The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-12-12
NORTHWEST NOTES

mobile show Will be held from req
ruary . To II. inclusive.
Thirty cases Of sleeping sickness"
have developed in Seattle in the last
two weeks. City Health Commissioner
Read has annOunced.
Hundreds Of idle men are arriving
In Reno from San francisco and 9TH
or coast cities and are applying for
work at lumber and mining camps.
Wheaton Raymond pleaded guilty
at Portland to wearing an Eiks' pin
unIawfuliy and the judge sentenced
him TO fifteen days and a fine Of SO.
Minimum salaries Of $500 for teach
ers were indorsed BY the Montana
State Teachers association Mt the clos
ing session Of the three-day conven-
ton mt Helena.
After serving II years as treasurer
for Humboldt county. besides having
been elected as asseInblyman before,
mucca, Nevada
In all probability the highway from
Reno to Goldfield will be sign posted
early next year the expense to be
borne jointly by the counties through
which the road passes.
Hunters from the Teton basin sec
ton and the .Jackson's Hole country
report that the biz game hunting par
tlcuarly elk, IN that section is better
this winter than for years.
Od-timers declare that early and
hard winters have invariably been
followed IN Montana by fine crops
The last three winters. all followed by
drouth. were !atc and mild.
On promise to return to work, the
62 miners held in Jail at Sheridan.
Wyo., were released. All mines In
the Sheridan field are now working.
with production almost normal.
Approximately $S.O00,OOO is now
available for highway construction in
nevada up to end of 1921 through
such sources AZ state revenue, state
and county bond issues, federal aid,
etc.
Governor Hart Of Washington has
sufficient coal from British Columbia
and Utah to meet Imperative needs,
whether the Washington mines reopen
or not.
More than 200 tons of hay will be
needed To relieve the threatened de-
struction of elks herds in the Jackson
Hole country. according to reports
from the United States forestry de
partment.
George NJ. Trowbridge, editor of the
Journal ut Portland died November
20 following II serious illness, which
began in January 1916 lie was IS
years OF age and was born in Du-
buiue la.
The snowfall In the mountains In
Montana Is unprecedented aud assures
year The general predictions of an
early and hard winter apparently are
To be fulfilled.
Denial that the military forces were
In any way responsible for the arrests
of siNty-two miners ut Carncyvilte.
Wyo., has been made by Brig. Gen.
benjamin A. Poore, commandment of
the federal forces in Wyoming
Rewards aggregating S17oO have
been offered for the arrest of the
thugs who Friday night murdered
Frank Gowan. Chinese ex-service man
and merchant, and then robbed his
place of business at Astoria, Ore.
Reports to the sheriff mt Helena
show TINT practically every family in
the county has nj least one weapon
and many have several \ regiment
of Infantry could he equipped with
arms held by private citizens there
Residents of the town of uobson
and Moccasin, Mont. and farmers OF
| that vicinity during the past week an.
proprtated To their own use Il couple
of ears of coal which had been placed
, on sidetracks, one in each nj the two
towns.
"Bille Carlise, benign bandit. who
holds up trains for pleasure and de
bates the ethics of highway robbery
with his Victims may attempt Ia hide
III NaIt LIKE III Il thought. ana the
local police are keeping sharp look.
out for him.
ENeulpated for the death of his
prospective father-In-law, young John
pantaione, former service man. has
| been discharged by the trial Judge
M Salt Lake, rantalnne was accused
ot The murder Of Steve Melicil. n Ser.
blan, Of Bluglmm Utah.
Representative frcm the ~ locals
of the United Mine workers in Mon
tana, after 4 conference ut Billings
| decided 10 take no action looking 10
ward resumption of work. baSing their
decision on he expressed belief that
| the nation Wide strike would he set.
| tied nj the Washington conference
wi,hin few days
Ninety per cent ri the people nj
| Idaho know of the county agent work.
| NJ per cent know of the boys and
girls club work. and "a per cent know
~ the hame demonstration work. and