The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-03-28

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economy four enforcement deputies
were laid off last week.
The regular session of the Seven
teenth assembly cost the state of Mon
tana $10163.2O less for officers and
attaches than did the regular session
Of the Sixteenth assembly.
Robert Hughes, prominent young
resident of northern Nye county, New.
who, 1t was charged, shot and killed
Barney Mccain, a friend, at McCann's
ranch two weeks ago, has been ad.
judged insane.
More than 30 Mexicans left Twin
Falls, Idaho, when mob of about $50
persons sought vengeance upon Fran.
cisco Sanchez, Mexican, who Is al.
legged to have stabbed G. C. Alderman
of Des MOines, la.
Arrangements have been completed
by the Cedar City, Utah, chamber of
commerce for the entertainment OF
members Of the Brooklyn Eagles party
who will visit Zion canyon and Cedar
Breaks late in June.
After having made free inspections
of stock, required for stock in inter
state shipments, for the last 1S months,
the state livestock sanitary board of
Montana, on April l, will resume the
imposition of inspection fees.
Edward Sherin, y, of Virginia City,
New, was electrOcuted at Tonopah,
when a piece of iron pipe he was car
rying came in contact with an exposed
power wire at the 13OO-foot level of
the Tonopah Belmont mine.
The death of Helen Vaughan, aged
| IA years, who was killed when struck
by Northern Pacific passenger train
near MissOula on February l, 1919, is
the basis of damage suit for 4O,1SO
new being heard at Missoula, Mont.
Problems of Montana farmers and
stOckgrOwers, and ways and means of
lending assistance by bankers, were
discussed at meeting of the commit
tee on agriculture of the Montana
Bankers association, held at Helena.
Jasper Laws of Butte, who pleaded
guilty to impersOnating federal pro-
hibition enforcement officer, was SEN
fenced to a year and day in the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan. His
Offense was committed in Butte last
May.
Governor Hart has announced the
veto of the blue sky bill passed by the
recent session of the Washington legis-
lature. He found the bill unsatisfac-
tory because it eliminated from super
vision stocks in mining and oil COM
panies
Governor Hart Of Washington has
announced the veto of the blue sky bill
passed by the recent session of the
legislature. He found the bill unsatis-
factory because it eliminated from su-
pervision stocks in mining and oil COM
panies. a..
In spite of the backset the dry
farmers had the past three years the
ones that are left In the Twin Bridges,
Mont, neighbOrhoOd are going at it
stronger than ever this year and the
prospects are that big crop will be
harvested.
Confession that he perpetrated the
robbery of the pOstOffice at Dietz,
Wyo., several weeks ago and that he
had repeatedly burglarized the general
store in which the postoffice is located,
has been made by John Jekubzik of
Sheridan, WyO.
The Hercules and the Tamarack and
Custer, two of the biggest silver-lead
mines in the Idaho Occur d'Alenes,
closed March 20, laying off about 700 |
men, according to information received |
in Spokane. Metal market conditions |
are said to be the reason.
The state assembly Of Nevada passed |
a bill providing for a $4,000 bounty
for the first Nevada oil well producing
at least 100 barrels daily for 80 con-
secutive days. The lower house passed
the bill providing for execution of cap
ltal criminals by Lethal gas.
Relief sought by lumber producers Of
the northwest Of freight rates on lum-
Der, which, since last August, are de-
clared to have made it impossible to
in markets in the middle west
against southern pine, has been grant
ed, 1t was announced last week.
Organization of an association of un-
married adult males has been started
ut Miles City, Mont, for the purpose
Of raising fund to employ counsel
to contest in the supreme court the
validity of the sO-called bachelors tax,
now before the Montana legislature.
Exercise Of eminent domain has been
urged upon Governor Oliver H. Shoup
If Colorado by delegation OF en-
oloyed headed by James Eads Howe,
millionaire hobo, to relieve poverty
stricken classes in the state. Howe
llso urged that the governor authorize
he issuance of scrip.
Bunkeville and Mesquite, New, on
opposite sides of Virgin river, which
we're recently connected by a large