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Show Intsrmountain Nsws --Briefly Told for Busy Readers CLAIM HORSE MEAT SALE BOWLING TILT LOOMS CATTLE FEVER CLUED POTATOES CO TO COAST ROAD WORK LAROE ITEM POCATBLLO, IDA. A local citizen cit-izen has been arrested, charged with selling horse meat to restaurants restau-rants and also, possession of rum. IDAHO FALLS, IDA. Cities of southern Idaho and of Utah will soon compete in a tournament for bowling honors. Salt Lake, Ogden, Idaho Falls,, Boise, Twin Falls, Salmon, St Anthony, and Pocatello have arranged to enter teams in the meet PANGUITCH, LT. A total of 1350 cattle in this district have been vaccinated against undulant fever, and seven fever cases treated, all recovering, by the extension service and county agent PROVO, TJT. Many potato growers grow-ers ol Utah county have found a market In California for their crop of russett potatoes. OGDEN, UT. The forest highways high-ways approved from the regular forest highway appropriation, and from the unemployment forest highway high-way funds for this year, are : Wyo-mlng-Hoback canyon, ? 177,800 ; Teton Te-ton Pass, $25,000; Wind River, $24,800; Logan-Garden City, $161-000 $161-000 ; Alpine Scenic highway, $3,000 ; Heber-Fruitland, $12,000 ; Sevler-Oove Sevler-Oove Fort, $166,107; Bryce Canyon, $63,000; Blanding natural bridges, $10,000. JUNCTION, UT. Rodent control work conducted In this section in twelve towns has resulted in 2420 pounds of poisoned oats and wheat being distributed In sparrow and other pest campaigns recently. VERNAL, UT. A total of 458 Individual permits have been approved ap-proved for the grazing of 6S00 head of cattle and 15,800 sheep on the Nebo division of the Uintah national nation-al forest for the ensuing year. POCATELLO, IDA. The roads of southern Idaho have been kept open and maintained in better condition con-dition than from any previous seasons, sea-sons, because of a light fall of snow this winter. SALT LAKE CITS', UT. Apportionment Appor-tionment of $86,832 to Utah high schools has been announced by the state superintendent of public instruction. in-struction. The amount represent 70 per cent of the $124,051.79 raised by the two-tenths of a mill tax levied lev-ied exclusively for high school purposes. pur-poses. The distribution this year is $14,123.36 larger than for last year, when the, initial 70 per cent apportionment was made. The per capita allottment this year was $2.88 eompared with $2.71 last year. RUPERT, IDA. Farm products totalling 218 carloads were shipped from this city in February, 29 more cars of the same class than were forwarded In the same month of i930. A list of 186 cars of potatoes were forwarded and this is 2S cars In excess of the shipments of one year ago. MT. PLEASANT, UT. Sanpete eounty will have to borrow money this year to complete highway projects pro-jects now under, constructiou, according ac-cording to plans of the county com missioners. A total of $5S300 will be needed as the county's share to complete the road work this summer. sum-mer. BLAGKFOOT, IDA. Mrs. Effie Bible's application to make the Gold Star Mothers pilgrimage in 1931 has been approved by the quartermaster quar-termaster general's office. Mrs. Bible makes the fourth Gold Star Mother slated to make the pilgrimage pilgrim-age from Bingham county this season. sea-son. OGDEN, UT. Records at the city health department reveal Ogden has been unusually free from contagious diseases this winter. No cases of measles have been reported and only one case each of scarlet fever an4 mumps. CARSON CITY, NEV. T'le Judiciary Ju-diciary committee of the state assembly has reported favorably on a bill that would permit granting of divorce to any person who has resided in the state for six weeks. MANTI, UT. Retrenchment on expenses of Sanpete county in a number of departments and public works Is proposed by representatives representa-tives of the farm bureau of the county. OREM, U'j., -Berry acreage in the Orem berry dislrk-t will be greater In 1931 than lO.'iO by over 200 acres growers in the district report re-port MT. HOME, IDA. A move Is being urged to enlist slate aid to begin be-gin work on the proposed highway cut-off from Idaho to yan Francisco. Fran-cisco. TWIN FALLS, IDA. Efforts to pool the bean crop of growers in the district are being made with much prospects for Biiccc-vs. ST. GEORGE, UT. Under the direction of District Agricultural Instector Blazzard and the county agent two spray rings have been organized one each at Torjuerville arid Hurricane and Die fruitgrowers have purchased power spray outfits. out-fits. SALMON, IDA. A fire, which was accelerated by a high wind, destroyed de-stroyed $225,' oo worth of buildings In this city. Heroic efforts were required re-quired to save many other buildings from the flames. |