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Show News Happenings ofthGrat Intermountain States San Francisco Discovery by Call-fornia Call-fornia home brewers that the black Mission fig makes a peculiarly tasty liquor, with a sizeable "kick,"' Is said to have been responsible ror an in-creasa in-creasa In the price of figs on ths market here. Seattle Approximately 5,000 Senttlt residents subscribed a tutal of $3,000,-000 $3,000,-000 In bonds to finance the erection of a new hotl here, sponsored by the chamber of commerce as a community enterprise. It was announced Tuesday. The $3,000,000 was raised in flv days. Washington Tiie government Si now getting oil royalties rrom tease in three states exceeding $500,000 a month In the aggregate, Wyoming being be-ing the largest contributor. During June oil royalties in Wyoming amounted amount-ed o $295,147 ; in California, $250,'-W, and Montana, $19,755. Miles City What is believed to t the first instance of Its kind In tne state is the announcement made Tuesday Tues-day by Mrs. Minnie Surruys that sua will be a candidate in the democratic primaries for the a imfnatlon to the office of justice of the peace. Mrs, SuiTuys has resided in Miles City for a number of years. Salem, Ore. The educational 6111, nn initiative measure arBlgnefl to abolish private schools In Oregon by ompelling all grade students to at tend public schools, was mode the target Wednesday of many negative arguments, which were filed for publications pub-lications here in the voters' pamphlet pamph-let for the November election. Spokane. 'Police have been unable to locate any clue which might lead to the arrest of the yeggmen Who burglarized eighty vaults in the Paul-. sen buiWing here some time Saturs day night. Possibility that the loss might exceed the $100,000 original figure was expressed late Wednesday by officers working on the case. Salem, Ore. The tat supreme court upheld Tuesday the convlcition of Dr. R. M. Brumfield, a Itoseburg, Ore., dentist, who was sentenced to hang for the murder of Dennis Kus-sell Kus-sell July 13, 1921. Dr. Brumfield was convicted last October and was sentenced sen-tenced to hang last January. An appeal was taken to the supreme court. "Dayton, Wash. Fire of unknown origin starting in a feed and livery barn at 12:30 Sunday morning Bwept over a whole business block doing damage estimated at $150,000. Boise. Idaho, Utah and Nevada last week were visited by showers which covered practically the entire areas of these three states, it waa announced at the office the U. S. weather bureau. Boise was visited by the heaviest rain since June 14 of this year. Missoula, Mont Allied veterans, a million of them members of the American Amer-ican Legion, through their organizations organiza-tions have started an International movement for peace, Ranford Mac-Nider, Mac-Nider, national commander of the American Legion, told the National Editorial association at its thirty-seventh annual meeting here. "We believe," be-lieve," said Mr. MacNider, "it Is going go-ing to become a dominant International Internation-al force. Helena, Mont. The program for the Montana state fair will tie carried out despite destruction by Hire of several of the largest buildings on Che fair grounds, It was announced by Chester C. Davis, state commis-iloner commis-iloner of agriculture and In charge of Uie fair. Fire, started )iy lightning n the most severe electrical storm ot :he season Monday swept the grounds pausing damage estimated at $00,000. Missoula, Mont. The 200 members f the National Kditorlal association who arrived in Missoula last week, opened their thirty-seventh annual convention bore at the Klks' temple. Governor Dixon welcomed the visitors :m behalf of the state, P. B. Suelson, president of the Montana Press association as-sociation on behalf of the slate editors, edi-tors, and Mayor W. Ii. Beacon welcomed wel-comed thorn for Missoula. Reno. Declaring that Injunctions Sfcured In the federal courts shjuld lie enforced by federal officers and m-t state forces, !ov. F.mtnett D. Hoyle in a tcbgram to Attorney lon-eral lon-eral Dauglierly recommended the appointment ap-pointment of deputy 1'nited State marshals ut various railroad points. Portland Twelve persona were injured in-jured ,six seriously w!un a sightseeing sightsee-ing automobile ran off the Columbia highway near Multnomah Falls and collided with a tree. Portland. '"-arler K. Talinan of j Rlrtimond, Va., who for the lust year ! has been vlee president of the Ameri-j Ameri-j can Institute of Hanking was cle-fit-od to die of rice of president In thu 1 .losing session Thursday of tl. na-; na-; '.onal convention of the orgnnlzntlon. j He encoded liobert B. Locke of De-j De-j ..-oil, Mich. |