The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1919-08-02
NORTHWEST NOTES|UTAH STATE news

After years OF argument, pro and
con, the public market is an estab-
lished fact in Butte. 1t was opened
without any great blare of trumpets
or changing of cymbals.
The postmaster mt Green River,
Wyo., will soon become vacant and q
civil service examination to select
new postmaster will be held Septem-
her "a. The office pays $1,000 year.
Thirty head Of beef cattle valued
Mt $4,000 and quantity of smoked
products We're consumed In fire that
completely destroyed the plant of the
Oberte Packing company at Seattle on
Monday.
Sixteen times as much commerce
was carried on between Seattle and
| Vladlvostok I'm the first half of this
| year than in the first half of 1918.
The value of the 1919 first half aggre-
gated S15,7S5,000, 1t was announced
| Monday.
While attempting to remove tree
which became lodged in piers of the
bridge, ]. McCalvey, rancher, was
drowned In the Yellowstone river at
the Duck creek bridge near Billings,
Montana. The body was not recov-
Hred.
Cold tea, attractively sealed IN glass
containers and bearing labels resem-
bling those used by the government In
bonding 100 proof liquor, has been sold
In Salem, Oregon, during the past few
days at prices ranging from $3.50 to
Sl4 quart. Thirsty buyers are said
to have been numerous.
The timber workers union of Occur
d'Alene, Idaho, has decided by what
was declared to have been 9S per
cent vote from the membership, to go
on strike In support of its demands
for an increase of 20 per cent In wages.
The present minimum wage is 81 a
lay.
The ban on the use OF the German
language In Montana, for church SER
vices or otherwise, continues In force,
along with all other orders issued by
the state council of defense, according
to statements issued following the
meeting of the council at the capitol
recently.
Thought to have been stealing q ride,
William II. Miller, 10 years old, Of
Wyandotte, Mich, was killed by n
freight train at Thayer Junction, Wye.
In his pocket were found n church
Identification card and his draft reg
Istratlon card, dated September 10.
iIl0lS.
IL. j. Barker, Montana golf cham
Ipion, retained his title Monday by WIN
ming from George Won Elm, 1T-year-
aid aamteur champion of Utah. up,
1 to play In the 36-hole final OF the
state tournament. Mrs. |. Nj. Wheeler
retained her title of state woman
champion by defeating Mrs. J. Magill,
81.
president Wilson has nominated Il.
LW. FIske Of Sioux Falls 10 be district
attorney, South Dakota district. MIR.
Fiske succeeds Robert L. Stewart, re-
signed. Another nomination was
Frank A.. Boyle, now receiver. Juneau,
Alaska, TO be registrar Of the land Of
Ifice there.
After long career as professional
LYrestler In the heavyweight class, DR..
BENJAMIN Il. Roller, formerly Of Sc
attic, has announced his retirement
from the mat sport. DIR. Roller has de-
dared that his growing medical prac-
lice makes IL imperative for him to
forsake the mat
II TO meet the emergency caused by
N irouth conditions In the state and to
proyide amendments to the road and
highway laws governing the state high
way commission and the county COM
missions In the building and Improve
ment of roads, the sixteenth Montana
assembly met In special session July
20.
A lively fight is on between two ho-
hel syndlcates to see which shall build
the S5,0OO,O00 hotel Seattle Is soon TO
erect. ID. NJ. Llnnard of the Linnard
syndicate has been In Seattle n week
onferring with local business men and
James Wood, representing the Bow
nan hotel interests of New York, ar
rived today for the same purpose.
Cripple Greek dividends, announced
for July payment foot up to $4,000
according to the Rocky Mountain
News. This total includes Sl22,OOO
from the Cresson, $4,000 from the
Portland. $4,000 from the Golden Cy-
Gle and $4,000 from the indicator,
in which fresh bodies of ore are al
most Sin sight"
In an effort to relieve drought
stricken farmers by Attending them
employment. tile United States recla-
nation service Is advertising for bids
for construction of portion OF the
Frannle canal on the Shoshone pro-
iect. This work has been 80 divided
that small team outfits may bid on
the Job. The work will be started late
this month.
An appeal to President Wilson to
send federal troOpss into the forests
Of the Pacific northwest to help fight
fires now epdangering lives and prop
srty was made by George NJ. Cornwall,
aditOr of the Timberman at Portland.
/ The lumber mill of John LagerQuist