The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-15
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to he register Of the land offIr,
that cit.
Measures regulating business ,,.,,
pals anu eliminating possibility NJ
acting exorbitant profits will h.
acted into law at this session az =,
Montana assembly. IL was decIanea
Competition among the eour,,.
promises spirited rivalry in the A..
cultural division of the Montana e..
fair To be held Sept. S-i3. acoordr,.
TO reports received at the offs. J.
Secretary Horace 5. Ensign.
Japan's first official copy Of n.
German peace treaty ieft s.ar,.
Tuesday for Toxic aboard The \.
panese liner Fushimi Maru, in car.
u special courier. Lieut.. Col n
Nln0niya, an officer Of the Japanex.
army.
Due to the heavy rains all fires 1,
the Montana national forests are >.
ported safe and the only trouble tn
foresters are experiencing now is With
the blazes in the Idaho reserves. which
have not been visited by showers. M
reports of new fires were received =,
the district headquarters.
Fire last week destroyer the mill
If the Bissell Lumber Company. bs
south of Seattle city limits, and
large stock of lumber. the loss beiuy
estimated at 100000. Only a chang,
n the wind, il was said, could s,y.
100000 worth of supplies awaiting
shipment TO Russian ports.
Governor ID. w. Davis of Idaho In.
asked / strict Forester L. F. KneiD,
TO take immediate steps to aid in ear
ing for the great herds of elk in north.
eastern Idaho and Jackson hole Re.
cause of the shortage of hay and the
poor range this year, the Idaho ex.
ecutive says, it will be Necessary ia
take steps now for the feeding of the
elk.
Orders for a supply Of government
foodstuff We're wired to San Francisco.
army officials Tuesday by Acting
Mayor W. ID. Lane of Seattle. Tn,
food. if sold to the city, will be ~.
tailed by the municipality to the pub
lie at local public markets. The or.
der included 10000 pounds Of bacon
1900 stX-pound cans of corued beef
and 1000 cases of tomatoes.
William l.. Wallen, champion swim.
mer of the Illinois Athletic Club, Chi.
cago. successfully defended his title
at Portland by winning first place in
the 4. A. U. national One-mile swim
in the Willamette river. His time
for the mile, over course of l6 laps
was "A minutes, 81 3-5 seconds. Sec.
ond place went to Harold Kruger Of
the Oakland Athletic Club, and George
Schroeth, also Of Oakland, captured
third place from Nitric Konowaloff Of
Seattle.
Noicins their protests against prof
asking that Deer Lodge county, MOI
tana, representatives cooperate with
other members of the state legisla-
ture in alleviating existing conditions
members of Anaconda Mill and Smel-
termen's Union, No. III, passed reso-
luticns. forwarding copies to Senator
J. b. Gnose and Representative
ChryStal, johnson and Lennon Of
Deer Lodge county, now attending the
special session of the legislature.
At the request of Secretary Lane
Senator Myers of Montana. Monday In
troduced bill providing an appropria
ton of 100000, or SO much Thereof
) as may be necessary for the purpos'
Of protecting timber on the publ'
lands from forest fires, to be eXpende'
under the supervision Of the Secretar!
OF the interior.
Damage to crops has resulted i
Elko county, Nevada, through ray
ages by ground squirrels, the loss be
ing estimated at $4,000 in the Ne
tropolis and LamOlle farming district
alone. An organization has been form
ed at Metropolis to provide funds VIII
Z which to conduct campaign OF "
! structiOn against the rodents
Notice of advances ranging from
to % per cent In the rent vi apii'
ments at Spokane was served on tel
ants. and rents of business propef'
j.. and dwelling houses also were ra'Se
:, somewhat. Landlords denied increase
We're the result of concerted acton p'
said they We're demanded by the ~
= vances in cost Of upkeep Of he
= property.
: State and federal law is to ne
n voked against criminal food profitee
ing in Montana. The county attorhe
Of Silver Bow county at Butte IS
\ operating with the United States u
trict attorney, who will BE- asked
: secure indictments by a federal graz
!, jury against those persons who cam
. be reached by state law.
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