The Idaho Republican., 1919-09-02
NORTHWEST

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| X. J. Copes of Denver, driving ca,
No. 4, won the Denver Times Denver.
to-Cheyenne road race last week. His
time for the ITO miles was hourss Il
minutes 20 seconds.
| An appeal to President Wilson To
send federal troopss into the forests
of the Pacific northwest to help fight
sires now endangering lives sAd prop
erty was made by George NJ. Cornwall,
editor of the Timberman at Portland,
| Mr.. and Mrs. George Karagnis OF
Deer Lodge were arrested at Helena
on charge of abandoning their four.
months-old baby, which the woman iss
said to have left on table in a Cath.
Olic hospital.
Wholesale destruction of fish in
the small streams of Montana is one
remarkable feature of the drought.
There is SO little water in creeks
which ordinarily afford fine fishing
that it is feared millions of fry fish
will perinh.
! Governor Olcott has refused to call
a session of the Oregon legislature to
ratify the national woman suffrage
amendment, except on condition that
majority of the members rof both
houses voluntarily request such ses-
sion, and agree to bear their own ex-
pense.
The Northwestern Grain Dealers
association in. session at Lewiston.
Montana, last week adopted resolu-
ti0ns affiliating with the National
Grain Dealerss' association, asking the
legislature to enact legislation request
Ing the assessors to collect data as to
the area cultivated each season as a
basis for crop estimate. A resolution
was alsso adopted asking the bureau
OF standards to make Montana a spsa-
rate grain district, with it's own grain
inspector, instsead Of having it d.
vided up with the inspection at Mime
apOlis, Spokane and Salt Lake.
In an effort to relieve drought
stricken farmers by affording them
employment the United States recla-
nation service is advertising for bids
for construction of a 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 be started late
this month.
Fire completely destroyed the steam
boat Rambler, a lake steamer 60 feet
in length, IA foot beam, at Coeur 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
June 30, amounted to $7S6,3S931, ac-
cording to bulletin issued by the for
est service.
With view to drafting resolution
to congress favoring federal control
OF the national domain, stOckmen from
Arizona, Minnesota, California, Colo
RADIO, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, New
Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, South Da.
kOta and Washington met in conven-
tion at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake.
Three members of a Northern Pa.
cific train crew, John Kilcoyne, con-
ductor, Clarence Lotzenheiser, brake
man, and John Chevalier, engineer
were injured in an accident at tun
mel near Quartz. Lotzenheiser and
Chevalier were injured seriously and
are in the railroad hospital at Missoula
Montana.
Refutation of the widespread ru-
mOrs Of total crop failures in Montana
Is contained in the weekly crop review
by Charles D. Greenfield, state COM
missioner of agriculture and publicity.
Good Yields from the many irrigated
regions Of the state are predicted and
n the western part of the state fruit,
alfalfa and grain crops are in excel
ent condition.
Peter PerOe, retired grocer is
lailed by women of the local Red
Cross as champion knitter of the nor
hern division. Mr.. Peroe has spent
.,119 hours making ,sox and Stockings
or the Red Cross and in this period
las knitted 151 pairs AN average of
me pair in IA hours. He has been
lwarded Red Cross service button
n recognition of his services.
The Utah Oil & Refiping Co., a sub
idiary of the Midwest Refining com.
amy, Of Casper, Wyo., recently pur-
hased from j. T.. Hurst and Sid Keo.
han 81 per cent of the capital stock
+ the Carbon Oil company, which is
rilling test well. This company
as also leased 400 acres from the
,ri-state Oil & Refining Co., which
as 140O acres on the structure and
+ which former Governor George A.
'arls0n Of Colorado, is president.