The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-04
Short News Notes
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IDAHO

department of that paper, is out
an advocacy for an appropriation
the present state legislature for tn
purchase Of radio broadcasting ap
aratus of commensurate proportion
for the purpose of telling the res
of the world of Idaho's greatness
and charging the responsibility o
the laudable work to the state agri
cultural department.
Blackfoot. Michael Barclay, live
stock man of Blackfoot, won the cul
in the Hampshire class offered at tn
recent Denver agriculture show, &C
cording to word reaching here. The
award was made on the triple basi.
of good gains from the growers
point of view, good conformation anc
quality from the packers points Of
view, and type from the breeders
point of view, it was said.
Twin Falls.-District organizations
of Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodges
including the lodges at Bull, Filler
Twin Falls and Kimberly, are to hold
their annual meeting next year al
Kimberly, it was decided at the an
nual meeting of these organizations
held at Filler. District officers fo1
the coming year were elected by both
Odd Fellows and Rebekah lodge mem
bers.
Caldwell.-Power from the Black
Canyon plant will probably be avail
able for the spring irrigation in the
Gem district, in the belief of j. H.
Lowell, district secretary. At present
efforts are being made to speed up
delivery and installation of a 5000
kilowatt generating unit for the Black
Canyon and it is expected this will
be ample to take care of pressing
spring needs.
Washington.-Th house passed and
sent to the senate a bill to author
ize construction of a bridge across
the Pend d'Oreille river at Newport
Priest river road crossing, Bonner
county, Idaho.
American Falls.-A boy was killed
almost instantly at American Falls
when he rolled from his sled that
was hooked behind an automobile and
was trampled by passing team of
horses. He was the Swear old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. N. Mcbride. The
accident occurred at a street inter |
section, the lad falling from his sled
when the car swung around the cor
ner and the team was coming at a
rapid pace.
Nampa. = Thousands of dollars
worth of damage was done Nampa
by the rush of flood waters
that swelled Indian creek until il
overflowed its banks and spread with
alarming speed over that area on the
North Side between Second and Fifth
streets. Residents in that section were
lriven from their homes as the wa
.er surged in gurgling eddies into
he easements and doorways. Stock
n the slaughter house yards were
swept away by the force of the tor
'ent, most of the animals drowning
,efore they could be rescued.
Pocatello.-The recent defeat in
he house of representatives of the
ill to make the Idaho Technical in
titute in this city a four-year col
eye has caused a real awakening
f the people of southern Idaho, and
is rumored that the bill will be re-
in the Idaho legislature
efore the present session closes.
Boise.-A film exchange of pro.
ucers distributing corporation has
cen established in Boise, Southern
daho and eastern Oregon theatres
eretofore supplied from Salt Lake
nd Portland may be served from
ere as soon as the office is in opera
on, according to Dave Fraser, the
lanager.
Pocatello.-Mrs. Frank Browning
Nampa was awarded the trophy
,r the best display of turkeys at
lie Intermountain Royal poultry !
low, held in Pocatello the closing I
ay This is no small distinction
hen it is realized that birds were :
ltered in the show from "a states,
I'd that there were many turkeys en- t
red. r
Idaho Falls-The Idaho Falls Real !
state board is one of 10 new men,
RS of the National Association of t
cal Estate boards, chosen by direc- r
RS of the national body. One form \
member has been reinstated, Il
inging the total membership of the j
sociation to SIG boards.
Caldwell-Mrs. Kathryn Wolfe, p
anyon county probation officer, was a
the Caldwell sanitarium with h Y
actured left hip as the result of t
II. 1t was said that she may not be I,
lie to return to her work for several Il
onths. 4
McCall-The winter sports March { g
ID z at Mccall where southern =
aho's winter carnival is to be hello q
nually, calls for an elaborate pro- b