The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-30
INLAND NORTHWEST

Sld anu was given INV utNS III Idllt luS
sentence to end when he enters the
army.
Homer Martin, pioneer merchant
Of Roundup, Mont, was Instantly
killed on his farm, a few miles from
Roundup, when a bolt of lightning
struck him, while he was engaged in
building fence.
The Montana council of defense has
passed an order prohibiting the estab-
lishment of new publications entered
us second class matter or the CONVEX
sion of weekly papers into daily papers
during the present world struggle.
Sanitation and cleanliness are the
prominent requirements which must
be observed by Utah canning factories,
according TO instructions now being
issued throughout the state by Walter
NJ. Boyden, state dairy and food COM
missioner.
Obstacles which formerly prevent
ed Black Hawk Indian war veterans
from having their pension cases
brought before the government are
now cleared away, according to word
which reached state headquarters at
Salt Lake.
Montana's numerous Home Guard
companies have been enthused by re-
ports that they soon may be armed.
State officials have received intima-
tions from Washington that the supply
of rifles may permit equipping the
state soldiers.
The second case of its kind in the
history of the Utah state industrial
commission, where an employer was
ordered to pay the state insurance
fund $3.50 resulting from the death of
a worker without dependents, was an
| nounced last week
What is declared to have been an
organized gang of automobile and tire
thieves which has operated in that city
| for more than year past is believed
to have been broken up through the
arrest by the sheriff's office AT Salt
Lake of four men and one boy.
Peach pits from the orchards of
the -akma Valley, Washington, are
helping to win the war in the front
| line trenches of Europe The pits are
used in the manufacture >f gas masks,
/ the charcoal produced from them nav
ing superior preventative qualities.
The labor unions will make a per.
sonal canvass of 0gden's industries in
cooperation with the government. The
object will be to classify skilled work.
men who are affected by the new draft
bill, thereby determining the really
useful from the nonessential occupa-
tons.
That strict legislation may be neces
sary to adopt standard size of pack.
ages imported into Utah as means OF
preventing serious. shortage in tho
weight of certain package groceries
now being sold in this state, is the
opinion of the state fool and dair.
commission.
A weekly normal OUTPUT of coal TO
the Twentieth federal district, includ
ing Utah and southern Wyoming TO
the week ending August 10, was re
ported by the federal fuel administra
ton. The output of the mines of Utal
was 1926 carloads, and for southern
Wyoming 1850 carloads.
All through traffic between Denver
Ogden, Salt Lake. and Provo is to b.
routed over the Union Pacific system
While all traffic offered between point
IN Colorado, south of Denver, to Trim
Idad and between Ogden, Salt LAX
and Provo and all points intermediate
is to go to the Denver & Rio Grande
me bodies of two murdered squaw
; were found in a clump of brush a shor
distance from Lovelock, New. Th
skulls of both had been crushed witt
. heavy instrument or rock. The tw,
aged women had been picking berries
There is no clue to the murderer
{ although Mexican is suspected and |
search is being made for him.
Stealing a ride on a freight trail
now is larceny from the government
according to charge placed agains
Anti Helm, who is held at Everett
Wash, for a hearing before fedora
grand jury. 1t is believed that this i
the first time in this country tnat
theft charge has been made for steal
ing ride on a freight train.
Twenty-one conscientious DIRECTORS
who have signified their willingness t
accept service on farms for the dura
ton of the war and to give to TIL
Red Cross all but $50 a month of thei
pay, have been furIoughed from CAM
Lewis, Wash, and ordered to report a
their own expense to farmers in KIM
county, " which Seattle is located.
The office of engineering of the for
est service has recommended that tn,
contract for the building of bridge a
Kooskia, Idaho, the first link In thu
Lolo highway project, be awarded t
the Lord Construction company o
Hamilton. The Koosksa bridge vii
span the Clearwater river, and viii es
tablish an automobile line that win Gu
off 400 miles of the distance by roat
between Missoula and coast cities.
Fred r. Ernest was unprecedented q