The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-26
NORTHWEST NOTES

Walter I. wolverton, son Of Mr.. and
airs, Walter +. wOlvertOn, former resi-
dents az the Boise valley. Idaho, was
instantly killed by blast at Wonder.
New.
w. Merriman, an /. w. w. agitator,
was conducted from Sparks. New. 70
the California line and warned not To
return TO Reno or Sparks, under pen.
atty OF serious maltreatment.
Where a year ago there were scarce
~ any applications for farm loans from
the state OF Montana, at the present
time there are $40 applications pend
Ing for a total Of Sl,544. 500.
Because Of alleged pro-German ut
terances, William Prisse. 81 years old,
registered German, was thrown head
first into dough bin at a Salt Lake
bakery and came near smothering to
death.
The parents aud relatives OF the Dll-
Ion soldiers who are now In training
or In the trenches have recently or
ganiZed themselves into what is be-
iieved 20 be the iirst WAR Relative
league In Montana.
The Montana railroad commission
has been advised that hereafter indus
try tracks must be built and main.
tained by the industry using the tracks.
Heretofore the railroads have built aud
maintained such spurs.
Ben ID. Luce Of Tonopah, speaker Of
the last session of the Nevada leglsla-
ture and candidate for the governor
ship, emphatieally denies reported
rumor to the effect that he has with.
drawn from the gubernatorial race.
State police and special agents OF the
government are being sent into eastern
Nevada, where Piute, Goshute and Sho-
shone Indians have been supplied with
arms and poison, and advised to at.
tack the Indian agents aud white set
tiers
Not guilty" was the verdict OF the
jury at Bozeman, Mont. in the case of
state versus Julius Heuer, who was
charged with making seditious re-
marks, the decision OF the jury being
made after about five hours OF delIber,
alton.
Nevada In the month of March do
mated $l57,29 for relief work In Bel.
gium and France. thus, according TO
the Nevada branch Of the California
committee. once more keeping To the
front in the work OF aiding the vic.
Tins OF war.
An orchard containing about Thou
sand apple trees. belonging TO County
Commissioner Clarence II. Prescott al
Missoula, Mont, Is now being uprooted.
to make way for the planting OF wheat.
The orchard is located In Missoula,
near the state university.
Following an investigation 10y Food
Commissioners Lennon and Attorney
General Thatcher. Frank Collins. pro.
prietor of "A secondhand store at Reno,
was fined 500 for securing a sack OF
sugar for prospector without first
having obtained a permit.
Secretary Cogswell. in announcing
that the Montana state board OF health
had denied scores Of requests for an
amendment OF it's regulations that
would permit pigs to be kept In towns
and cities, stated that children are of
more Importance than pigs"
Z. o. Damon, discharged for sus.
pected insanity at Reno one day last
week, was again locked up by the po-
lice the same evening. When gathered
In Damon had removed some OF his
wearing apparel and was down on his
knees In front Of the Baptist church,
giving thanks for his reIease on the
insanity charge.
Officials of the Indian service aud
the department az Justice are OF the
opinion that the Threatened trouble
among the Indians of eastern Nevada
and Utah will shortly be settled by
local and state authorities and with
out II being necessary 10 invoke the
assistance Of the regulars stationed AT
Camp Douglas.
William Harris, one Of the heroes of
the Spectator mine disaster at Butte
about a year ago, has been promoted
To the rank of sergeant Ia the fortleih
depot brigade, Camp Lewis. Harris
volunteered to so into the mine. wear.
Ing gas helmet, and leading a squad
Of Iescue men after others had refused
to enter and save fourteen lives.
In reply to query from eastern pa.
pcrs asking II Willard aud Fulton
would be permitted to fight 10 Reno on
July 4. Governor Boyle made the fol
lowing characteristic reply: willard
and Fulton cannot night ia Nevada on
July or any other date. They have
my unqualified permission. however, 10
go to France and fight the boche any
time they are ready"