Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1922-02-03
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Past Week.
The News Happenings Of
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Seven Days Photographed
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tNTERMoUNTAiN.
Hanging to two highly charged cleo
trio light wires and swinging himself
hand over hand along them, Casper
Casey. "a years old, escaped from the
state penitentiary at Canon City, Colo.
How Casey escaped electrocution Is a
mystery to prison officials. Also how he
escaped from his cell has not been as
-certained
Two million six hundred and fifty
thousand dollars is the total amount
of bonds issued against Elko county,
New, ranching properties during the
latter part of 1921, according to doeu-
ments placed on file with the County
Recorder of Elko county.
The memorial at Centralia Wash,
In honor of the four service men killed
In that city in the Armistice-day parade
of 1919 will be in the form of hand
some and dignified building, suited to
patriotic assemblages, on a sige large
enough TO permit an appropriate set
ting in landscape architecture.
City sewers in Butte, Mont, are
Blocked by large deposits of moonshine
mash, including prune Seeds rye, bar
ley ,raisins, corn and cherry pits, ac-
cording to City Engineer Henry ]. VIE,
genstein. Home brewers, he engineer
said, are using sewers for garbage cans
to avoid possible detection of their IL
legal traffic. Six lines of hose, con-
nected to swirling nozzle, are being
used to flush the debris.
GENERAL
The National Agricultural conference
turned to Europe for study of fac
tors causing the general American farm
depression and for possible means Of
relief.
hornless steer gave crowds in the
shopping district of New York a new
thrill when he escaped from a West
Side slaughter house and ran almost
to the East river, crossing Broadway
and Fifth avenue before being lassoed |
Journalists of more or less note |
authors of greater or less standing and
plain, everyday reporters, all to the |
total of SIP have been or still are en-
gagged in telling the world what goes
on in the armament conference.
Large feet are joke no longer.
They are an expensive luxury. Local |
shoe dealers have been notified that |
extra charge will be made on mems
shoes above the u size and on wo-
mems larger than Fights.
An increase to S212O as the mimi
mum wage for women in California
is proposed in brief prepared by the
State Federation of labor for submits
son to the State Industrial commits
sion. The present minimum wage is SIC
and hearing will be held soon on pro-
posal by employers, that the wage be
reduced.
Amateur radio stations are barred
from broadcasting information and
entertainment features hereafter, ac-
cOrding to information received from
the office of Radio Inspector o. r.
Redfern, at Seattle, Wash. The amend
ment follows: Hereafter, no anna
teur station is to broadcast weather
reports, market reports, music con-
certs, speeches, news or similar infor-
nation or entertainment"
FROZEN oranges was the topic of dis
cussion of citrus growers, distributors
and horticultural commissioners in Los
Angeles and at Riverside, after the
second night OLA serious cold snap,
With freezing temperatures. in southern
california. Picking of oranges will be
lalted until February 6, and shipments
will be hell up until the condition of I
he picked and unpicked fruit can be L
determined. 1t is impossible to esti-
nate the loss at the present time.
A ten-imillion-dollar contract with :
'oland. OH behalf of several American ;,
irnfs, was announced by II. L. Taylor. =
# Clicag, who has just returned to !
his country after sixteen months ne {,
,otiation leading to the signing of
What is said to be the largest single
rider brought oH Of Poland since the b
var The equipment, Of which 10000 1,
F0rth has been starred overseas. he n
aid, consists 81 motor truck ambu- n
anees. tires. bars, steel machine tools, Z,
machinery and raw materials II viii Il
e used for extension Of agricultural d
fe and general reconstruction through n
ut che country The contract Was b
la9e entirely on a credit basis. III