The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-05-02
INLAND NORTHWrs

General Petain.
Without the solicitation of a a..
person. Miles City, Mont, on the or
ing day, subscribed well over a e.
Of the entire quota of Victory haas
allotment.
Returns received indicate that \.
voters Of Wyoming have approved .
a vote of q 10 the proposed 50 son
600 highway bond issue A light vos
was east.
F. ]. White of Missoula was el.o,-
president Of group of the Mon,..'
Bankers association, at an organi,'
ton session of the executive commi,
tee at Missoula.
1t is announced officially that Ia
Montanans landed at American nor.
during the past week from army camn.
abroad. Butte and Billings len com
prise the largest number.
A prize fight which was TO bav.
taken place at Deer Lodge, Mort. wa,
stopped in the middle of the frs,
round by Sheriff Thomas Mullen ana
County Attorney Weekly.
Cash prizes totalling 5000 will bs
awarded the blue ribbon winners a,
the first fair Of the Silver Bow County
association to be held in Butte ons
week before the state fair.
minimum price of So all around
for plain shoeing was fixed BY the
MOI tana Master Horseshoers' associa.
ton at the business meeting at Helena
Butte was selected for the next meet.
ing place.
1t is announced that George Pope
of eastern Montana, one of the largest
sheep men of that section, has sold
his present years wool clip to the
Union Wool company of Boston for 30
cents per pound.
BY the end Of October shipbuilding
operations in Portland will have end.
ed, according to present indications. so
Joseph ]. Bowles, president of the
Northwest Steel company, told a con.
ieienee VI SulpUullueTS.
Bessie Burt was given a prelimin.
airy hearing at Havre. Mont, and en-.
tered plea Of not guilty to the killing
of Bernice WILDER in her candy store
in 123 First street, April 10. Her bail
was fixed at $500 and she was re.
manded to jail.
The Salvation Army officials at
Butte collected $3.50 last week by self.
abnegatiOn and requests for aid from
friends. This money will be used in
missionary work, half being expended
In the United States. The sum of SLIT
was collected by the children.
The price Of seed wheat for spring
seeding has caused many farmers Of
the Roundup, Mont, section to think
twice before planting the acreage they
figured on. Seed has been exceeding
ly scarce and it has been necessary to
ship wheat from other points, making
the cost to the farmer about 1925,
delivered in Roundup.
Secretary Of State Stewart has
learned, he says, that there are more
persons owning automobiles in Mon
tana whose bank accounts are of the
mythical type than would be expected.
Now all checks received in payment
for registration plates are placed for
collection and the plates are not is
sued until the check has been honored.
The strike of 1000 metal miners, en-
gineers and pumpmen which began at
Leadville, Colo, because Of disagree
ment between the men and the oper-
ators over the amount Of wage re-
dLction. was settled three days later,
when the miners committee and the
operators agreed on a daily wage OF
"a, representing reduction of 80
cents.
Nine aliens who have been confined
at the war prison barracks at Fort
Douglas, Utah, were released on pa
role April q. This completes the list
OF 2OO who were pronounced not dan
gerous by Dave Gershon, department
OF justice special agent, but it is ex.
pected that small numbers will be re-
leased from the prison camp from
time to time within the next few
weeks.
Robert Pontet, for fifteen years
chlef of police of Great Falls, Mont.
until his resignation two years ago
was burned to death in his home las
week. Alvin Peterson, rooming in the
same house, carried Mr.. Pontet par
way to window, when he was over
come by smoke, and fell through {
window to the ground, sixteen feet be
low, being injured by the fall and Gu
by glass.
The Northwestern Fly Casters asso
ciation will hold its 1919 champion
snip in Portland, August 1, 2 and
The event will be staged in new
concrete pool now under construction
ana the winner of the all-round cham
plonship will be able to enter the ma
t,onal tournament at Chicago, Angus
20, p and %.
Il. Lawrence Reifenstein, aged 9
years, entered q plea of guilty. to