The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-21
News Notes
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cedingly plentiful on the upper Nor
fork this fall. There is also an /
creased number Of elk. This is b
lieved to be due to a closer obser
ance of game laws.
Burley.-At a regular meeting
the city council, committee
townsmen were present to ask for
reduction of the electric heat rate. A
ter elaboration, the rate was redut
ed about II or II per cent, maxim
it $3.50 per kilowatt for from l t
3 kilowatts; 50 for from IL to 20 ant
| $3.50 for from 81 to 90 with tel
per cent discount If paid before tn,
tenth of the month.
Rupert.-A committee Of the Rupert
Community club has been appointed
to work with a committee to be des
ignated by the Rupert post OF the
American Legion to inquire into the
probabilities of establishing a can
ming factory in this vicinity.
Kellogg.-Arvie Julia, 10 years Of
age, of Kingston, near here, believed
insane, shot and instantly killed his
mother, SIS years of age, and his bro.
Their, Arthur, 23, here and escaped to
nearby woods, younger sister and
brother, who escaped, told neighbors
and sheriffs officers. Police officers
and sheriff's deputies are searching
for Arvie.
Idaho Falls.-An acute labor short
age is apparent in the potato fields
around Idaho Falls, according to E.
S. Trask, chairman of the committee
Of representatives of the potato grow
ers, dealers and shippers, who have
cooperative labor bureau
% help supply men for the many jobs
which the industry now affords. The
harvest has been somewhat delayed !
~ the lack of frost, but conditions |
re now right for fast work.
Boise.-Residents of the Meridian
ection and the Ada county commits |
toner's have posted reward of $3.50
DR. the recovery of Ralph Horne, 10,
leridian youth, lost in the mountains
ear Warren since October 5. Half
the money was raised at Meridian
nd the other half given by the COM
ission.
Council.-The apple crop in the
ouncil valley this year will approx
late five hundred carloads. On the
isis OF $40 per ton as an average,
ice, the apple growers of the val
will receive a gross return of
netting like 100000. Two hun
ed carloads is the estimated apple
op in Council valley proper, and
carloads in the famous Council
ssa orchard, the largest apple or
ard under one ownership in the
rthwest. :
5l1ss.-C. Hansten, a farmer living i
miles from here, claims a record I
ley yield for the year. From | =
hteen acres Of measured land he
vested 1885 bushels of barley, a
lie over ninety-one bushels to the
e. The barley was of good quality,
Wy and plump. Now he would like
know if anyone beat that record.
the past two weeks
OBJ Schenk, living south of Rupert,
trapped ninety coyotes. He mas
traps and visits them almost
y in car. During the two weeRs
smallest catch he has made in one
1t was five and the largest fifteen.
pelts he has on hand will aver
about Sc apiece and from now on
will increase in value as the
Their gets colder. {
win Falls.-Portland, Oregon in c
SITS represented by R. M. Murray =
pokane, who five years ago was
rvising engineer for construction
ne Hansen bridge across Snake
canyon 10 miles east of here, n
to finance entirely the
- NS.Aoh VI lul-lO-Tlm LOll
e over Snake river canyon at
Lakes, five miles north of here,
ding to a statement made by Mr..
ay to the chamber of commerce in
ais here. &c
State Life Insurance
any one Of the prominent bust
interests of the state, will be
ed within 30 days with the Oc-
tai Life Insurance company of
angeles, according to an agree r.
arrived at recently between Of
OF the two institutions. III
'cow.-Approximately $4,000 in IL
ana pledges is in the hands of
aaho Memorial association for l
ection OF state memorial gym ssahS
on the campus Of the Univer-
Idaho, according to an an -
ement by Dwight Leeper, Lew a
president Of the association. the
memorial is to be erected in
Oh Idaho men and women who
ced their lives in the World 'uen