White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-17
NORTHWEST NOTES

counties, Utan, nave uceiueu 10 wait
for their salary for several months.
Winter wheat in Montana Is in q
thriving condition and grass is grow
Ing well in all sections. according tot
the first weather and crop summary
issued this year.
The laws of Montana do not permit
state banks 10 assume the risk of act
ing as a surety on a bond, Is the con-
clusion of an opinion written by At
torney General Wellington d. kakin.
Valuation engineers employed by the
interstate III commission have
appraised the property of the Central
Pacific railroad NJ S132. 791 .079, of
which ~s13.sS4.oSi is in the state OF
Utah.
The Montana state land board has
decided 10 let no further leases OH oil
and gas lands until n new schedule of
fees Is arranged, and II was indicated
that existing fees would he at least
double.
A consolidation of insurance feder-
ations from Montana, Wyoming and
Idaho viii be effected. 1t was decided
at the opening of the fourth annual
convention of the Insurance Fedora
ton of Montana.
That the range conditions for sheep
in western Wyoming are looking fine
and the grass, which started up pre-
ylous To the cold snap of the past
few days, has not been injured. is the
report from that section.
A recent census by the United
States forest service and the biologi.
cal survey In Jackson Hole district In
Wyoming. shows that there are only
about $500 elk. where nearly 20,0U
were found five years ago. ,
VIII Aiken, secretary To three pre-
yious Montana governors, all of whom
were Democrats. i Ia be retained a.
secretary To Governor Joseph NJ.
Dixon. Mr.. Aiken is a Democrat and
has held the office - years. 4
II is proposed 10 test every row In
the state of Montana for tuberculosis
aud the law ~ amended says that any
person falling 10 pay the dollar Ii
eense will not receive compensation IL
their animals are condemned. 4
Painters. carpenters. bricklayers
and all members of building trades
unions in Walla Nalla. Wash. are
out OF strike. Construction work of
all kinds has come ID "A sudden stop
Tho sfriEa ktsaz .aaHI.l - e.-..ls -
wage disputes.
The 1920 population of Idaho by
color. was announced by the census
bureau as follows: White. III. G6S. an.
increase Of 33.3 per cent negro, $50.
an increase of Alb per cent Indian
3O9s. Chinese. 5s5: japanese. 1860
and all others. u.
Practically every big business house
in Salt Lake. manufacturers and Job
bers, mining operatives and bankers,
will participate in the Boosters ex-
eursion TO Nevada of the Salt Lake.
Commercial club and chamber Of com.
merce, scheduled 10 begin May 5.
Mrs. Johanna Stack. aged 10l years.
has applied for compensation from
the state accident board of Montana.
Her son. John VI. Stack. who she said
was giving her $50 a month for her
support for many years, died from in
juries received in an accident In the
smelter nj Anaconda.
The members of Mount Zion Coloretl
Baptist church at Anaconda. Mont
have i%naugurated a campaign 10 raise
500 FOR the purpose OF purchasing "A
lot for a church. The building now
occupied by the congregation has been
donated on condition that II j. removed
from It's present location.
Notice has been sent Ia the ore
gon Short Line Railroad company
that IL Will be expected TO cooperate
with Beaverhead county. Montana.
farmers in their crusade to extermi.
nate gophers. The law provides that
railroad companies must aid in poi-
oning squirrels II the farmers ON nd
joining lands carry ON the work
Nose Splawn. who was with the
Grimes party which first prospected
Moore's creek in Idaho. and in whose
arms Captain Grimes died after being
struck with an arrow shot by artacK.
ing Indians, IL near death ~ his home
In North Yakima. Wnsh. He j. the
last survivor of The party that made
tile early gold discoveries in Boise
basin in Idaho.
Because existing carload freight
rates on salt from Burmester aud sal.
duro, Utah, aud Reno. Nev. Ia San
Francisco and intermediate points are
80 high rs 10 stop all shipment OF
Utah salt into California territory. the
Interstate commerce commission has
authorized the Western Pacific rail.
road 10 put into effect lower hates.
equal Ia those that prevailed prior to
the general freight rate advance in
August last.
Three hours after the SSH ami