The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-16
INLAND NORTH WEST

Matt Feldman, "a well known youn.
man of Lewistown. Mont, was killed
in an automobile accident between
Hilger and Lewistown.
Absolute necessity of landing fielt
to keep pace with the progress of avi
alton has been felt In Billings, Mont.
and steps are to be taken at once
for securing a suitable site. = .
Members of the farm bureau in Ben
ton county, WASH, who organized a
bull club three years ago, have sold
for $1,000, bull which they purchased
for $3.50 when they organized.
Mrs. Mary F. Conkhelt, aged 6S, said
to have been the first white girl in
Broadwater county, Montana, and
known to have been one of the first
white girls in Montana, died at Hell
ena last week from infirmities due to
old age.
Senator Myers has introduced bill
giving all American citizens who en-
listed in any Of the allied armies, in
Guiding Canada, and left the United
States to serve, abroad, the same home
stead rights as those who enlisted in
the American army.
A referendum vote taken by the Vir-
ginia City and Gold Hill, New, miners
on the question of continuing the
strike or accepting the SIS day wage
as proposed by the operators, resulted
in the union members sustaining the
action to resume work at the S. scale
A survey to check up the results Of
the smut-eradication campaign con-
Quoted last spring in Colorado showed
that where such treatment was prac-
ticed there was very little smut, but
where the seed had not been treated as
high as rs per cent infection was re-
corded.
Complaints are being made by Ely,
Nevada, merchants to the city author
tiles against the practice of persons
who interfere by peddling without a
license, with the regular business of
established houses that are regular
licensed business establishments and
tax payers.
The Farm Bureau of Willard county,
Utah, through it's livestock project
committee and county agent, induced
"a farmers to cooperate in the mar
keting of the wool clip, with the result
that $1,000 pounds of wool were pool
ed and marketed at an average price
of 30 cents a pound.
The search and seizure clause of
the Wyoming prohibition law was held
unconstitutional by Judge j. H. Bur-
CESS in the district court at Sheridan.
The court ordered the return to origi-
nal owners of large quantities of H.
quor seized and held as evidence
against alleged violators of the dry
law.
stockmen and farmers in the seri-
Ously drougth-stricken area of Mon
tana and adjoining states, where feed
crops and pastures have failed for
lack of RAINFALL. are being given some
relief through well-Organized and. CO..
operative efforts of the United States |
department Of agriculture and state
officials.
A significant step in the project Of
boring the Moffat tunnel through
James Peak was made at Denver last
week when L. D. Blauvelt of Denver,
with the engineer executive
staff of the Denver & Salt Lake rail.
'oad for sixteen years, was appointed
engineer for the enterprise
~ the state railroad commission.
Senator John F. Nugent of Idaho, at
he request of the United Stockmen's
association, has telegraphed President
Wilson asking that he grant an inter-
Jew while In Salt Lake, September
3, to delegation representing west.
'rn stockmen in order that they may
liscuss with him the question of fed
raj control of public grazing lands.
A law under which the state of Ne.
ada is estimated to have collected
100000 annually and which was
by the last legislature to pro-
ide for collection of a license fee for
razing on Nevada ranges at a higher
ate for nonresident stOckmen than
or residents has been declared uncon.
titutional by Judge E. J. L. Taber in
he district court at Elko, New.
The sum of $1G595O was distributed
D persons in the city of Reno in 1918
Y the various life insurance COM
anies of the country on account of
cath claims and matured policies.
Iinnemucca came second with claims
$4,000, Goldfield next
18th $4,000, Goodsprings $4,000
arson City $4,000, Tonopah $12,75O
irginia City $12,75O, Ely $11,5OO.
The first step toward reclamation
! the famous big Bruneau project
I'D toward development Of the power
I'D irrigation resources of the Snake
yer in Idaho on scale that will be
he of the greatest in irrigation his
nv was taken last week, when the