The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-11-11
News Notes
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Boise.-Wateruse on the Bots
project in Ada county and In the Me
ba section of Canyon county vote
overwhelmingly in favor of the Boise
Kuna irrigation district at the specia
election. The two-thirds vote neces
sary was swelled to SO per cent, la
settlers giving their approval al
against 81 who voted in the negative
Filer.-What is believed to be 1
new worlds record for production Of
onions has been recorded in the har
vest just completed Of two acres oil
onions grown this year by z. H. Sny.
der on his farm near Filler. The crop
returned a yield of 1850 bags per acre.
Returns from sale of the crop totalled
$2912, according to information fur
nished the Twin Falls Chamber OF
Commerce.
Rigby-The first car of apples to
be produced and shipped from this
point in many years left Rigby recent
ly. The apples were the Macintosh
Red variety, $40 boxes to the car,
and brought the producer 81 a box.
Payette.-Rural telephone subscrib.
ers of Payette and New Plymouth
have filed formal protest with the
public utilities commission against
new schedule of rates proposed by
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph company, and the commits
sion suspended the schedule, which
was to have become effective Novem-
Der 1.
Boise-Permits were issued for I
of three commercial 1
buildings in Boise to cost $2O2,5OO dur
ng the month Of October, says the re-
port of Paul Spangenberg, city build
ng inspector. The total permits for
lew and old buildings and alterations
ind repairs Of all kinds amounted to
1856, 497.
Hailey.-Blaine county has filed
uit against Butte county in the Ada
ounty district court for S1,750.11, al
eyed to be due as Butte county's
hare of building two bridges. The
ontract for the bridges, the COM ,
liant alleges, was signed before the |
vision of the counties. Blaine coun- Q
=, the complaint says, paid S495,51,, !! |
ugust 20, 1917, and the balance of y
5O74,60, October 10, the same year,
INCH should be Butte county's share a
the EXPENSE. a
Misunderstanding of the first link r.
the Nampa- Caldwell boulevard paw Z
g program has been completed with
the Nampa city limits and the road Z
ready for placing the crushed rock
Sc. The crusher north of Caldwell A
the Boise river is about ready to
mmence operations.
Boise Increasing popularity of
Use as a convention city is given Il
a report filed by the conventions ar
nmittee of Boise chamber of COM AS
rec, IN which it is pointed out that pr
dlfferent conventions were enter
ned during the past year and that LII
National Woolgrowers' associa-
will convene here early in jan
y. su
ibl
'oise-N. Carol & Co., jobbers at On
npa, Florida, have handled five =
OF Idaho potatoes for the year
TO date, according to word re-
'ed In Boise from George J. Moh-
assistant superintendent of aeri- oe'
lure for the Union Pacific with
aquarters at Omaha. y
E. Holland. den
county treasurer, and George Fl
llng' deputy sheriff, have appeal
% district court from the action
Inc washington county commits
ers In refusing to allow a portion
nelr salary claims for the third
ter of this year. I
eiser'-Washington county will
'erate with the state and FEEDER. but
'sernments in the grading. drain my
and surfacing with crushed roct sno
10 miles OF the North and South for
way the board decided at its son.
,erly meeting which ended last K
!. The board set aside s15. v
ne county's share and authorized bufl
state commissioner of public r.
10 proceed with letting the con-
In Falls.-Rival companies are a
~ Tor the privilege of building 3
im-to-rim bridge across Snake IN {
canyon, which would connect "
fails and Jerome counties and -.
a quicker and better route from
''ues OF the river. Last week =
obstruction companies instruct. e
II representatives on the ground
= puphcation at once of notice -
en'ion to ask for franchise
the two counties for the con.
On Oh the bridge. r. M. Mur.
no built the Hansen bridge ia \
Tor Portland capitalists and -
- o'einman, president of the -,
an association of Engineers is "a
lor bravo & Co., of Pittsburg o's Buy Dy
he bridge will A.. ll6 Rfv