Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1922-01-28
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Eastern Washington and Oregon,
northern Idaho and western Montana
shivered with the mercury at the low
est point since 1909. according to Of
fcials of the Spokane weather bureau
The state rond commits lion of Utah
| discussed the proposal TO classify coun-
ties i'll Utah i'll an attempt to fix some
definite policy with regard to appor-
tionment of federal money for con-
struction of roads.
Greater cooperation of the United
States forest service IN the propagation
and protection of fish and game, was
| urged upon the state fish and game
commissioners from several states at
the convention i. the capitol held at
the call of D. II. Madsen, state fish and
game commissioner for Utah.
An estate worth $4,000 is awaiting
Leonard Frazier at Billiards., Coos
county, Oregon, and he stole Access
series from parked automobiles in or
der to obtain money to reach Billiards,
according to his own story in court in
San Francisco, when called to answer
a charge of burglary.
| Activities continue to increase in the
Silver City, New, section Of the Com
stock district and in addition to the
several new enterprises already organ
| lied and at work there are several
| others which are said to be in the pro
cess of preliminary preparations. Many
properties are said to be under bond
and lease, and the outlook is for a busy
year In the Gold Canyon town.
Governor Mabey of Utah Is invited
by the international Travel and Elk
position congress, which will celebrate
travel week, and will hold an appro
pirate congress in New York, Marcel
20 to April l, to send some commend
on "this great movement to stimulate
travel" President Harding has al
ready lent it his Endorsement.
If all the boxes of apples shipped
direct from Portland to Europe this
season were placed end to end, two
boxes deep, the pile would reach from
Portland to Hood River. Most Port.
landers, and i'm fact many of the pro
ducers themselves, do not realize the
volume to which the direct export
movement of Oregon apples has grown
nor the rapid development of that traf.
fic.
The farmers of the lower Siletz river
and on the Alsea and Yaquina rivers
In Oregon, are at loss to know what
to do with the millions of feet of high
class alder logs which they have on
their bottom lands. At the present
time there is only one small mill, To-
Gated at Toledo, which handles alder
logs. The farmers are particularly in
terested in getting rid Of the alder SC
that they may use the bottom lands
for dairy purposes.
GENERAL
The head of Chris Nelson of Waupa
Gu. Via, aged 20, was carried six miles
on the pilot of an engine after the
body had been ground to pieces.
Y. c. Tong, who was one of the first
group of Chinese students to seek edu.
cation in the United States and who
In later life became known as ''the
/ father of American students" Is buried
In Shanghai in accordance with wishes
expressed before his death early in
| VIII II. Hays will become directing
head OF the new National Association
OF Motion Picture Producers and Dis.
tributors "immmediately after March
A. It was announced at dinner nj
which the postmaster general was
| guest of n group OF motion picture
officials. Mr.. Hays resignation from
| VIC 'tpiheu Will We picScutcu SDO1
1t was said.
| Walter Burke, Kenosha attorney, nc
cepted $4,000 from the members of
the Milwaukee and Kenosha whisky
ring, return for which he promised
them protection frcm the prohibition
| authorities" according to testimony
] given by Harry Feuer. alleged "brains
of the ring" and known as "Jacob
From Nowhere at Burkes trial in
federal court on conspiracy charges.
November.
| Plans announced provide for what
local officials think will be the largest
single school building in the world, al
I Rochester, N. Y. 1t will cover three
and three quarters acres and will have
2l1 rooms. Its estimated cost Is 81,