Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-12-31
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Thirtytwo samples of butter and
seven of cheese were submitted to the
dairy division of the bureau of animal
industry In Salt Lake for examination
and rating in the monthly contest con
Quoted for butter and cheese manu-
facturers Of the intermountaln coun-
try and Northwest.
Seven hundred and seventy-three
predatory animals, which included 696
coyotes AMI 81 bobcats, were killed In
November by the hunters OF Nevada,
working under the direction OF the
United States biological survey and
tho state rabies commission, according
TO the monthly report
The county court 70 engaged In con-
sidering the bids for the sale Of the
Baker county road bonds. There is
one bid for the entire amount Of $685.
600 at $4,000 per 800, which Is the
only ono at par for the entire amount.
Two other bids for par are for amounts
sufficient to cover bids for the grading
Of the bridge section OF the Baker
Oornucopia post road
A petition to the Nevada represen-
tatives IN congress, asking for tho
passage Of Joint resolution extending
the life Of present oil and gas pros
pecting permits for an additional year
and eliminating oil requirements of
work for the first year thereof and to
amend the oil leasing law In other re-
spects is being signed at Fallon
Tentative plans for the formation of
cooperative marketing organization
OF western cattlemen we're launched at
q preliminary meeting In Salt Lake.
At the suggestion Of those present, the
meeting adjourned to the first week
March, prior TO which efforts will be
made to secure a representative at
tendance Of the stockmen Of the noun
stateA
An arrowhead shot into a huge fir
tree near Raymond, WASH, many years
ago was recently discovered In a log
cut by a local lumber company. The
rings above the arrowhead were
counted and they showed IT'S years of
growth. The arrowhead was of blue
flint and we'll formed Historians here
believe II made by member of the
Chincook or Chehalis tribes, who oc-
cupied this section Mt the time II Ia
thought the arrow was sent into the
tree.
Timber production In the Northwest
Will be greatly stimulated next spring
when development of the vast Echo
tract located in western Columbia and
eastern Clatsop counties, Ore, Is be-
gun The tract, containing heavy
stand of timber comprising 100000,
GOO feet OF Douglas FIR, hemfock, spruce
and cedar, extends over approximately
ECO square miles. 1t Is said to be one
OF the heaviest stands of virgin timber
In the United States.
GENERAL
Reduction of the corn acreage In Il
hnois, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri and
Kansas has been voted by the farm
bureau federation. The resolution
advised that the corn crop be "rea-
sonably reduced" and asked a propor-
tional Increase In the acreage of al
raifa, clover, soy beans and other le-
gume crops to improve the soil.
An Artic adyenturer. n. Dl. Seaman
sailed into Nome, Alaska from the froz-
en- north this month and. not knowing
that the war was over, tried to enlist
In the American army so he could fight
In France. He left on his trip he de-
clared, In October, 1918, when he first
heard the United States had entered
the war, and during his journey had
received no news from the outside
world.
The Illinois Staats-Zeltung, a Ger
man language daily newspaper wns
made defendant in 100000 libel
suit filed by Black Hawk post No. 1O7.
American Legion. The complaint
charges that In an editorial the paper
states that the legion was San instru-
ment bought with British gold to sup
press truth, to gag freedom and to be-
tray American organized labor" 1t
was also alleged that the editorial said
many American soldiers were "tramps,
vagabonds and buns"
A small favor done several years ago
for Ernest de Saint Giles. author. pro-
fessor and business man, by Archibald
Cries, Chicago tailor, was repaid
when Mr.. de Saint-Giles' will was filed.