The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-26

ear as the result OF iires totair" y
bout 100000. |
The town Of Caliente. New. suf-
,ered the loss Of Its ou'y garage by v
lire last week.
Salaries of teachers In the schools
II HarieR Mont. will be increased
FOR the coaiing year approximately 70
per cent.
Prohibition has not increased the
use of drugs In Oregon. declare mar
cotics operatives working for the I
United States Internal revenue depart
ment.
The fifth annual Montana AutomO-
bile show was held at Great Falls last
week. Montana stands third In the
nation in the per capita ownership OF
automobiles.
The factory of the Fallon Beet Su-
gar company ut Fallon. Nevada. has
been sold to the Utah-Idah0 Sugar
company and will be dlsmantled and
moved 10 Utah.
The total expense Of running the
Nevada state prison during February |
was $5S2S.91, according to the claims
filed with the warden's report. There
are 80 prisoners.
A movement to create a new body
among the labor unions Of Nevada for
political and educational purposes,
was launched ut a mass meeting held
| last week Mt Sparks.
Prohibition has made 1t pretty hard
| for members of the Great Falls, Mon
tana, police department to hold THEN
Jobs as there Is but little for them to
do but walk their beats.
Montana people are pleased over
the appointment Of Col. W. b. Greeley
to succeed Mr.. Graves as chief fol-
ester. Col. Greeley got some Of his
early and best training In Montana.
A new enterprise among farmers Is
being agitated jointly by land tillers
in Sweet Grass and saltwater coun-
tiGs, Mont, in the shape Of the forma.
zion of producers cooperative ex
| change.
, Boys and girls club leaders o.
Montana. Idaho, Washington and Ore
gon will meet at Spokane, March B
and April / and 2, for a meeting o
the Northwestern Club Leaders as
!. ISOLATION.
Exceeding its quota Of $746,OOO 4
: the $15,OOO,OOO drive for funds. tn
: Pacific division of the American Re
CrOss-California, Nevada and Arii
ona-has RENTED to National heat
d quarters, $913,964.5S.
d Approximately 1000 automobile
r censes were issued in Nevada durin
" the first two months Of 1920. III
ID revenue derived from the sale Of au'
Id and motorcycle licenses during tn
Y, period was $72,O4394.
IS Two alleged "moonshiners' were a
u rested and two 10gallon kegs
Up liquor which authorities say is moo
- shine" were confiscated when Il
- sheriff raided ranch three mil
:. east Of Whitehall, Mont.
N Seventy-one Nevada men laid dow
nd their lives for their country duri1
f. the war with Germany. Three we
ed taken prisoner, and later repatriatt
on and 176 were wounded, making \
er vada's total casualties $50.
ms A QUESTIONABLE is being sent to
ns the high school principals in the ste
Of Oregon In an attempt to gain tn
cooperation In making high scht
"a credits in music worthy Of being rat
,,s- as university entrance credits.
Of The new Pacific International Ba
cal ban league has been completed W
ex- the awarding OF franchise to
up toria, B. G. Other cities having fir,
The chises are Seattle, Spokane and Y
wn ina, Wash, and Vancouver, B. c.
ors The Dawson county, Montana, ia
bureau, in cooperation with the bal
. Of the county, Is making united
fort to put Dawson county in the G
g belt and have started off its progr
- Of work by securing 1,10O bushels
. high-grade seed corn.
ma At recent meeting Of the Highly
directors at Carson City, Nevada
to resolution was passed authorizing
the building Of the Reno Carson Highly
'ays on the west side Of Washoe lake, t
airy resembling the action that was ia
ers number of weeks ago by for
the members Of the commission, who
'avy lected the east side for the route
80 Six thousand dollars of the $40
ost. which Charles Stevens, boy cl
lie, says he took from the Union Ban
Trust company at Helena. NOven
veen 3, last, Is alleged to have been re
.aph cred near TOston, Mont, wi
1t Is said to have been buried by
-cles entirely new set Of suspects, who
der turn, are charged with robbing S
OPP ems Of the $4,000.
the The joint legislative committed
the Central Trades and Labor c
- Gil, representing the labor union