The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-03-18
NORTHWEST NOTES

Struck by light engine while try.
ing to get their handcar OFF the track,
two Japanese section men were killed
at Comus.
Ed A. Poe fell beneath freight
train at Shafter, Nevada. sustaining
injuTies which resulted in death an
hour later.
]. NJ. Parsons. carpenter, fell un'
derneath a freight train NJ Green's
citation. Nevada, his left foot being
caught under the wheels and crushed
30 badly that amputation was neces-
sary.
William a. Vance, charged In an in
dictment with malicious mischief for
shooting bull belonging to j. J. Cub
Ter at I.und, Nevada. last July. was
exonerated by jury in the district
court, after fifteen minutes delibera-
ton on Thnrsday
Andrew McNichols, charged with as.
sault with intent to Kill l.. H. viii
liams BY shooting him with shot
gun September 8 at Cherry Greek. Ne
yada. was found guilty BY jury. Nc
Nichols attorneys Will endeayor TO
secure a new trial
May Yohe. former actress and wife
Of Putnam Bfadlee Strong has com
menced suit at Portland for divorce
on grounds OF deseFtion, The com.
plaint states that she married Strong
at Buenos Ayres on October 3, 1912.
Mrs. Strong has resided In Portland,
at intervals. for several years
Robbers entered the home OF Dis
trict Attorney William Woodburn al
| Reno, Nevada, and carried away jew.
elry and silyerware amounting to
about $1,000. Mrs Woodburn had
gone 10 a neighbor's for few min.
4 ntes, and when she returned she
found that her home had been robbed.
The work Of reconstructing the
washed cut portion Of the Salt Lake
Route, In Meadow Valley wash, Is un.
der way, and will be pushed with
vigor. Material for the reconstruc-
/ tlon OF the road Is on hand, and II Is
hoped to soon be able TO announce a
definite date for the resumption OF
through traffic
The senate recently passed a bill
/ permitting second homestead entries
under certain conditions, and the bill
Is now before the house committee
on public lands awaiting considera.
/ ton. The measure is OF interest
/ throughout the west, as it will re.
store homestead rights to a great
number OF individuals.
The majority Of Hiram c. Gill, RE
| publican candidate for mayor of Seat.
tie on a wide-open.town platform, was
less than 1000 over William II.
Moore, Democrat. Gin swept the
downtown wards, but ran badly be-
hind In the resident districts. The
Republican city nominees, otherwise,
were successful by big majorities.
One OF the most startling events in
surgery, coupled with its criminalo-
| gical interest, took place at Reno, Ne
gada. few days ago. when Frank
4 Everett, o lifetermer, who was brought
over from the state prison at Carson
to receive surgical aid, was found to
have needle in his brain. Everett
is serving life sentence for muir
der.
Governor Brooks, the state veteri
marian. game warden and food com
missioner, left Creyenne on Wednes
day for the Jackson Hole country tC
i look after the thousands OF wild elk
said TO be starving In that section on
account of the deep snow and their
inability TO find forage. 1t will re
i quire ten days to make the journey
on snowshoes
eliminating In the wellington dis
aster, weather conditions of the last
fortnight lave been responsible for the
loss OF about 50, 100000 TO various rail
way companies operating in the Paci
flc northwest This is the official esti
mate, and covers loss of equipment
destruction of roadbeds and paralysis
OF traffic.
| Portland Is at present the gateway
for all through east and westbound
passenger business over the Hartman
lines The Southern Pacific trains Ia
and from California are moving both
ways through this portal on detom
OF from $500 to 1000 miles. made
necessary by the almost unprecedent
cd floods In Nevada,
According to a Denver dispatch, the
body OF woman found in the Platte
river has been Identified as that OF
Mabel Hanger, domestic, who dis
appeared November g. Harry Jones
said to have been an intimate OF Miss
Hanger, Is held by the authorities al
Butte, He is suspected of completely
in the death OF the girl.
Chief Engineer f. G, Triton, of the
Salt Lake Route, Is now in Nevada
getting ready to direct the work Of
rebuilding the road through the Mea
dow valley wash. The new line will
be built on higher elevation than the
old through the wash. although the
Did line that was washed out January
| will be rebuilt and put In operation
until the new line Is constructed.
The report OF the Colorado Railroad
commission, made TO the governor las,
week, favors legislation requiring
block signals on all railroad lines In
the state, II is suggested that the
railroads be allowed forr years In
Nhlch to equip their lines.
Grown desperate by the intensity OF
the winter and consequent lack Of
food, coyotes in packs of from ave ia
ten are repOrfed mplestinu residents