The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-03-18
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 ano
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,
completing the hard surfaced road
|, between Granger and Portland.
Boise.-State Senator H. A. Tall
man of Ada county, well-known
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 BIZ
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 1. 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.. Rays
makes the important announcement
that the problem of building the run-
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 Dairymen's 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. Aldrich 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
Idaho legislature, is caus-
ng no little speculation as to the ma
ure of the legislation that will come
before that body and how it will be
handled. From outside there is be-
ng heard a demand that the new
legislature practice strict econmy, so
hat state taxes can be held down to
he minimum.
Nampa.-Business men of the city
re backing campaign for funds for
he Salvation Army to carry on its
York here in the coming months. o.
erings will be received without So
citation and subscription blanks have
cen placed in the Nampa National
nd Stockmen's National banks.
Rupert.-Claims that the Uniteo
tates government through the re-
amation bureau has failed to give
redit for s1,3OO,OOo due the Mini
Okla project for profits for the past
years, are contained in an advance
'atement of report by Byron Def
lbach, employed by settlers to audit
lie books of the reclamation office at
urley.
Twin Falls.-Oregon Short Line
Eek layers who have begun laying
eel at Rogerson expect to continue
lthout interruption of their work
'er grade between Rogerson, Ida
and Wells, Nevada, that is now
'out 90 per cent completed, and
nich provided weather conditions
ntinue favorable, will be completed
roughout by January 10, next, at
e least.
of the action of the
la and Canyon county Pomona
anges' legislative committee in
commencing to Secretary of the In
Tor Work, that the United States
n over operation of the Boise pro-
t, exclusive of irrigation districts,
the settlers, was telegraphed to the
Tho delegation in congress by the
mpa chamber of commerce.
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