The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-12-26
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SAYINGS, poiN q 8, ACHIEVE.
MENTs, sUFFERINos, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
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WESTERN


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WESTERN
Approximately SS.OOO,0OO is now
available for highway construction In
Nevada up to the end of 1921 through
such sources as state revenue, state
and county bond issues, federal aid,
etc.
Changes In Mexican laws allowing
expectation of silver will result in two
of the biggest mines in Chihuahua be-
ing re-opened after Jan. l. 1t was an
nounced at Ell Paso by F. l.. Cunning
ham, an owner of one. The mines had
been closed for several years.
Famed by heavy gale and with the
temperature close to zero, fire that
started in the basement of a four-story
building occupied by the National Tail
ors in Cleveland, defied the efforts OF
the fire department for hours to con-
troll it. Damage was estimated at $780,
900.
The county agent announced in Chi
cago that 4,236 Christmas baskets of
food for the poor this year cost only -
cents basket more than in 1918. The
principal increases noted were raisins,
which more than doubled, and pota-
toes, which advanced $1.45 hundred
pounds.
Thomas Baker, editor of the first
daily newspaper published in Montana,
the Montana Post, issued in Virginia
City In 1858, died at the home of his
son, John Baker, aged 80. He was
born in London and during more than
thirty years he took a prominent part
in pioneer Montana journalism.
The ashes of the late w. c. Bosch
en- of New York, famous as swordfish
angler were thrown on the waves
twelve miles from Avalon, Calf, one
day recently by Capt. George G. Farms
worth, his former boatman, to whom
he devised legacy of $25,0OO. This
was in accordance with wishes ex-
pressed by Boschen.
A twenty-four-day battle with death
ended at San Francisco with the ar
rival of the little schooner 5. n. Castle,
q 13-year-old boy at her helm, bring
ing to safety his father, the captain,
his sick mother and crew of three
men, The Castle, three-masted
schooner, was ninety7four days from
Apia, with a cargo of copra. Three
days from the Samoan port, the Castle
started leaking and shipping seas at
the rate of twelve feet day. Her
donkey engine was started up to run
the pumps and the cargo of copra fed
as fuel. Harry Anderson, 13-year-old
son of Captain Anderson, manned the
ship while his father worked with the
men at the pumps.
WASHINGTON
The urgency deficiency bill provid-
ing $33,OOO,OOO for miscellaneous sub
1ects, including $3OOOO,0O0 for In
creased war risk insurance allowances
have been passed In the United States
Senate.
The Supreme Court has ordered thu
government to show cause Jan. s VIII!
original proceedings should not be in
stituted by the state of Rhode Islant
and by New Jersey retail liquor deal
ers to have determined the constitu
tionality Of the national prohibition
constitutional amendment
Compromise efforts for ratification
of the peace treaty moved forward
with increasing impetus when th'
leaders of both parties In the Senate
released from legislative duties by tn
holiday recess of Congress, came &c
lively into the negotiations for al
agreement on reservations.
Three and half million pounds o
sugar belonging to the Utah-Idaho Su
gar Company, seized Dec. 6 under libe
proceedings brought by the govern
ment, will be distributed in cities o
Washington, Oregon. Idaho and west
ern Montana at once at a wholesale
price of 1O1a cents seaboard basis.
The War Departments service ant
information bureau has undertaken ;
campaign to inform former service
men that all in need of medical or sur
gical treatment because of illness o
injury contracted in the army or nav.
can enter an army or public healtl
service hospital or local civilian sani
tarium, with all expenses paid by tn
government. Discharged service mel
should apply 10 the nearest army HOS
pital or local representative of tn
public health service for examination
Or consult Red Cross representative
or state and municipal health officers
Enactment by Congress of legisla
ton to continue government contro
over sugar during 1920 is assured, Sen
ator McNary, Republican of Oregon. il
,harga Of the control hill in fhe Sen
ate. announced after compromise hat
been reached with opponents Of thu
measure limiting extension of the Ii
censing powers to June 80, 1920.
The Federal Reserve Board has ad
vised all federal reserve banks which
have not yet begun their building op
erations to perfect their plans in de
hut to nnstnnne for the nreaaut