The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-08
NORTH WEST NOTES

D'''s' proposed as relief measures fn,.
farming communities wara surga.,od
Governor Stewart Of Montana bas
" ,, informed By Col John ". Cons.
my commanding the Salvation arn,,.
ipireS IN the inter-Inountaln sfatas
l"aI tie army is prepared Ia act y,
:, Nv, suffering caused BIZ drought
~, =. j. Barker, Montana golf cham
p'"l' retained his title by winnirg
from George Won Elm, 17-year-old ami.
~ tgu u, ciI i Of Utah, ) up, 4 to play
N me 30 hole final Of the state tourna-
n'eht. Mrs. !, N. Wheeler retained
ner title Of state woman champion bv
ueieatlng Mrs. J. AIagnl, Ga.
An estate valued at S25 Oo0 in raaI
ana personal property in Multnomab
county, Oregon, was left bv George
iFi'nloSe, the minstrel. who died last
week ut san Diego, Cal. Viola Prim-
rose MS widow and Albert brother
We're named as beneficialies undar tba
VIII filed for probate.
SIX students from Butte made tba
nohor role for the spring quarter at
Tue state university. the mining CITY
Standing next to AIissoula. or the first
outside point, in the number of puDiIs
VINO attained this distinction. Nilsson
Ia leads the list with 10 students Rutta
IS second with six and Helena third
with five.
Although no reports Of serious de-
'eiopmentS in the Idaho and Montana
forest IRE situation had been received
III district forest service headouarters
al MlsSoula, Montana, officials decIar-
ed conditions were alarming with An
absence of rain and no prospects for
relief in this direction.
Ed. J. Riggs, assistant cashier of ii, !,
| wyoming National bank at Caspar
shot and killed himself at the home Gf
the Rev. W. H. Bradley. pastor Of The
presbyterian church, whose guest he
was to be at dinner. As Riggs arrived
at the minister's home he was handed
a note from the girl he was 10 marry
- ~N%+AAA4es I'LL tllGii engagement.
stories of water shortage i'm Mon
tana are not borne out by statistics
on drowning for the month of Tup9
according to DR.. ]. L. Sippy. state cpi-
demiologst. whose figures show that
IL persons lost their lives in this man
ner With one exception. that of 2
baby drowned by falling into bucket
at Eureka. the deaths were the result
of swimming accidents.
Additional showers, generally light.
have fallen in southern counties of
Utah. and conditions as to crops.
ranges, stock and water supply are
showing Improvement in these cuun-
ties. according To ]. Cecil Alter. met
eroloSisr. In the northern half of the
state however and the adjoining por-
rion of Nevada, idaho, and Wyoming
high temperatures and drought c0ndi-
lions have continued, relieved by only
very light scattered showers.
Sir Robert Borden is understood 10
have asked the British embassy at
Washington to request an inquiry into
the arrest Of Walter Scott, former pre-
mier Of Saskatchewan, at Pembina. y.
a.. by United States immigration Of
ftcial on the ground that lie was trav-
cling without passports. Mr.. Scott has
protested to the premier against the
treatment he received. asserting he
was ordered 10 leave a Northern Pa
ciftc train and. after being arrested.
was kept locked up for nearly three
hours before escaping by breaking
through the plastered wall Of his cell
Thirty head Of beef cattle valued
at $1,000 and a quantity Of smoked |
products were consumed in a fire that |
completely destroyed the plant Of the |
Oberte Packing company At Seattle on |
Monday.
The ban on the use of the German
language in Montana, for church SER
vices or otherwise, continues in force.
along with all other orders issued BY
the state council OF defense. according
To statements issued following the
meeting Of the council at the capitol
recently.
Thought to have been stealing ride,
William F. Miller, 10 years old, of
Wyandutte. Mich, was killed by
freight train ut Thayer Junction, Wyo.
In his pocket were found church
Identification card and his draft reg
lStration card, dated September 10, |
1918,
Z. ]. Barker, Montana golf cham
aion. retained his title Monday by win
ming from George yon Elm. 1T-year-
bid aamteur champion Of Utah, ) up,
/. to play in the S6-hole final Of the
,tare tournament Mrs. /, NJ, Wheeler
retained her title Of state woman
hampton by defeating Mrs. J. Magin,
-.
President Wilson has nominated E.
n FtSSe az Sioux Falls 10 be district
.frarney. South Dakota district. Mr..
rfsIe succeeds Robert z, Stewart. Re
fr7,tsi Another nomination was
,ranS \. Boyle. now receiver, Juneau