The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-01-24
NORTHWEST NOTES


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Governor $. V. Stewart of Montana,
took IA decided stand against anarchy
III the biennial message To the joint
assembly of the state legislature.
Every bank. store and business
house in Miles City. the former head
quarters of Colonel Roosevelt when in
Montana were closed on the day of the
Roosevelt funeral
Al the meeting Of the Montana state
association of sheriffs, held al Helena,
the association Went ON record as OPP
posed Ia any proposition to transfer
the duties of game wardens 10 the
sheriffs.
-Four coyote pelt> were sent out OF
CokeNille, Wyo.. by John johnson re-
Gently. and last week he received his
check IN payment. And the check
called for S7S.25 of the good old coin
of the realm.
official figures from the stock com
MISSION show thA Montana shipped
nearly 100000 more head of cattle in
1918 than in 1917. The total last
year was about 100000 head that of
1917 about 5000
Seattle and Portland clubs of the Pa
cihc Coast International Baseball
league probably will accept the Pacific
Coast leagues invitation To join it,
said directors of the former circuit,
meeting ut Seattle.
Thai tho ralav 80.
ton of the Western Union Telegraph
company, which has been located in
1Ninnemucca, Nev., for several years.
is 10 he moved To Elko. is now prac-
tically an established fact.
The body of ii. T. Ellis of Kellogg,
Idaho, travelling from Mullan, Idaho,
to Weiser, was found by the railroad
track ut Scott station near Starbuck,
he having fallen from the train on
which he was Il passenger.
Salaries of Il number of county Off
GERS III Montana are cut by II law
which has just gone into effect re-
gardng Reconsideration of counties.
Fergus. Lewis and Clark and Yellow
stone office holders are the sufferers.
Five of the seven states interested
in the Colorado river reclamation prof.
ect, in which $4,000 acres of land in
Utah are involved, have notified Gov
ernor Bamberger that delegates have
been appointed to attend the confer
ence of governors called at Salt Lake
for January Is.
petition for a rehearng before the
Nevada Supreme Court will be filed by
the appellants in the Hernry Miller in
heritance tax suits, according to at
torneys for the Miller estate If this
is denied ii is understood that an APP
peal will be taken to the supreme
court of the United States.
The Arizona strip" may become a
part of Utah. State Engineer George
+. McGonagie is now in Phoenix, Ariz,
TO confer with the governor of that
state regarding a division of property,
Utah 10 take the Arizona strip and Ar-
IONA to'take the strip of country south
OF the river in San Juan county
Tragedy followed a friendly dinner
party given the night before for two
friends, when Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Smith, colored residents of Boise, Ida
no, died from what is believed To have
been ptomaine poisoning caused by
canned asparagus served at the dinner
party Later one of the guests died.
The intensely cold nights of the past
few weeks at Salt Lake have resulted
ia frAnZinU nf Inn Of
service pipes leading from The mains
into private residences and have Gre
ated situation which has kept the
water department on the jump sixteen
hours Il day in thawing out the frozen
pipes.
Through the acquisition of the
James Ryan cattle outfit, including a
large herd of cattle, many horses and
extensive ranges. the Gardner Cattle
company. essentially Salt Lake in
stitution. has become one of the largest
cattle outfits in the southern part Of
Nevada. The deal was contaminated
last week.
Labor leaders Of Montana Will in
sisi upon the passage of four labor
bills by the present legislature. They
are: acts providing for an Increase in
compensation paid in ease of death or
accident: elimination of wild cat min
ing: permanent establishment of en-
ploSment agencies and a bill compel
ing employers 10 pay wages when due
France has turned down an Offer of
horse meat from Montana. Since the
signing Of the armistice, ranchmen In
Montana aud other western range
states have asked their representa-
tives in congress To offer for sale for !
them a large number of young. fat |
horses too small for work purposes, |
10 the French government.
The Helena Light and Railway com
pany'> directors las decided first, Ia |
invite the city of Helena 10 take over |
and operate the lines Ia such way |
rs To- eliminate the deficit second. Ia |
apply ta the state railway commission |
for an increase in fares. or third. 10 /