The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-01-07
Short News Notes
From All Parts of
IDAHO

Twin Falls.-With the completion
here of stretch of road between
Twin Falls and Filler, the Oregon
trail highway is now completed from
Granger, Wyo., to Portland, Oregon
officials Of the Filler highway an
nounced. approximately one anc
eight-tenths miles of road which here
tofore has caused the state highway
department to station men and teams
during the muddy weather to pull
cars through is now hard surfaced,
D completing the hard surfaced road
E between Granger and Portland.
Boise.-State Senator H. A. Tall
man of Ada county, wellknown
, water-master for the Boise district,
, has formally presented his resignl-
ton as senator to Governor Moore,
giving as his reason i'll health. He
is now in Florida.
Lewiston.-Campaign for funds for
work on the uncompleted portions of
the Lewis and Clark highway, thai
some day will connect Lewiston and
Missoula, Mont, by the Clearwater
river route, has been opened. The
amount Of money for forest high
ways in northern Idaho will not bD
known until the bill now before con-
gress receives attention.
Caldwell-The Caldwell branch Of
the Boise Valley Cooperative Cream
cry has handled 275,532 pounds of
butterfat up to December l. This
branch of the concern, managed by
H. E. McClusky, has been in operation
since Janury last, and in the eleven
months of business a substantial in
crease has been reported each month.
For the month of November the total
was approximately $4,000 pounds.
Boise.-Five years will be required
to build the Boise Mountain HOME
irrigation project which will involve
the expenditure of S40,000,000 and
irrigate $4,000 acres. This was the
information given out recently by
S. H. Hays who, with others, is work
ing on the project plans. Mr. Eays
makes the important announcement
that the problem of building the uun-
nels for the project has been solved.
Weiser.-An increase of from 15G
members in December, 1922, to Ais in
December, 1924, is the record of the
Weiser Valley Dairymens associa-
ton as disclosed at the annual meet
ing.
Gooding.-President Charles Wes-
ley Tenney of Gooding college, who
has worked with the teachers of Lin
coin county in their annual institute
at Davenport for the past two years
has been chosen by Superintendent
II. b. Aldrfch to give the commence
ment address for the high school
graduates at Reardan Wash. when
the spring term closes, May 81, 1926.
Boise..-The rapid approach of the
new year, which will bring with it the
eighteenth Idaho legislature, is caus-
ing no little speculation as to the ma
ture of the legislation that will come
before that body and how it will be
handled. From outside there is be-
ng heard demand that the lew
legislature practice strict econmy, so
hat state taxes can be held down to
he minimum.
Nampa.-Business men of the CITY
ire backing a campaign for funds for
he Salvation Army to carry on its
work here in the coming months. o.
erlngs will be received without So
lcitation and subscription blanks have
een placed in the Nampa National
nd Stockmen's National banks.
Rupert.-Claims that the Uniteo
states government through the re-
lamation bureau has failed to give
redit for S1,300,00O due the Mini
Okla project for profits for the past
U years, are contained in an advance
tatement of report by Byron Def
nbach, employed by settlers to audit
he books of the reclamation office at
urley.
Twin Falls.-Oregon Short Line
Eek layers who have begun laying
eel at Rogerson expect to continue
1thout interruption of their work
yer grade between Rogerson, Ida
and Wells, Nevada, that is now
bout 85 per cent completed, and
hich provided weather conditions
'ntinue favorable, will be completed
lroughout by January 10, next, at
e least.
Nampa,-Wold of the action of the
ia and Canyon county Pomona
anges' legislative committee in
commencing to Secretary of the In
rior Work, that the United States
rn over operation of the Boise pro-
It, exclusive of irrigation districts,
the settlers, was telegraphed to the
aho delegation in congress by the
'mpa chamber of commerce.