The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-02-17
NORTHWEST NOTES

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form In several communities in Idaho.
Butte has started a night school for
apprentices In metal trades and carpen-
ter work, and the attendance Is good.
The ninth annual meeting of the
Yellowstone Trail association in east
ern Montana will be held in Billings
January 20.
The Utah state board of eQualiza-
ti0n placed the value of the Oregon
Short Line property in Utah in 1915,
January 1, at 81, 29S,115.
The dates for the annual Montana
Bowling association tournament to be
held at Missoula has been set for
March 20 to rs, inclusive.
1t is estimated that there are up
wards of 800 families in the vicinity
of Miles City, Mont, who are more
or less unfamiliar with the English
language.
Completion of a dam now under
construction at Wilsall, Montana, will
place water on 5000 acres Of private
land In Park county this spring, pro-
moters promise
Delegates from every labor union in
the state affiliated with the Montana
Federation of Labor will meet in
Great Falls February rs for the oath
annual convention.
By a vote of over four to one resi-
dents Of Musselshell county, Montana,
voted to issue road bonds in the sum
of 100000 for the purpose Of con-
structing good roads in the county.
The Citizens State bank of Casper,
Wyo,, capitalized at 100000, has ap-
piled to the treasury department for
federal charter, and to change its
name to the Citizens National bank.
Helena leads the state in the num-
Der of men decorated with the distin-
guished service cross, according to in
formation from the war department.
1t had three soldiers winning this
honor.
Twenty thousands dollars per year
for the next three years is the sum
which the finance committee of the
Billings, Mont, Commercial club plans
to raise for the exploiting of Billings
resources.
Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming
Joined Thursday in marketing confer
ence held under the auspices of the
agricultural and livestock bureau of
the Denver civic and commercial as
ISOLATION.
Bee stings caused the death Of Mrs.
Mary La Pier of Sara, Wash. Mrs. La
Pier, who was Y years old, was collect
ing honey at her farm when she
knocked over a hive and the bees at
tackled her.
A. G. Carter, Kirby, Mont, post
master, was awarded 81 in the dis
trict court at Sheridan, Wyo., in his
$4,000 damage suit against Perry Hulse
for alleged frivolous remarks concern
ing shipment of Irvine.
Idaho's public utilities commission
may meet early in February in joint
session with the Oregon commission
to decide upon the application of the
Idaho Power company for greatly in
creased irrigation power rates.
By shooting into both rear tires of
an automobile containing three al
legged "moonshiners," deputy sheriffs
captured three men and lodged them
in the county Jail at Tacoma charged
with violating the prohibition law.
Dentists summoned by the state den
tai board of Idaho and the bureau of
license of the state law enforcement
department to show cause why
their licenses should not be revoked,
will fight the state authorities in the
courts.
The executive committee of the Re-
tail Merchants association of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, has Endorsed the plan
TO raise funds to extend relief to the
dry farmers east and west of town
who did not produce crop last sea-
son and whose livestock, particularly
work horses. are suffering for lack Of
feed.
1t would have cost to rebuild the
Oregon Short Line, as 1t stood June 80,
1916, and at the prices that prevailed
June 80, 1914, $107, 01s,S78, or, includ-
Ing leased track end equipment used
BY this line, ,$11S,21s,5O8. This is
general summary of the work Of the
valuation engineers Of the interstate
commerce commission.
That the lands under irrigation in
the Snake river valley in Idaho are
Of sufficient value to absorb the entire
amount loaned by all the federal farm
loan banks in the United States was
the assertion Of J. T. Whistler, chief
consulting engineer Of the federal farm
loan banks, addressing members Of the
Joint agricultural conference at Poca-
tello, Idaho.
Montana will have one woman
among It's eight representatives at the
Republican national convention In Chi
cago in June, If the political aspira-
lions Of Mrs. Charles Haire of Helena,