The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-11-07
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gone on record Us fayoring return OF
the railroads to private Ownership and
. law TO presant strikes.
There have been issued To date by
the state university of Montana la
war certificates to those students who
were In some branch Of the service
during the recent war
The crop movement which Is now
under way i'm Oregon Short Line terri
tory. Is the heaviest for many seasons,
according Ia III. v. Plat. general man.
sger Of that railroad.
While the usual Saturday night
crowds walked past the front OF the
building. an unmasked burglar held up
o Jewelry store proprietor in Spokane,
getting away with 5000.
A lone robber who attempteo TO hold
UP bank In Butte met WITH sur
prise when the teller reached for a
revolver, the would-be robber hastily
beating a retreat without securing any
booty.
Nearly all OF the GGS,Usi acres OF
federal land, awarded to Gle state OF
Idaho In special grants lat the time of
her admission to the union, has now
been absorbed by the state under land
patents.
Twelve live blue foxes. valued AT
500 each, and 26.lS5 sealskins, esti-
mated 10 be worth nearly S2,50OOOO,
were brought to Seattle from the gov,
eminent sealing grounds on Pribllo1
islands by the naval collier Nanshan.
Senator Miles Polndexter of Wash
ipgton having announced his candidacy
for the presidency, his lieutenants
are now touring the northwest. lay
ing plans for his nomination by the ma
tional Republican convention dele
gates.
All coal produced by Montana. Wyo-
ming. Idaho and Washington will be
utilized by railroads II the threatened
miners strike becomes effective, and
none viii be available for other pur-
poses, local dealers have been in
formed.
A proposal to sell the Bullfrog-Gold-
field Railroad company's holdings In
Nye and Esmeralda county (Nevada)
to the counties or to the state, has
been made by an attorney for the com.
pany, to the members of the tax COM
mission.
Extension of 80 days from Nov. 1 to
Dec. l, was granted railroads in Mon.
tana In which to comply with the or
der Of the state railroad commission
In equipplng locomotives with illumin-
ated headlights in compliance with a
recent state law.
Chiropractors of Utah have won the
first skirmish Of the war instituted by
the state board Of medical examiners
TO put them out of business in Utah
the courts having dissolved the tenn
porary injunction preventing theil
practice In Utah.
The high school girls of Montans
will have an opportunity to attend the
fifth vocational congress for higl
cNhOVt kili>s - W tN hSiu tiis
year at the Montana state college a
Bezeman, the dates set being Novem
bier 20, 81 and %.
Being mistaken for an elk. Norman
Winchell of Three Forks Mont, was
shot and killed by +. l.. Reugamer
Winchell was clad in khaki suit ant
cap. and was walking through thu
woods where he and Reugamer ha,
gone on a hunting trip.
Col. j. G. Scrugham was again elect
ed head of the American Legion o
the state of Nevada at the convention
of delegates at Reno last week. Tn
honor was given him in recognition o
his efficient work in getting the var
ious posts Of the state organized.
A bungling attempt was made to rel
the bank at Kolin, Mont. The crook
on gaining entrance to the place, uu
dertook to reach the money by usln
hammer on the lock and handle
of the safe. He battered 1t up bi
but failed to accomplish his purpose
Prophecies of severe winter wit
an unusually heavy snowfall are n
causes for dismay to ranchers an
stockmen of Beaverhead county. MOI
tana. who express their willingness I
go through frigid year with no othe
reward than to see deep SHOWS in a
the mountains. expecting increase
crops next year.
The city of Evanston. Wyo., is \
longer Migrants paradise. The CT,
fathers in searching for ways ar
means of replenishing the funds
the city treasury, which have shrur
appreciably since the exit of Joi
Barleycorn, decided to subject eve
weary Willie' to license fee. Her
Sster, II one would loaf in Evansto
It win cost $50 for the privilege.
There will be special session of Il
Nevada legislature in the very ne
future, probably about the middle
November. according to sta eme
made last week by Governor Boy
The special session in the opinion
the governor, has been made necessa