The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-07-04
INLAND NORTHWEST

Utah. Idaho and eastern Oregon Is
running crops was the word received
last week
q. w. Brinnan. Confederate yeter-
an o. the Civil War, shot and Instant
IL killed himself IN the Ice house Of
the hsme Of his daughter. 1t Ontario.
ore.
Wyoming Oh fields lead all tie fields
Of tsie country ID production per wen,
according ID figures recently compiled
b. The Standard on company u New
Jersey.
There Is a possibility Thar Fiaihead
county may get tie location OF the
state industrial school for girls. pro-
vision for which, wHs made at the last
session Of lie Montana legislature.
Fernley. Nevada, ranchers have de-
eided the minimum price u their has
this fall shall be Sl4 per ton. . per
cent down and q e0-day measurement.
to be paid IN full at time OF measure
nent.
The federal employment office at
Pocatello has a clean slate In regard
10 placing service men IN positions.
and many 81 the returned men have
found their old positions waiting for
them.
william II. Clone Starr Dietz. form
er football coach. was re-indicted by
the federal grand jury At Spokane on
two counts charging false registration
for tire draft and classifying his ques-
ti0nalre.
Reports from all sections OF Fergus
county. Montana, AZ the end Of the
week show that the winter wheat Is
ID bad shape. much Of il too badly
burned 70 make anything. no matter
what the rainfall may be.
Joseph Gilbert, now on trial with
A. c, Townley and others at Jackson.
Aiinns on charge OF conspiracy 10
commit disloyalty, was formerly To-
cately In Salt Lake City, where he pub
iished Socialist paper.
The prohibition law Is fairly well
enforced throughout the state OF Ne.
yada and there ARE no wlde-open
places, despite numerous reports 10
that effect declared Il. r. Jones, state
superintendent OF the Antl.Saloon
League.
An automobile bandit who shot and
slightly wounded John Bunyan. presi.
dent Of the Berthoud, Colo, hank, in
an attempt to rob the bank. shot and
killed himself when surrounded by a
posse In the mountains seven miles
west OF town.
War pictures that were not shown
70 the public during the progress OF the
war for military reasons will be dis
played la Nevada in short time, ae-
cording to information received by
Governor Boyle from the division OF
films at Washington.
Applications of disabled soldiers who
wish TO make d new start in the
world by taking advantage Of Uncle
Sans opportunity offered them in yo-
eatlonal training are crowding the Of
flee Of Ralph Price, federal vocational
adviser, located at Salt Lake.
James Bogoyich has presented a
new test case to the Industrial accl-
dent board OF Montana In his refus-
ing 10 submit TO an operation which
will cure him and relieve the board OF
paying compensation. He was crushed
By Q mule IN coal mine and was
permanently disabled
William Short Of Seattle was over
whelmingly reelected president last
week Of the Washington State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor In convention at Bel
linEham Ills victory was regarded as
a triumph OF the conservative labor
element over the so.caIled radicals
and anti.Gompers faction.
After participating IA much Of the se-
we're fighting on the French front with
out serious injury, Captain Kenneth
Booth aud Lieutenant Tom Wnlker,
two prominent young men of Reno
who were among the first to 20 over
seas, were severely injured In motor
cycle accident recently IN France.
Having only expected 10 secure one
platoon OF cavalry, kemmerer boosters
feel highly elated because the city win
now have an entire troop. This Is
owing 10 the enthusiasm shown by
kemmerer while other towns were In.
different until Adjutant General Nc
Coy explained the plans OF the organ
ization 70 them in detail.
To aid the big influx Of land regis
trants from the east, representing prln.
oipally returned service men. the pub
uelty department OF the Pocatello Com
mereial club is preparing to compile
Saluable data from the records OF the
Blackfoot land office which viii be
available TO all service men seeking to
Tile on Idaho lands for homestead pur,
poses.
Saloons In Wyoming now pay com
bined revenue Of $4,000 for the priv
lege OF operating, In the face OF tn,