The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-11-18
News Notes.
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Caldwell.-FundS nave Deen sut
scribed by Caldwell business men II
improving what is known as tn
Thousand roads link between thi
city and the Poison Creek hill on tn
Jordan Valley highway. Work ha
been started with a tractor and
grader.
Shoshone.-Plans for constructor
of a $4,000 concrete bridge over tn
Little Wood river have progressed un
til the board of trustees has decides
to hold an election at an early dat
to authorize the issuance OF $1,000 o
bonds. which will be necessary to de
FRAY Shoshone's share of the expense
The federal government will contrib
ute the other portion, or 1878 pei
cent of the cost. Construction will
probably not be begun until early
spring, until which time the old
bridge, which recently has been re.
paired, will be used.
McCall.-At a meeting of the Nc
Call commercial club 1t was unini-
mously voted to continue the winter
sports carnival and committees were
appointed to map out preliminary
work. Lyle Watts, forest supervisor,
was elected president of the club to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of E. J. Peabody.
foi IN To "a "
which is now being drilled, is going
down at the rate of about five feet
per day, according to men in charge
of the work. The drill Is now in hard
formation, and beneath it the drillers
expect to find strata of coarse sand
or gravel The drillers are confident
of striking a good flow of artesian
water.
Boise.-Terminating search which |
had been continued since his myster- |
ious disappearance, the body of Will
liam F. Roberts, pondman for the
Boise Payette Lumber company at |
Barber, was found in approximately
our feet of water when the millpond
vas drained. There were no marks
lpon the body and it is the belief of
William McBratney, coroner, that the
lrOwning was accidental
Caldwell.-A justice court held in
he middle of a street in Grandview,
)wyhee county, at o'clock in the
1orning enriched the county treasury
$500 in fines, according to word
eceived here. Bootleggers paid the
honey.
Wallace.-Announcement of wage
Increase of so cents a day to en-
loyes of producing mines of the
oeur d'Alene district were posted
the mines. The increases, effec-
We November 16, will add about $780,
month to the district payroll.
Good1ng.-An irrigation project to
ing water from the new 10000
re-foot American Falls reservoir to
nds in Gooding, Blaine, Lincoln and
rome counties is being surveyed by
j. Gault, engineer for the United
ates bureau of reclamation in
arge OF field operations, and citi-
Us mere meanwhile are pushing the
anclng end. Mr.. Gault expects to
mplete his survey November 18.
VIII send his data to Denver for
scking. From there they will go
washington for approval.
deridian.-Meridian has been ship
an average of two carloads of fat
IS to the Portland market each ,
ok since the first "stubble" hogs {
ched the market. A heavy wheat.
icy and corn crop has supplied
1 Tor more hogs than are in Ada
MY and heavy shipments fortelI
larKed shortage in hogs on farms
Ada and other southwestern Idaho
mites.
lenns Ferry.-A new motor fire
* which is to be used to augment
clty,s water system, has arrived
is now In use here. The truck
qulpped with hand chemicals and
les 100 feet of hose. Recent
ohstration proved so satisfactory
III was said fire insurance rates In
lie city will unquestionably be re- s Sf
d.
ise.-Waterusers on the Boise
'ct In Ada county and in the Mel
lection of Canyon county voted
in favor of the Boise
irrigation district at the special -
lon' The two-thirds vote neces-
was swelled to 90 per cent, 1145 \
rs giving their approval as
lst q who voted in the negative Il
er'-What is believed to be III
worlds record for production Of IL.
. mas been recorded in the har- L:
just completed of two acres of =
grown this year by E. H. Sny-
MS farm near Filler. The crop II
leu yield of 1850 bags per acre. In h
us from sale Of the crop totalled ~
according to information fur "