The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-06-10
INLAND NORTHWEST

city ordinance which provides for a
81 license fee for owners or custodians
of motor vehicles.
The first woman to be employed In
the United States forest service in Col
orado is Miss Helen Dove. an artist
of the Denver Times staff, who began
her new duties May Is.
Nineteen steel steamships. aggregat-
ing 159,SOO tons, will be launched at
Pacific Northwest Shipyards during the
month of May. according to estimates
made by government officials.
The Eagles at Roundup, Mont, have
publicly announced intention Of sup
plying to any Of its members who are
discharged from the service civilian
clothing If they are unable to purchase
them. - -
The Ravalli county, Montana. farm
bureau is planning the importation OF
at least a carload of registered Short
horn cattle. Enough. members have
already contracted for cattle to insure
at least carload.
Boise business men posted more thah
$500 worth of prizes, including Il spe-
cial prizes for contestants falling to
get high scores, for the fourth annual
merchandise shoot Of the Boise Gun
club. Sunday, May Is.
The secretary of state of Nevada has
issued his first quarterly report of the
registered automobiles and motorcy-
cles. Up to the first Of the month.
or the end of the first quarter, $3.50
auto licenses had been issued.
Resolutions condemning amuse-
ment carnivals as pernicious to the
morals of the youth of the land, IN
that they set forth the wrong kind Of
ideals, were adopted at the State Con-
gress Of Mothers held at Boise, Idaho.
The people of Missoula are well
pleased over the decision of the inter-
state commerce commission to restore
that city and western Montana to
Mountain time. Pacific time was or
dered last fall, to take effect the first
of this year.
Losses of stockmen in the Deep
Creek section of Montana will run into
thousands of dollars on account of the
ravages offwolves, it is declared. So
maddened have the beasts become
from hunger, it is reported, that they
no longer fear man.
Alleging that Mark Milkovich Of
Klein married her solely in order to
escape military duty, and that her mar
ried life was made unbearable by his
actions his 16-year-old wife has start
ed suit for divorce in the district court
at Roundup, Mont.
With the purpose of Kidding WI
baux, Carter and Fallon counties in
southeastern Montana, of predatory
wild beasts, determined campaign is
soon to begin. Trappers are to be en-
ployed with the hope especially OF ex-
terminating wolves and coyotes.
As result of an agreement entered
into between the state of Wyom'
ing and the Midwest Oil company the
state treasury will be enriched by
nearly $3,OOO,OOO in royalties from one
section of state owned oil lands in the
Salt Creek field near Casper, Wyoming.
What federal officials declared was
one of the biggest drug-smuggling en-
terprises in the history of the north
west came to an end when David Bax-
ter and his wife, Bessie Barter, OF
Butte, Mont, pleaded guilty in federal
court at Cheyenne to illegal sales OF
morphine.
The Gold Hill, Nevada, depot Of the
Virginia & Truckee railway went out
of business officially recently. Forty.
nine years ago, when the Gold Hill sta
ton was opened for business, in 1870,
it was the center Of town Of at least
10000 inhabitants and was busting
with life and excitement.
Senator McNary would install an
aeroplane forest fire protection system
at Portland, according to a letter re-
ceived from him by Milton r. Keeper,
president of the Aero club Of Oregon,
in response to the clubs request for
the establishment Of the aerOplane ire
patrol through cooperation with the
forest service.
Petition against the proposed ex'
tension Of the southern boundary OF
the Yellowstone National park are be-
ing circulated in the Jackson's Hole
country. The cattlemen Of that sec.
ton are violently opposed to the ex-
tension as they claim the enlargement
of the park will take away too much
cattle grazing land, and cripple the
activities Of the cattlemen.
The Boise Statesman says that Trot-
sky still owes Mayor Eagleson So, &C
cording to a statement made by the
mayor. Yes, it is the famous Russian
Trotsky, Leon Trotsky, who with LIE.
nine, has been leading the Bolshevikl
in Russia. Not only does he owe
Bosses mayor money, but it also seems
that he once worked with a surveying
crew out on the Indian Creek reser'
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