Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1921-11-19
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD in BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Arc Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In q Few LInss.
INTERMoUNTAIN.

than thirty-six hours with thirty of
his friends and Oregon pententiary
dogs searching the woods, Charles
Beckius of Milton, located his position
and returned to camp.
MISS A. NJ. Spring has made good
her promise of an eight east side
ranch, a short distance east of Hood
River, Ore. The property is decided
without any strings attached, other
than the place must be sold and the
proceeds tilted within the next five
years.
The freshman class of the VILLAIN
cite University at Salem, voluntarily
raised more than 5000 at class meet
Ing, the money to be given to the uni
versity board of trustees to aid In COM
pleting the $4,000 gymnasium fund
started last spring. Custom has de-
creed that each class make a gift to
the university. This years freshman
Offering was the largest ever made by
a freshman class.
Mrs. Jane Baker, aged "a years who
twice crossed the western plains in an
oxcart and who Is reputed to have
been the first white woman to live in
Denver, Colo, died recently in Idaho
On her second trip across the plains in
1857, she stopped at the present site
of Denver where she saw the first
house erected and bought the first
ward of calico offered for sale there,
paying $3.50 yard for it.
The wholesale price of the one
pound loaf of bread at Portland has
been reduced from 8 to Z cents, and
this loaf will be sold by retail grocers
at 8 cents, instead of 10 cents. The
pound and half loaf which a few
days ago was cut from II to II cents,
will be sold at wholesale now for 10 1-2
cents and retailed for Is cents in
stead of IA cents.
The Public Welfare bureau of Port
land. Oregon, will have it's 100000 on
which to operate county charity dur
Ing 1922, the increase from $4,000
fixed in the first county budget having
been authorized by the tax commission
and approved by county commission
ers. This Is considerably in excess of
the sums heretofore appropriated for
the work.
Breaking all previous records in the
history of the apple industry ship
ments from Wenatchee, Wash, during
one week amounted to 1000 cars or 80
trains of so cars each, an average of
five trains daily for six days and two
on Sunday. Total shipments are 500
cars of apples, valued at more than
$10,O00000 and 1924 cars of summer
fruit valued at 100000. With good
weather it Is hoped to forward at least
1000 cars more before winter sets in.
GENERAL
Four American Indian chiefs, each
tribal hero, paid to the unknown
lead at Arlington the highest honors
known to their race by placing upon
the casket a coup stick and war bon
net.
According to statistics just Issued
by the U. s. Department of Agricul-
tnre, an average of farm products
prices shows the level to be at pre- war
figures or back to normal
BUSINESS men of New York who have
just returned from the southwest re-
port that the recent advance in crude
OIL prices has brought about decided
Improvement in sentiment there. Trade
In general is being greatly stimulated
as result.
Inc board of temperance, prohibi-
ton and public morals of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church nj its annu,,
meeting expressed the opinion that tho
Jaw contributed great
~ to the moral welfare and prosperitv
OF the United States.
The Federal Reserve bank of San
Francisco. in its monthly report ON NO.
ricuitural and business conditions saws
In part: "Pror.pt marketing of tho
abundant crops of this district has
been reflected during the past month
In an easier credit condition. partic-
ularly in rural sections of the districts
The Rev. DIR. Antoinete l.ou;so
Brown Blackwell, aged 96. believed RI
have been the first woman ordained
10 the ministry in this country and n
pioneer woman suffrage worker with
Susan b. Anthony. died at Elizabeth
N. ]. recently
with orders to shoe. to kill IL nec.
essary TO prevent mail -sbber.es, 1000