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Show j f Western Brevities J i i from the Many I ; Western States tBohse,-Snowfall in most portions I f Idaho was only about 50 per cent , j v, normal .luring February, alth o u-h he total precipitation figures we more than the average, sa ,s h rc.onthly report of C. K. 1 Cnited States weather observe. In Boise This discrepancy, he eMda.ns Has because the mild weather caused most of the precipitation to fall as rain. Wvoming.-Repair of the paved guwavs in the state is now going on bv the state road commission, a total to-tal of twelve gangs of repair men being at work in the several counties coun-ties in which there is hard surface paving. The paving gangs will cover about 250 miles of hard surfaced paving pav-ing before they finish. Twin Falls. Plenty of rails are avilable to continue laying track on the Rogerson, Idaho-Wells, r,ev., railroad short cut from southern Idaho Ida-ho to the Pacific coast, according to Chief Engineer W. R. Armstrong, In denying that work was being held up for lack of rails. It is the intention inten-tion of the company, he added, to surface what track has been laid before be-fore more rails are put down. Carson City. The Nevada legislature legisla-ture adjourned Friday after a prolonged pro-longed fight over the general appro priation bill. Two outstanding act: of the legislature were the passim, ot a 4-cent gasoline tax and an appropriation ap-propriation of $250,0005 for the Reno highway exposition. Washington. Renick "W. Dunlap of Kingston, Ohio, was nominated by President Coolidge as assistant secretary sec-retary of agriculture, the post for which Cecil W. Creel of Nevada has been prominently mentioned for several sev-eral months. The appointment came as a surprise as it was considered that the place would go to Creel, according ac-cording to the Gazette. Colorado Springs, Colo. Patrick Murphy, the oldest man in Colorado was 104 last week, "and just as mean as ever," he said laughingly in his oom at St. Francis hospital, where he has lived the past few years, and whence two years ago he ran away to climb Pike's peak, being tound by searchers high up the mountain side. San Francisco. Captain James L. Dikes, former post exchange officer at Ft. McDowell here, went before a courtmartial at the Presidio to explain ex-plain shortages of $11,000 In his accounts. ac-counts. It was explained by officers of the post that Captain Dikes is not charged with embezzlement, but that it is hoped through his testimony, to obtain evidence against former civil-Ian civil-Ian employes of the exchange, held responsible for mismanagement which resulted In the shortage. Los Angeles, Cal. Kid McCoy, former pugilist, recently convicted of manslaughter in connection with the slaying of Mrs. Theresa Mors here last August, was convicted in superior super-ior court of three counts of assault growing out of a shooting affray in Mrs. Mors' antique shop the morning after her death. Rock Springs, Wyo.A beet sugar factory, a creamery and cheese plant and an extension of the Union Pacific Paci-fic railroad from Rock Springs, is rumored ru-mored in nm1ini.it...'.... .vouvb sources to be among the improvements in store for Rocv T frty miles nort o. Rock Spnngs, in 1925 and 1926. Portland, Ore.-President Coolidge asissued an executive order rOUdge m approximately nine acres of land near Algoma, Klamath county, Oregon Ore-gon for townsite purposes, according PosetTf?hrBt1,lU?eEymlifate'--Minn 1 TVle Superior copper fields , , u Peking a movement for ,b! , , 6 t and operation o h he":;-e,0p-Pr deposits on SnakV 0p- -r.ct of HomesttrotE and on the Vnrti, 1 Eaer low Huntingn!11 eStern rai1" "e- Seattle Wpsh . i -Pox was wild , 7nnsed lhat B"all- ' B. C.. D . GP,7Va VaDC0U-rtarge VaDC0U-rtarge here for the T SrUier' ln Public health s.rv; ted States p"s oItc:votretIthat 311 "'"re mossing the 1 Vaccina s the American border Los Angeles ct,- i 'ers. said 0 all boot- ! NEh school new63 SUPPl5'in .bere. --feaeral ury |
