Show INLAND NORTHWEST IEST consumes more than a ton of coffee at nt breakfast each morning A Aton Aton ton is equivalent to cups 40 of which am be bo prepared from one pound Montana will receive at ut least this year cn to aid the Montana Society for o- o othe the thc l of oC Tuberculosis In Its campaign of education and Its war on the great white plague A preliminary survey suney of the Mis- Mis souls river valley from Missoula to Huson has been heen started by Irrigation engineers with a view toward possible development of the thc country for thi benefit of returned soldiers State reports show sho that sales of war savings stamps In Montana have fallen considerably below the monthly quotas quotas quotas' of late un and that about must be disposed of ot In December Total November November No No- vember sales ales were about Under the tho new schedule all aU grazing fees fecs are to be based ed on cattle rates which will vary from 8 cents to per head for year Long period In Utah Idaho W Wyoming and amI Montana I rate on cattle for full year will from 1 to 10 Certain sections in Montana are confronted confronted confronted con con- fronted with a coal famine and amI State Stare Fuel Administrator Gerry has addressed ad nd dressed dresse a letter to the thc chairman of the board of county commissioners in every ever part of the state where a short crop was harvested lit Itt Hev James Bowen Funsten first Protestant Episcopal bishop of Idaho died suddenly at nt his home at Boise Doie Idaho December 2 The late bishop was 62 G years ears of age having been born in Clarke county Va Ya In July of thin year 1850 Will Harvey Harvcy of Upalco Utah a successful successful suc suc- ces beekeeper last summer overestimated overestimated overes overes- b by a few pounds what one colony with one queen would pro produce uce lIe He expected the thc output to reach near 1000 pounds The actual amount was DOS pounds The city city- of Hamilton Montana at thc fhe head of the Bitter Ditter Root Hoot valley was completely quarantined last week weel on account of an epidemic of Spanish Influenza in in- Dances public assemblages find and loitering in billiard halls haUs Is ordered ordered ordered or or- dered stopped The schools however are to remain open Utah Is on the eve of a great and unprecedented manufacturing revival according accor ing to A. A C. C Rees Hees secretary of the Utah Manufacturers' Manufacturers association He lie bases this statement on the fact that the war Industries board has rescinded rescinded re re- re- re m many ny of Its rulings and guarantees guarantees guarantees guar guar- have come that materials can enn be obtained in needed quantities Construction work on the terminal being established at Soldier Summit Utah by h the Denver Rio Hlo Grande I railroad will be discontinued within afew a n afew nI I few da days s until warmer weather Al Al- I ready over has been spent In it Inthe the enterprise and a thriving little littletown town is springing up at Soldier Sum Sum- mit The influenza cpi epidemic continues continue creased In Helena Hundreds have hav taken a vaccine treatment nt Deaths Death average three to four a n day Street car rates In Ln Butte Dutte are arc raised from 5 to G C cents and ard children from 2 cents to 3 cents In a decision rendered by the Montana public service commission During the tho first twenty seven days day of November sale of thrift stamps in it Montana amounted to 5 L 7 State Director Turner announces The quota for this period was more than twice that sum In Nevada where here the shipments so far as express express rates are concerned are higher than the rates to Utah the dealer has his fish laid down at his place of business for a pound and nud he exacts from the thc customer a n pound a profit of 2 per pel cent Mrs Maggie V. V Smith Hathaway of Helena Mont has proved that It I Is ranch without without without with with- possible to run a GOO acre out the aid of mens men's labor She knows because she has Ims successfully conducted conduct conduct- ed her manless ranch for six years jears raising grain cattle and sheep The Fergus county service fla flag with all the stars corrected and numbered was hung under the dome of the courthouse courthouse courthouse court court- house at Lewiston Mont last lust week The rhe flag nag shows 2400 2460 stars represent representing ing lag the correct number of Fergus county bo boys s 's who olio have e gone Into the service ice Billings Is to have perhaps the most novel club In Montana l and the northwest northwest northwest north north- west If Indeed not In the thc entire coun coun- try In other words It t Is to be community community com com- affair with an Interstate mem mem- The preliminary steps have been taken and a sufficient membership membership member member- ship enrolled to guarantee the thc success of the undertaking Virtually all local liquor dealers of Montana will plunge Into new lines of commercial endeavor when prohibition becomes effective January Januar 1 Of the 1132 10 by saloons sa sa- saloons Butte buildings now occupied loons it is said that at least will willbe willbe be retained by the present leasers who Intend to convert their establishments into bowling alleys restaurants restaurants stands ants soda water County councils o oi 01 defense ar are asked to assist In search for the property of alien enemies according to an official or order er received at Helena They are ore also a asked aske ked t to keep a n watch for deserters de de- during luring demobilisation Dealers DenIers In fresh fish make mule an average average averige aver aver- age ige profit of per cent In Nevada per cr cent In Colorado per centa cent In a California and per cent In n Washington ton according to a statement I Just compiled by b the federal food foot ad administration J. J ministration an and made public through the he fish antI and game commissioner of I I each ach of the states |