The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-11-25
FROM BUSY SPOTS
IN THE GEM STATE

Provincialism vanishes under tn,
educational influence and wide mail
ing range of the newspaper; the util
lzatlon of gas and electric home con
yenlences; the broadmindedness in
duced by travei7~and the limitles.
scope of the telephone and radio.
Boise October building permits
totaled $2S7, 497, best month since Ju
ly, 1921.
New Plymouth Cooperative fruit
shifts.
Farmers Cooperative Creamery at
Caldwell makes $4,000 pounds butter
month.
Twin Falls has school poopula-
ton of 1866.
Rupert farmers sell 1000 TONS of
hay at So a ton, for sheep feeding.
Idaho potato growers are receiving
an average of So sack for good po-
tatoes.
Culdesac- David Wright sells -
acres of unharyested potatoes in field
for $225O.
Boise 100000 building plan is
proposed for expansion of city school
system.
Alton Kraft Cheese Co. buys the
Burton creamery.
Caldwell New cavalry hall will
be used for Gem State Poultrv Show.
January As.
Emmett Index and Examiner pa
pers consolidate for better commun-
ity service.
Contract will be let for Benefits
Bay-Couer d'Alene link in North-and
South Highway.
Victor Construction still under
way on Jackson Hole highway, Mean
er Ferry to Moran.
Ashton Work begins Nov. 20, on
big contract for crawling and curb
ng streets.
Money being raised to continue oil
lrilling in Teton Basin, after recent
yas fire destroyed drill outfit.
Idaho's potato crop this year is
I2,920,000 bushels. 100000 bushels !
lbove Swear average.
opens. Only brick cheese plant in
Wallace-Hecla Mining Co. pays
fourth 5O-cent dividend for 1925,
With sliding wage scale in effect,
'oeur d 'Alene miners receive advance
f 80 cents day in wages, beginning
lov. 16.
Bunker Hill & Sullivan will build
$4,000 tramway from Sidney mine
N Pine creek to Star mill at Kellogg
Idaho sugar beet yield is $4,000
ons from $4,000 acres; 1924 yield
vas 267,OOO tons from $4,000 acres.
Weiser- Apple shipments from
ere estimated at 900 cars this fall
Gooding- Carload of local turkeys
old to New York for $7,75772, or
4.4O per bird.
Wendell 135 carloads stock and
arm produce shipped out during Oc-
,ber.
Jerome-5OO carloads produce to
e shipped from Jerome during past
lree months.
Boise-Idaho farmers reaping rich
arvest from potatoes. In Salmon
yer valley crop paid for entire
,st of 3O-acre ranch.
Boise Shipments of produce IN
outhern Idaho are 40 per cent above
st fall.
Idaho Falls Community asks for
ltside cooperation in building ade-
late hotel.
State and federal funds will assist t
building Middle Valley hill road, .
idvale to Weiser, to cost $4,000. 6
Hazelton- Freight shipments for
,tober totaled 119 carloads OF pro
zee. ,-ooo
Oakley A. B. Doran grows $4,000
cks potatoes worth 100000 on % I
res.
Oakley John Adams raised 70 !
shells peer acre on Is AGREES OF {
leat.
Idaho Forest reserves receipts for
ar ending June 30, were $155,9l2.
Arco- New alfalfa mill, opening
%, has 1000 tons signed .
IT uses $50 h. p. electric motors :
Boise Cornerstone laid for Co.
milan Club $4,000 builing,
Silver Queen Mining & Milling
Incorporates for 100000 at
nta. Benewah County.
rewiston-3O0 carloads of produce
we'd from here during October.
)rofino- Construction begins on
P. Clearwater extension, Al miles
IVY work.
Nampa-Contractors laying BIZ
ninous surface on new Nampa-
dwell highway.