The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-09-13
INLAND NORTHWEST

More than 100 young men Of Butte
and Anaconda have already enrolled
for entrance to the branch of the stu
dents army training corps. to be es-
tablished at Mount st. Charles college.
Helena, this month
The union Of two Of Bozeman's Iarg-
est churches has been contaminated
for the period of the war. The Meth
odist Episcopal church will provide the
pastor and the meetings will be held
in The Presbyterian church building.
Robert L. McCulloch. a resident Of
Montana since 1871, died at Great
Falls last week at the age Of %. He
was native Of Pennsylvania. but
came 10 this state from Missouri when
staging was the chief mode of travel.
Arthur Yerling, aged 6, Of Butte.
sustained the loss of his right hand
when a dynamite blasting cap to which
the child had applied match ex-
pl0ded, tearing off the member and Sc
yerely decorating the hands Of his sis
ter, years old.
Fred Mccullough was found dead In
his barn near Chimney Rock. Mont.
and conditions indicated that he had
been dead two days before the body
was discovered by nelghbors, Nc.
Cullough was about as wears old and
was livingg alone while his wife was
east on a visit.
An alibi which showed it was an i'm
possibility TO be in two places at the
same time was responsible for the re-
lease Of four men who have been held
at the county Jail at Bozeman for four
weeks on the charge Of having at
tempted TO blow a safe at Three
Forks, July 10.
The damage suits against the Mon
tana Power company, aggregatfng
100000, filed in the Gallatfn county.
Montana, court by IL ranchers along
the Madison river, have been con-
tinued till the first of the year with
the idea that in the meantime a settle
ment can be reached.
]. r. Ricketts, lies near the point of
death from wound in the stomach
and F. L. Winchester. shot in the arm
and leg, is confined in the emergency
room of the county Jail at Deer
Lodge as the result of a shooting
scrape which occurred at the Pinker-
ton ranch, near Jackson, Montana.
To start the fourth Liberty loan
drive with a whirI of enthusiasm and,
at the same time, convey an idea of
the war work being accomplished by
! Utah's citizens, the Liberty loan pub
| LEFTY committee is preparing for a
parade to be held at Salt Lake Satur-
day evening, September 2S, the day
the drive opens.
/ w. W. Armstrong, food admins
traitor for Utah, and R. f. Bicknen, ad
ministrator for Wyoming, are |
Washington, attending a conferenc
with Mr.. Hoover and other officials o
the food administration, discussing
and working out a new program fo
the conservation of wheat and cereals
neat. flour. etc.
Utah and Idaho are the only two
! sugar beet growing states which in
! creased their acreage in this industry
this year over 1917, according 10 Pro
| fessOr z. G. Holden of Chicago. who
was in Salt Lake last week in confer
ence with James w. Jones, federal
sugar beet specialist, concerning the
sugar situation.
All the Tacoma newspapers have an.
nounced an increase in price due to
the rising cost of publication. The
Morning Ledger and Evening News.
Tribune increased from . to 8 cents
the copy. The Tacoma Times from /
to , cents. The Sunday Ledger will
be Z cents after September 8.
Il hope can pass the physical ex.
animation when ! register for the new
draft" said Walter George Ebert, %
years old, as he retired at his home
in Salt Lake. The next morning he was
found dead in bed, death being due ia
fseart failure. He had several times
been rejected when he tried to enlist
While the proposed Pow Wow and
annual fall roundup was called off in
Dillon, Mont, this year on account of
the men aud horses being needed on
the lduCHcSr lIlt hGlSlUDElliE IOWn OF
Wisdom has made plans to hold
very interesting harvest day program
on Saturday and Sunday, September
S and 9.
A striking example of the effect of
the war at the state university al
Reno, Nevada, was shown when the
old T. II. P. O. fraternity house in
Reno was sold and its life as a frater.
nifty house ended, When war was de-
clared by this country the house was
occupied by twenty-four students and
the club was prosperous.
4 flat minimum wage scale of $500
a week for women employt-; under
jurisdiction Of the state industrial vel,
fare commission was announced at
Olympia Wash, last week. by repre-.
sentattves of employers and employees
who have just concluded a war emery.
ency conference. The new scale re
places old schedules running from $500
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