The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-09-26
NEWS FROM NEAR PLACES

Mrs. Frank Lambert. charged with
the murder of her husband, whose
death occurred AT his store in Phillips
burg, Mont, May 10. was acquitted by
jury.
The need for residences in Libby,
Mont. was the chief topic discussed
al meeting of the directors and menu
bers of the recently organized Libby
Commercial club.
With the members of the Elks lodge
In every county Ia charge, campaign
10 secure $4,000 for use of the Saliva
ton Army In home service work will
be started In Nevada.
With the forest fire season over, the
most disastrous in the history Of tn.
Helena national forest reserve. all but
the regular rangers and a few guards
have been Withdrawn.
AT Harlem. in Montana. has just
been completed most novel athletic
tournament In the nature Of horse
shoe-pitching contest In which num-
Der Of experts from various points
L
participated.
Michael o'Neill. aged 73 was burnsd
to death In his room nj Butte- He was
smoking cigar. and IL Is believed he
fen asleep while smoking. and that the
bed clothing took fire. the smoke suf-
locating him.
The winter apple harvest In the
Walla Walla valley has commenced.
The crop Is valued at $4,000, inclusi-
ing several good-sized orchards which
! are coming into bearing la paying
quantities for the first time.
As n reward for its loyalty In meet
ing every Liberty loan with an over
/ subscription. the state Of Montana has
been given German artillery field
piece and its carriage. captured by
| American forces during the war.
| Ole Hanson, former mayor OF Sc
/ attic. leaves Seattle September - To
| deliver several speeches on American
| ism under the auspices of the lsceun
bureau. He will speak In Texas, okln-
homa. Ohio. Iowa. Georgia and other
states,
/ Gas masks have been used with
/ great success by some OF the crews
fighting fires In the forests OF Mon.
tana. They were sent from the east
by the forest service headquarters
which obtained them from the war de-
partment.
Although he faced death almost daily
for five months while In France at
iaehed to Ia supply train OF the Ninety
first division Of the American army
md escaped without scratch. Walter
u Uax returned home only To- be Kill
+ ed in an automobile wreck near Great
Falls. Mont,
Mrs. Bessie Clark, held In the county
iaH nj Butte on charge Of the mur'
der OF Grover &. Burns. denies that
she toId Officers Roslda and Gilbert
that she killed Burns Mrs. Clark re-
marked that she had killed Burns, and
was willing - give herself up. accord
ing Ia the officers
Stock ranges have been benefited
throughout The iuterfnountain region
bv the rains of the early part of the
month. This relief 10 the ranges nit
lIeates a condition which has been =
I serious setback 10 the stoekmen 81
the west, particularly those In Mon
tana. wyoming and Idaho.
Frank and Robert Mcdonald, who
eseap.d from the Jail at Ely, New.
= where they we're arrested two week
i ago for the alleged abduction OF LOUIS
sn.lgroye. f4-year-oid Salt Lake girl
and who are also wanted In New forA
on a charge 81 grand larceny. we're re
raptured at Atlanta. Ney.
Eleven siios are being constructed "
Washington county. Idaho. a. "a result
~ ,wo silo c.ea. sians held In April
s.lpnlerner,fed - The individual eff"ru
of tl,e dairy and livestock committee
m-n Of the county farm bureau. an
the county agent
II a suggestion made To the CIT
cauneil and now being considered b
H. ways and means committee shouis
H. adofttrd the eity Of Great Falls mex
winter sill engage In the retail Goa
business. dlsp"sing Of fuel 10 the PEG
p,e Of the city at actual cost.