The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-03-07
INLAND NORTHWEST


Moving picture theaters come In for
some attention In measure before the
Nevada legislature to rate licenses ON
a seating capacity basis.
Large delegations to the national lRo-
tary convention to be held mt Salt Lake
In June have been promised by Rotar-
ians In eastern and southern states.
The present Wyoming legislature.
which has just completed Its session,
created more offices than any other
in the states history except the first.
A measure AS appeared in the Ne
vada legislature providing for citizers
or declarent citizens being the only
ellgibles to locate or relocate mining
claims.
The fuel administration declares n
decline in the price Of coal to the con-
sumner In Montana may be expected
soon. Prices ut the mines are expected
TO decline and tha consumer should
benefit.
Great Falls is going to send special
train and at least 100 stockmen ana
business men from that city to the
annual meeting OF the Montana Stock
mems association at Miles City. April
10 and 10.
Martin Ferkovich, convicted Of Sc
dition at Roundup, Mont. was SEN
fenced to serve from 10 to 20 years
In Deer Lodge. and Joseph Hocevar,
convicted on the same charge, received
u term Of six to II years.
Fewer than 1000 voters authorized n
bond issue of S2,0O0,Oo6 N Salt Lake
City on February Is. The special bond
election carried by ratio of three to
one, but a corporals guard In each
polling place could have defeated It.
Donald Smith Grant, whose age Is
given us between % and 80 years, "
being sought by the police of Ogden,
and officers of nearby towns as the
assailant Of Willard J. Sorensen, who
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed by Grsut.
Under >he provisions of an act
passed by the Wyoming legislature,
Governor Carey soon will issue call
for a special state election, at which
there will be submitted to the people
n proposal to issue $2,800.O0O Of state
highway bonds.
All construction work on the three
large mess halls being added to the
general hospital ut Fort Douglas, Utah,
j was stopped last week on telegraphic
instructions received by Major A. J..
! Mcdonald from the surgeon generals
I office at Washington.
Sixty men, thirty electrical workers.
y fifteen iron workers and fifteen pipe
y filters employed ut the Garfield, Utah
y plant Of the American Smelling h Re
: filming company, walked out as o pro
" test against the recent reduction Of u
y cents per day In their wages.
!" The Flathead county (Montanal
!, war congress, organized last April Il
~ handle as central body all the wal
= activities in this county, will disbant
= on the anniversary Of It's organization
u with celebration Of the coming peace
o. In which the public will be invited tc
Q join.
= Shipyard employees In the Pacific
northwest cities who have been on .
:. strike since January 81, are awaiting
~ a reply from a representative Of tht
emergency fleet corporation to tht
strikers proposal that conference II
!. adjust wage demands be held In /
Pacific coast city.
H. III state treasurer has purchased
for the state Of Wyoming $250,O0'
e., worth 0f Liberty bonds Of the fourth
| Ia hntuht an arms
IN market In New York at approximate.
n $94.5O per 500, with the result tina
III the net interest return to the state vii
be about Ak per cent.
is That the unemployment situation II
ly Salt Lake mny not he intensified b,
" discharged soldiers from other parts 0
nd the state and country obtaining w0rl
n there. the home service section Of tn
be Salt Lake county chapter Of the Re-
m Cross is doing its utmost to have tn
vs. men take positions near their forme
ed homes.
lc- Governor Boyle of Nevada vetoe
ne the twenty-fiverOund boxing bill fe'
minutes after it reached his offic'
The bill passed both houses Of the lie,
islature, but did not have tw0-thlrd
Is majority In either house, indicatin
nd that any attempt made to pass til
ie- bill over the governors veto will M
is be successful.
lu Recommendation for so per cen
rai Increase in the salaries Of teacher
le- within the next five years and n
roi equal added increase within the 70
lowing ten Is made in letter to d
Il. q. Gowans, state superintendent {
public instruction for Utah, from u
Sc r. +. Claxton, United States COMM
lay sioner Of education.
hu The federal herd Of standard-bre
VI horses maintained at the Colorado A
ia' ricultural college, and which CofOrat
is understood to desire to reInTuis
will be taken over by the state Of w
oming, under the provisions Of an n
ov. just passed by the legislature and sig
les ed by Governor Carey. The herd vi
les, be maintained at the State Soldier
and Sailors home at Buffalo,
REORGANIZATION or thn Roilru.