The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-25
INLAND NORTHWEST

"iio mas been reVered In Ana
S .on and throughout the state since
Ioo4' died here from the effects Of an
operation which she underwent
month ago. 80
Hay may be shipped from Mime.
sofa and sold at $l5 ton III Montana
y me opinion of Walter j. Hin. m 81
raul' son Of the late ]. J. Hill railway
ni"siiate' VINO is in Park county, Mon
tana' booking after his interest in the
Rl1-SlcClelland Cattle Corporation.
a movement for a greater Yellow.
stone park by addition of the jackson
Lake and Grand Teton country, which
would mean 50 much to Utah in get
ing tourists to come this way. was
gwen an added impetus By Salt Lake |
Rotarians.
4 dynamite charge planted in the |
hopper Of brick augur at Billings
Montana, demolished the main ma
chlnery of the W. f. Dowlin brick
yard. On April % fire Of unexplain-
ed origin destroyed the plant. Opera
IONS were resumed less than a week
ago.
During noon hour, while the din
ing room was filled with guests. Ted
Ross shot and killed his wife in the
Kitchen Of hotel at Lewistown. Mon
taha, where she was employed as a
cook. He then shot and perhaps fat
ally wounded Enid Melton. 14-year-
old girl, and killed himself.
An agreement for q new wage scale
providing for an increase of 81 a day
Tor mine and smelter employees Of the
Anaconda Copper company here and
at Great Falls and Anaconda, Mont.
was reached last week between c. f.
Kelley, president of the company, and
representatives Of the employees.
Nine out of every ten men in Wash
ington believe in the league of ma.
lions, and even many Of the Republic
can senators now realize their mistake
in fighting the league" says George
II. Davis, an official Of the United
States railroad administration who is
| touring the Rocky mountain region.
ascertaining the weaknesses and good
qualities of the railroads under gov
eminent control.
Calling of a special session Of the
state legislature of Montana to amend
the laws so as 10 enable state and
main highways already planned or to
be planned to be constructed and thus
afford employment Immediately to
many farmers is urged in resolution
adopted by conference of representa-
tives of the Good Roads associations
of Wibaux, Dawson, McCone and Rich
land counties held at Glendive.
The first announcement of proposed
new railroad construction in Oregon
since the war was formally made
when ]. w. Foster of Portland, CON
structiOn engineer, stated that the
company which lie represents will
build from Mount Angel, on the west
side of the Cascades, to Bend, by way
of Sisters, for the newly Incorporated
Portland & Southeastern Railway
company
DIR. f. y. Hitchcock, formerly in
the navy and last in the laboratory
at Bremerton, Wash, has been named
state bacteriologist of Montana, sue
ceeding the late DR.. A. ii. McCray.
Captain Willard Knowleton of the fed
eral public health service also came
in today TO begin survey of the state.
Lee All Jung and his wife, Wong
Gun Fook. and children, of Helena,
Montana, were granted a passport in
the federal court to go To China, where
they will visit for year. Lee Jung,
better known rs Toy, and his wife,
were born in san Francisco. Toy is
widely known in Helena, where he
was chef at the Montana club for
many years.
The Great Northern Railway COM
pany has listed 600 aliens with the
state compensation board, which is
procuring data on the subject The
Anaconda Copper Mining company's
Bonner plant lists PIT.
A resolution asking for Il permanent
salary increase from $500 to $1,000
per year for all letter carriers in the
state was passed at the annual con-
vention here last week of the Colorado
State Association of Letter Carriers.
Miss Alice C. Cosgrove, county sup
erfntendent Of public instruction for
Bannoek. has announced teachers
examination 10 be held in this city July
"a. Examinations will be given in the
subjects required for third, second,
first. state and life certificates,
District Judge Dean denied the mo-
ZION of the defense to dismiss the CON
spiracy charge against President A. q
Towuley Of the National Nonpartisan
league and Joseph Gilbert a league
organizer. Attorney George Hoke for
the defense then began his opening
Statemet
Charles NJ. Bair, a wealthy sheep
man Of Billings, Montana, started the