The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-06
INLAND NORTH WEST

W eNIllDlJ 1OE the SbaSC AaiA He AASaSAAss
next fall. The exhibit will be a fea-
ture of the western Montana fair here
later.
Officers Mooney and Ross of Dill
lon returned from trip through the
Centennial valley recently and report
that the grasshopper pest is being
combated by about fifty men now
and are being rapidly killed off.
The contract for the new city hall
at Deer Lodge, Mont, was let at a
meeting of the city council. Nelson
& Peterson of Butte, who are build
ing the courthouse, received the con-
tract, the bid being for $44,380
Increases in pay to railroad meh
employed in the Livingston district
will total nearly half million year,
local officers of the Northern Pacific
estimated in discussing the award of
the railroad labor board.
Mountain lions are causing so much
damage in herds grazing near the
northern boundary of Yellowstone
park, stockmen will seek to have a
bounty placed on them, according to
John Pfohl, a resident of Garbella,
Park county.
Nearly all of the sixty men needed
to reorganize the former Billings unit
of the Montana national guard, coin
psny X, have been secured. 0rganiza-
ton of the company will be complet-
ed within ten days, according to Capt.
William Morse.
The street car fare at Tacoma,
Wash, was increased to 10 cents last
week, when the 9tate railroad COM
mission granted the company permits
sion to make the change. The cash
fare at present is 8 cents. Commute
ton books will be sold at 8 cents a
ride.
Oregon, Wash 'Hgton and Idaho pub
lie service commissioners will confer
at Seattle, August 9, to consider plans
for equalizing log and wood rates on
the railroads in the three states. At
an earlier conference. the Oregon COM
mission contended for a reduction of
the rate for carrying wood.
"Home Industries Week." featured
by the exhibit of products already
manufactured in Butte and those that
could be profitably made there, will
mark the opening of the new chamber
of commerce headquarters in the Pal
las building, according to an an
nouncement mare by Manager P. L.
Wills.
Canadian government railroads will
accept the schedule of wage increases
granted railway men in the United
States, j. D. Reid, minister of rail-
ways, announced at Vancouver. This
would result, he declared, in an in
crease of from $47,0OO,0OO to $7O,-
100000 in operating costs, which
would have to be met by increased
passenger Ind freight rates.
Giant hydraulic streams are slowly
carving out of the University of Wash
lngton campus at Seattle the site for
100000 stadium, being built to
stage the university's athletic con-
tests and the city's big outdoor meet
ings. Washington field, as the sta,
dunn has been named, will seat be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 people when
completed. The structure is being con-
Structed in mite
John ferguson, a negro who jumped
through glass door of local garage
at Spokane and escaped after his ar
rest by federal officer on a charge
OF violating the Mann act, was cab
tured near Marshall by federal Off
GERS. The woman he is alleged to
have transported was taken in Gus
tody at Occur d'Alene, Ida, yester-
day.
News of the death of Conrad Kohrs,
Tor more than half a century identified
with the city of Deer Lodge in almost
every phase of life, was received with
deep regret. Although for several
years 1.-THE Cattle King" as he was
called, spent the greater part of his
Time In Helena, his frequent visits
were a pleasure to friends, who always
round warm welcome at the Kohrs
nome and delighted to hear the stories
OF early days, as only a man who had
taken part in the stirring events could
portray them.
Three western statesWyoming, Mon.
tana and Idaho-led all others on NAV
4 IN the number of bank depositors
per 1000 population, according to flo.
ures compiled by the comptroller Of
the currency at Washington. Wvo.
ming heads the list with 394 denosi.
tors for each 1000 persons in the state
montana ranking second with $40 and
Idaho third with 293. Ratios of othe,
states per 1000 included Californi,
Z4o' Alaska and Hawaii ranked low