The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-19
NORTHWEST NOTES

Nevada war savings sales for the
month Of March were S5l. 42T. 30. and /
the total sales since December 3, are
$ISS.O5a.09.
A. b. Leach & Co. Of Chicago have |
accepted the half million bond issue |
issued by the legislature To aid Mon |
tana farmers increase crop production
Permits have been granted for the
grazing of 800 cattle, 1900 horses and
1900 sheep on tlle government land
within the Gallatin National forest in
Montana for the season of.l9lS.
A radio school has been in session
at the high school at Reno, New. for
the past several weeks. This school
meets five nights a week and it's OBJ
ject is to give men training for the
signal corps.
Delegates from all parts OF Montana
were in Helena last week. in atten-
dance upon the convention Of the state
council of church federation. The dele
gates represent the Presbyterian, Con-
gregational, Christian, Methodist, Epis-
copal and Baptist churches.
Figures complied by Adjutant Gen
eral Phil Greenan show there are 1850
slackers in Montana out Of the 10000
men Of draft age In the state. One
or more draft evaders are being picked
up every day and turned over to the
military authorities as deserters.
The high school trustees at Lewis
ton, Mont, have just issued a formal
statement for the information of the
public, making 1t known that German
is no longer taught In the schools and
also declaring that no plans are con-
sidered for resuming the department.
While matters are at present in a
negotiatOry stage. IL is extremely prob
able that cantOnment for training
men of the United States army In
various mechanical lines will shortly
be established ON the campus of the
University of Nevada, at Reno, New
Only the aIl-steel construction of the
coaches saved passengers on the Olym
plan, the crack train of the Chicago
Milwaukee & St Paul, from disaster
in derailment near Kyle, Ida, wes
of Missoula, Mont. The electric loco
motive and seven coaches were de
rallied, but no one was injured.
Ben Walker, a well-tO-do farmer liv
ing near Salesville, Mont, who mad
an assault on r. H. Johnson, princi
pal of the Salesville school last Sep
TENDER, will pay damages to johnson
to the amount OF $500 for the beat
ing administered, because Of the pun
ishment OF a daughter of Mr.. Walker
Much interest has been shown In tn
squirrel poisoning campaign inauguI
ated by the Powell county, Montana
!, high school on March %. Orders 10
poison have come in at such a rat
that IL will tax the mixing station q
Missoula to supply the demand. On
farmer sent in an order for $50 wort
of poison.
The food administration cOmmitte
got busy In Fallon, Nevada, and levie
penalties upon japanese and a Oh
nese stOrekeeper for serving pork q
Tuesday. Each defendant was give
the alternative of paying fine of 5.
or closing his place of business Il
four successive Tuesdays. They pa
the fine.
:, j. b. Seely. supervisor Of Heller
forest, estimates there will be graz'
on the forest this year %, 400 head
} cattle and $4,000 sheep. There a.
. about 100000 acres OF grazing lar
l on the forest and the amount of liv
stock allotted is slightly in excess
II the normal carrying capacity, but WI
permitted because of war condition
: The death at Fort Benton, Mont Ia
y week of Clement Corneillier ended Il
" career Of one who is believed TO ha
lived longer In Montana than any Of
l. else. at least in the northern part
a the state. Old-tlme residents belle
= that he had been In the state Sc
"a enty-fve years and that he assist
in the building of the old fort at Flo
Benton In 1916.
Though he Is exempt from payi
an income tax because employed
the state, an official at the state ca
itol building at Helena, whose mai
the state treasurer of the Red Gre
y has not made public, feels he Is n
u entitled to the exemption and has Sc
!" the secretary check for SIS, t
amount of income tax he would ha
hs been called upon to pay had he q
u occupied a public position.
The reclamation service is haul
tools. provisions and camping hous
:. to the big Irrigation bitches II Is n
= ming along the foothills Of the NJ
sion valley In Montana, and in Il
DAYS will have steam shovels n