The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1922-01-06
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where bobcat meat is esteemed rs a
rare delicscy, 1t 10 said.
The county commissioners at Butte.
Mont. sitting as the county board OF
health, decided to disallow the claim
OF the school board for s7,sSs.67 for
the use OF the Washington school from
Oct. "A to Dec 80. 1918, as hospital.
The city of Elks. Nevada,i $ to try
cement gravel on the streets. A large
deposit of this material is found near
that city and several streets will be
dressed with IL in order TO prove its
worth as highway material.
This year has established the pro-
duction of potatoes rs farm crop
which can he grown profitably in the
Fernley, Nevada, district and next year
it is anticipated that the acreage
planted to potatoes in Ferniey will ex-
coed 300 acres.
More than $4,000 will be received
In federal loans by farmers OF Church
Ill county during three-months per
Tod. according to estimates placed by
w. II. Williams. treasurer Of the
Truckee-Carson National Farmers
Loan association.
The first state musical contest OF
Montanas history will be held in Big
Timber, March 81. The Sweet Grass
county high school will act as host to
musical contestants from high schools
all over the state. This contest Is
open TO high school students only.
The Oregon Growers Cooperative
association will expand into Clackamas
county If sufficient signed acreage can
be secured, was the assurance Civ
en- at a session of growers assembled
in Oregon City, Ore. The meeting was
attended by nearly 100 Clackamas
farmers.
freezing north wind, coupled with
extremely low tides. Is causing severe
damage to the Pudget sound oyster
beds near Olympia. The recent food
water is said to have damaged dykes
at several beds, making 1t Impossible
to keep water over the oysters at low
tide to protect them from the freezing
temperature. Owners of large beds de-
clared they have suffered heavy losses.
The Board of State Highway Com
mission, are to come to Elko, New. and
personally inspect the proposed detour
of the Victor highway through the La
noble valley This visit will depend
to some extent on the weather, but
will be made as soon as possible as
the highway commissioners desire to
get the contractors busy at the road
construction as early in the spring as
possible.
Under the direction of ]. F. Driscol
clerk of the district court of Butte
Mont, the trial calendars of the three
departments of the district court has
been typewriter instead of printed ir
book form in previous years. and the
county is saved 81 200 for the year
Mr.. Driscoll after consultation witt
| the judges showed that this saving
| adopted.
Trappers of coyotes can well use the
accident of John Schneider of Para
disc Valley. New. in observing precau
| tions to protect themselves. He tried
to kill trapped coyote with a clut
and was severely bitten and scratched
| when he missed his aim and the ant.
NAL was able To reach him. He was
| too close to the trap and was taken by
surprise by the coyote and was badly
pummeled and bitten before he was
able to kill the animal
Advantages of copper as roofing
| material for the buildings 10 be erected
at state educational institutions In the
near future under the construction pro
gram provided for under the 5000.
0OO bond issue, will he urged upon the
state board of education and the state
purchasing hoard meeting in Helena
| The superiority of copper for perma
nent roofing ny reason Of its lighter
| weight, greater durability. economy and
accessibility over asbestos, copper slate
| and tile will be pointed out by tho
committee.
Fred Spicher of Roundup, Mont, had
| a narrow escape from freezing to death
recently when called out into the Dew
lis Rasin 10 repair the car OF II party
Of automobile tourists With the TEN.
perature about 20 below zero. he
started out in his car and reached the
point safely, repaired the damage and
watched them drive of His own cal
| refused to start then, and he started
for neighboring farmhouse but before
reaching there his nose, ears and face
| were severely frozen. Had the dis
lance been little greater. he would