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Show News Hipp2ain?3 . of the Great Interm9untain States It is said that there is a strong probability that a branch railroad will he built from the T. & T. road at ValleyTeeopa, Nevada to the soap mine in Pahrump Valley. Should this be done the settlement of that section will be rapid. Coyotes, hunting in packs with all the cunning of wolves, kill an average of a deer every day in the region of the north forks of the John Day river, Ore., believes Fred C. Peterson, ol Uklah, who tippehled to members of the Rod and Gun club at Pendleton, Ore., to send special trappers to kill the pests. Pahrump Valley, Nevada, reports that many encouraging developments are taking place in that section. Among other things a well has just been completed at a point about two miles south of the Pahrump ranch with arrangements made for financing The well Is something less than 40C feet deep. Tom Boofer, a resident of the Cherrj Creek district "for many years, was found frozen to death near Currie a few days ago. Mr. Boofer had started to Currie in his car to keep a business appointment and when his car got stalled In the snow started to walk to the ranch and was frozen in the attempt. A preacher has succeeded a warrior as chief of the Cowlitz tribe of In. dians in the election of John Ike at a meeting of the tribe in the church at Harmony, Lewis county, Wash., Ike' preaches every Sunday at the Indian church. ITe is a son of the widow of Bat Kiona, deceased chief of the tribe. Former chiefs of the tribe have been warriors. A piece of crepe and a sketch of a coffin that bore the word "Revenge" which was sent in a letter, constitute an ominlous threat, a Butte husband believes. It landed a man named Mc-Leod Mc-Leod In jail, when the complaining witness, who is said to be the husband of the former wife of McLeod told county authorities he believed the lat. ter was the sender of the warning. "He told my wife he would kill any man she ever married," this husband says. i'he Intel-mountain section is the only part oT the United States presenting pre-senting any evidence on wiieat rates at ttwe general rate hearing before the Intert-tate commerce commission, George E. Erb. president of the Idaho public utilities commission, said in a report to Governor Davis. Other sections, sec-tions, he says, are presenting evidence on hay and feed grain rates, but not one touched on wheat. The great wheat growing states of North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Ne-braska, Kansas and Oklahoma, failed to touch this question at ail. Dally market reports on livestock and men'ts, fruits, vegetables, dairy products and grain at the- principal market centers may be taken "frm:i the air" by any radiophone set within 500 miles, tsitj-s the United spates bureau of markets. Crop and weather reports are also sent broadcast. Bureau rfl-clals rfl-clals declared the use of the radiophone radio-phone will become almost universal among farmers nnd shippers witlrth a short time. Middle Western universities univer-sities also are transmitting marktt reports. re-ports. It was said, Including the University Uni-versity of Nebraska. Idaho and Utah may soon he Included. A sixty-four page booklet of rules nnd regulations governing exhibits for the fifth annual Intermountain livestock live-stock show to be held at North Salt Iako, April 3, A, 5 nnd 0. shews a to. lal of SiloOO ofTered In special and regular reg-ular prizes for exhibits. Of the prizes, $10W in cash and prize animals are offered In special classes and divisions. A total of :.-) of the bookslcts are to be distributed. Thoy contain story on Salt Ijiko as the Intennoun. tain livestock center and pages on the show officers ami committees, the dally program of entertainments, a story on Davis county and Its resources, three pages on rules and regulations, nine pages on classes of cattle, sheep and sw ine lo be exhibited, a page on boys' and girls' classes and two pages on do-nntors do-nntors to the show fund. Among the entertainments listed for show week are the special championship boxing contest of twelve rounds scfioculed for the Salt Lake theatre and the Wed. nesdny evening dinner to he given by the Commercial club for buyers at ttie show. The boxing match Is to bo nr. ranged between two boxers for some Intennountain championship. Henry S. Judson of Los Angeles, long lilenlilied with large land projects In various parts of the est, was In I. as Vegas looking over the city and surrounding country. He Is representing repre-senting Los Am:eles capital which .Is looking with favor on Las egas as a place for prolltable Investments. He I left with a most favorable Impression of the oprtorlunttips for development vi ii 1 1 expeevs to rciiirn In a Hhort lline will arriiiigemeiils made for llnatu'tng several projects which he has In view |