The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-02-06
NORTHWEST NOTES

SPORTSMAN OF henincrci, "svs 90
gun club.
Wyoming now has over 5000 men,
bers of the American Legion, and II
is expected the membership will be
Increased to 1000.
The annual meeting of the Montana
of Commercial Club sec
retaries will be held AT Great Falls,
on February 10 and IL.
Construction work totaling $lo,.oo,-
600 for new roads is involved In the
1920 program of the state highway
commission of Montana.
Tom johnson. engineer in a mine
at Tonopah was killed by an explo-
sion which blew out the head OF the
compressor in the engine room.
State Forester J. e. VanHook has
urged the newspapers Of Montana TO
more vigorously champion the use OF
lodge pole pine for print paper.
Five bridges are to be constructed
| In Wyoming, one In Carbon county, one
In Converse county, one In Uinta coun-
ty one in Hot Springs county and one
In Crook county.
Desire Gaspard, who was probably
the oldest coal miner In length OF
service in the state Of Wyoming, was
as-. in the Union Pacific mine ut
eunDer~nd, Wyo. ,-..4s.ssa IN his
."JohW'x,pnir canyon, near Austin,
Nevada. One of his arms had been
cut just above the wrist and he had
evidently bled to death.
Resorting to hideous method of
escaping the vaccinations of imagi-
nary enemies, John T.. Anderson, a
well-known Washoe county, Nevada.
rancher and stockman. inflicted fatal
slash across his threat with razor.
w. b. Alexander, chairnan-director
OF the Nevada department Of highways,
has been removed by Governor Boyle
| as an "obstructionist'' in the prosecu-
! ton of Nevada's good roads program.
| according TO an announcement by the
governor.
coyote. which had attacked two
dogs at the Danforth home In Winnie
| nucca, Nevada, was killed by Mr..
Danforth and the head of the brute will
be sent to the university for examin-
| alton, to determine whether or not the
animal was rabid.
Assurance of complete cooperation
in efforts to prevent shipment of hides
and pelts Illegally removed from live
stock that persisted during the Decem-
Der billiards. has been given the Wy
oming state board of live stock com
missioners by representatives Of all
railroads operating in Wyoming
When the chains on his truck broke.
| while trying to climb an incline in the
road Il few miles north of Coalwood.
Mont, J. NJ. Linteberg narrowly es-
cape with his life and suffered only
minor injuries when it rolled back
over a l0-foot embankment and turned
turtle mt the bottom of the incline.
Thousands of dollars will be re-
funded to patrons of the Tonopah
Water company as result of an order
of the Nevada Public Service commits
sion allowing raise of from 90 cents
to $3.50. but compelling the company
TO return money collected In excess of
this new rate since since April |, 1919.
Richard Ward, aged 10, was found
guilty at Bozeman, Mont, of murder
In the second degree. Ward. on No
vember 10 last, killed Fred Rogers.
also cOlored, giving as his reason that
Lot for oh a
pay. No denial was made of the kill
Ing, which was done with a borrowed
shotgun.
A committee of Idaho educators, APP
pointed by the state commissioner of
education. at the request of the Idaho
Teachers association. will shortly be-
gin state campaign TO urge young
men and young women. between the
ages of Is and 10 years, to continue
their school work and to complete Ii
in Idaho
A. h. Hullit of Chicago. secretary of
the National Wild Life association. re-
ports that fully 5000 head of elk In
the Jackson country have died or will
die. on account of the feed shortage |
The government now has twenty six |
horse teams engaged hauling hay dis |
lance of forty miles in order 10 feed |
the elk.
In eliminating grade crossings on |
the main Yellowstone trail in the |
Bearmouth-N imrod canyon between |
Drummond and Missonla. Mont. a |
crew of seventy-fve convicts il being |
moved to build n mile of highway from |
a rock hillside. Ii will be necessary |
TO blast the highway out of the solid
rock for distance of mile I'm Gran
lite county.
The great distances between the
many ranches in Nevada Of John G.
Taylor will be travelled by his son
Hugh in an airplane on his trips of |
inspection. John g. Taylor has the
largest sheep interests of any indsid-
ual or corporation In Nevada and his