The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-02-27
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Nevada, will be held on February -.
The camp ground in the north end
of Carson City. New, will be provided
with a bungalow for the use of auto
mobile tourists.
Six tons of selected seed have been
ordered by Bonner county, Idaho,
farmers, through cooperation with the
farm bureau for use in IA communities
for the coming years crop.
Every school child in Montana will
net an increase of so cents in 1920
over 1919 in the apportionment of
school funds following compilation of
the school census of Montana.
Twenty-Five per cent of the $36s, 127
which was collected by the secretary
of state Of Montana for automobile
licenses in the year 1919 will be APP
portioned to various counties
Thirty tons of poisoned grain are
being prepared at the old government
barracks at the university at Reno,
Nevada, in Uncle Sans 1920 cam
paign against the pests of the field
AT recent clothing demonstration
conducted in Cassia county, Idaho, I'M
der farm bureau auspices, II women
made complete hats including frames
and trimming, at costs Of from 81 to
Sd each.
A movement is on foot to establish
headquarters at Elko, Nevada, the
coming season for two or three air
planes, to carry passengers to the diff
of the state.
Within few weeks, the airplane
service which is to be established be-
tween Reno and various points will be
an accomplished fact. Airplane parts
are now being assembled at Yerington
and Battle Mountain.
Farmers in the northern part of
Montana, because of shortage of feed
upon their own ranches, sent n horses
to pastures near Glacier park last fall.
1t has now been ascertained that Of
the u head, 80 persisted.
With the formal signing of the order
making Nevada separate internal
revenue district and the appointment
of w. A. Kelly of Reno, as collector,
this recognition of Nevadas wealth
and Importance was closed.
Bear, elk and buffalo meat is get
ting popular in Denver, according to
the annual report of Frank McNama-
ra, meat inspector. During 1919 eight
bears, six elk and three buffalos were
inspected by the municipal officers.
At a meeting of the Elko city coun
election on April 10, 1920, to vote on
the referendum of the gambling or
dinance No. IS. imposing tax of 500
per table, or game. in the city of Elko
number of Elko, Nevada. people
have been subpoened and have gone to
San Francisco to appear before the
United States federal grand jury in
the alleged Stacker. charge against
Jack Dempsey, worlds heavyweight
champion.
That cattle and horses in the Big
Piney country of Wyoming are dying
from starvation because of the heavy
fall of snow upon the range and the
lack of feed at the ranches, Is the re-
port which has been received at for
estry headquarters at Ogden.
The biological surveys campaign
against the coyote in Nevada has been
an effective one, although it is not
claimed that the agency Of poison has
been particularly an effective one
From 5000 to 10000 coyote pelts each
year tells the story of the unceasing
fight against the scourge of the wild
dog.
A movement is on at Las Vegas,
Nevada. looking to the securing OF all
possible information on the subject OF
cotton growing for the benefit OF those
who may wish to undertake that
branch of agriculture in that section.
1t is believed that the raising of cotton
in that section will prove successful
and profitable.
watch for the presence Of paris
green on celery shipped into this state
from California is the warning that
has been issued by the food and drug
control department of the state of Ne
vada. Several lots that have been
heavily sprayed with the poison have
been found by the department in Reno
stores, 1t is said.
The special session of the Nevada
legislature cost $500. In the assem-
bly, all of the members, with the ex-
ception of the Mashoe county dele
CATION and one from Churchill and the
member from ormsby, drew their
mileage. Three members drew their
per diem. OF the senators, only five
drew their warrants.
Aberdeen community in Bingham
county. Idaho. made high score Of
S22S rabbits killed in one day in a
farm bureau rabbit drive. The com
munity killed l1.22S rabbits in one
week and the drives of Rockford. Pin
gree. and Sterling communities
brought the county's total for the