The Idaho Republican., 1918-12-17
INLAND NORTHWEST

ploses, ana lIncned. The negro Sh0t
and killed railroad switchman and
wounded another man.
Lieut.. Luther F. Dunlop. prominent
young Butte advertising man who
earned commission as second lieu
tenant in the quartermaster corps of
the United States army. Lieutenant
Dunlop returned to Butte this week
from Camp Dodge, Iowa, where he was
attached to the Nineteenth sanitary
train, Nineteenth division. He enlist
ed in May. 1918, and won his commits
sion shortly afterwards.
Charged with stealing two pouches
of registered mail in Denver, Alfred
Young, said by the postoffice authori-
ties to be an ex-convict, was arrested
here today by William McHenry, San
Francisco postal inspector, who for
merly held similar position in Den
yer.
The quartermaster's department at
Seattle has asked for bids on baled
hay for Camp Lewis. Bids are asked
on 1133 tons of timothy or mixed hay
and 567 tons of alfalfa, but alternative
bids are also invited for furnishing
other kinds and grades of hay, which
will be considered if found advan-
tageous. This hay will not have to be
double compressed, but the grading
must be in accordance with the Ma
tional Hay associations regulations of
August, 1917, and the bids must name
price f. O. b. car at point of shipment,
ana must be submitted in duplicate on
form No. 11S, quartermaster's corps.
An examipation for rural carriers
for the route between Anaconda, Op-
portunity and Warm Springs will be
held in Anaconda, January IL, accord
ing to an announcement made by Miss
Annice English, secretary of the Ana
conda board of civil service examiners.
Carriers will be paid $93 per month
and will take the mail out three times
a week, furnishing their own vehicles
and motive power The examination
will be open only to men and women
actually domiciled in Deer Lodge
cou.lty. Further information may be
obtained from Miss English at the
postoffice.
The presence of competing hay buy
ers in Gooding, Idaho, and vicinity Is
assisting materially in moving the hay
crop. The prevailing price remains
at $3.50 on the car.
Plans are taking shape for the build
ing in Boise of memorial hall IN
honor of the Ada couRty men who
have served as well as died in the
cause of their country.
At meeting of the grade school
board of Meridian Wednesday evening
it was decided to open the grade
school Monday morning.
A call issued by T. W.. Tomlinson,
secretary, summons the American Ma
tional Livestock association to meet
here on January q in Denver for it's
annual convention. The
session will last three days.
Rafaelo Grafelo, charged with
bombing the grocery store of Francisco
Lombardi at Anaconda, Mont, early in
he morning of November l, pleaded
lot guilty. He is held under $4,000
bond.
After having been out three hours,
jury in the district court brought in
verdict of guilty in the sedition case
of f. J. Israel, former emplOye of
the reclamation service at Billings,
Mont. The principal witnesses against
him were young women employed in
the same office.
In order to protect the regular pas
sengers and to give the best service
to it's employees and their families
who may be i'll with the Influenza, the
Oregon Short Line has run a special
hospital car into Boise for the last
seven weeks.
An order has been issued by the
Motnana railroad and public service
granting to the Missoula
Street Railway company an increase
in Eates from 5 to 6 cents and per-
mission to abolish special round trip
reduced rates to out-of-city points !
The new rates are effective Decem-
ger Is.
Attention of dealers and millers Is
directed by Food Administrator Bick-
lell to the fact that under the sub
,titute buying plan of the United
States food administration grain cor
)Oration, holders desiring to dispose
If their surplus products in carload
OTIS must notify M. H. Houser, zonal
agent cereal division, food administra-
ion grain corporation, Portland, Ore,
If their intention to sell prior to Fri
lay, December 20, and get railroad
outing from him.
After not having heard from his
cousin, Frank E. thinner, Of Colorado
after reading in the printed casualty |
ist three months ago that he had been |
wounded, degree undetermined" F.
4. Fisher. night yardmaster in the |
Boise, Idaho, Oregon Short Line yards,
lad the unusual experience of seeing |
his cousins face smiling at him from