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Show GREAT ANXIETY IS FELT FOR BIG ARROW ROCK DAM Special to The Tribune. BOISK. Oct. 3. Great anxiety was manifested over the safety of the Aitow-rock Aitow-rock darn above this city as the result I of earthquake shocks that visited Ruise last night. Reports received from there I today have allayed this fear, however, for the shock was not felt there. Interest centered in the dam probably ; bca.use of the fact that it is to be formally for-mally dedicated tomorrow at noon. Pos-J Pos-J slble jarring of this dam at lis base, pre-i pre-i venting it from Impounding water, would have resulted in four year." of waited I labor and a loss of J5.000.nocv The christening of the dam tomorrow i will be unique. Flocks of carrier pigeon1 I will be liberated from Us crest following the ceremony, carrying messages of the dedication to manv sections of western Idaho. Iate reports from southern Idiiho and eastern Oregon indicate that although the earthquake shocks were severe, no I serious damage was done. One building at Vale, In which section the shock was very perceptible, was cracked. Although ! the swaying of buildings waa noticed here land elsewlnre. the structures do not appear ap-pear lo have hern damaged. |