The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-02-11
INLAND NORTHWEST

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Ely, New. IN Steptoe valley.
Forest fire damage for the year 1870
to only S76.602, according to
reports from national. state
and private forest protection agencies
in Montana. issued from the district
headquarters at Missoua.
An hour after he had taken a drink
of distilled liquor, James Connors OF
TOnopah, an old-time miner, was
stricken stone blind. At the hospital
he developed commissions, with every
appearance of wood alcohol poisoning
Pasquale Ranconia, 60 years of age,
was found dead in his cabin at Butte.
When discovered the aged man was
lying on his bed, and it is the belief
of the undertaken that he came t.
his death from either heart failure of
apoplexy.
Judge P. A. McCarran. president of
the Nevada Bar association, sounded
warning against attempted standards
zation of law of the "lives and morals
of our citizens" in his address at the
annual meeting of the association held
last week.
To spend seven nights and eight
days without fire or food, keeping
from freezing to death by creeping
under trees, was the experience of
Forrest Johnson, 15-year-old son Of
Tom johnson, Yak, Mont, rancher,
who was lost in the wilderness.
Earl Weed was acquitted at Kalis-
pell, Mont of charge of manslaugr
ter. The charge was brought after
an accident last November when a 16-
year-old boy, Ralph Wilson, was killed
when he colided with the car driven
by Weed. The boy was riding wheel.
Five squadrons of airplanes would
be required to cover Montana, Idaho.
Arizona and New Mexico and afford
| adequate forest fire patrol, according
| to testimony submitted by General
| Meneher, head of the air service, to
| the house subcommittee on army ap-
preparations.
| The Western Slope Woolgrowers'
association voted to establish an aver
age wage of $50 month for herders,
this year, at it's annual meeting held
al Montrose, Colo. This is consider
able cut from recent years, when
herders' wages mounted to 800 and
more month.
With the leg of bed resting on his,
chest, his throat bearing severe abra-
sions indicating terrible choking and
cash from the middle of the throat
to the left ear, completely severins
the jugular vein, Hum Wee, Chinese
was found dead at Butte. All indica-
tons point to murder.
William Boots vitaiis and Sam
Beach, two youths, were arrested for
alleged burglary Of two cabins near
Broadus, Mont. The houses were pill
fered in broad daylight and nearly n
wagonload of things confiscated, in
Guiding stoves, bedding and even a
window frame and door.
Carpenters at Ely, New, hive decided
to reduce the daily wage scale from
So to 81, effective March I, 1921. This
action was taken because of other re-
auctions throughout the district, and
also because of the fact that the cost
of Irving has been reduced somewhat
curing the past few months.
AS a result Of twenty days of close
watching, officers made raid on
Chinatown at Winnemucca, Nevada.
and their efforts were rewarded in the
seizure Of four cans of opium, nineteen
packages of cocaine, four packages OF
, morphine and large quantity of yen
: shee; also layout ofSopium pipes.
Proving that traditions do not al.
ways travel from the east to the west
requests for detailed particulars con
] corning the big "U' on the Hill north
!. of Salt Lake have been received al
. the presidents office Of the Universit,
of Utah from the students Of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin and Colorado col
lege. 81. -Sgs.s
The action of the state suprem,
court last week in denying the wri
Of mandomus to compel Secretary o
State Brodigan to file the initiativ,
divorce petition presented by Bishol
e George c. Hunting of the Protestan
v Episcopal church In Nevada ends hi
y efforts to have divorce Legislation
Z passed by the legislature, he has an
y nounced.
J Mike Peaches Webbe, cooret
:, charged with the death Of James Mt
{. Aloha, a former service man an
= found guilty Of murder In the frs
degree late last November at Butt,
Is now free man as the result of
motion for dismissal by the county a
y torney. Another man. "Red" Williams
y has confessed that 1t was he who AZ
= ministered the poison.
A measure has been introduced
the Nevada legislature providing thu
miners shall work an eight honr da
from collar 70 collar This, In smp
" language, means that the miners da
u, shall start when he enters the nil
ne and he shall be ready to step out
ch the mine at the pxpirution AZ tha 81 syl