The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-08-13
INLAND NORTHWEST


championship. won from Henry lrslin-
ger. Wichita Falls. Texas. in tive
straight falls ia their match here Last
week.
Louis Nonier. exchange attendant OF
the Union Pacific system, will arrange
10 bring an exhibit of products OBJ
tanned from along the roads route In
Montana for permanent display in the
new chamber OF commerce headquar.
tiers.
With only few exceptions, roads
throughout the Helena, Beaverhead
and Deer Lodge national forests are
now in good condition, according TO
the weekly highway and fishing report
compiled with the cooperation of Of
ficals of these four forests.
Because the fire situation In west
ern Montana and the Panhandle sec
ton of northern Idaho is daily grow
ing more dangerous, Butte has been
called upon 10 furnish quota OF
twenty-five experienced woodmen to
act as a fire patrol On that region.
Senator L. j. Walsh of Montana says
that he proposed TO Introduce ut the
coming session of Congress "a bill
which will authorize Montana to con
struct dam which will impound the
waters of Yellowstone lake TO the high
water mark during the spring floods.
IL to, fhat MiSGnIIlu
Mont, may be made the national, or.
at least, the western headquarters for
the United States bureau of public
roads, under which highway work is
being done throughout the nation.
Final decisions will be reached at
conference to be held in Washington,
ID. c., late this fall.
Neil Hart, confessed slayer of Sher-
iff Til Taylor at Pendleton, Ore, dur
ing the Jail delivery a week ago, has
admitted completely in the Jennings
murder, near Bancroft, Ida, according
to detectives who participated in the
capture of Hart and five other prison
ers who made their getaway, all OF
whom are now back behind the bars.
Montana's refinery Will be fire
still, which rancher in the Cat creek
field is said to be setting up to take
the gasoline off of the Mosby crude
oil. Gasoline and Illuminating oil dis
titled from the production of the
Frantz well will be sold to the ranch
er's neighbors for use in their cars and
tractors.
Z. II. Judson, ranch employee, aged
H. disappeared several weeks ago
near Tuscarora, New, and Il few days
ago his body was found, somewhat de-
composed, at the Cornucopia divide. 1t
is supposed that the horse he was rid
ing became entangled in a fallen tele-
phone wire and threw Judson, then
kicking him on the head.
Decrying what they term 1.-THE satur'
MALTA Of Sabbath dissertation into
which, they say, Butte has plunged
this season In fashion "demorallz
ing to society,"" members of the Butte
Ministerial association at special
meeting adopted resolutions condemn
ing the Sunday picnic habit, particu
iarly those where there is dancing ant
games.
Held up on a south side street afte
he had closed his drug store, Georg
Delphy of Great Falls was gagge
with his own necktie, walked back
the store while the robbers tried, III
successfully to force an entrance, wa
then taken back upon the street. wher
no was searched, and then walked seN
eral blocks into an alley, where n
was tied hands and feet with his ow
belt.
Grasshoppers are doing more dan
age in Carbon county, Montana, thu
Mt any other time this summer, threa
ening a great CROP loss unless vel
soon the pests can be eytcrminated
the ranchers Northern and westel
Carbon county are the worst infeste
as here the hoppers have eaten ,
nearly all of the great quantity
tender green stuff and are now Z
lacking the tougher crops, accordil
to the farmers in these sections.
Oscar Beck, cattleman of Big Pine
Wyo., and member of the livesto
board, says the industry is nearly nc
NAL and that no particular complai
can be made at the present mark
conditions, that the prices are hol
ing up as we'll as could be expects
cons dering the falling off in
ports.
A corporation is being formed
Oakley, Idaho, to develop artesi
water for irrigation. 1t will be kno
as the Oakley Land & Water
velopment company and will be CT
italized at 100000. The plans c.
template the sinking Of number
wells to bring to the surface the wa
from the artesian basin which is
known TO underlie the district so
Of Oakley.
On account Of the extremely dry
hor weather which still prevails IN
Whtefish (Mont) region, 1t Is fei