The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-09-03
INLAND NORTHWEST

cent in the past ten years, according
to the federal census figures.
Clark county, Nevada, showed an
increase of 46.3 per cent in population
during the last ten years, according to
census returns made public last week.
Three prisoners escaped from the
county Jail at Baker, Ore, by lower
ing themselves from a third-story win
dow with a rope made from their
bedding, after prying off a window
bar.
There is no trouble in getting a job
in Nevada, according to the Reno en-
plOyment agencies, either skilled or
unskiIIed. In fact, employment is
more plentiful than men, who appar-
emily care to work.
Elmer Bushbaum, 26, a bookkeeper,
was killed, and Edith Cashner and
Avice BitZan were seriously injured
when the auto in which they were
riding went over an embankment
seven miles west of Billings, Mont.
Market experts predict that Montana
will ship about 100000 head Of cattle
| to market this season, or about IS per
cent of the last years shipments,
which totaled 475,OO0 and established
a precedent in the cattle history of
| the state.
| A collision of two switch engines at
| Cariin, Nevada, resulted in the loss
of leg by Engineer f. r. BirdsalL
who was rushed to the hospital at
| Ogden, Utah, in what proved to be
vain effort to save the leg, which was
badly crushed.
James c.. BuIger, president of the
Colorado Federation of Labor. has
telegraphed to Secretary of War Baker
protesting against United States sol
diers riding on Denver street cars and
assisting and protecting strikebreak-
ers in the operation of cars"
The Pacific & Eastern railroad was
sold at public auction at Medford.
Ore, under direction of the United
States court to NJ u. Olds of She
boygan, Mich, for $4,000. Odds. who
has been a heavy timber purchaser Ia
this section, was the only bidder.
Estimates of the potato crop in Ne
vada this year range close to 100000
bushels. The government crop estimate
places the yield at 100000 bushels,
compared with 100000 bushels a year
ago. The acreage is estimated at
5000 acres, about the same as a year
ago.
Fifty loggers, who were ousted from
their jobs at the Shaffer logging camp
near MontesanO because they refused
to become citizens, have been replaced
by men who are citizens or are willing
> to take out their first papers, the
Loyal Legion of Lumbermen and
LOggers announced.
Uncontrolled blazes in the woods OF
the Flathead national forest in north
western Montana, the Kaniksu forest
in northern Idaho and northeastern
Washington and the SeIway forest in
, northern Idaho. today present the most
serious problem to the fire-fighting Or
ganization of district No. of the for
I est service.
t The excitement at Ely, Nevada.
2 caused by the flow of gas which was
encountered in the Petroleum Com
' pany well in the Illipah Basin few
= days ago has about subsidized. The
: drill is continuing on its course down
] ward and the management is of the
opinion that with depth big flow of
oil will be encountered.
5 Warming has been issued at Tacoma
IT. s-l,
: ported to have infested the city. A
I man was bitten, with the result that
his arm swelled to twice its normal
= size. Reports are current that several
/ women have been bitten by the fly.
1t is believed the fly was brought to
this country on oriental boats.
Carr Christensen, SO, a lineman of
Denver, was instantly killed near Tor
g, ringtOn, WyO., while working on a
:. high-tension electric wire. The lines
G were supposedly dead, but for some
$ unknown reason the current was
turned on and Christensen, who was
!, at the top of a thirty-foot pole, was
badly burned and thrown to the
ground. He died two hours later.
n Although a state quarantine exists
e in Utah against entrance of sheep into
n that state from Idaho without certifi,
:. cation from the United States bureau
Il of animal industry that the animals
C have been dipped against Scabies, il
; was decided by the executive commit,
Is tee of the state livestock board last
II week that sheep might be brought in
l. for the ram sale on an inspection GER
e tificate from the same federal bureau
Circuit Judge Morrow at Portland
&c dismissed the test case brought by
e Deputy District Attorney Bernard
[. charging Henry Brigardeau with be
= ing a member of an order advocating
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