The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-10
NORTHWEST. NOTES

tN-+AA- fAbh Ill., titt Atkii ksfAN was itA
cent from 10000 in 1917 10 $4,000 |
in 19lS
corn show was held nj Ninuett, !
Mont Iast week The display 81 corn
both as 10 variety and quality, was eX-
ceediusly fine
Suit To- compel The Western Loan <
Building association. organized ia
Cnh. either 10 cease doing business
in Montana or 10 conform to the laws
II Montana, was filed at Helena last
week
Edward Fisher was shot by his wife
At Butte and fatally wounded Mrs.
Fisher asserted that her husband had
insulted her and threatened L. beat her
and thar She had shot him through
the heart.
The State bank of Nindhau, Mont,
has been closed by order OF State Tx.
aminer IL. : Magraw and Is under his
control, il is announced The bank
was closed in December, 1914, but Iattr
allowed to reopen.
| Peter j Hentges. believed To be II
| rahid |. w. w, Is held in custody in
| Harlowtown, Mont, charged with urg-
ing Bolshevik propa ganda upon dis
charged soldiers returning To their
homes IN the west.
! f.. Il. Roe, IA prominent rancher and
stockman. recently donated huge
dressed hog To the Butte Jo>hers' club,
which was distributed by the organ
| iZation among the needy people of that
city. The hog weighed 6iT pounds.
Counties and municipalities of the
northwest contemplating public INF
proyements are urged by the council
of defense 10 advance their programs
as rapidly as possible to prevent
surplus of labor and shortage OF
jobs.
Alien employees of northwestern lum-
Der concerns must 20 To make room
for the returning soldiers and sailors.
Those who claimed exemption from
military service because of their for
eign relationship are already being dis
charged
Officials OF the West Coast Lum-
bermens association We're authorized
at meeting of that body NJ Tacoma 10
incorporate the Fir Production board
for the purpose of handling all future
fede. al goernment orders from mills
of the Pacific northwest.
Students in the University of Mon
tana. who left school To enter the
army and either already have been or
will he discharged shortly, will be en-
abed to graduate with their Glasses,
through courses that will be offered
them during the summer months.
Following the destruction of the
Elko. Nev., grammar school building
by fire Christmas day, the problem OF
housing the students of these grades
when school reopens after more thah
Two months influenza ban, has been
attacked by the officials AMI tempo
rary quarters will be provided.
Conrad Hoerler, of Claytonin. Idaho
had been stacking hay aud slid down
the side of the stack 10 the ground. n
he neared the ground his leg struck
hay knife projecting from the stack
almost completely cutting It or. Al
artery in the leg was severed, anu
death followed in about three minutes
The opinion of a majority of the
governors of the states is that the re-
turned soldiers do not expect or want
to be babied. Aft they want is a
square deal AND chance To partici
pate in the economic affairs OF the ma
ton. according to Governor Stewart oil
Montana. who has returned from IN
nanolis. where he attended the COVER
nors' conference.
The S5T 100000 worth of lResioeb
products exported from wyoming dur
ing 1918 WAS representative of the foi
lowing: Beef cattle. 3i1,bn hcah
valued M ST.. 220,O0O sheep, 921bF
head valued at Sl1 ..Ooe 900; horses and
mules. 900 head. valued nj sl.a2oVe
swine. u 900 head valued III $}'s.bNi
! wool. 3U.oco.ooO pounds, valued III
$1,000. 600; poultry and dairy prod
ncts. S3,lJo,OvO; hides, Nsf2,eD
When prohibition went into effect IN
Montana. January |. there We're about
800 employees Of the saloons. \
} barge percentage Of saloons viii toh
! tinue in business, either Win sol
drinks or lunch or both; or a. bowling
alleys. pool halls or shooting galleries
and If i thought most of the saloon
employees will be retained While th'
experiment il being tried. several 81
the larger brewers will turn 10 max
ing artificial iee. Others, it j. Ilanhed
viii dry vegetables.
The value Of Wyomng'> agricultural
output in 1918. G4ta9 $40, Was repre-
sentative of the following crop Yields
Hay. .-s}o.eo tons. valued al Sui
, po. wheat. 6.Si0 tAn bushels. VALUED
~ SI2 80 20 oats ll$eD.go1 bu@hei,
valued At <1o4tl 80 poiato"~, llt@.
! 40 bushels, valued - S}otl.lSb corn
49,. so bushels. valued ~ Siflo y"
barle, aS9rro bushei>. valued en- -"
, na. rye. 8t~.,.a bushels valued a'
x1a3tsgi: miscellaneous F7rt#atH-