direction, the wells in the Bj
ountains supplying Bosses water -
III maintain their accustomed flow.
Boise>--Unless economies can be
ade that will result in large saw
KS in costs Of operation the Boise
alley traction company will ulti-
ately be forced 10 suspend business
Boise, X. -. King, general mana.
n told the public utilities commits
on at a hearing on the petition o.
e company to have man SER
re on the south Boise line. =
Weiser@-D. G. Neifert, formerly
perintendent Of schools Of Weiser,
d for several years in the insurance
siness st 81. Anthony, has been
pointed by Governor G. G. Moore
state director Of insurance TO take
3 place OF H. d. Smith, whose -
signation became effective June /. r
;. Neifert, who has been making
home in Boise, has accepted the
pointment.
Boise,-Strucz on the top Of the
Vi by huge log which rofed
pn from the top o. car
iz5 he had just started TO unload 4
Barber, AIphaw Smith, 25 years {
are, was instantly killed, his neck y
M broken. From the cars the Il
9 are dumped into pond. Smith
just cut the sling when the Iog "
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