The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-11
INLAND NORTHWEST


The0. Fouras, Greek, was shO
by Joseph Allen. following a quarre
over gambling game in pool hal
ut Mason, Nevada.
Approximately $1,000 cases of tech
meal violations of the selective service
Jaw have been discovered by fedora
investigators at Olympia, Wash.
To commemorate soldiers and sail
ors of COwley, Wyo., who enlisted ii
the great world war, residents ART
planning the erection Of a gymnasium
building.
The little town Of Avon, Mont, and
the surrounding country is experience
ing a severe epidemic of influenza
AT least IS cases are reported and
many families have several i'll.
Even should President Wilson abro.
gate his proclamation providing for
nationwide prohibition July 1, 1919,
Wyoming goes dry the night Of June
30 this year, by legislative enactment.
James Withycombe, governor of Ore
gon, died at his home in Salem, March
3. He had been i'll for many months,
but had been able to transact official
business until a week before his death.
He was IS years old:
! The total of bills introduced in the
Nevada legislature on March 4 was
23S In the assembly and 101 in the
senate. This compares with the 1917
record of 273 bills. in the lower house
and 1873 in the upper.
Seventy dollars in fines, the smallest
amount on record in the city Of Ana
conda, was collected during the month
of February by the police magistrate.
The passing of the saloon Is the reason
given for the lack of crime.
After 10 years of experiments the
state Of Idaho has given up the direct
primary system of nominations and
returned to the convention PLAN Gov
ernor Davis has signed the amended
new election law, which repeats the
direct primary.
Walkerville, Montana, wants to be
city by itself, recalling that it is an
older village than Butte. Last week
at a meeting of the city council the
aldermen voted unanimously to oppose
any consolidation plan that might be
advanced in the future.
BY strict party vote of 33 to 20,
the lower house of the Colorado state
legislature tabled a resolution end0rs-
ing the league of nations plan and
eulogizing President Wilson for his
work in securing the adoption of the
plan by the peace conference.
1t is practically conceded that none
of the evidence taken in the contest
brought against nine Dem
bcratic Silver Bow representatives by
defeated Republicans is of a nature
which will authorize the Montana
legislature to take any action.
A. button to be worn on the coat
lapel, indicating that the owner is in
possession Of hunting and fishing
license will be issued by the state
of Montana this year if the governor
approves a measure which has passed
both houses of the legislature.
Casualty report" said to be 50 per !!
cent complete with reference to the
division, received from
Mai Gen. March. show that 700 Utah
soldiers are included in the lists OF
killed in action, died of wounds, miss
ing in action or taken prisoners. :
The Nevada Stock Mems assOcia-
lion, which will have membership
If about $50, representing $6O,OOO,0OO
worth of livestock. was organized at
1 meeting held at Reno. 1t was at
ended by sixty of the most prominent
,attle and sheep men in the state.
The Sheridan County Farm Loan
association has been perfected at Ran
hester, Mont, by 10 farmers and
Arrangements were immedi
Ltely made for an appraisement of
anus VI iii thocC IilAAS dppiNotAoAS
or government loans and an appraiser
s now on the ground.
After being closed down for six
weeks because of frozen ground, work
vas again commenced March 1 on the
property of the Nevada Sulphur COM
ANY at Sulphur, Nevada. Because Of
he nature of the sulphur mine it Is
ecessary to stop operation practically
very year during the extremely cold
leather.
The Nevada legislature opened the
DOR for the Dempsey-Willard fight
n March when the senate passed
yer the governors veto an amend
tent to the present boxing law. The
mendment permits bouts Of twenty
i've rounds duration and provides
nat they may be "for wager or
eward."
Sugarbeet growers, representing TO-
DO acres planted to beets last year
/ the Grand Junction, Colo, section,
ave served notice op the Western ,
ugar company that unless a flat
10 a ton rate>was paid for beets they .