The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-08-13
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

American Falls.-Constructio {
the American Falls dam may beg
within the next 80 days, it was al
nounced by w. G. Swendsen, commits
sioner of reclamation in statemel
made following his return from Del
yer, where he met with the board {
engineers appointed by DR.. Elwoo
Mead of the United States reclama
ton service.
Nampa. California stockmer
farmers and dairymen are going t
need Idaho stock sooner or later il
large numbers, buyers now in thi
section report. The foot and moutl
outbreak has decimated the livestocl
population of the state, the buyerl
say, and this deficit will have to b.
remedied by importations.
Twin Falls.-Over 1000 jobs il
July were placed by the Twin Falls
free employment service maintained
by the chamber of commerce, accord
ing to the figures compiled by
Charles F. Dwight, secretary. The
majority of these took up farm work.
while few were given work on the
railroad construction. The service is
performed entirely gratis for both
prospective employee and employer re-
CARELESS of whether either are resi-
dents of Twin Falls.
Fairfield.-The village of Fairfield
is out of debt and has more than
1925 for current expenses until the
next payment of taxes. Since the
sidewalks were built in 1919 there
has been considerable amount of debt
in the shape of warrants. The last
of these have been paid and the town
having no bonds, is in good financial
condition.
Occur d'Alene.-The steamer Occur
d'Alene of the Lafferty Tug line, ar
rived in the city with the largest
tow of logs ever brought from the
river. The tow contained five mil
lion feet of lumber and included logs
belonging to the Winton Lumber
company of this city, the Ohio Match
company and the Golderick Lumber
company of Spokane. There were
ID booms of logs in the tow.
Mountain Home.-The house of G.
s. Donnell, four miles southwest Of
Mountain Home, was totally Destroy
ed by fire. The family all took a
nap leaving the gasoline stove burn
ing. 1t is supposed to have explod
ed and the members of the house
hold awoke barely in time to save
their lives. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Don
nell were painfully burned.
Pocatello.-The oil refining plant
at McCammon will soon become
reality, according to word reaching
here from that town. The Commun-
ty Development club has succeeded
IN disposing of the Necessary stock
n the enterprise, and machinery has
,een ordered for the plant.
Boise.-Colonel Judson Spofford,
pioneer resident and G. A. R. Off
ial of Boise has departed for Wash
ngton, D. c., and New York to in
crest eastern capitalists in the con-
truction of railway through CEN
raj and northern Idaho which would
opracf porfho~r orJ so,<bo-o TJoLo
Montpelier Bear Lake county
portsmen met recently and organic
i an association which will have for
. purpose the protection of fish and ,
anne in Bear Lake county; securing
eeded legislation to better fish and
anne conditions here and to help
lear Lake county receive its full '
,cognition from the state depart q
ent.
Boise.-Final check of motor We v
Gle registrations at the secretary Of d
ate's office for June, 1924, shows Q
at 1928 licenses were issued, 1921 e
r automobiles and BOT for trucks. r
annock county, with 100, had the F
gh mark of the a. counties for
lmber of automobiles registered. .
ia county was close second with n
8. Il
Boise.-One of the most important 81
cisions upholding the blue sky laws =,
Idaho has been made by the state :,
preme court in the cast of the state O.
c. w. Brockman of Idaho county. Id
was convicted in Judge 10
allace Scales court at Lewiston OF
ling stock in an investment COM ht
ny which had not complied with G.
} state laws and the supreme court
firms the conviction. Brockman, it w
claimed, sold and tried to sell stock NJ;
the Texas and now Texas & North -,
stern Oil company. The decision -
written by Justice Bulge and con- =.
red in by Justices C. P. Mccarthy ~
William A. Lee. es