The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-17
NORTHWEST NOTES

| Leaving nothing which would ex-
plain his actions. John Fitzpatrick.
well-knOwn snelterlnan, suicided at
Anaconda, Mont.
Automobile licenses to the number
of approximately 1000 have been is
sued during January and February to
Nevada motorists. =,
The sale Of ripe olives or prepare
tions in glass containers are prohib-
tied in Montana, by the state board OF
health in a recent edict. .a - d,
Several barrels of homemade wine
were confiscated. by city officials at
kemmerer, WyO., while being removed
fby a local drayman from one location
to another. r.
Ringing, Mont, witnessed a very
severe blizzard Friday of last week,
when the wind and snow blew hard
all day and the mercury fell to 80
| degrees below zero.
A campaign to double its member
ship has been launched by the Nevada
| Highway association. Miss Carmen
Jewett, secretary, estimates there will
be 600 members soon.
The town council at Milestone, Mon
tana, recently voted to create special
Improvement districts for the con-
| structiOn of more cement sidewalks, to
the extent of about $21 900.
T. John Ojandegny was found under
the Southern Pacific freight platform
at Winnemucca, New, with his neck
cut and pocket knife near his hand.
1t is believed he suicided while men
tally 'deranged.
Members of the Utah Associated In
dustries, at a meeting held at Salt
Lake, declared themselves in favor OF
the "American'' plan of labor rather
than the present system which they
allege is dominated by trade unions.
| One hundred men from cities of
Washington, Oregon, Montana and
| Idaho and more than that number
lEOIu lOCdl llIIllS, NVIO III
at the annual convention of the North
west Credit Mems association at SpO-
kane.
The impression is current with
many that Mary PickfOrd is the first
one to obtain divorce in Nevada
| claiming residence of about two
weeks, and it has been the belief that
Little Mary" has put over" some
thing new.
The Bell Telephone company of Ne
vada has filed notice with the public
service commission that it desires to
absorb the properties of the GOlcOnda
Telephone and Power company and
the Utah, Nevada and Idaho Tele-
phone company.
Because warm winds have caused
SHOWS of Jackson Hole to become soft
and mushy, any efforts to count elk
herds in that vicinity as planned by
the forest service, would be fruitless,
according to Supervisor A. J. Mccain
of the Teton forest.
A mo parking district of four
blocks in the heart Of the business
section of Billings, Mont, has been
created by the city council in an
ordinance and traffic limitations have
been placed upon practically the en-
tire downtown section.
Fire, which is supposed to have orig
mated in the boiler room in the base
ment of the ~ building at Great
Falls, Mont, lcally destroyed the
interior of the structure and the stocks
of goods of II business concerns do
ing damage estimated at $2SO,OOO.
Since Montana has been admitted to
the Union, her supreme court has
granted licenses to 20 women to prac-
tice law, not few of whom are still
appearing at the bar as advocates,
while several have lucrative office
practices in the larger centers OF the
state. n~
Thwarted at every turn in their eff
forts to obtain relief from low salaries
by appealing to city, county and state
officials, members of the Salt Lake
City Teachers association has decid-
ed to carry their fight to the people
of Salt Lake through representative
organizations.
Accepting the story told by the &C.
cused man, Elmer Nunnelly, as
against that told in dying declara-
ton by the victim of shotgun trag-
edy, Francis Huffine, the jury before
which Nunnelly was tried in the dis
trict court at Bozeman, Mont, found
him not guilty.
A movement has just been launched
at Milestone, Mont, to establish
wireless telegraph or telephone sta
ton with both sending and receiving
facilities. As Miles City and Jordan
are already equipped with working
apparatus, considerable enthusiasm is
manifested regarding the project.
H. L. Sweitser, agent for the Union
Pacific Railroad company at Green
River, Wyo., was found dead at the
freight house in that town. 1t Is said