The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-11-28
INLAND NORTHWEST

Will amount 10 DooO cars aSIOANAA6 ~
The November report.
Twelve surveying parties are In the
field in Montana, surveying for high
ways which 1t is expected win be built
next year.
The thirteenth annual convention Of
the Lincoln County Woolgrowers' assoc
citation was held at Cokeyille, Wyo.,
November Il and y.
A total Of 1900 miles Of highway can
be built in Montana next year If suf-
ficient contractors can be found to
undertake about $5,500,O00 worth Of
work
An ordinance has been passed by
the authorities at Denver, giving Off
cials sweeping powers in dealing with
radicals and suppressing radical utter
ances.
Salt Lake capitalists are planning
on building an amusement park at Po-
catell0, Idaho, with dance hall, bath
ing resort, roller coaster and other
features.
The coal production situation in the
Kemmerer, Wyo., mining district is
rapidly assuming normal condition,
additions being made to the working
force every day.
George Winans, brakeman, ended
his life at a hotel at Whitefish, Mopt.,
cutting his throat with a razor. Eel
low workmen say he had been acting
melancholy and depressed of late.
The surveying of 1000 miles of road
projects in Montana has been under
taken by the state highway commits
| sion in order to expedite road construc-
ton made possible by recent county
elections.
Snow about Gilman and Augusta.
Mont, has driven great herds Of elk
down into the valleys, and farmer;
there must feed them or they will die,
it is said Feed already is scarce in
thar section.
Bert Clarkson was instantly killed
at Ontario, Ore. while at work as a
I!neman. When he reached for a
crossarm, he missed it and caught
hold of a live wire, receiving a heavy
current through the chest.
From the Jackson Hole country in
Wyoming comes the report that herd;
of elk are beginning to come down int
the valleys from the mountain see
lions and are attacking the hay stacks
sometimes making serious i1Iroad!
upon the winter stores.
During a fight between james Col
lett and Louis Magnetic, at Cumber
land, Wyo.. Colleti was shot through
the heart. and Magnetic badly cut an,
beat up. Magnetic is in a hospital AM
will be charged with murder when h
has recovered sufficiently to face trial
Charles Kenyon seriously Wounds
Luther Wells in a gun duel near Den
mis-, Mont, Wells being shot throug
the groin. The shooting was the re
suit of an old-time feud, both men hay
ing gone armed for some time wit
the expectation of settling their dit
ferences.
The Billings, Mont, high schoo
built in 1913 and believed then to b
large enough TO accommodate tn
growth of the classes for the next te
years, has been outgrown by the nun
i Der of students, and it has been foun
/ necessary to transfer a number {
other buildings.
Thirty-four children We're examine
in a week of child welfare work col
l Quoted at Smiths Prairie, in Idaho. /
| representatives of the county farm b
| reau. the university extension diyisiC
| and that state anti-tuberculosis societ
1 A health crusader club was organize
\ and a home-nursing demonstration WI
| given.
4 The interstate commerce cOmmiSSi'
j has set January ), as the date for (,
: hearing of the petition of the Ut;
II State Automobile association for a I
\ duction of the rates on gasoline al
other refined oils shipped from poin
in Wyoming. California, Kansas al
oklahoma to Salt Lake, Ogden a
Provo.
h According TO A. ]. Jaemicke. inse
u specialist of the forest service. in I
- SIiJileI creeks anu dluIiG luSlI Blls
Is in TiIlamook county, Oregon. there 4
= millions on millions of caterpillars
: so many, in fact that they are fou
h dead in windows. Even the bottol
It of the streams are covered to DEF
= of several inches
it The budget for the rabbit extern
% nation project OF the Power couu
u Idaho. farm bureau, as presented
!, the county commissioners. calls
er the purchase of 500 ounces of stry
e. nine sulphate and $500 ounces
II strychnine alkaloid. The commisSi
e ers purchased three-fourths of a n
ID of rabbit wire, for usa IN the rab
Cd drives.
Sl Accused of the murder of Lena
m sey, eolored, who, the police say,
confessed to have shot by mistake
HE wife q SiSrar of fhp dead WON