The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-07-19
INLAND NORTHWEST

injured on the western front
I'ntte postal employees VIII receive
Increased pay dating from July 4 The
increase amounts 10 500 yearly Tor
each employee.
Druggists from ali parts Of Montana
win attend the annual meeting Of lhe
Stale Pharnaceutlcni association, to
be held Ia Butte July IL.
The Woods Livestock company
siIpped 10000 sheep from tile range
uear spencer, Idaho. lhst week 70 air
ferent points ~ Montana 10 range Tor
ihe summer
Governor stewart Of Montana has
announced TINT sufficient signatures
have been iled fer submission Of an
initiative this fill to license ciIiroprac-
tors ia The state ii Montana.
covering u the olympic peninsula
of Washington by network Of rail.
.road lines 10 exploit inc wonderful
spruce resources If The peninsula for
the governments program II wen nm
der way.
Pete Ansorona Of Gardnmyllle, Ne
yada, was INSTANTLY killed and Pete
liorda ~ the sumo place was seriously
Injured when heavy touring car In
which they we're riding 70 Carson city
from Reno turned turtle.
Costing S72.S0 for express aud con-
tnIner d barrel 81 ordinary water,
taken from a Tonopnh mine, was
shipped last week 10 Henry Ford at
lis Illinois factory Tile water Il TO
be used for experimental purposes.
Some Of the plute Indians ia Nevada
have aircndy joined the colors and one
member Of the tribe said that II the
Gcrmnn forces ever come TO this coun-
try the Indians Will al don their war
nnint and join Uncle Sans lighting
forces
With his left shoulder cut on so
that the beating Of his neart was
visible when he fell upon circular
saw. Tony u. Butler, an employee OF
the Patrick creek mill Of the somers
Lumber company, az Kallspell, Mont,
lived for seven hours.
Alleging a deficit through decreased
patronage and Increased cost Of main.
tenance. the Helena Light and Rail-
way company has asked the public
utilities commission for permission 10
put earfnre rates mp five cents, making
a dime the minimum.
Approximately one hundred retail
shoe merchants OF Utah, Colorado,
Wyoming. New Mexico and Arizonu
met at Denver aud organized the
Mountain States Shoe Retailers ASSOC
citation, which will be affiliated with
the national organization.
As IA result Of thoughtlessly earollng
a German national song In u Dillon,
Mont. snloon while under the lnflus
enee OF American whlskey, sheep
herder bears several scars aud the
marks Of aeywe beating from the
hands Of number Of cowboys.
The regional freight committee Of
the federal railroad administration
with headquarters az Chicago, has res
cetvcd aud tnken under adylsement
The petition Of the Intermountain Rate
association asking FOR q grade,l sched-
ule Of rates TO the lntermountaln ter-
rltory.
Advocating the theory that "in unity
there Is strength" Insurance men Of
Montana met In Butte last week ana
formed state organization. This ass
soeintlon win foster and protect the
interests Of lis members and aid in
the prosecution of movements propa-
gated for The benefit OF the stare or
uation
With the certainty 81 shortage of
farm labor this season, the members
% the Rotary clnh at Lewiston, Mont,
will make canvass Of all the business
houses to secure list OF those huyIns
had experience IN harvesting who viii
be whiting 10 constitute an emergency
force 70 10 Into the fields when called
upon
styled the "luman picture gallery"
because o. The varied aud remarkable
collection II tattoaed eruhlems on his
body. Peter Kltz, "a years old. ar
rested az dangerous enemy alien,
was removed from the city Jail at Salt
lake a. the Fort Douglas prison com,
pound last week, He viii be interned
there for the duration of the war.
John Fink, the young man who Is,
canei from life sentence at tie pep
for murder because new trial was
ordcred on the lnsunleiency of evil
dence, win now return 70 Deer Lodge
Judge Ayres AZ Lewlstown, Mont, hay.
Ing sentenced him 10 from seven ana
a hair 10 fifteen years for holding up
Postmaster Kingsley Matthews at Ar
nells In toi6
Wild Elk Wyomlng'S pride -ure Fast
losing prestige throughout the enttre
state. The great herds that roamed
over tho dusty prairies yeSterSe0r are
no more There are only few smar
herds scattered here ami thero AZ inc
present time
While there haze been seven Junes
drler than the present month III fhe 80
years history ~ the Helena weather
bntaau there has nevpr hpRD IA fYnN