The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-04-23
INLAND NORTH WEST


The cost of the Nevada state prison
for the past month was $3.50, accord
ing to the list of claims filed.
The average amount of resources of
each of Neyada's twenty-three banks
| Is more than million dollars.
Plans for holding the rodeo ut Reno,
New, this year are being made, the
dates being announced as July / to 3.
City firemen at Spokane are wearing
khaki outfits that cost So, instead of
the regulation blue uniform which costs
$72.
| Ninety-fiye prisoners were confined
| In the state prison at Carson, Nevada,
April /. The daily average during the
month was 92.
The land owners on the Newlands
projects at FalIon, Nevada, have APP
proved a drainage bond issue of $780,
600 by vote of 444 to 81.
Gardnerville and Minden, Nevada,
residents are complaining bitterly
against the present passenger service
between Minden, Carson and Reno.
The state grazing tax has been levied
against 1000 head of jheep shipped
from Utah, because OF lack of feed,
into the Red House section in Ne.
| vada.
Members of the Lincoln Highway as
ISOLATION of Nevada are charging that
! the Utah members are not keepini,
their agreement regarding their share
of work on the Lincoln highway.
Sheep shearers in Nevada this year
are to receive seventeen cents per
head, which will mean that good
shearer will average about SIT per day
in addition to his room and board.
The report of the rangers on the
Humboldt forest in Nevada, is to the
effect that from all indications the
deer on the forest wintered in fine
shape, and are fat and in good condi-
ton.
Two school teachers, Miss Cora
Crosby, Bellingham and Miss Thorn
son, Everett, have been named to serve
this summer at a lone fire lookout sta
tion on Sourdough mountain, north Of
Bellingham, Wash.
Elmer Kinney of Maple Falls, Wash,
a school boy, was electrocuted on
pole of power line. The boy had
climbed the pole in spirit of play.
His body was balanced on the cross
arm for an hour before it was released
by linemen. "
In order to combat the high cost
of wearing apparel, many of the lead
ing business men of Roseburg, Ore,
have signed an agreement pledging
themselves to wear blue overalls and
soft shirts until such time as the price
Of clothing is reduced.
There has been some big money
beaver trapping for Elko, New, men
lhis year, As qCickly as the open sea-
son on these river fellows was de-
clared, local trappers began work and
catches of from one to ten fine furs
day have been reported recently.
Officials of the Southern Pacific have
applied to the interstate commerce
commission for permission to reduce
the present freight rates charged on
shipments OF canned goods, such as
condensed milk, from Modesto, Cal, to
Reno, Winnemuccar and Elko in Ne
Vada. H.. .-. ..
Governor Davis of Idaho, in recent
address at Pocatello, declared that he
favors western man for president
The west, he said, would never get it's
just deserts in the matter of reclama-
tons, roads and waterways until a
western man was at the head of the
government.
A reported sale of whisky which
; changed hands for sum in excess of
$4,000 is rumored at Elko, Nevada. 1t
Is alleged that western state associa-
ton of men went to Elko and sold 80
, barrels of whisky, which was stored
In cellars, to bootleggers who are said
: to be Basques,
The encouragement of Nevada has
given an opinion to the effect that dis
trlct attorneys cannot be compelled TO
pass upon the form and sufficiency of
the bonds required by the public serv-
Ice commission in the case of persons
licensed to carry on automobile COM
, mon carrier business,
) Many state banks in various ports
{ of Montana are taking steps to join
; the national reserve bank system and
!, to do so are increasing the capitalize.
r tion from $4,000 to $25,OOO, the min,
!. imum capitalization required by the
e federal system.
+ Word comes from jackson Hole
Wyoming, that the long continued
storms, which have extended far be
yond the calculations of the ranchers
: have created critical situation
among stockmen in that section. ther,