The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-03-28
NORTHWEST NOTES

sNNfN Twill
The thirtieth assembly of the Ore
yon legislature completed it's labors
after session which extended five
lays over the Today constitutional
period
I. +. oakes former president of the
North Pacific Railroad company, died
al Seattle at the age OF T6. Mr. Cakes
the construction of the road
from Montana 10 Seattle.
President Wilson has appointed
Mrs Lulu Hurley. of Elko, Nevada,
20 the vacancy existing In the Elko
aud offiee-that of receiver--to sue
seed the late A. q. Dawley.
To carry out the phiianthropies of
William Boyce Thompson OF New
York, formerly of Butte, 10 prominent
citizens of Butte have Incorporated the
William Boyce welfare fund.
George A. Crowell. sheriff of Ian
der county. Nevada, and well known
in the eastern part Of the state, passed
away at Oakland, Cal. after an illness
of several months from lung trouble.
With 81 knife wounds about the
face, chest and back, the body OF Gus
Manos. Greek miner, was found
under culvert at Butte. The man
was murdered two days previous IL
is believed
Ministers and laymen Of the Nor
wegian-Danish Methodist church, re-
siding in the states of Montana and
Idaho and the northern portion of
Washington held their annual confer
ence In Helena last week.
approximately 200 enemy aliens, in
mates of the war prison barracks at
Fort Douglas, will be released within
the next ten days. Ii Is announced by
II. Nj. Price of the United States bu-
reau of investigation.
The question of whether Montana
may leave to a state commission the
conduct of boxing exhibitions, or
fights, whichever term may suit, win
now be up to the voters ut special
election To be held in September.
Three banks in Roundup and one In
Musselshell, Montana. have announced
their willingness To loan without Sc
curity money to any boy, who Is n
member of calf club. to purchase n
calf, and will wait until the animal Is
sold for the money.
The war labor board at Washington
has refused the demands for increased
wages for the employees of the Nevada
Consolidated Copper Company at Ely
Nevada, on the ground that the wages
at Ely are practically equal to those
Of other companies in that district.
The county of Fergus will bring suit
against the city of Lewiston, Mont.
unless the sum of 81 ,2919 is paid i'm
mediately for the care of patients "a
the county farm hospital during tn.
recent influenza epidemic. PracticaN,
all the patients were nonresidents %
Lewistown.
Figures compiled by the secretar,
of state show that during the frs
two months of this year total of -.
l6S motor vehicles licenses were Is
sued in Montana. bringing in reye
nue. of S15J,916. or the licenses *
sued. L 40 were made OUT to nutomo
bile owners.
| The governor cf Montana has nm
bounced his veto Of house bin No. 26l
attempting to abolish he game ward
| ems and give their work over to tn
sherlffs. The governor deprecated IN
| proposed law rs an extra burden 81
/ the taxpayers, as not being good gov
eminent and as actuated by politica
| considerations.
That Salt Lake and Utah bushes
men should raise SJ,GD0Uo9 for tn
! construction of a railroad line int.
Uintah Basin and Willard county l.
| develop those storehouses % Utah
wealth was the statement made in III
principal address before the member
II Tie Commercial club OF Salt LAX
one day last week
Newspaper advertising made cigar
cites the popular form of Smokes Il
the opinion Of Montana Tobacco
salesman. Tobacco manufacturer
realize il and plan TO carry on ia
greater part Of their advertiser
through the medium Of the newspaper
| he said
Employees at the Garfield Etal
smelter OF the American smelling an
Refining company. who walked out i
/ protest against ii reduction III wages
/ have returned TO work.
The Southern Pacific railroad con
pany has the distinction 81 havln
fewer accidents than any other sysler
ia the United States. according 70 m
statistics made public ut the Safef
First meeting held ~ ogden last Neel
When the Utah woolgrowcrs hoI
their annual convention April / u
Salt Lake many subjects of impo'
lance VIII be discussed Dipping res
ulations and laws viii be outlined an
extreme care aud cooperation will Il
urged iu the matter Of scab avoidanc.
The necessity for fixing prices O
sheep shearing and for wages II
herders and csmgenders will be q,
vocated.