The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-21
INLAND NORTHWEST

emergency work Is To be given during
The six weeks term at Montana State
college, at Bozeman.
The bin for the opening OF the Grow
indian reservation has been completed
anu copy sent Ia Montana for APP
prevail 1t viii be passed upon by the
Indians.
The head az the army recruiting ~.
i've at Reno reports that May was
fruitful month for enustments. lie re-
ceiYed les applications, OF whom Is
We're accepted
Mrs. Mabel Potter, wife If Dr. Peter
Potter, and Miss Adeliue Hedges were
Instantly killed near Butte when
train struck roadster driver by Mrs.
Potter al II railway crossing.
Beaverhead county, Mont, will dis
pose Of It's 1918 wool crop for aps
proximately S2,OO0,0OO Spring lambs,
contracted for fall delivery. win sell
Tor approximately the same amount.
As result OF the recent drive
against drift evaders by members Of
the Sheriff's office last week. four al
legged slackers left Dillon, Mont, for
Camp Lewis In charge of two sol.
diers
NJ. Secich Of Lehigh, Mont, was ar.
rested upon charge of form of sedl-
tion in refusing To pay attention him
self TO the food regulations and. II is
alleged, urging others To take the same
attitude
A war savings stamp drive a~s :,
gun at Reno, under the command Of
| strong committee Of twelve, and IL is
expected that Washoe county will
have oversubscribed It's quota before
June %.
Ten-year-old Harry West, Of Reno,
narrowly escaped death when he was
accidentally shot IN the groin 10y an
other lad the pistol used being AN old
weapon which was supposed Ia have
been uuloaded.
The Montana Farming corporation,
with capital of S2OOO0O 600. has been
organized for the purpose of furnish
Ing facilities for wheat growing on
the Indian reservations In Montana
and Wyoming.
Action on the farm labor situation
was taken at Wellington. Nevada, By
the Smith valley district uf the Lyon
county farm bureau, when "A So wage
schedule was decided upon for harvest
help other than stnckers
Trial is being held az Thompson
Falls, Mont OF Ben Soule, rich and
elderly Sanders county rancher, for
THE alleged murder at Arthur S0ule,
his young nephew, la "A mountain duet
over the older mans wife last Janu-
airy.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert j. MaNey
mentioned in the casualty list as hay.
ing died of wounds. leaves IA widow
and two sons In MiSsoula Mont lie
was son-inlaw OF the late Judge
Hiram Knowles, pioneer Montana
jurlst
4 number Of Reno's patriotic girls
started war relief money raising
drive of their own one day last week
and collected Ss.2s for the Belgian
war bubbles A friend added sufficient
to bring the total 10 so, which vii
care for "A Belgian baby for TIVE
months
Commercial travellers representing
, Montana, Idaho, Utah. Wyoming an'
North and South Dakota assembled
: In Butte Thursday, Friday and Sat
' urday of Inst week TO discuss wa
! problems and measures proposed 4
cope with interests Inimical to gov
eminent activities
4 Rumors to the effect that whea
4 regulations were TO be less ~tringen
@ are fatty contradicted by direct wiz
r from Herbert Hoover to the federu
Y food administration for Nevada. Tn
p situation regarding wheat Is more -
a rious than II has ever been, and onl
2. the most rigid economy will nllo'
. shipment of minimum wheat require
$ ments to our soldiers and the allies.
= at Is doubtful II the northwest ha
n ever had "A finer outlook than at thl
:. season" says the monthly report {
j crops and business conditions just y
y sued hy the Ninth federal reserve dis
r trict. "The wheat crop. ou which :
e many hopes hang and which II a fo'
tor Of such unusual Importance dui
4 ing war time" says the report, "pr'
y sents Il most attractive appearance a
i, tie way west 10 the Kocky mountains
. 4 valuation Of S20.50o0O0 has bee
" placed upon the property 81 the Wasl
s ingion Water Power company 10y n
Idaho public utilities commission an
u the Washington public service COZ
e mission. who sat jointly al q hearir
in Seattle last week for the purpot
= Of deciding the valuation.
r. Two Harlem. Mont. young men woI
" bound over ~ answer the charge
.- grand larceny at their hearing receu