The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-07-26
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as candidate for congress on the
Democratic ticket in the western dis
| trict.
The largest crop of sugar beets and
| wheat that has ever been raised in this
territory is promised in supplemental
crop report issued July 10 on Utah and
Southern Idaho.
Canning clubs are being organized In
Flathead and Lincoln counties, Mon
tana, the winners to be given free
trip to the Inland Empire fair at Spok-
| ane in September.
Mrs. Kenneth Sabin, whose husband
is in France with the 163rd infantry,
and who also has brother there, has
filed at Helena, Mont, as candidate
for county auditor on the democratic
ticket.
Chartering of the new steamer ii.
B. Lovejoy for the southeastern Alas
Ike service, announced last week at
Seattle, increased the fleet Of the Pa
ciffc Steamship company to twenty
five vessels.
To ascertain the seed needs of the
farmers of the state, particularly Of
northern Montana, the state college OF
agriculture and mechanics arts has
begun survey to determine definitely
what is needed.
B. A. G. Stone, prospector nearly
70 years old, met death sometime be-
tween Friday night and Sunday noon
when earth in a cut in which he was
working near Garnet, Mont, caved in
and buried him aiiye.
Something out of the ordinary in
| politics happened in Goldfeld last
week when Mrs. Rose Malone stepped
into the clerks office and filed hel
nomination papers as a candidate for
the office of auditor and recorder.
Everett A. Conger, who attained note
as cavalryman in the Civil war and
led pursuit of John Wilkes Booth, Pres.
ident Lincoln's assassin, died at Homo
! lulu, July 49, Conger was at one time
justice of the supreme court of Mon,
tana.
That the state of Utah is facing ar
unprecedented shortage in pharmacists
I most of whom have been called into
: service, was announced by the state
! board of pharmacy, following very
I unsatisfactory examination of appli
cants.
} Lloyd Robinson was killed in an autt
\ accident near Drewsey, Ore. He wa'
alone in the car and drove off the emf
of a bridge. His car overturned
. caught him underneath and from tn
Z appearance of the body he was kille'
instantly.
8 With hot weather in the east an
y locally. traffic on the Yellowstone lin
of the Oregon Short Line has show
y marked increase in the last few day
v over the earlier part of the season
u though it does not compare with tn
w traffic of last year.
v There are no signs indicating the II
j vasion of Montana by the alfalfa wee
= vii, contrary to reports received b
y State Horticulturist Strauss froI
n Beaverhead county. The alfalfa weev
: was introduced into Utah by stoc
y shipped from Europe and has sprea
~ to several northwestern states.
= The first annual convention of MOI
" tana county attorneys was held
W livingston last week. The meetinj
q which was attended by the majorit
N of the county attorneys of the stat
NJ was a splendid success, and resulte
" in the framing of number of resol'
T tions to be introduced in the next legi
5w lature.
W To save farmers and merchants
W certain sections of Montana from Il
serious straits caused by two succe
1 siye crop failures the state council
IN defense will ask for federal assistanc
m IF some relief cannot be obtained, it
XII feared that many farmers will be COZ
m PEELED TO abandon their land and lea
% the state.
XII Few people realize the drain tn
~ aas been placed on Nevada since Il
90 start of the war. Politicians ha'
@ started to figure on the vote for ne
Ww election. Men now in the army a
@ practically lost as far as next electi'
gW is concerned, and it is estimated ON
Ms are in the service, including shpya
Sm workers.
g@ During the month of June, Utt
IN dentists made 123 examinations +
% draftees, put in 3O1 filings, made
5 extractions, put on 10 crowns, an
IN made A prophylaxis, in addition
90. working for SO men who have car
I'M which will call them to the colors at
~ later date. All this work was do
go. without charge.
5 Crops in Montana this year viii r
I'm be up to usual standard. Lack of "a
gl1 first week in June affected germiI
5 ton, forming small sprouts lacki
~ sufficient moisture-with this backs
Sm and lacking usual June showers, Gro
3 will be less than anticipated. Irrig
J1w ed wheat win yield 35 bushels and M
S@ irrigated wheat from seven to
3 bushels.
Jw Montana is to furnish 20G dra
w ed men to-report at Fort Missoula, A
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