The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-09-12
INLAND NORTHWEST

Three different species Of ground
squirrels are to be found in 0natd.,
county idaho, and each must he killed
by different poison.
The Utah State Medical association
is arranging an interesting nrogron,
for its annual meeting at Salt Lake
September 8 and 10.
The expense Of fighting forest fires
in the vicinity of Bozeman during tho
month of August according to tho
reports of the forest supervisor was
5000.
With the definite announcement that
President Wilson will speak in Pin.
ings Sept. IL, committees are ranidIv
proceeding with arrangements for his
reception.
Ten square miles of valuable timber
on the north bank of the Duckabusb
river, near Brinnon, Wash, has been
laid waste by forest fire which stiu
is burning.
Arrangements have been made
whereby several large herds of FIRE.
mont county, Idaho, cattle and sheen
will be shipped to the lower Snake riy.
er country for winter feeding.
Leslie Colville, a Missoula bow and
four companions, by wrapping them
selves in water-soaked blankets. es-
capped from the dangerous Foehrs
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 viii 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
Washington state to answer to a
charge of horse stealing, Clinton Shire
recently made his escape from Sheriff
Z. A. Davis, of Glacier county, Mont.
by jumping through window of
car.
Acting under orders of the United
Suites district court, deputy United
States marshals at Spokane seized
92,000 pounds of cold storage poultry,
which the district attorney in libel
action charged had been held un I'M
reasonable length of time.
Beer, home made, 1S2 quarts and
sixty pints, together with all the man
ufacturing equipment, which included
Il big straner, 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
for $4,000 to be used in the erection
of county library, the stipulation be-
ing that a site be provided and the
county agree to maintain the library.
A cloudburst occurred at Garland,
Utah, which caused thousands of dol
lars of damage to crops in the vicin-
fly. Some of the sugar beet fields
were covered with several inches of
mud, and it is probematical whether
or not they will be able to come
through
Demonstrations in Canyon country,
Idaho, on the supplementing OF pas
ture With grain, for hog feeding, show
that good gains are made on three
per cent grain ration. A demonstration
at Notus was able to turn off hogs
fat at IS cents, on August -, in
stead of roughing them on pasture
alone. as he had intended to do.
President Hodges of the Denver
Civic and Commercial association has
sumitted a plan for the construction
of the James Peak tunnel which Will
probably be adopted and successfully
carried through by Denver business
men at an early date. He proposes Is
suing S7,5O0,O0O to $11,000,0O0 in 6
per cent bonds to be sold to the public.
Matte Emily Rodin, aged Is, com
mited suicide ut Great Falls last
week by taking poison dying shortly
after being taken to the hospital. she
had called at the home of Carrol
Corsaw, 19-year-old soldier, with
whom she was infatuated, mt u o'clock
at night and was told by the boys
mother that he was out. She then took
the poison.
Despite any action that has or may
be taken by the chief executives o.
Washington and Idaho, Governor Oh
colt of Oregon has made it plain thal
he win not call special session Oh
the legislature to ratify the woman