The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-10-28
INLAND NORTHWEST

the state board of health are to unite
In campaign against the drug evil
In Montana.
Jealousy 1t Is believed. prompted
Joseph Grandis, aged %, to kin his
divorced wife, Mrs. Edith Grandis. and
then take his own life, at Butte.
The Oregon Federation of Labor,
which closed It's state convention at
Bend on October Ii, gave its approval
to the Plumb plan of railroad control.
Members of the Ninety-first division,
in which many Utahns fought, cap
tured 2412 prisoners during the war
or 1882 per cent of all the foes taken
captive.
In a campaign in Canyon county,
Idaho, against blackleg, 116 calves
were vaccinated in one day in the Lone
Star community. The calves belonged
to 16 owners.
| The Northwestern box apple crop
shows little change, the estimate
standing at 3O,696,OOO boxes, compared
with 213O9,OOO boxes in 1918, an in
crease of AL per cent.
Salt Lakes building activities in
creased "a per cent last September as
compared with the same month year
before, the money involved being $685.
273, as compared with $1S3,75O.
The Montana state poultry show is
to be held at Great Falls, January 10
to "A. More than 400 pens are as
sured and it is expected the show will
be the largest ever held in the state.
| Six thousand acres of flax on the
Fort Peck Indian reservation which
was put in by the Montana Farming
corporation, is now being harvested
and is expected to average eight bush
els to the acre.
Ten days after the close of the
miners strike at TonOpah all of the
producing mines, many of the more
thoroughly developed properties and
a number of the smaller ones were
again being worked.
A carload of Idaho seed wheat will
be purchased next spring by farm bu-
reau members of Kittitas county,
Washington, who want to profit by the
fact that Idaho seed is certified by
law. Dicklow is the variety of wheat
decided upon.
A beet top ensilage campaign is be-
ing conducted in Oneida county, Idaho,
this fall. Heretofore : the beet tops
have been fed off the fields. In one
day of the campaign, four farmers
promised to act as demonstrators in
! ensilage work.
One of the most unusual happenings
In railroad wrecks occurred at Rye
gate, Mont, when an extra engine and
caboose ran into and totally destroyed
a cottage belonging to Fred Wyman
Of Ryegate, which was being moved
across the track.
Influenza is showing a slight in
cerase in Montana, according to re-
| ports received by DIR. John J. Sippy,
state epidemiologist, nineteen new
cases coming to the attention of his
| office during the-past week, compared
with ten the week previous.
No sheep will be admitted into Utah
from Colorado unless they have dip
ping certificate. This decision was
made last week by the state livestock
board because Utah inspector had
discovered that sheep from Montrose
county, Colo, were afflicted with
scabies.
Sensational stories of drought con-
ditions in Montana have failed to in
jure the states reputation with pros
pective buyers of farm lands, accord
ing to the number of inquiries re-
ceived at the office of Charles D.
Greenfield, state commissioner of agri-
culture and publicity.
After just. completing fine resi-
dence on his ranch, near Roundup,
Mont, Barton Tucker, well known
rancher of the Bull mountain district,
| suffered the loss of the house and
contents by fire. Sparks from de-
fective flue are believed to have been
responsible for the disaster.
Walter Reese, negro section hand
at Carter, Wyo, was fatally injured
as the result of peculiar accident.
While walking home from work he
reached under car to pick up piece
of coal. An engine hit the string Of
cars, a large car door fell on Reese,
pinning him to the ground, and the
cars wheels ran over his legs.
Mrs. Christine Hazelton Of Forsyth,
Mont, has been arrested on the charge
of first degree murder, being accused
Of the killing of her newborn baby at
Harlowton a few weeks ago. It is
| claimed that the deed was committed
in a hotel at Harlowton and the baby
was disposed of'by dropping the body
from a car window near Gage, where