The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1919-08-08
NEWS FROM NEAR PLACES

Ed. ]. Riggs, assistant cashier of the
Wyoming National bank at Casper,
shot and killed himself at the home of
The Rev. W. II. Bradley, pastor of the
presbyterian church, whose guest he
was to he ~ dinner. As Riggs arrived
at the minister's home he was handed
note from the girl he was To marry
breaking off their engagement
Stories Of water shortage In Mon
tana are not borne out by statistics
on drowning for the month of June,
according to DIR. j. j. Sippy, state cpl
demiologist. whose figures show that
- persons lost their lives In this man
ner With one exception, that of a
baby drowned by falling into bucket
al Eureka, the deaths were the result
of swimming accidents.
Additional showers, generally light,
have fallen in southern counties Of
Utah, ana conditions as 10 crops,
ranges, stock and water supply are
showing Improvement In these coun-
ties, according To J. Cecil Alter, met
erologist In the northern half of the
state however aud the adjoining por-
ton of Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming,
high temperatures and drought condi-
tions have Continued, relieved by only
very light scattered Showers.
Sfr Robert Borden Is understood to
have asked the British embassy at
Washington to request an inquiry into
| the arrest of Walter Scott, former pre-
mier of Saskatchewan, at PemDina, N.
| D., by United States immigration of.
fetal on the ground that he was trav-
cling without passports. Mr. Scott has
protested to the premier against the
/ treatment he received, asserting he
was ordered to leave Northern Pa
| ciflc train and. after being arrested
was kept locked up for nearly three
Ihours before escaping by breaking
4 through the plastered wall Of his cell
Thirty head OF beef cattle valued
at $4,000 and quantity Of smoked
products were consumed In fire tina
IcoInr6etely destroyed the plant of thu
Oberte Packing company at Seattle Oh
Monday.
The han on the use Of the German
language In Montana. for church ser
vices or otherwise, continues In force
along with all other orders issued D..
the state council of defense, according
to statements issued following TIL
meeting of the council at the capitO
recently.
Thought TO have been stealing ride
william r. Miller, 10 years old, Q
Wyandotte, Mich, was killed by
freight train at Thaycr Junction, Wye
In his pocket were found a churc
! Identification card and his draft re,
: istration card, dated September II
1918.
Il. j. Barker. Montana golf chan
pion, retained his title Monday by vii
ming from George Won Elm, l1-yeal
old aamteur champion of Utah. VI
4 to play In the 38-hole final Of I'll
state tournament. Mrs, |. NJ Wheel,
retained her title OF state woma
champion by defeating Mrs. j. Magil
"a.
!. President Wilson has nominated
w. Fiske OF Sioux Falls to be distrl
attorney, South Dakota district. NJ
! Fiskc succeeds Robert L. Stewart. /
. signed. Another nomination ";
!, Frank A. Boyle. now receiver, Junea
Alaska, to be registrar Of the land Q
flee there.
q The timber workers union of Coe'
dAlene. Idaho. has decided by VIII
: was declared to have been oS p
!, cent vote from the membership, to
y ON strike in support of Its deman
!, for an increase of 20 per cent in wag.
i The present mlnlmrm wage is 81
J. day.
q Sixteen times as much CONNER
Il was carried ON between Seattle a
NlaLlvostok In the first half OF I'll