The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1924-03-19
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

tne OlSSOu oHOrL Lille through LH'
new city will begin about the same
time in the early spring, according
to f. A. Banks, Reclamation engineer
in charge of the American Falls pro
ject. This statement is conditioned OF
the passage of the appropriation bill
in congress which allots $645,000 fol
the American Falls unit.
Rexburg-The Thornton cheese fac
with big dance and program at
Thornton. Many Rexburg people at
tended The people of Thornton
were out in mass. 1t was very
successful event.
Boise,-Sawing operations started
Monday at the Barber mill of the
oise-Payette Lumber company, after
idleness since Christmas. One hun
dred and fifty men went to work on
two hour shifts.
Boise,-A state game farm will be
located near Nampa in the Boise
river valley if the plans of the fish
and game department are carried
out, according to a statement made
by Game Warden Dick Thomas afte'
a conference with Governor G. G.
Moore. Mr.. Thomas was q guest Of
the Rod and Gun club of Nampa last
week and several proposed sites were
inspected. The Nampa sportsmen
will donate a five-acre tract for the
purpose Of the work, which will be
devoted chiefly to the raising Of diff
ferent types of wild fowl to stock
the different fields and woods of
Idaho.
e-Maintenance crews are at
work in practically all parts of the
state keeping Idaho's highways in
condition, it was announced Monday
by w. J. Hall, state commissioner of
public works.
Nampa,-Larry Maloney, 90, for IS
years connected with the Nampa po-
lice department and for many years
its chief, died at the Mercy hospital
Monday from complications following
an attack of the influenza.
Blackfoot,- AT meeting recently
of the board of directors Of the Idaho
insane asylum, the resignation of
Medical Superintendent R. G. Eaton
was filed and accepted by the board
to take effect within thirty days. DR..
Eaton has been in charge of the
Blackfoot institution since October 1,
1923.
Idaho Falls, Lewis A. Lee, prose
cutting attorney of Bonneville county, |
as called the attention Of Will Fl. |
Hays, director general of the motion
picture industry, to the case Of Baby
Marie" Osborne, screen star, whose
father, Leon L. Osborne lis held in
the county jail here to await trial on
charges of violating the theatrical
act. which prohibits showing Of a
juvenile for gain and contributing to
the delinquency of a minor by having
her kept out of school.
Twin Falls,-Recently the county
approved an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for the maintenance Of
he farm bureau in Twin Falls county
or the year 1924. This is tile same
set aside last year. 1t is
Understood that r. E. Brossard, who
las served as the county agent for
he past three years, will continue
Il that position.
Boise,-Payette lakes may be the
Gene of the annual summer encamp
nent of the Idaho national guard,
ID following his return from the
neeting of the states adjutant gen
rails at San Francisco. At least
daho's cavalry units are expected to
naneuver at Payette lakes unless the
,oise barracks is chosen for the en-
ampment. Idaho infantry and ar
illery units will meet in encamp-
lent at Camp Lewis, Wash, June ;
1 to %.
Boise,-Higl grade zinc-blende ore
, reported struck in new discovery
l the West Mountain Mining COM
any near Cascade by w. A. Carter.
ons of good ore are being sorted
nd piled ready Tor Shipment IN tne E
arly spring. This group of claims l
insists of granite pagmatite with
Tenitic gneiss intrusions. In one =
: the discoveries there is a good
llphide vein carrying 81 ounces Of I
liver per ton, % per cent zinc, %
er cent sulphur, 4 per cent iron, 4 =
,r cent silica and 4 per cent lead. I
n the second discovery the silver e
ms "a ounces and the lead % per r
sr cent
Nampa, are that this
,ction of Idaho viii not produce as
eat tonnage Of potatoes this year
it did last ]. c. Sewell, one of
e big shippers of southwest Idaho.
id that purchasers of seed pota- l
es to date are only about half
hat they were last season.
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