The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-05-24
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Montana under the selective service
act.
An insane Italian section hand ter
rorized the little town of Nimrod,
Mont, and endangered the lives of its
residents, until he was slain in gun
duel.
A movement has been started for
the establishment of wool securing
plant at Helena, 50 that the Montana
clip may be washed and secured be-
fore 1t ls shipped east
From one TO two years In the peni.
tertiary was the sentence imposed in
the district court at Butte upon Ida
Davis and Margaret lorna of Butte,
convicted of shoplifting.
Little Walter Kellison died at a
Glasgow, Mont, hospital as the
result OF burns received while playing
about bonfire on his fathers farm,
six miles west Of town.
Absolem Spencer, a pioneer citizen
Of Nevada, died at his home in Reno
last week. ut the age of 50. Mr.. Spen-
Ger was native of Canada and came
to Nevada from Canada in 1870.
Robert w. Speer, mayor OF Denver,
and widely known throughout the
country as an authority on municipal
government, died May IA ut his home
in Denver, after short illness of
pneumonia.
With the approval by the state high
| way commission of seven recent appli-
cations from counties for federal aid
in highway construction, Montana's
total of proposed federal aid projects
is now $364,66S.
The Montana state council of de-
Tense has received from Camp Lewis
headquarters list Of 60 deserters, six
of whom came from Montana. A re-
ward Of $50 will be paid for the ap-
prehension Of each.
Arthur Hermann, aged 3S, was
| drowned in the irrigating ditch that
runs through the university grounds
at Reno. 1t Is supposed he met death
as a result of an epileptic attack, fall
| ing into the ditch and being drowned.
| In an open letter to people of mod
crate means in the state of Montana,
| Harry w. Turner, state war savings
director for Montana, urges the citi-
| zens to respond to this worthy move
ment and do SO ut once with their en-
| tire strength.
| j. G. Shannon, who was brought to
| Dillon from Lima, Mont, recently to
be given trial for refusing to comply
to the recent law regarding idle men,
was sentenced to 60 days in The county
| Jail upon his declaration that he did
not want to work.
Pursuant to a call from the Montana
Medical association, the physicians OF
Roundup held u meeting, and after the
situation was explained, every one
with one exception, from Roundup and
vicinity volunteered their services to
the medical reserve.
Six sacks Of -four stored in the ball
room Of the residence of Mrs. Ina
Hoffman Shook, Seattle clubwoman
were seized by a deputy United States
marshal, following the filing Of
charges that the flour was boarded
Mrs. Shook was not arrested.
I. This year, according to figures giyer
out by the state board of equalization
Utah has an assessed valuation Of
property coming under that body's
jurisdiction amounting to $15900O,O00
compared with $156,000,0OO in 1917
showing an increase of $3,000,000.
Kurt Yuthelmn, alias Max Sauer
said to be the son of a high admira
in the German navy, has been brough
to Helena, under presidential war
rant, from Columbus, Stillwatel
county, where he was working on /
ranch, and will probably be internet
as a dangerous enemy alien.
Unless something unforeseen hap
pens the Greenfields unit of the SUI
river reclamation project will be com
pleted this fall and water will prob
ably be turned into the main cana
next spring. This will redeem ap
proximately $4,000 acres of semi-ariC
lands and add that much to the wheat
producing lands of Montana.
A compilation of the figures Of til,
farm survey made by pupils of rura
schools throughout the county show
that the increase in wheat acreage il
Musselshell county, Montana, over las
year Is about $4,000 acres, with a tota
wheat acreage of 10000. Corn acre
age shows II total of over 1900 acres
which Is 100 per cent increase owe
last year.
In compliance with the recent orde
Of the Montana state council Of de
tense, notice has been given by tn
police department. that all persons no
working five days a week must regis
ter within the next ten days and eS
plain why they are NOT working. A
the end of ten days the non-worker
win be arrested. A rock pile will b
established and these Convicted put {
work.
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