The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-10-07
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TEN is planning the expenditure OF
$35, 900 to $4,000 on the Improvement
Of the yards here. Additional track
age will be laid, stockyards will be
enlarged and new passenger station
will be erected.
Craigmont.=The Craigmont Certi-
fled Seed Potato association is build
ing an underground storage cellar
large enough to handle the products
of all members and some outside pro-
ducers. More than 300 acres are be-
ing grown In the Craigmont region
this year.
Blackfoot-The first warehouse, es-
tablished under a new state and fed
eral ruling, has been opened at this
point, designated as the Idaho Grimm
Growers Warehouse association This
is the first warehouse in the state to
take advantage of the new ruling
which will provide credit, storage IA
cilities, and better prices by orderly
marketing and be Of tremendous ad-
vantage to the farmer One million
five hundred thousand pounds OF
Grimm valued at more than half
million dollars will be cleaned and
blended this year.
Boise.-Mrs. George T. Bacon OF
Kamiah loses her fight against E. W.
Porter, commissioner Of finance, to
have a deposit of $4,000, held in the
State Bank of Kamiah when it closed
its doors April 8, 1921, declared
trust fund and given preference In
payment over other depositors. The
opinion of the state supreme court
handed down in which the decision
of the lower court holding for the
commissioner is affirmed
Idaho, Falls-f present plans car
~, the Idaho potato is to be adVer-
tised to the world in much the same
way as the California orange and
raisins, as well as the Hood River and
Yakima apples. At meeting OF the
| board of directors of the Idaho cham
Der of commerce a resolution was
adopted in which it was decided TO-
! inaugurate an intensive advertising
| program. All commercial organizations
from Ashton on the north to Weiser
on the west will be asked to send rep
reseutatives to q convention to De
held in PocateIlo in the immediate fu-
ture.
Preston.-The factory of the Frank
lin county sugar company will soon
fire up for long run The prospects
in the sugar industry both as to farm
ers and the sugar company are accord
ing to Card D. Adams, the best il
the history of the county. The BEEF
yield is expected to average more
than fifteen tons per acre, while the
sugar content Is very satisfactory
Boise.-Finance Commissioner E. w
Porter has refused to issue charter
for a state bank at Blackfoot on the
application of Edward Thoreson ant
others. he said. Blackfoot already ha:
one national and one state bank, ant
these care for all the business tina
can well be handled in the field, thu
commissioner said.
Malad-That the Elkhorn reservoir
which was built several years ago
a cost of approximately S250,000, blu
which has never held water, can b.
made to hold at reasonable cost, Il
the opinion of an engineer OF the Uni
ted States government. who has jus
completed an inspection Of the Elk
horn dam and reservoir.
Sweeping changes in Dir
insurance rates to be charged b.
board" companies in Idaho were ar
, nounced by the state insurance br
: reau and the Idaho surveying and raj
/ ing bureau Reductions are made L
| six classifications and increases i
| five
Idaho Falls.-The tentative plans o
; the city administration to occupy
part of the county courthouse, ar
: gradually taking shape, and it nov
. appears that both the city and count
offices will be housed in the sam
building before the end of the presen
: year.
: American Falls-A new blade wee6
er has been patented by Carl Rudeer
Power county farmer and will be pre-
: duced this year in commercial quaint
, ties according TO the inventor He Ia
been experimenting with the machin
9 for four years and now feels that
/ is perfected to stage where success
is assured
d Mountain Home.-The old FraEkli
Il mine has been reopened under me-
? management and is ready to resum
operations. Six men are employed
4 present and more will be added late
:. The office of the new company 10
l. Pine and it is hoped that the resuml
n ton of mining in Elmore county WI
n again bring that county to the pos
II ton it once held before mining a
/ tivity ceased.
Boise.-Idahos motor bus law ws
4 attacked again in federal court whe