The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-29
INLAND NORTHWEST

and has greatly decreased irrigated
crops, 1t is reported.
Standing in the brush some distance
from their intended victim some ono
murdered Il. b. Hill OF DEMO, Ney
using a high-powered rifle.
A very clever check forger has been
working in Hardin, Mont, lately, lea,.
ing the Hardin merchants holding the
sack for something like $3.50.
Cooperation Of farmers Of idaho II,
war against destructive rodents has
resulted In saving of approxlinateIy
S2,5O0000 to farmers of the state.
While the drought period seems ia
have reduced many other crops in
Montana this year, the crop of sum-
mer marriages seems to be up to its
usual standard.
Mine owners of the Occur d'Alene
district have decided not to attempt to
operate their properties, which prac-
tically were closed down when miners
went on strike.
Charged with making whisky, KeSter
Counts, Frank and Jack Adkins and FL
bert Mead, residents of the upper Vel.
lowstone, are guests of the county iail
at Livingston, Mont.
George CratZ, bOilermaker in the
employ of the Northern Pacific rail
way, is in Jail at Glendive, Mont.
charged with operating whisky still
in violation of the law.
The first casualty in the ranks of
men fighting forest fires in district
No. l of the forest service occurred
last week when G. Lewis of Tacoma
dropped dead at the Gold Creek Mont.
Tonopah capitalists have made ap-
plication to the commissioners of Is
meralda county for franchise for
the 'TonOpah, Divide & Goldfield Rail
road" to be an electric line from Ton
opah to Goldfield.
People in Missoula want the cham
Der of commerce in the university
city to send an investigating COM
mittee to Spokane to learn how to
go at it to cause reduction in the
price of beefsteak.
A complaint comes from Helena to
the effect that there is shortage of
living quarters in the capital city.
More of the state officials claim they
would establish permanent homes
there if houses could be obtained
Owing to the suspension of the train
service on the Nevada Northern rail
way, the government has entered into
contract with G. ID. Vautrin of Ely
to carry all first-class mail by auto
mobile between Ely and Cobre daily.
A. Caradetti is recovering at the Las
Vegas, New, hospital from terrible
burns he suffered from the gasoline
| explosion nearly two months ago. The
second operation of skin grating, like
the first, has been entirely successful
Howard Belmire, 10, of Ontario, Ore,
was shot and fatally wounded at
| Glenns Ferry, IdahO and c. c. Smith
has given himself up to the sheriff as
the man who fired the shot which
killed the youth. Belmire was in
Smiths melon patch ut the time of the
shooting.
Removed from the office of post.
master at ChOteau, Mont, some months
ago upon the discovery of a shortage
| in funds, which was afterwards found
| to have been due to the operations of
clerk whose arrest and conviction
followed, William Krefft is back in
! the office.
People at Froid, town in the north
end of Roosevelt county Mont, are
attempting to secure special cleo
lion in September to determine which
town in that county shall be deter
mined the permanent county capital
Temporarily the county seat was
placed at Mondak.
With nearly 400 intending teachers
taking the summer courses in various
schools this summer in Montana, the
state superintendent of public nstruc-
ton does not look forward to as great
difficulties in getting teachers for the
rural schools for the state during the
tall as was the case last year.
Following personal examination OF
more than fifty fire-fighters in Idaho
| who We're unanimous in their belief
that practically all of the forest fires
in that state We're of incendiary orr
gin, a special force of investigators
has been deputfzed by the Umteu
States land office to run down the Oh
| tenders.
While two posses We're securing the
western part and the Jackson Hole
districts of Wyoming in search of IL
/ Il. Bryant, alias "Red" Deyine, wanted
Tor a murder at Hot Springs, Wyo"
ana highway robbery mt RawllnS'
Nyo., he calmly walked around the
streets of Ogden with two companions
out was finally arrested.
Governor d. w. Davis of Idaho is
strong advocate of Il federal budget