Show NORTHWEST NOTES Hiram C. C Gill former mayor of ot Seattle died last week a victim of ot In In- Governor S S. V V. Stewart of ot Montana took a decided stand against anarchy In the biennial message to the joint assembly of the state legislature Every bank store and business house In Miles City the former headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters of Colonel Roosevelt when in Montana were closed on the day of ot the Roosevelt funeral At t the meeting of ot the Montana state association of sheriffs held at Helena the association tion went on record as opposed opposed op op- opposed op- op posed to any proposition to transfer the duties of ot game wardens to the sheriffs Four coyote pelts were sent out of ot Cokeville Wyo by John Johnson recently re- re and last week he received his check in payment And the check called fo for 78 25 of the good old ld coin of the ills realm Official figures from the stock com com- misson show th that t Montana shipped nearly more head of cattle li In 1018 1918 than in 1017 1917 The total last year was about head that of of 1017 1917 about Seattle and Portland d clubs clubs' of the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- i Coast International Baseball league e probably will accept the Pacific Coast leagues league's invitation to Join It said directors of I the the former circuit meeting at Seattle That the transcontinental relay station station sta tion of the Western Union Telegraph company which has been located In Winnemucca Ne Net Nev for se sev several eral ral years Is to be moved to Elk EIKo Is now practically i an au established fact The body of H II T T. Ellis Ems of Kellogg Idaho traveling tra from Mullan Idaho to Weiser Welser was found by bythe the railroad track at Scott station near Starbuck he he having ving fallen from the train on which he was a p passenger Salaries of a number of county ers cers In Montana l are cut by a law which has just gone into effect regarding re- re garding girding reclassification of counties s. s Fergus Lewis and Clark and Yellow v Yellowstone stone office holders are the sufferers Five of the seven states interested in the Colorado river reclamation project project In which acres acres of land In Utah are Involved have notified Governor Governor Gov Gov- Governor Bamberger that delegates tes ha have e been appointed to attend the conference conference conference confer confer- ence of governors called at Salt Lake for January 18 A petition for a rehearing before the Nevada Supreme Court will be filed by bythe bythe bythe the appellants In the Henry Miller 1 in inheritance ii- ii tax suits ac according to at at- attorneys torne s 's for the Miller estate If this Is denied It Is understood that an appeal ap- ap ap appeal appeal peal will be be taken to the supreme court of the United States The Arizona strip m may y bec become me apart a apart apart part of Utah State Engineer George F. F McGonagle is now In Phoenix Ariz to confer with the governor of that state regarding a division of property Utah to take the Arizona strip and Arizona Ari Arl zona to take the strip of country south of the river In San San SanJuan Juan count county Tragedy followed a friendly dinner dInner party part given the night before for two friends when Mr and nd Mrs John W. W Smith co colored ored residents of Boise Idaho Idaho Idaho Ida Ida- ho d tiled died ed from what Is believed to have hav been ptomaine aine poisoning caused b by canned asparagus served a at the dinner party L Later lter one of the gues guests s died The Intensely cold nights of the past few weeks at Salt Lake have resulted in the freezing of hundreds of water service pipes leading from the mains Into private residences and have created created cre cre- created a situation which ha has kept the water department on the the jump sixteen hours a day in thawing out the frozen pipes i Through the acquisition of ot the James Ryan cattle outfit including a large herd of ot cattle many horses and extensive e ranges the Gardner Cattle company essentially a Salt Lake institution institution institution in in- has become one the largest cattle outfits In the southern part of ot Nevada The deal was consummated last week Labor leaders pf pt Montana will insist insist in In- upon the passage of ot four labor bills by the pres present nt legislature The are are acts provIding for Cor an Increase In compensation paid in case of death or accident elimination of ot wild cat mining mining mining min min- ing permanent establishment of cm- cm plo ment agencies and a bill biH compel- compel Ing lug employers els to pay when due France has turned down an offer of ot horse meat heat from Montana Since the signing of the armistice ranchmen In Montana and other western range states s have asked their representatives tives In congress to offer for or sale them then a large number of ot young fat horses hordes too small for work purposes to the French government The Helena LI Light ht and Railway pany's directors has decided first to Invite the city of Helena to take over and operate the lines in such a way oay as to eliminate the deficit second 1 to apply to the state state railway r sion for an increase In fares fare f or third to discontinue operations The company claims to have been operating at a loss for some time Angl Anglers rs and sportsmen In Butte and anti Anaconda are arc up In arms against the bl biennial bi arising of the professional politician p who never hunted for an anything any any- o thing but votes and never never angled for tor anything but slimy ballots to to-do to do away with the game warde wardens warden's s 's d department The total amount of ot money loaned to Montana farmers by the federal farm loan board Is accord accord- lag ing to a report just submitted to con cress gress ress In the state national farm loan oan associations have been chartered The number of ot loans made is 2034 2934 and I the Jie average size of the loan is ja j. j J |