The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-24
INLAND NORTHWEST

the state board Of health are to unite
In campaign against the drug evil
In Montana.
jealousy 1t Ia believed. prompted
Joseph Grandis. aged 81. to kill his
divorced wife. Mrs. Edith Grandis. and
then take his own life, at Butte.
The Oregon Federation OF Labor,
which closed its state convention at
Bend on October 13. 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 $50 per cent Of all the foes taken
captive.
In campaign in Canyon county,
Idaho, against blackleg, 116 calves
were vaccinated in one day in the Lone
Star community. The calves belonged
to 10 owners.
The Northwestern box apple crop
shows little change the estimate
standing at So696000 boxes, compared
with n 100000 boxes in 1915, an in
crease OF AL per cent.
Salt Lakes building activities in
creased 81 per cent last September as
compared with the same month year
before the money involved being $685.
27S, rs compared with S1S3,750.
| The Montana state poultry show is
! 20 be held at Great Falls, January 10
TO Il. More than 400 pens are as
/ "A 10 a..
be the largest ever held in the state.
/ Six thousand acres of flax On the
Fort Peek Ipdian 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 ct Tonopah all Of the
producing mines, many of the more
thoroughly developed properties and
a number Of the smaller cues 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 OF the fields. In one
day of the campaign, four farmers
promised to act as demonstrators In
ensilage work.
GIr If the most unusual happenings
in railroad wrecks occurred ut Rye
; gate, Mont, when an eytra 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 slight In
cerase In Montana, according to re.
ports received by DIR. John j. Skppy
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 or Charles d.
: Greenfield state commissioner OF agri-
culture and publicity.
!, After just completing 6ne resi-
: dence on his ranch near Roundup
: Mont, Barton Tucker, well known
rancher of the Bull mountain district
= suffered the loss Of the house anC
contents by fire. Sparks from a de
fective flue are believed to have beer
. responsible for the disaster
= Walter Reese, negro section hant
4 at Carter, Wyo., was fatally injured
+. as the result of peculiar accidene
a While walking home from work h,
a reached under a car to pick up piec,
q of coal. An engine hit the string o
IS cars, a large car door fell on Reese
pinning him to the ground, and til,
q cars wheels ran over his legs.
d Mrs Christine Hazelton of Forsyth
,r Mont, has been arrested on the charg
10 of first degree murder, being accuse,
D. OF the killing of her newborn baby a
D. Harlowton a few weeks ago. 1t
ID claimed that the deed was COMMITTEES
n. in hotel at Harlowton and the bab
n was disposed of by dropping the bod
e. from car window near Gage, wher
If it was found.
r. To prevent grubs and larvae from
e finding winter quarters in the fields
Of Harold Il. Hogan, state crops pest
n inspector for Utah, has urged all farm
ar ers and gardeners to clean their prem