The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-04-04
NORTHWEST NOTES

rearing deportation or loss OF en-
ployment If unable TO produce first
papers" hundreds of Butte aliens have
declared their intention of becoming
American citizens.
Dave Gershon, special agent of the
department Of Justice, To begin paroi-
Ing prisoners now informed AT the Fort
Douglas war prison barracks.
X. X. Parker OF the department Of
entomology of the State Agricultural
college. viii be In charge of this years
campaign against spotted fever IN the
Bitter Root country in Montana.
Contracts for four federal aid high.
way projects, covering -. miles OF road
at an estimated cost of approximately
$4,000. viii he let shortly by the Mon
tana state highway commission.
Marian Chester, aged Is. took n
dose of strschnine white al school at
Vale. Oregon. and i In a serious con.
| ditiun. First aid administered by one
of the pupils probably saved her life.
Billings is 10 be hostess tn the
annual state ceuclaye next summer,
and plans are now making To enter
| tain the eity's visitors On an elaborate
scale.
| Convicted of murder, James Colbert
must serve mol less than 80 nor more
| than GO years in the state prison AT
| Deer Lodge, Mont Colbert was con
| yieted of numbering Patrick Foley
last December.
Money appropriated 10y the Montana
Legislative assembly for education. re-
| Mobilization and benefit of Montana
| Iinn relief. This is the decision of
the soldiers welfare commission.
On April RI aud II the Wyoming
Stockgrowers association viii hold us
annual meeting ut Basin. and 600 rep.
resentatiSe stockmen of the state, a.
well as delegations from Colorado,
Montana and Nebraska viii be present.
Within twenty four hours after the
Salt Lake Commercial club announced
that IL would promote railroad Into
the tinlah busln. the Denver Cham
beers of Commerce announced "A plan
the east
salt Lake Is high aud dry" Tween
ty-three hundred gallons of contrnband
liquor. confiscnted since the state WA
proclaimed member of the prohlbi
ton list, was poured into the street
| Ia
urdny afternoon.
: According TO estimates recently com
piled regarding the street lighting anc
paving projects at Dillon, Mont, the
I cost will be- In the neighborhood oi
$50 900 or around $3.50 per loi on th'
! main streets of the town. where Tia,
improvements are intended.
, Several hundred thousand pounds oi
Bitter Root potatoes viii bc shipped
from MSsoula 20 eastern markets hit
: week. the Northern Pacific having
been asked ia supply large numhei
OF ours for this shipment. The cars
viii 80 TO Minneapolis aud Kansas
!. City.
Martin Bray T. 10 be tried at Butte
! for double murder. Prompted bA
jealousy, II !. alleged. he shot and
killed his former wife and hsr escort
X. : showers. last autumn. lie has
since been confined ia the county Jni
and. broken In health and Ia spirit
is scarcely able to walk.
A 100000 acre field of wheat IN an
. nounced a. feature Of next seasons
, production The lands belong TO In
, dians aud are located In Wyoming nna
, Montana. About 1900 acres of irri
gated Indian land has been plowed and
seeded. and the remainder Is To be-
put into wheat Ia the spring.
. The Butte chamber OF commerce
J has placed the stamp of It's approval
. upon "A movement launched for the pur
pose 81 constructing Il city auditoriuaf
Ia tribute to the memory If Butte
men and women who sacrificed theii
/ lives while fighting under American
colors la the war against Germany.
! Following quarrel over an alleged
r card game Ia which 800 changed
hands, Mike iay. "a years old. fire,
. four shots nj J. ". johnson. propri
s etor Of soft drink parior al sal
, Lake Has proved not only pool
mnrksman but wns given a sever
1 beating by the man he tried 60 shoot
{. l.. Ltthgo. for number ~ year
floor manager iu one IL the larges'
? stores Of Great Pals. Mont shot aim
: self through The heart and died short
A.. ~ afteruar5- When told that be bat
but d short time "a iYe. Lthgo tniC
story 1f lose Hat Wae hopeless nht
he expre-4sd regret test ne had 'iaads
! fool ~ himself
The epidemic Of Influenza tis5tiu.
! Bozersu. Mont. and sirlWty IN thli
{ time. the third wave II the disease
has been ll9bt IN most instances huI
The death Toll Is becoming more ap
parent during the progress II the epi
demic aHa humber of severe casei
have Developed into pneumonia ans