The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-09-02
Short News Notes
From. All Pdrfs Of
IDAHO

Utah-Idaho district of Kiwanis clubs
at the closing session Of the two
days convention at the high school
auditorium. Gowan has been lieuten-
and governor of Idaho for the past
year and succeeds w. L. Wanlass OF
Logan, Utah, as district governor.
! There was no opposition for the Of
| flee and Gowan was elected by ac-
| clamation-
Paul-The experiment of city
owned electric plant is proving sue
cessful here The Paul Electric COM
pany's plant is said to serve So per
cent of the farmers round about, and
has total of PIP users. In 1924 the
| company paid a dividend of IL per
| cent on the stock OF 81, 700. The
| juice is bought from the government
and is sold at a rate of four cents
for the first so, two cents for the
next so and one cent above 200 k b.
The power is bought from the gov
eminent at the rate of 1.37 cents per
k. h., but as most of the patrons are
small users, a neat profit is made at
this rate. The average bill per farm
is 81 month. Farmers use it to
light their houses and yards and to
operate churns and pumps.
Bruneau.-American Legion boys of
this vicinity are sponsoring the ro-
dec and roundup to be held here Oc-
tober 1, 2 and 8. Local cattle will
be used for bulldogging, roping and
other stunts.
Emmett-Prune packing in this vi
cinity will not commence until Aug
ust %, this date the growers believe
will give the Walla Walla prunes a
chance to be picked up by the retail
trade and clear the market before
the Idaho prunes arrive.
Rupert.-Emitting rumblings and
gurglings that resembled the sound
of water boiling at high pitch in
a large cauldron, well dug by Kiss
Martin near Acequia, has been for
a number of days voicing internal
disturbances of some kind carrying |
with them more or less of an ominous |
import that causes a person near by |
to think of California and earthquake |
eruptions. The well is 81 feet deep !
and the water is SO feet below the |
surface The well was dug year |
ago.
Idaho Falls.-A shortage of harvest |
implements is reported by local deal !
ers who have wired all the manufac
turers of threshing machinery thru
out the United States in an effort to
supply the demand. The demand has
been so unprecedented that even the
factories were caught without a re-
serve supply on hand.
Boise.-Colonel Elias Marsters of
Boise, for a number of years prohibit
ton director for Idaho, has been pro-
NOTED to the post Of director for the
three states comprising the nineteenth
district under the reorganized plan
for enforcing the terms of the Vol
stead law for Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming. He will make his head
quarters in Helena.
Nampa--It will cost $103, 70S.12 to
'un Nampa's city government for the
iscal year, ending the first Tuesday
n May, 1926, retire indebtedness con-
racted last year in excess Of reven-I
les, take up outstanding warrants,
inf nd fofx /
mixing fund, according to terms of
he annual appropriation bill passed
y the council.
Boise.-Employes of SO Boise es-
Adjustments which handle food were
and four persons were re-
scted out of a total of 329, according
ell, state director of public warfare, I
y R. H. Pratt, city health officer. 1
he examination was made in accord I
nee with chapter 81, Idaho session q
TVS of 1925. Bosses report is the b
rst one to be filed with the director
public welfare.
III ais uuuuIeQ rams b
ere sold here at an average price
more than $40 at the Idaho Wool II
rowers' associations fourth annual L
m sale on the county fair grounds
Filler. Rangemen displayed a
arked preference for Hampshire
ock of good quality.
Idaho Falls.-Judge Edgington fix
the bonds required to cover the
st Of injunction proceedings against
e city administration, seeking to 4.
event the buying of a Diesel en-
le. at $500. 1t was stated by mem
rs Of the committee representing
3 taxpayers that final proceedings
II be filed which will prevent the
ying of the auxiliary engine, for
, time being, at least.
IDAHO Falls.-The Old Oregon Trail
Il be completed across Idaho by the
Of the summer Of 1926, according