The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-02-04
INLAND NORTHWEST


in lonely cabin forty-hve miles north
Of Monticello. New. Was shot to death
by unknown parties.
A woman's chamber Of commerce to
work IN conjunction with the Kalis-
pell, Mont. chamber of commerce was
organized last week.
For the first time this year, and In
fact for many years In the past. every
school In Elko county, Nevada, Is sup
piled with teachers.
Mrs. Laura Wilson, who was shot
several weeks ago by her husband, a
rancher. at a rooming house in Lewis
town, Mont, was able to leave the
hospital last week.
Airplane patrol for the national for
ests of western Montana and north
ern Idaho is virtually assured, accord
Ing to word received by the headquar-
tiers of the forest service at Missoula.
Opposition to the bill introduced Ia
the Montana assembly levying a tax
Of cent gallon upon gasoline, de
veloped at the meeting at Billings of
the state convention of the Farmers
union.
Ownership or leasing Of land in the
state of Washington to aliens ineligi-
BILE to citizenship would be prohibited
under the provisions Of a bill intro
duced In the state house Of represen-
tatives.
Spokane probably will be designated
headquarters for the United States
government employment service for
seven western states-Washington
Oregon, Montana, Idaho. Nevada, Utah
and Wyoming.
The people of Lovelock, New, on the
very lowest reaches of the Humboldt
river, are rejoicing over the prospects
OF plenty Of water for irrigation, the
water in the river being higher at
this time Of the year than for many
years.
The pale western cutworm cost
Montana farmers $3,75OOOO in crop
losses in 1920, according to estimates.
The grasshopper plague cost an addi-
t'onal $1,5O0,OOO and the leaf roller
destroyed $4,000 in the Bitter Root
alone.
| Children under the age Of and
over the age of 10 years are in greater
demand for adoption in Montana
homes than are children Of any other
classes, according to the biennial re-
port Of the bureau Of child and animal
| protection.
| The Central Bank and Trust COM
pany Of Yakima, Wash. was ordered
closed by the state bank examiner.
An order posted on the door read that
the bank is not a member Of the fed
eral reserve system nor Of the state
bank guaranty fund.
State passenger fares in Montana
have been ordered by the interstate
commerce commission to be raised TO
the same level as those prevailing in
interstate commerce. The commission
said rates now in effect Disseminated
against Interstate business.
The range horses that have win.
| tered on the bench near Twin Bridges.
Mont, are in good shape and will need
but little feed to put them in shape
for the market or for spring work.
The mild winter, coupled with the
abundance Of feed, is responsible.
The federal power commission. has
received an application from the civ
OF Boise, Idaho, for permission to
build seventy-five-foot dam on the
north fork Of Payette river to store
100 acre-feet Of water and to deyelop
1000 horsepower for municipal use.
| With an attendance of nearly 100
shippers, representatives of carriers.
commercial organizations and business
men, the shippers-carrers' conference
opened its sessions at Boise. Idaho.
January q, for the purpose of making
plans for the lowering of freight rates
from this section.
| A committee has been organized to
work against the creation of the pro-
posed county of Banner, Montana.
which is to be voted on March 20. and
a vigorous campaign against the plan.
is promised. The new county would
be made up of territory from Chou.
teau and Fergus counties.
The chief of police at Seattle has
issued orders to Seattle policemen TO
first draw their guns before stopping
and examining suspicious persons as
the result Of two pistol duels In which
Police Detective James O'Brien was
killed and two other policemen and a
civilian severely wounded.
Flathead lake, north of Missoula.
Mont, said to be the largest body of
fresh water lii the United States, ex.
cepting the great lakes, will, within a
short time, be the source of a great
amount Of hydro-eelctric power, &C.
cording to information given out BY
the United States forest service.
All hazardous industries would be
compelled to come under the work.
mems compensation act while nom
hazardous industries could come under
the act II desired under the provisions
OF bill before the Moutona Iacts,,