The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-02-13
NORTHWEST NOTES

years.
Western Pacific railway property In
Utah is valued at Sl,S6S..iJ0 The
company has 1925 miles of track IN
the state. of which 25.63 Is side track.
AT IA recent meeting of the board of
trustees of the Deer Lodge, Mont,
public schools, the salary for the |
teachers was Increased about - per |
cent.
Charles Stevens, former messenger |
for the Union Bank & Trust company |
at Helena. Is charged with the theft
of n total of S4o.669 10 from the insti-
tuition.
Dates finally set for a meeting Of
the Idaho state farm bureau, To vote
on u proposal to join the American
Farm Bureau federation. are Febru-
AIRY o and 10.
Salt Lake will have the most elab-
crate fat stock show In April ever
held in the intermountain country II
plans contemplated by the CONNER
cial club mature.
Carpenters. boilermakers and ma
| chlnists have gone on n strike at the
plant of the Liberty Potash company
al Green River Wyo., about thirty
men quitting WORK.
4 committee 10 represent the Ne
vnda Live Stock Association In coop
eratlye work with the state Tux com.
mission for the purpose of equalizing
| hu nanlaH
In a three-to-two decision. the state
supreme court eliminated the emer-
gency clause from the closed primary
law passed by the last extraordinary
session of the Montana Legislature.
There is possibility that the mixed
passenger AMI freight run 10 the Bit
ter Root valley from Missoula on the
Northern Pacific may be abandoned
and straight freight service substi'
tuted
Sufficient applications from stock
growers Ia assure that the Beartootl
forest In Montana will hold the limi
of cattle. horses and sheep during ths
1920 grazing season already have beer
secured.
Horses worth Sl1,00o,oOo. cattle
worth S2l 100000. sheep worth S2a,
OOO. 900. and mitch cows valued AT So.
{ 100000, were some of the assets tina
Utah had on the first day Of the cur
rent year.
On charge OF substituting fraud
ulent waybili for the original doct
. | ment on il carload of wheat, W. !
Phillips, car clerk for the Northern
!, Pacific stationed at Livingston, Mont
= was arrested
;. Ovcar Hudson. an Indian who e'
|. capped from the state prison AT Cal
q son, Nevada. was captured at an II
Il dian camp near the hot springs
Smith Valley. he having been traile
e by bloodhound.
r. About 200 sections of land In Clar
" county, New, along the tolorhd
k river. which was Withdrawn la II
l. year 1903, have been ordered restore
p TO public entry by the officials of II
10 general land office.
'e The legality Of the action of Il
10 Colorado legislature In ratifying u
u prohibition amendment 10 the FEEDER
~ constitution without submitting II
question 10 a referendum vote III
:, been upheld by the state supren
J, court.
20 That the horns of two buck de-
- became so securely locked In bait
that the animals fell Into Bridger ial
=. In the Brldger forest, In Wyomin
es and were drowned. was reported
ar district headquarters at Ogden la
IN week
Construction work il nearly col
pleted on a large concrete DIVERSE
OF dam across the Wind River about
n miles from Riyerton. Wyo., which "
re place under irrigation lI.62l acr'
ul Inostly belonging to the Indians OF Z
" Wind river reservation.
ne Joseph Alma Stewart. return
re- soldier. single. - years OF age a
or residing with his parents ut Lew
er, town. Mont, met his death thron
"a jnbaling the poisonous fumes gener'
~ ed by his auto. confined IN u small n
- age. the door being closed.
An unusual meteoric disturbar
s, WAS noticed by people at Pocatei
- Idaho, Sunday evening about ..
-, when n red bali Of fire suddenly
~ peared Ia the sky. lighting mp
,,. whole city and country for miles ab'
j, for several seconds. II crossed
an sky going in southeasierly directi
nd leaving a stream Of brilliant lights
its path
Try To aid in the control of rodent pc
ed and weeds in the western end OF
lad county. the advisory council ana *
ose utIve committee Of the Bene"
es. county. Idaho. farm bureau nave q
lis ea upon the United States Indian
vice 10 cooperate by requiring
tenants on Indian lands to observe
airy orders of the county commission
'er- on pest control and by taking care