The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-11-21
INLAND NORTHWEST

the total assessed Valuatlon Oh the
state. Il
The s1,OOO,0O0 good roads bonds vot- s
ed by Ada county, Idaho, last August u
have been sold to Spokane buyers at
497h per cent, and a premium of 8
$780,
Fences and outbulldings are being
chopped up for fuel in some Butte
homes whose owners have no other
alternative If little children are not to
freeze to death.
Governor Olcott has named ten Ore
gon men who will go as delegates to
the irrigation and land conference
which is to be held at Salt Lake No
vember 81 and %.
The minimum yearly salary of Bill
ings. Mont, teachers has been raised
from $1,000 to $1,000, the limit OF
available funds, according to an
nouncement from the school board.
One unidentified man was instantly
killed, three were slightly injured and
two others of party of six are miss
| ing as result of freight train wreck |
on the Oregon-Washington railroad
near La Grande, Ore.
That there is considerable appre-
hension on the part of Wyoming peo-
pie upon the condition of the Wyom-
ing herd of elk during the coming win
ter is the statement of A. @. Mckay,
supervisor of the Teton forest in Wyo-
ming.
II was accidentally shot while drink
ing from stream" read a note found
on the dead body of w. Il. Adamson,
an engineer in the survey of for
estry road out of Grangeville, Idaho,
The note was addressed to Adamson's
mother.
Loren Murphy, aged IL, and Ann
, brose Larkins, is, both of Portland,
are dead, and Joseph Hartman is in
a hospital, seriously injured as re-
; suit of the automobile they were driy-
ing running off the grade one mile
: north of The Dalles, Ore.
Protests of Butte residents against
: increased rates adopted few months
Z ago by the Mountain States Telephone
n & Telegraph company will be consid-
cred by the state public service com
III mission at hearing to be Geld IN
Helena, November "a.
ii The highway commission is recall
II ing crews in many parts of Montana
laying off surplus men and putting
regular engineers in the office for tn,
winter because of the recent storm
stopping the work and preparation
are now being made for big work il
the spring.
II The union barbess of Ely, Nevada
walked out on Wednesday of las
IL week, but were back at work the TO
III lowing Saturday, having gained thei
II demands, securing an increase
II wages and having the working hour
x adjusted to start work at a. M. an
= quit at 6 p. IN.
- Utah's potato crop has decrease
100000 bushels this year, as compare
OF to last, according to the monthly Gro
report. The estimate places the ave
age at about 141 bushels per acre, wit
total of 2,S20,O00 bushels. This
~ 10000 less than was estimated at Il
~ end of last month.
or A total of $5,734.61 was earned du
fuI ing the month of October by studen
RI of the university at Missoula, Mon
nd who are working in order to after
ne. this institution. OF this amount $50
vas was earned by students who have re
led ular jobs, the remainder was in pa
at ment for odd jobs.
lad Because his office failed to ma
rec daily deposits of government fun
she coming into his hands as receiver
De- the federal land office in Lewistt
Idaho, Blaire q. Hear. ex-receiyer, h
am been indicted by the United Stat
o.: grand jury, accused of embezzleme
- of $500 government funds.
The little daughter of Ed Wood,
800 siding near Stevensville, Mont, is de
+be as the result of a gunshot won
through the abdomen inflicted by
vast 12-year-old nephew, who found
.ook gun on the dining room table; pick
the up the weapon he pointed it playful
east at the child and pulled the trigger.
the Louis Adams, an Indian boy al
the 20 years, was found dead last WI
of in his camp near Preston, Neya
ions where he had been employed a.
anu sheepherder. 1t appeared from the
'ned vestigation by the coroner that the
eres in reaching for his rifle which '
avn lying by his side caused the gun
IN be accidentally discharged.
~ The eleventh annual northwest
! ms stock show was held at Lewiston,
,iine' no, last week, with IS carloads of
ITln tie, horses, sheep, and swine ente
- 1t was the largest and finest exh
800 ever seen here, with herds from
! ~ nesota, Wyoming. Canada, Mont'
est Illinois, and all the northwest
oc. states.
Icler An auto tourists camping groun