The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-07-23
NORTHWEST NOTES

Tue estiHhteu loss IN LewlStoWn.
Mont. caused by the unprecedented
flood OF last week is $4,000.
rabid coyote attempted to jump
into an auto occupied by two young
women. near Ely. Nevada. II missed
landing inside the car by inches.
AT meeting of over 100 union men
Mt Sparks. Nevada. a temporary or
ganization for the formation Of a
state federation Of labor was effected
Charles Stringer and John Esser.
honor men AT the Nevada state prison.
made their escape from the prison
farm and were still at large at last
reports.
While wading in Wolf creek at Wolf
Point. Mont. Howard. the 9-year-old
son OF former Mayor John I.isterud,
stepped into deep hole and was
drowned.
Highway construction work In all
parts Of the state Of Nevada II going
along slowly now. due to unfavorable
labor conditions and other abnormal
conditions.
Marital troubles are thought to have
ney, q farmer Of McCone county. Mon
tnna. whose body was found several
days ago In the bottom Of well.
An increase In wheat production of
Utah this year OF l.I45.OOO bushels. or
close to one-half the total crop OF last
year. Is forecast by the July report OF
the United States bureau Of crop esti.
mates.
Delegates from every American
Legion post In Nevada were assem-
bied last week 1t Lovelock for the
second annual convention Of the
American Legion. department Of
Nevada.
Lee Shiveii. aged 80, one Of the old
est employees In point Of service. was
found drowned In tank of solution
belonging to the Tonopah Belmont DE.
veiopment company, says a Tonopah
dispatch.
The teamsters' union AT Butte called
out Its men In the employ Of the con-
Germ hauling garbage and ashes of the
city. giving as the reason inability of
the men to cash city warrants In
which they are paid.
Eddie Brooks, Denver aviator. who
made passenger carrying flights over
| Ogden and Salt Lake In June, fell near
| Telluride. Colo. July 3. The plane
| was wrecked. hut Brooks and his
mechanieian escaped serious injury.
That Osceoln. the once famous min
Ing district, Is still In the producing
class, was evidenced this week by the
handful OF big nuggets displayed by
Clyde Tilford. pioneer OF placer
mining says the Ely. Nevada. News
Estimated expenditures Of the
counties, cities and special districts OF
the state OF Nevada total x4.761 .0S3
for the year OF 1920. according 10
figures made public and based on
budgets filed with the Nevada tax
| commission.
Women lookouts will not be EN-.
| ployed by the forest service during
the fire season this year, II IL an
nounced at Missoula. Mont. While
America was In The world war. a mum.
Der OF them were engaged as lookout-
10 spot" fires.
| The annual Frontier Days Roundup
will be held at Cheyenne. July - to 30
Fire which destroyed East Turner
hall and the Scott Auto Body company
plant at Denver set fire to seven
residences and q printshop, causing an
estimated loss Of x2J0.O0O
Reports Of many eastern publica.
tions Of the great devastation OF elk
In Jackson Hole and other refugees oi
the wild animals are refuted by
figures on the elk loss In Wyoming
during last winter which have been
prepared by the Wyoming game war
den.
| Mike ODowd. ex-champion middle
weight. and Battling Ortega failed t.
fight their scheduled ten round match
at Portland After the crowd had
gathered announcement WAS mad'
from the ring that the match was of
owing 10 disa agreement over selection
Of referee.
Sam weathers. an Indian. was ar
rested at Nina. New. and will bs
charged with responsibility for til.
death Of Jim McGee. an Indian doctor
MCGEE disappeared from Queen about
q month ago. and the authorities have
been investigating the matter. final,
fastening the guilt on the prisoner.
Another pioneer mining man " Ne
vada passed 10 the great beyond INST
week when Charles w. George OF
Kennedy went 10 bis reward. lie
was about sixty years Of age and had
mined at Kennedy for the last twenty
years.
Unless some agreement IL reached In
the controversy between the Utah
Gns q Coke company and It's plant
employees within the next few days
Salt Lake faces q serious shortage. II
not a complete interruption. OF gas
service.
Forest officials have announced