The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-05-02
INLAND NORTHWEST

General Petain.
Without the solicitation Of q single
person, Miles City, Mont, on the open
ing day, subscribed well over fourth
Of the entire quota Of Victory bonds
allotment.
Returns received indicate that the
voters of Wyoming have approved by
a vote of 6 to the proposed $780,
600 highway bond issue. A light vote
was cast.
! F. ]. White of MissOula was elected
president of group 3 of the Montana
Bankers association, at an OrganiZa.
tiOn session of the executive commit
tee at MissOula.
1t is announced officially that 1,119
Montanans landed at American ports
during the past week from army, camps
abroad. Butte and Billings men COM
prise the largest number.
A prize fight which was to have
taken place at Deer Lodge, Mont, was
stopped in the middle of the first
round by Sheriff Thomas Mullen and
County Attorney Weekly.
Cash prizes totalling 5000 will be
awarded the blue ribbon winners at
the first fair of the Silver Bow County
association to be held in Butte one
week before the state fair.
A minimum price of So all around
for plain shoeing was fixed by the
Montana Master Horseshoers' associa-
ton at the business meeting at Helena.
Butte was selected for the next meet.
ing place.
1t is announced that George Pope
of eastern Montana, one of the largest
sheep men of that section, has sold
his present years wool clip to the
Union Wool company of Boston for so
cents per pound.
BY the end of October shipbuilding
operations in Portland will have end
ed, according to present indications, so
Joseph ]. Bowles, president of the
Northwest Steel company, told a con-
ference of shipbuilders.
Bessie Burt was given a prelimin
airy hearing at Havre, Mont, and en- |
tered plea of not guilty to the killing
Of Bernice WILDER in her candy store
in 1913 First street, April 10. Her bail
was fixed at $500 and she was re.
manded to Jail.
The Salvation Army officials at
Butte collected $500 last week by self
abnegation and requests for aid from
friends. This money will be used in
missionary work, half being expended
in the United States. The sum Of SLY
was collected by the children.
The price of seed wheat for spring
seeding has caused many farmers of
the Roundup, Mont, section to think
twice before planting the acreage they
figured on. Seed has been exceeding
ly scarce and it has been necessary to
ship wheat from other points, making
the cost to the farmer about $3.25,
delivered in Roundup. a.
Secretary of State Stewart has
learned, he says, that there are more
persons owning automobiles in Mon
tana whose bank accounts are Of the
mythical type than would be expected.
Now all checks received in payment
for registration plates are placed for
collection and the plates are not is.
sued until the check has been honored.
The strike of 1000 metal miners, en-
gineers and pumpmen which began at
Leadville, Colo, because of disagree.
ment between the men and the Oper-
atOrs over the amount of a wage re.
duction, was settled three days later,
when the miners committee and the
operators agreed on daily wage OF
81, representing a reduction Of so
cents.
Nine aliens who have been confined |.
at the war prison barracks at Fort
Douglas, Utah, were released on pa
role April 81. This completes the list
Of 200 who were pronounced not dan
gerous by Dave Gershon, department
Of justice special agent, but it is ex.
pected that small numbers will be re-
leased from the prison camp from
time to time within the next few
weeks.
Robert Pontet, for fifteen years
chief of police Of Great Falls, Mont,
until his resignation two years ago,
was burned to death in his home last
week. Alvin Peterson, rooming In the n
same house, carried Mr.. POntet part
way to window, when he was over
come by smoke, and fell through a
window to the ground, sixteen feet be-
low, being injured by the fall and cut
by glass.
The Northwestern Fly Casters asso-
citation will hold its 1919 champion.
ship in Portland, August 1, 2 and 8.
The event will be staged in new
concrete pool now under construction
and the winner of the all-round cham
will be able to enter the ma
tional tournament at Chicago, August