The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-02-20
INLAND NORTH WEST

FOrty-tnree LnOuSuHu, NV 4
deer are ranging the forests OF uncie
Sam In Montana, this being substan-
TALLY the same figure reported last
year.
Twenty-four government farms on
the Newlands project In Nevada, rang
ing in size from 20 to 1O6 acres OF
irrlgabIe land, will be opened to entry
February 20.
Mrs. Melyina Clark was killed Mt Salt
Lake when an automobile In which she
was riding to cemetery to attend her
daughters burial was run down by
another machine.
Test Is to be made of the Nevada
sheep law, passed at the last session
of the legislature, which requires the
dipping Of sheep within ten days after
their arrival in the state,
Contractors on highway construc-
ton work In Montana will attend In
large numbers general meeting with
officials of the state highway commits
sion to be held in Helena, March l.
Total receipts from automobile Ii
censes in Montana for 1919 are $685.
1878 net. OF this amount % per
cent or 92,U31.S3 will be appropriated
to the various counties of the state.
Convictions on charges of permit
ting gambling games in their cigar
store in which cigars were the stakes,
is upheld by Justice Murly, in deci-
sion of the supreme court of Mon
tana.
Col. L, G. Cannon, for the past thir-
teen years vice-president and general
manager of the Nevada Northern rail-
way, and one of the oldest and best
known railroad men in the west, died
at Ely, Nevada.
The entire estate left by the late
Francis G. Newlands, former United
States senator from Nevada, is sub
ject to the state inheritance tax, ac-
cording to an opinion filed in the dis
trict court at Reno.
The first informations brought in
Montana, charging violation of the fed
eral prohibition law, were filed last
week against John Burkland and Hugh
Mcguire of Butte, each said to be OPP
Grating drink parlor.
According to an annual live stock
report just issued by the state field
agent, the total value of all live stock
on Idaho farms and ranges has de-
preciated from $106, Lac, 900 in January,
1919, to 93,357,900 in January, 1920.
The lack of snow at the head of the
Carson and Walker rivers is causing
considerable anxiety among Nevada
ranchers and farmers residing in the
districts which depend on the water
of the two rivers for irrigation pur-
poses.
In the past ten days, Dave Rose
has caught nine beaver near Whine.
mucca, Nevada. His trapping territory
is confined to the O'DonneIl ranch on
the river below town, and he is aver.
aging beaver day, very profitable
business.
Commissioners of Valley county
Montana, have just passed resolu,
ton providing for the submission to
the voters at the time of the primary
election, April %, of the question OF
issuance of highway bonds in the sun
of 100000.
Resurveys of lands, whether the title
has passed wholly or in part from the
federal government, in townships
where fraudulent surveys have caused
great confusion for years, will be made
on a big scale in Montana during the
summer of 1920.
The state road commission of Utaf
has decided on the policy of shuttins
down on all construction work not now
contracted for or under way unit
either costs of operation are reduced
or state road bonds are legally mar
ketable, or both.
Following the passage of the 5000,
600 seed grain bonds, the county com
missioners in session at Roundup
Mont, contracted for $4,000 bushels Of
Marquis wheat at $3.50 per bushel, Is,
600 bushels of durum or macaron
wheat at $3.50 and 10000 bushels O;
oats at $1.06. ..'.
The Nevada insurance law passe,
by the 1919 Legislature requiring til,
Ming of special specific and tariff rate,
by fire Insurance companies with tn,
state controller, who is ex-officio In
surance commissioners, and prohibitin,
deviation from those rates, has beer
declared constitutional.
The Intermountaln Automotive Deal
ers' association was organized at
meeting of delegates from Utah, Idaho
wyoming and Nevada held at Sal
Lake. The organization will be com
posed of automobile dealers, and IL
purpose is to affiliate with the Ma
tional Automobile Dealers associatio,
as soon as permanent officers mr.,
elected. -"
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