The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-06-25
INLAND NORTHWEST


drowned
Two-thirds Of the winter wheat In
the north end OF Lewis and Clark
county. Montana. was winter killed. is
Is reported.
Five more mild cases Il Rocky
mountain spotted tick fever were re-
ported to the Montana state board Of
health last week.
The state corporation license tax
commissioner. estimates that the state
Of Montana will derive about $185,OOO
In revenue from 3,90S corporations,
foreign and domestic. doing business
In the state.
Eighteen modern dwelling houses
for the accommodation Of terminal
employees are planned by the Great
Northern railway to be erected at
Whitefish, Mont, the buildings to cost
about $1,000 each.
The portion Of the highway from
Minden to Carson. Nevada. that has
been under construction since early
last fall between the Springmeyer
corner and the Cardinel place, has
been opened for travel.
BY resolution the Utah state Demo-
cratic convention went on record as
favoring William G. McAdoO, former
secretary Of the treasury, as the
Democratic nominee at the San Fran
cisco convention June %.
Between 400 and 500 ex-service men
In the state Of Montana are receiving
vocational training. One-fourth of
these are enrolled in agricultural col
leges. Sixty Of the number are re-
ceiving placement training.
School children of Great Falls,
Mont, are taking greater interest in
private gardens this year than last
season. Figures show that there are
this season 947 school gardens, as
compared with 6S3 for 1918.
With the object of establishing an
air route between Seattle and Salt
Lake by way of Spokane, experiments
In flying are being made in Washing
ton state. Filters have crossed the
Cascade mountains In Washington.
About 80 years ago Walter Winnett,
founder Of the town Of Winnett.
Mont, engaged in the sheep business
there and he has been in 1t continu-
ously ever since until last week, when
he shipped out his last band Of 5000
lead, sold to Billings men.
A reward of $1,000 has been offered
by Sheriff George e. Mabey Of Ban
mock county, Idaho, for the arrest Of
the slayers Of Frank d. Jennings and
his wife, who were murdered while
they slept by the roadside near Ban
croft, while ON an auto tour.
Five hop-heads, or dope fiends, have
been ordered out of Ely, New, by the
sheriff, another Is In the county jail.
and lineup on several others is be-
ing obtained. The sheriff and his
deputies are going after the peddlers
| Of dope and the users as well.
The real battle for county seat hon.
Ors in the proposed county Of Judith
Basin, in Montana, will begin during
the coming week and there will be
some very interesting campaigning by
the five towns in the race from now
until the election on August "a.
Albert Brooks, who was convicted
and sentenced to Is years imprison-
| ment from Dillon, Mont, and who was
later granted a reversed decision by
the supreme court, was released last
week, there being insufficient evidence
against him for second trial.
Relief from the existing unsatisfac-
tory water supply of Browning, Mont.
Is assured by the action of the voters
at special election held recently
in authorizing the issuance and sale OF
$4,000 in bonds with which to con-
struct municipal water system.
After voting in Kansas, Texas, Iowa
and Montana for 30 years or more and
holding government positions, Fred
erick Bruckman of Poison, Mont, has
discovered that he is not citizen Of
the United States and has filed petit
tion to secure natui alizati0n papers.
1t has been learned that Albert
Yiek, who is sentenced to hang in
Dillon on June %, has brother, VIII
liam Yiek Of Milwaukee,, who has writ
ten Attorneys Gushing and Robinson
to inquire about the facts Of the case
and has stated that he will do every
thing in his power to save his brother
from the gallows.
Members of the Montana Federation
Of Women's clubs, at the closing ses-
sion Of their convention ut Billings. In
dorsed measures for submission to the
state legislature next year ON prohibi-
ton Of cigarettes for juniors, Juvenile
delinquency, segregation of the feeble
minded, establishment of home for
crippled children. and one requiring
the holding Of state certificates show
ing freedom from social diseases be-
fore marriage licenses can be obtained.
Wool clips from ell over Nevada
were exceedingly light this wear nv.