The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-01-21
NORTHWEST NOTES

The Nevada Historical society is
thoroughly organized throughout the
counties of the state and is now In a
position TO carry on its work on more
effective and systematic basis.
A lone bank bandit held up the Utah
Savings 4 Trust company AT Salt Lake
and escaped with $500 after firing
shot at the cashier. Fred NJ. Michel
sen, who attempted to stop him.
Legislation similar TO that recently
enacted In California and aimed at
Japanese ownership of land In Utah
Will be asked of the Utah legislature
by the Salt Lake post Of the American
Legion.
According to the Nevada Livestock
association, cattle rustling In this
state causes an annual loss of about
half a million dollars to cattle owners.
Steps to curtail these thefts are to be
considered.
Stockmen. ranchers, railroad men
| and others interested in the livestock
industry gathered In Reno for two
| day session of the Nevada Livestock
association. Many timely questions
| were discussed.
More than 700 children were made
| homeless or deprived of the affection,
| care and help of one parent through
divorce actions instituted in Spokane
| county, Washington. courts during
| 1920, the records show.
The cases of Hostetler & Frame
against Sheriff Harris of Eiko county.
| Nevada, in which the constitutionality
of the sheep license law is being ques-
| toned. have been submitted to the
state supreme court on briefs.
After living together for fifteen
years as man and wife, married after
| the Indian style, Tommy Wahne and
| Minnie John came to Elko, New. last
week and We're united in marriage ac-
cording TO the white mans laws.
| Clifford +. Rose, "a years of age
charged with violating a parole. was
| sent back TO the Idaho state prison
| last week from Salt Lake. where he
had been arrested. Rose was accused
of bringing two girls TO Salt Lake from
Pocatello.
Utah's reputation in taxation mat
| tiers has grown to such an extent that
the assessor and his deputy from Uinta
county, Wyoming, asked permission to
be present at the meeting of the county
taxing officials held at the Utah cap
ital last week.
| Since the price Of alfalfa has
dropped, Il number of Nevada farmers
have approached George Wingfield
with the view to having him finance
a move which would enable a large
number to buy diary herds and to re-
open the Fallon creamery.
| A post norton held over a valuable
ing near Reno, New. disclosed the fact
that the animal had swallowed sew
eral nails, automobile keys, screws
and pieces of WIRE One nail worked
into the liver and caused death.
In his message TO the Colorado leg
islature. Governor Oliver H. Shoup
| criticized the direct primary law as
| too unwiel1y and too expensive 10
be continued" and recommended re-
turn TO the party convention system
unless an improved law can be drafted
Constable Ed Fortune, who arrested
John Doughty of Toronto AT Oregon
| City, Ore. November % last. has re-
| ceived $1,000 his share of the $4,000
| reward offered for the capture of
Doughty on charges connected with
| Small, Toronto millionaire.
Instructions have been issued from
! the land office for engineers TO begin
| the survey of 10000 acres of land in
| the Amargosa desert. near Beatty, on
| the California-Nevada line. The ae-
ton was requested by homesteaders
| living in the desert and supported by
| the Tonopah 4 Tidewater railroad
The executive committee of the
Montana Bar association has asked
| that any extra money which the Sew
enteenth session may provide for the
| judiciary be used to establish com
mission to handle the growing bust
ness Of the supreme court aud permit
1t TO catch up with the present docket
James ]. Barnes. who is trapping
! for coyotes In the Ashley valley. in
| Utah, has developed plIl-bait system
| for poisoning coyotes which he says
kills the animals within ten to twenty
minutes after they get ii. and very
rarely lets them get more than few
| feet from the vicinity of carcasses
where the bait is dropped.
A sensation was sprung in Ontario.
Ore. in the disappearance of A. l..
! Chance, who. for several years. has
been manager of the local yard of the
| Boise Payctte Lumber company. II
has developed since his departure that
he left the books of the company in a
badly tangled condition. and Ii Is al
| legged that there j. shortage in his