The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-09-12
INLAND NORTHWEST


squirrels are to be found in Oneida
county, Idaho. and each must be killed
by different poison.
The Utah State Medical association
is Arranging an interesting program
for its annual meeting at Salt Lake
September 8 and 10.
The expense of fighting forest fires
in the vicinity of Bozeman during the
month of August according to the
reports of the forest supervisor was
$6,lOO.
With the definite announcement that
President Wilson will speak in Bill
ings Sept. IL, committees are rapidly
proceeding With arrangements for his
reception.
Ten square miles of valuable timber
on the north bank of the Duckabush
river, near Brinnon, Wash, has been
laid waste by a forest fire which still
is burning.
Arrangements have been made
whereby several large herds Of Fire.
mont county, idaho, cattle and sheep
will be shipped to the lower Snake riv-
er country for winter feeding.
Leslie Colville, a Missoula boy, and
four companions, by wrapping them
selves in water-soaked blankets, es-
capped from the dangerous Foehl's
creek fire in the st. Joe forest.
Forest fires in the Clearwater region
which swept across the Bitter Root
mountains from Missoula, have been
stopped to such an extent that they
probably will be prevented from burn
ing valuable timber stands.
Utah employment agencies which
are licensed by cities and towns prob
ably will be under the direct control
of the state industrial commission af-
ter the first of the year, according to
tentative plans of the commission.
While being brought back from
state to answer to
charge of horse stealing Clinton Shire
recently made his escape from Sheriff
P. A. Davis, of Glacier county, Mont,
by jumping through a window of
car A I
Acting under orders of the United
States district court, deputy United
States marshals at Spokane seized
$4,000 pounds of cold storage poultry,
which the district attorney in a libel
action charged had been held I'm I'M
reasonable Iength of time.
Beer, home made, 1872 quarts and
sixty pints, together with all the man.
equipment, which included
4 big strainer, quantity Of rubber
hose, five large cans and five barrels,
we're the find of policemen in Salt
Lake, who arrested the owner.
Two hundred Blackfeet Indians are
entitled to large share of the credit |
fOr preventing the spread of forest |
fires in the Glacier national park,
where for many days it seemed as If |
some of the finest scenery would be
Scared or ruined by the blazes.
Word has been received at Chinook
that the Carnegie corporation has APP
proved the application Of that county |
Tor $4,000 to be used in the erection |
If county library, the stipulation be-
ng that site be provided and the |
county agree to maintain the library.
A clOudburst occurred at Garland,
Utah, which caused thousands of dol
ars of damage to crops in the vicin-
ty. Some Of the sugar beet fields
we're covered with several inches of |
mud, and it is problematical whether
Or not they will be able to come
through.
Demonstrations in Canyon country,
IDAHO, on the supplementing of pas
ure with grain, for hog feeding, show
hat good gains are made on three
YER cent grain ration. A demonstration
t Notus was able to turn off hogs
at at Is cents, on August %, in
tead of roughing them On pasture
lone, as he had intended to do.
President Hodges of the Denver
ivic and Commercial association has
united a plan for the construction
f the James Peak tunnel, which will
be adopted and successfully
arried through by Denver business
nen at an early date. He proposes is
uing $7,5OO,0O0 to $11,O0O,OOO in 6
er cent bonds to be sold to the public.
Matte Emily Rodin, aged IS, COM
1ited suicide at Great Falls last
'eek by taking poison, dying shortly
fter being taken to the hospital. She
ad called at the home of Carol
,orsaw, a 19-year-old soldier, with
7hom she was infatuated, at IL o'clock
t night and was told by the boys ,
lother that he was out. She then took
he poison. a5 /,
Despite any action that has or may
e taken by the chief executives OF
and Idaho, Governor o.
Dtt of Oregon has made it plain that /
Q will not call special session of
he legislature to ratify the woman's
uffrage amendment to the federal I
unless n ma iority Of the !