The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-08-22
INLAND NORTHWEST

Vi hamilton. Montana. WAS recently
totally destroyed by fire of unknown
origin.
X ]. Copes of Denver. driving car
No. I, won the Denver Times Denver
to-cheyeane road race last week. His
time for the 40 miles was hourss l.
minutes - seconds.
An appeal 10 President Wilson TO
send federal troopss into the forests
OF the Pacific northwest 10 helm fight
iires now endangering lives and prop
erfy was made by George NJ. Cornwall.
editor of the Timberman nj Portland
Mr.. and Mrs. George KaragnIs OF
Deer Lodge were arrested at Helena
on a charge OF abandoning their four
months-old baby, which the woman iss
said 10 have left ON table In u Cath.
ole hospital.
Wholesale destruction OF fish In
the small streams of Montana 10 one
remarkable feature Of the drought.
There Is 50 little water In creeks
which ordinarily afford fine fishing
that II is feared millions Of fry fl~h
will perinh.
Governor olcott has refused to call
. session Of the Oregon Legislature to
ratify the national woman suffrage
amendment, except ON conditioo that
majority Of the members Of both
houses voluntarily request such ses-
sion, and agree to bear their own sx-
pense.
The Northwestern Grain Dealers
association In session nj Lewiston.
Montana. last week adopted resolu-
lions affiliating with the National
Grain Dealerss' association. asking the
legislature To enact legislation request
Ing the assessors Ia collect data as to
the area cultivated each season MS a
basis for crop estimate. A resolution
was alsso adopted asking the bureau
OF standards IT. make Montana a spsa-
rate grain district, with its own grain
Inspector instsead Of having IL Ill.
vided up with the Inspection at Mime
hpoiis, Spokane and Salt Lake.
In an effort 10 relieve drought
stricken farmers by affor,llng them
employment, the United States recla-
nation service In advertising for bids
Tor construction of portion Of the
frannie canal on the Shoshone pro-
Ject This work has been so divided
that small team outfits may bid on
the job. The work will he started late
this month.
Fire completely destroyed the steam.
boat Rambler. lake steamer 90 feet
In length. IA foot beam, M Occur d.
Alene and but for the timely action
Of the fire department and volunteers
would have consumed the city dock
and store and the entire frame work
Of wharves.
The net receipts for the national
forests In Utah. Idaho, Nevada and
western Wyoming, under the super.
vision Of the district office located In
Ogden. during the fiscal year. ended
cording to n bulletin issued by the for.
est service.
With view to drafting "A resolution
TO congress fayoring federal control
| va taS rAtshhsh
Arizona, Minnesota, California. Colo
RADIO. Utah. Idaho. Wyoming, New
Mexico. Nevada, Oregon. South Da-
kota and Washington met In conyen
ton Ut the Hotel Utah In Salt Lake.
Three members of u Northern Pa
cific train crew, John kilcoyne, con-
ductor, Clarence Lotzenheissr. brake
man, and John Chesalier. engineer.
were injured In AL accident NJ tun
mel near Quartz l.otzenheiser and
Chevalier were injured seriously and
are In the railroad hospital Nj Missouia
Montana.
Refutation Of the widespread ru-
mors Of total crop failures Ia Montana
is contained In the weekly crop review
by Charles ID. Greenfield. state CON-
missioner Of agriculture and publicity.
Good yields from the many irrigated
regions Of the state are predicted and
In the western part of the state fruit.
alfalfa and grain crops are In excel
lent condition.
Peter Peroe. q retired grocer II
hailed by women OF the local Hed
Cross ~ champion knitter Of the nor
thern division. Mr. Peroe has spent
2.1l9 hours making sox and stickingH
for the Red Cross and Ia this period
has knitted Isl pairs nm average u
one pair In II hour. He has been
awarded q Red Cross service button
In recognition Of his services.
The Utah on L Refining Co. q sub
sidisry Of the Midwest Refining com
pany. OF Casper. Wye. recently pur-
chased from J. r. Hurst and Sid keo-
CHAN 81 per cent Of the capital stock
Of the Carbon Oil company, which In
drilling a test well. This company
has also leased 400 acres from the
Tri-state OH 4 Refining Co, which
has 400 acres on the structure and
Of which former Governor George A
Carlson Of Colorado. IL president