The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-12-16
INLAND NORTHWEST

-Four of Butte, Mont, ii retail dair-
es, are rated in class A on a basis of
equipment. methods and product for
1 period of six months in the CLASH
Ication of local milk producers.
A man from near TonOpah, New.
has undertaken the delivery of 500
cords of wood, involving a haulage
If 20 miles. The last load received
measured 5la cords when delivered.
Federal irrigation projects In the
semi-arid states of the west Melted
,armers s114,OO0O00 in crops during
he last fiscal year. according to the
annual report of Director Arthur p.
Davis of the United States Reclamation
Service.
The last of the hunting licenses re-
turned from Idaho says that the Idaho
hunters enriched the Elko county,
New, fund by exactly $500. These
we're taken out for hunting sage hens
and deer, and is the largest sum yet
received from this quarter.
Figures made public through the To-
al branch of the United States land
office show that 2,S45,C00 acres of land
II the arid and semiarid West have
been irrigated and are now in large
measure bearing crops watered by gov
eminent irrigation systems.
The Anaconda, Mont, police for:e
nay be small, bat it is a mighty eff
! eient one at that. This was shown by
| piece of clever work when they picked
| Up a cold trail and within three
hours had apprehended the six boys
Who robbed store of $36.
The last of the S2.S04 900 Montana
state educational bonds have been
shipped to New York for sale by State
Treasurer ]. w. Walker The amount
shipped totalled 100000 100000 of
The bond funds will have been spent in
university building up to Dec. 80.
Cooperation of civic organizations
md clubs in the bazaar planned by the
woman's auxiliary to Portland post Of
The American Legion to supply deli
,acies and gifts for disabled ex-service
men in local hospitals and unemployed
Veterans of the world war has beer
asked.
What city officials claim Is a truly
remarkable showing, was learned when
; City Treasurer Bryan, completed her
, report for the year at Anaconda, Mont.
Out of a total taxation of S107 1921,
Mrs. Bryan collected all but S3,32o.I5
On realty and $3O1.65, on personal
: property.
t With her faithful dog lying across
v her body, Mrs. Ida Ber.leson was found
e frozen to death in Il clump OF brush
f about n mile north of Bozeman, Mont.
Q When the people who were searching
n Tor Mrs. Bertleson found the body II
IT vas only after hard battle that they
3 we're able to get the dog away from
y, t.
A convalescent home for disabled
,orld war veterans will be established
n Seattle, Ore, Immediately, 1t was
announced following a meeting of the
~ 18th district United States veterans
I,,,o tinnal
" ,erts representing Washington, Orego.
and Idaho. The Red Cross was rep
resented at the conference.
-
Government hunters and trapper
employed by the predatory animal Oh
OF vision of the department of agricul
W. ture have been responsible for tn
destruction of 1861 wild animals
'e according to a report that has bee
-. ssued. The campaign has covered
,ss period of six years During this time
on N Oregon, there We're 1924 animal
on killed.
On The federal land bank at Spokan
he Wash. is now loaning about II, oJJ
rid 900 a month to the farmers of ldah
lot Washington, Oregon and Montana. y
financial conditions improve, it is hope
to reach the former basis OF len
ing, which was 100000 Il month
the time action to test the consult
emf tionality of the federal farm loan
h'o was started.
ma $50
US. Ranchers on irrigated farms ne
e'9 Klamath Falls, Ore are reused by U
prospect Of having to pay next We
=. an increase of $1.40 an acre, or Il Il
,r,, on irrigated lands of approximately
an acre. Ranchers assert this amour
M. almost to confiscatlon. Dellnque
ON. taxes for the current year must be
md Guided in the budget for the ensW
has year. The delinquency amounts
81.