The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1919-08-01
INLAND NORTHWEST

OF Hamilton, MOHLdhd, was aNNs
totally destroyed by fire of unknown
origin.
II. j. Copes of Denver, driving car
No. a won the Denver Times Denver
to-Cheyenne road race last week Ills
time for the 10 miles was 2 hourss ~
minutes 20 seconds.
An appeal to President Wilson 10
send federal troopss into the forests
Of the Pacific northwest to help fight
fires now endangering lives and prop
erty was made by George M. 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 ISIS
said to have left on a table in a Cath
Ollie 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
a majority Of the members of both
houses voluntarily request such a ses-
sion, and agree to bear their own ex-
pense.
The Northwestern Grain Dealers
association in session at Lewiston,
Montana, last week adopted resolu-
lions 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 its own grain
inspector instsead of having it di-
vided up with the inspection at Mime
apolis, Spokane and Salt Lake.
In an effort to relieve drought
/
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, lake steamer go feet
in length, IA foot BEAM at Occur 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
-,ision of the district office located in
Ogden, during the fiscal year, ended
June 80, amounted to $7S6, 3S9.31, ac-
cording to bulletin issued by the for
est service.
With view to drafting a 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.
ton at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake.
Three members of a Northern Pa
cific train crew, John Kilcoyne, con
ductor, Clarence Lotzenhelser, brake.
man, and John Cheyalier, engineer
mel near Quartz. Lotzenheiser anG
Chevalier were injured seriously ant
are in the railroad hospital at Missoula
Montana.
REPUTATION of the widespread ru
mors of total crop failures in Montana
is contained in the weekly crop review
by Charles u. Greenfield, state com
missioner of agriculture and publicity
Good Yields from the many irrigate,
regions of the state are predicted ant
in the western part of the state fruit
alfalfa and grain crops are in excel
lent condition.
Peter Peroe, a retired grocer i
hailed by women of the local Re,
Cross as champion knitter of the nor
thern division. Mr.. Peroe has spen
: 2,119 hours making sox and sticking
for the Red Cross and in this perio,
has knitted Isl pairs an average O
one pair in IA hours. He has bee,
awarded a Red Cross service butto
in recognition of his services.
The Utah Oil s Refining Co, sub
! sidiary Of the Midwest Refining CON
: pany, of Casper, Wye. recently mn,
chased from ]. T. Hurst and Sid Ker
/ CHAN 81 per cent of the capital stoc
r of the Carbon OIL company, which
;. drilling a test well. This compan
, has also leased 400 acres from n
V Tri-state Oil & Refining Co, whic
: has 400 acres on the structure an
; of which former Governor George
: Carlson of Colorado, is president.