The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-04-04
INLAND NORTHWEST

Permanent organization Of Utah men
who fought with the Nlnety-firs diyi-
sion in France is contemplated. /,
Tonopah has wired Tex Richard an 4
offer Of $4,000 If he viii stage the
big Willard-Dempsey fight at that
place.
Simplified spelling is the feature Of
handsomely printed programs for the |
21st annual session Of the Inland En- |
pire Teachers association to be held
in Spokane April 2, 3 and 4.
Reports from Deeth, Nevada, and
the valleys adjacent to that town are
that many cattle have died this winter
from rabies. The Union Land and
Cattle company has lost more than
80 head.
Democrats Of the Colorado state SEN
ate defeated efforts Of Republicans to
invite United States Senator Charles
s. Thomas, Democrat, 10 address the
legislature on the subject Of the league
of nations.
At meeting Of the Roundup, Mon
tana, commercial club, it was decided
LAANL 4AALCAAsAfE AloAiAe7
should be started to induce residents
of Roundup and vicinity to build their
own homes.
For the second time in the history
Of Roundup, Mont, all Of the clerks
and judges Of the city election, which
viii be held in April, viii be ladies'.
This plan was followed last year and
was eminently successful.
Every employment agent in Montana
viii have to procure a license at
cost of So and file a bond of $1,000
with the county treasurer. on which
he may be sued by injured patrons
under the provisions of a measure
signed by the governor.
u. II. Storrs, occupies a cell in the
/ Okanogan (Washington) county Jail
charged with abducting Miss Ruth
/ Garrison, IS, who confessed she pOis.
1 oned Mrs. Storrs, her rival for Storr's
love. Miss Garrison is in Jail at Sc
attic, where the tragedy occurred.
The revival of attempts to have the
headquarters OF the internal revenue
offices removed to Salt Lake from
/ Helena, Mont, has been seen through
| the receipt Of notice by Salt Lake
theatre managers Of a penalty for fall
ure to submit war taxes for the month
/ of January,
The influenza signal" in wild spots
is two rifle shots in quick succession,
| followed by a third at an interval.
The signal saved W. l. Campbell. a
rancher of the Craig district, in Mon
tana. He was in the last stages Of
the disease when his shots brought
neighbors.
Senator WALSH of Montana. speak
ing at Washington under the auspices
of the National American Woman's
Suffrage association, declared that the
proposed constitution for the league
of nations does not conflict with the
Monroe doctrine, but makes possible
universal application of its principles.
/ Fred Craig and Isaac Graham, two
boys who were recently sent from
Elko county, Nevada, to serve indie
terminate terms of from one TO four
teen years in the penitentiary for
horse stealing, have been paroled to
the superintendent of the Nevada
School of Industry.
Passage on second reading of the
bill providing for state ownership Of
intrastate railroads was effected in
the Colorado house of representatives
| after one of the bitterest fights Of the
session, in which members from the
southern section of the state tr.Gd
every parliamentary method for de-
feat Of the measure.
Wyoming may be the first soyer.
eign state TO hold referendum on the
proposal for a league of nations il
present plans mature. The state holds
a special election April %, TO vote on
the issuance of S3,Q00,OO0 in highway
bonds, and it is planned to have a
separate ballot printed for electors at
that time with which they can ex
press their sentiments regarding the
formation Of a league of nations.
Announcement is made at Ansonia
Conn, that Erhardt Schmitt of that
city, former army aviator, will leave
soon for Hardin, Mont, where he viii
| be employed as a flier on a wheat
ranch owned by J. P Morgan. One
of his duties will be to pilot the ranch
manager to distant parts OF the prop
erty in an airpIane, which will be
equipped with wireless for communi
eating with the ranch headquarters
The Butte chamber of commerce
has placed the stamp of its approval
upon movement launched for the pur
pose of constructing a city auditorium
in tribute TO the memory of Butte
men and women Sho sacrificed theil
lives while fighting under American
cclors in the war against Germany.
Within twenty-four hours after the
Salt Lake Commercial club announced
that it would promote railroad into
the Uintah basin, the Denver Cham
bers of Commerce announced a plar
to build a road into the basin from