The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-06-18
INLAND NORTHWEST

The Libby, Mont, city council has
provided comfortable camping equip
ment for automobile tourists in the
city park.
Nick Oblizalo and Steve Maslich.
convicted of the murder of Mako
Laus, were sentenced by Judge Steph-
ems at Salt Lake to be shot on August
3.
Assistance which the veterans well
fare commission of Montana gave for
several months toward meeting part
of the employment offices in Montana
was withdrawn June 1, it is said.
Moving pictures of the Salt Lake
| Mormon temple and other local scenes
are to be taken soon by Edward Tan
aka and Harry X. Kotani, of Toxic,
for exhibition in far-away Japan.
Sentence of from four to eight years
in the penitentiary was imposed by
Judge Hall at Malta, Mont, upon
Charles Couple after he had plead
guilty to the theft of 81 head of sheep.
Special bounties in wolves resulted
in G. e. Gregory of San Juan county,
Utah, earning $562.50 in single day.
He trapped and killed a mother wolf
and eight wolf pups after thrilling
fight.
According to Controller Coles
books the total receipts of the Ne
yada state government during May
were $190,S42.10. The disbursements
during the month named amounted to
$340, 56713.
Thirty members of the farm bureau
Junior potato clubs in Cassia county,
Idaho, have their potatoes planted,
have started on their record books,
and have been listed in the final club
enrolment.
Reno painters, paperhangers and
decorators, who have been striking
for minimum wage of 50 for eight
hours, have been notified that their
demands will be met and most of the
men have returned to work.
Six Gem county, Idaho, farmers are
trying sunflowers for siIage. Others
are being planned and more than
dozen inquiries for seed corn for sill
age have been received by the county
farm bureau.
Floyd Williams was brought into
Elko, Nevada, last week from La
noble valley suffering from. burns
about the face and limbs, caused by
the explosion of a can of black blast
ing powder. He was using the powder
to dig post holes.
The allotment of funds for carrying
on dairy extension work in the inter-
mountain region during the fiscal
year which begins July l, has been cut
10 per cent because of the small ap-
preparation for dairying provided in
the agricultural bill.
Agricultural and grazing lands in
Utah and Idaho totalling nearly TO-
600 acres will be designated for entry
within the next few months following
classification by Ralph r. WOolley,
engineer of the United States geologi-
cal survey office at Salt Lake.
According to budgets filed with the,
secretary of the Nevada Tax commits
sion, estimated county, city and
special district expenditures for 1920
will be $4,761 ,0S3, an increase of S942,-
9S6 over those of 1919. OF this amount
$3,543,547 will be raised through tax
alton and the remainder through
licenses, fees, etc.
With his body badly mutilated from
having been dragged an unknown dis
lance, the 12-year-old son of Chris
Brinkman was found on the Brink
man ranch near Bear Springs, Mont.
One shoe was missing and it is evil
dent that the body was dragged with
one foot in stirrup until the foot
pulled out of the shoe.
Twenty tons of poisoned oats have
been mixed this season in Bannock |
county, Idaho, for destruction of |
ground squirrels. The squirrels are
being thfnned out to great extent |
and it is estimated that last years |
campaign has lessened the number 50 |
now are being poisoned.
Cut worms have made their appear.
ance in the southern part of Idaho and
have eaten more than 100 acres OF
alfalfa down to the ground. A demon.
stration Of the use of poisoned bran
mash was held under farm bureau
auspices and excellent results are be.
Ing obtained by use of this bait. Sugar
beets were much in danger, but farm.
ers feel now that they can protect
their crops.
Montana's health officers are now
to overcome five cases of the
disease known as the Rocky mountain
spotted fever which have been re-
ported to the state board of health