The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-09-19
INLAND NORTHWEST

u thousand dollars worth Of whis-
~ seized in recent raids ON the sites
VI former saloons. is to be DESTROYED
IN Billings soon.
aet feldinan, d well known young
man OF Lewistown, Mont. was killed
IA an automobile accident between
dllser and Lewisrown.
absolute necessity of landing field
70 Keep pace with the progress of avn
aiioh mas been felt in Billings. Mont,
al" steps are to be taken nj once
ior securing suitable site.
Members of the farm bureau In Ben
.ol county. WASH, who organized a
quiz club three years ago, have sold.
LOT sl,ooo' bun which they purchased
ior $500 when they organized.
Mrs Mary F. Conkheit, aged 6s, said
70 nave been the first white girl in
Droadwater county, Montana, and
known to have been one of the f,rst
white girls In Montana. died at Hell
ena last week from infirmities dine n
old age.
senator Myers has introduced a bill
giving oil American citizens who en-
hsted In any Of the allied armies, in
Guiding Canada, and left the United
states to serve abroad, the same home
stead rights as those who enlisted In
the American army.
A referendum vote taken BY the vir.
ginia City and Gold Hin, New, miners
on the question Of continuing the
strike or accepting the IS day wage
as proposed by the operators. resulted
In the union members sustaining the
action to resume work at the S. scale.
| A survey to check up the results of
the Standardization campaign con-
Quoted last spring in Colorado showed
that where such treatment was prac-
ticed there was very little smut, but
where the seed had not been treated as
high as Is per cent infection was re-
corded.
| Complaints are being made by Ely,
| Nevada, merchants to the city author
tiles against the practice of persons
who interfere by peddling without a
license, with the regular business of
established houses that are regular
licensed business establishments and
tax payers.
The Farm Bureau of Willard county,
Utah, through its livestock project
committee and county agent, induced
/ ~ formorS m 70 tn hA
keting Of the wool clip. with the result
that 81, 800 pounds Of wool were pool
ed and marketed at an average price
Of so cents a pound.
| The search and seizure clause Of
the Wyoming prohibition law was held
unconstitutional by Judge J. III. Bur-
CESS In the district court at Sheridan
The court ordered the return to origi-
nal owners Of large quantities of H.
Quor seized and held as evidence
against alleged yiolators of TIE dry
law.
Stockmen and farmers In the seri-
ously drougth-stricken area Of Mon
tana and adjoining states, where feed
crops and pastures have failed for
lack Of rainfall. are being given some
relief through well-organiZed and CO..
operative efforts of the United States
department of agriculture and state
officials.
A significant step in the project OF
boring the Moffat tunnel through
James Peak was made at Denver last
week when l.. II. Blauvelt of Denver,
associated with the engineer executive
staff of the Denver & Salt Lake rail-
road for sixteen years, was appointed
consulting engineer for the enterprise
by the state railroad commission.
Senator John f. Nugent Of Idaho, at
the request of the United Stockmen' s
association. has telegraphed President
Wilson asking that he grant an inter.
view while in Salt Lake. September
%, to a delegation representing west
ern stockmen in order that they may
discuss with him the question of fed
eral control Of public grazing lands.
A law under which the state of Ne
yada is estimated to have COLLECTED