The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-07-08
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
accord or the IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
BANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from Az
Quarters o. tire Globe and
Given In a Few Llnsa

4 &A@fAbtE W WV 2NNEN hn&
Given In Few Llnsa
INrER.MouNTAiN.
d ~ Bryant tourist. en- route
from Oklahoma to Idaho, shot and IA.
tally wounded George Herrera, Mex.
team. ia 4 saloon ii Cheyenne The
canss ~ tho shooting Is unknown.
bal IiafrePa's friends assert Il was
without proyocation, Bryant was ar.
rested.
A lone, masked bandit held up the
mail arid express stage which runs
between Plaeeryilis and Norwood In
San Miguel county, Colorado Several
passengers were lined up along the
road and compelled TO deliver their
saluahlss.
Larry Roy, Blaekfoot Indian. &C.
cnsed Of the murder Of his wife, was
acquitted BY Jury IN the federal
court al Helena, Mont, Lazy Boys
wife was murdered during a drunken
orgy on the reservation last Thanks.
giving night The Indians trial has
been IN progress for the past ten
days
Three persons were killed by the
explosion Of powder house At Boul.
der, Mont caused by man shooting
a. the house with a target rifle.
4, y. nolen pursued his divorced
wlfe Edna Adams. Into the grill OF
Portland hotel. where he shot and
wounded her slightly 10 the cheek.
Bolen then fred Two bullets into hia
own head. falling dead. Jealousy was
the cause
Three men we're killed by nm OK.
p'osinn ~ the Dupont powder plant nj
Dupont. Wash, aud the main building
of the plant was seriously damaged
Mort M0rtcnson. rancher. fell from
4 hay rake on his farm near La lara,
Colo, when the horses became fright.
oned One ~ the long teel teeth OF
the rake pierced the eye and was dirty.
en- Into his brain. causing instant
death.
DOMESTIC.
Fire starting from an unknown
cause practically wiped out the town
Of Migpah. Nina The flames finally
we're subdued by blowing up the post.
office but ding with dynamite.
Otto Eppera, aged N, made sue.
eessful dive from the Brooklyn bridge
into the east river. $50 feet. on Wed
nrsday In order 10 win $3.50 and three
suits o. clothes.
That the census will show tho
southern states, including Missouri
aud Oklahoma. 10 have made a gain
Ia population OF Fl per cent since 1900
u the estimate Of the Southern Com.
mereial congress.
The Americans Interested In tho
long and bitter tight waged by rival
interests and German newspapers
against the Deatsche Vacuum OH com.
psny. ore Of the branches Of the
Standard OIL company. have Just
scored a big victory, the public prose.
cutor, after a thorough investigation,
having decided that no necessity ex.
lists tor action by his offlce against
the concern, An important part of the
investigation was In connection with
the work Of r. L. Quarles. American
manager u the German eumpany's
sales department. and the prosecutor
declares no evidence Of anything war.
rRnting prosecution was found against
Mr Quafles. The costs of the entire
inquiry VIII be borne by the state and
the result constitutes notable tri
umph for American interests In Ger
many
Henry Clay Weeks, the first man 10
start q systematic scheme Tor the ex.
termination Of mosquitoes In this
country, died Friday at his country
home at RAyside. Long Island. He
was IS years old and an architect by
profession,
Six persons were drowned and sey.
erai others are reported as mIssins
a. the result Of ctoudburst near
saylersviile. Ky, Buildings were
swept away and crops were ruined.
Lee o'Nell Browne. on trial ON tho
charge OF bribery in connection with
the election OF William Lorimer TO tho
untted States senate from Illinois.
Will probably stand trial again. tho
Chicago jury having disagreed.
The long deferred decision In the
case brought last December by the
Commercial club traffic bureau OF
Salt Lake on behalf Of Utah common
shipptug points against traRscontinen.
tai railroads. has been decided by the
Interstate commerce commission. Re,
duetions amounting to so per cent
from existing rates In some cases
we're order. effective October /. Tho
Salt Lake business men won at every
Point
frestdent Taft and former Presl.
dent Roosevelt vii speak from the
same platform at San Antoulo, Tex.
during the meeting Of the Trans. Mis-
stasippt Commercial eongresG next
November. according to Arthur +.
Francis. secretary Of the congress.
II is the general belief THAI Cover.
nor Mann ~ Virginia will. ia due timc,
appoint former Governor Swanson TO
on cur the unexplFed term az John
warwiek Daniel ia the United States
senate. though the governor has
never made public statement 10
this effect
The naron DE Hirsch school. which
has beer educating the children %
Eull grants ia New York City for TWEEN.