The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-10-17
INLAND NORTH WEST


Ashton. Idaho, for the purpose Of ir-
rignting two million acres Of land
Seyenty-nine farms. comprising 300 |
acres. were disposed Of by drawing |
~ Powell, Wyo., the headquarters of !
the ShOshone reclamation project In ,
Wyoming.
Alice Duffy aged IS years, died In
Helena hospital from shock and So |
rious burns received while assisting in |
starting n fire in the kitchen OF ST !
Juseph's Orphans home.
Herbert c. Thompson, superintend- |
ent of the Nevada Packard mine at
Packard. Nevada, was killed when he
fell from the 3OO-foot level of the mine
To the bottom, LOG feet.
The leaders in the movement to
create judith Basin county out Of the
west side of Fergus and the east end
Of Cascade. IN Montana have begun
the circulation of new petitions.
A rural life institute, gotten up along
the lines of the old-fashioned farm
ers' institute. with many additional
features. is scheduled to take place at
Twin Bridges, Mont, October 23-29.
A Lewiston, Mont, elevator company
has begun an action against the Great
Northern to recover 5000, represent
ing the value of wheat alleged to have
been lost In transit on shipments east
Secretary Franklin X. Lane of the
interior department has announced
that S100OOO0 will be expended In
reclalmlng Utah Lake bottom land by
diking the shores of the lake and
draining the water-soaked land.
A Lewstown, Mont, correspondent
SAYS the first Lewistown woman to Kill
n deer this season is Mrs. John Brooks,
who has just returned from the Little
Belt mountains with Mr.. Brooks. The
latter brought down black bear.
According to the report just issued
by the government of the production of
gold and silver in the United States
for the calendar year 1918, Nevada is
fourth In the list in the production of
gold and third in the production of
silver.
Montana merchants who fail to APP
ply for licenses under the state pro
fiteere bill before November 1 face
fines of 500 to $1,000, according to a
resolution adopted by the Montana
trade commission, which administers
the law.
Several hundred men will be EN-
ployed this fall by the national govern
ment improving the highways in Vel
lowstone National park. Already
large force has been started ut worl
and will be augmented as rapidly a
possible.
The story Is going the rounds abol
bootlegger who sampled his ow
goods so freely that he was found b
the roadside near Winnemucca, New
by three Of that towns residents, VIII
coufiscated the greater portion Of tn
bootIegger's stock.
After being at liberty for nearl
seven years following the fatal stall
bling Of James Ferry at Butte on til
night of November q, 1912, Dan Me
rigan has been taken to the stat
prison to start in on his long term {
from 40 to so years at hard labor.
Under the law regulating the fixir
of the true value Of property ana Il
levying of taxes upon certain fiX'
percentages, the assessed valuation
cascade county, Montana, this ye
Is smaller by $1,512,940 than in 191
when the taxable valuation was So
t74,965.
Reports from eight counties In Mo
tana show that the situation In rega
to the shortage Of hay Is not so acu
as it was thought to be about s
weeks ago, several counties report
that the market Is slow, the third c
ting yielding well and that the dema
is not so acute as it has been.
A maximum grade of G per cent FIR
Salt Lake over the Lincoln highw
TO Carson City, New, will be posi-
soon, members of the highway as
citation announce. The association v
subscribe $125,OO and the remain
necessary to construct the highw
S425, 900, will come from federal, st
and local funds.
Not having the heart to shoot an
horse belonging to them, Erick
Herbert Hoare of Eureka, VI
humanely as they thought put s.
of dynamite in each ear of the HI
and, turning their faces away, touC
match to the fuse and ran. III
Is no more horse and Erick and ]
bert feel easy In conscience.
Tonopah dispatch says I
standing behind the curtains of
room leading into the office of
boarding house, Mrs Mary Har
ton, according to her report to tn,
hcers, watched Fred Rowe, drive,
The Wells-Fargo company, open
safe and take out SOB in marked
rency. Then she leveled revolv
his head and forced him to return
ronov Ha wNS turned over II