The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-12-24
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or The IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD M sRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making HIstor,
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In . Few Lines.
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The government grand Jury Il 70 10
vestigate the AFFAIRS Of the Great
Western Beet Sugar company 81
Mouutain fiome. idaho, Il being
charged that tlie Officers 81 the com
pany NOT only solo wafer rights sever
~ tiuiss over, but also disposed 81
government land 10 which II had ne
| title
The Jury In this case against Mrs
Mary II Johnson accused OF having
derlagdtd the Seattle Electric com
pany u ss0e BY means 81 q fake dam
age claim returned verdict or not
/ guilty
The eleventh Montana legislative
nFaeinby Ii 20 meet In extraordinary
session Ia Helena on December "a TO
consider appropriations for additions
70 the state capital
Because his friend, candidate at
the late election, vas defeated at the
polls. John Mulholtand. harness
maker. committed suicide al Santa
Barbara. Gal Nlnlholtnnd threatened
hcfnre election 10 take his life IN the
event ~ bic friend being defeated
Mrs Olive Burbank. mother 81 Ia.
1ber Burbank, the horticulturist,
w.oeo fame has spread 10 Europe and
earned recognition from the learned
societies IA Berlin and PARTS, died at
Santa Rosa, Cal, Wednesday, aged 96
years
An explosion II mine No rs Of the
Cedar nm Coal Il Coke company.
twenty-five miles northeast Of TRIM.
dad. Colo, Instantly killed two men
early Thursday They were Robert
Hamey and James Pedeseo, and both
left familiea,
Deepite every effort Of the local Of
iieers, aided by outside talent. not the
least trace has been heard Of the
body Of the little Conrad boy, stolen
from its grave az Great Falls, Mont,
on Thanksgiving evening. Many al.
legged clews have been followed up
without success
DOMESTIC.
Ghouls robbed the body OF Mrs
Alice Bennett, who was killed IN
railroad wreck near FlagRtaff, Arlz,.
Of considerable sum OF money.
The United States cruiser Buffalo,
With 500 marines ON board. has been
ordered 10 Corinto to protect Ameri
cans and American property from the
wrath Of adherents OF Zelaya,
otiicial announcement h made OF
the purchase by j Il Morgan n Co OF
controlling interest In the six addition,
nj independent telephone companies Of
Ohio and Indiana
All doubt as 10 the fate OF the FIVE
girls reported missing after the IRE
az shrack q Sherwoods factory In
Philadelphia was removed when the
1--WE bodies we're found on the third
floor Of the damaged building
Seated al his ftreaidc reading and In
the presence Of his family. serapo
Menzon, wealthy politician, living
al Gonzales, NJ NJ. was assassinat
"a Two brothers named Torres have
been arrested and are held Tor inves
tieatipn.
Municipal dance halls AZ substis
tute for private halls were advocated
by Mrs, Joseph r. Bowen. president
OF the Juvenile Protective associa
tion. Ia an ADDRESS at the luncheon
Of the ways and means committee In
Chicago
The report OF the National Ciinners
association shows that g.429,000 bales
~ cotton had been ginHed 10 Decem
bcr 10, 1909,
Two women. two men aud three
lost thier lives and seven
other persons were seriously injured
in a tenement tire In Cincinnati, which
broke out al midnight, Three of the |
dSaa were hurted 70 cindefs
A broken rail caused the wreck Of 4 |
passenger train on the Southern rail
way. near Greensboro, y. c.. twslve
being Killed and twenty.
tour injured.
Three trains wore wrecked near
Waterfowl s. ~. because Ut the Pc
Guitar action of frost In causing the
rails to spread
six passengers we're killed as the
result ot frugu collision near Erle
=, r.. while a score or more were In,
iured
Agnes Claypool. aged rs. and her
hanees. Harvey Rlsseh, aged q. were
ktlled In an automobile accident al !
Pasadena. Cat
After eating all telegraph and tele,
phone wires entering the town of !
paoli. OKLA. robbers dyuaniited the
state bank Ut Paoli. secured $500 In |
cash and escaped,
The National Good Roads conven.
tion at ToagEa, kaus. suggests us
tlonal aid tor permanent reads. a
system of national Highways connect.
Ing capitals OF the various states. /
and OF state highways CONNECTING |
various county seats use OF federal |
prisoners Tor building reads. aud the |
OF FOadmaklug on .
strictly business basis.
-Four men are under arrest. three
st FlorlG, III, and one al Neuia III, |
as the result % safe-hiuwing al I
lola. III. and the subsequent pursuit |
OF robbers by posses OF citizens aided /
by hlOodhouhis,
Al the close OF the big game sea /!
son, December ld. II was found the |
cost Of the chase had been thirty.four |
lives in New England and eastern |
Canada Among the score or more I
knoYn 70 have been seriously injured, |
i've are not expected to recover and /
two Eill lose their sight