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Show INLAND NOSi'iiWSi L'0,000 boxes of apples were shipped from Portland, Ore., to England. The hippors are expecting an average jrice of nround $1.30. m m m Four of Butte, Mont., 44 retail dalr. es, are rated in class A on a basis of ?quipment, methods and product for i period of six months in tho classification classi-fication of local milk producers. A man from near Tonopah, Nov., has undertaken the delivery of 500 cords of wood, involving a haulage 3f TO miles. The last load received Measured bVz cords when delivered. Federal irrigation projects In the lemi-arld suites of the west netted farmers 114,000,000 in crops during die last fiscal year, according to the inuual report of Director Arthur P. Davis of the United States Reclamation Service. The last of the hunting licenses returned re-turned from Idaho says that the Idaho umters enriched the Elko county, N'ev., fund by exactly SS00. These ivere taken out for hunting sage hens ind deer, and is the largest sum yet 'eceived from this quarter. m m m Figures made public through the lo-."al lo-."al branch of the United States land jffice show that 2,S45,000 acres of land n the arid and semiarid West have )een Irrigated and are now in large measure bearing crops watered by gov-:rnment gov-:rnment irrigation systems. ? The Anaconda, Mont., police force nay be small, hut it is a mighty efficient effi-cient one at that. This was shown ty i piece of clever work when they picked jp a cold trail and within three lours had apprehended the six boys ;vho robbed a store of $36. The last of the $2,S04,000 Montana state educational bonds have been shipped to New York for sale by State Treasurer J. W. Walker. The amount ihipped totalled $060,000. $300,000 of lie bond funds will have been spent in university building up to Dec. 30. Co-operation of civic organizations ind clubs in the bazaar planned by the R-oman's auxiliary to Portland post of he American Legion to Bupply delicacies deli-cacies and gifts for disabled ex-service Ben in local hospitals and unemployed reterans of the world war has been lsked. mm What city officials claim Is a truly remarkable showing, was learned when City Treasurer Bryan, completed her report for the year at Anaconda, Mont. Out of a total taxation of $107,772.94, Mrs. Bryan collected all but $3,320.73 jn realty and $301.65, on personal property. With her faithful dog lying across ler body, Mrs. Ida Bertleson was found frozen to death in a clump of brush lbout a mile north of Bozeman, Mont. R'hen the people who were searching for Mrs. Bertleson found the body it ivas only after a hard battle that they .vere able to get the dog away from t. a a A convalescent home for disabled vorld war veterans will be established n Seattle, Ore., Immediately, was mnounced following a meeting of the 13th district United States veterans' )ureau, attended by 24 vocational experts ex-perts representing Washington, Oregon ind Idaho. The Red Cross was represented rep-resented at the conference. Government hunters and : trappere imployed by the predatory nnimal di-rision di-rision of the department of agriculture agricul-ture have been responsible for the iestructloln of 150,150 wild animals, lecording to a report that has been ssued. The campaign has covered a period of six years. During this time, n Oregon, there were 12,524 animals rilled. The federal land bank at Spokane, iVash., is now loaning about $1,000.-XK) $1,000.-XK) a month to the fanners of Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana. As inancial conditions improve, it is hoped to reach the former basis of lend-ng, lend-ng, which was $3,000,000 a month at the time action to test the constitutionality constitu-tionality of the federal farm loan act fas started. Ranchers on irrigated farms near Klamath Falls. Ore., are roused by the prospect of having to pay next ye.-ir m increase of $1.40 an acre, or a tax in irrigated hinds of approximately $5 in acre. K-anchors assert this amounts limost to confiscation. Delinquent axes for th& current year must be In-tluded In-tluded in the Jpudget for the ensuing rear. The delinquency amounts tu lbout $34,000. In case war Is declared in the future, '.he stare of Oregon will supply 1S.678 j nen to the 06: h reserve division, ac- j Cording to tables that have been re- ;eiv-d by Colonel Pegrat.i Whltworth, Chief. A statewide ooa;Yf-r.oe d;--:L-nril to create immediate j 's f;tr the rhon- sands of itm-mpioy-'d in Wa-OiliiL'ton. has l,c-n c?.!i -d by O.tverr.or H;irt to meet in Seattle. The mayors of all cities, and ..ther re in:'c:;.;l authorities 1 ore to be invited. |