The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-12-30
NORTHWEST NOTES


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Il now develops that the mysrerioni
MIR. Craig OF Pasadena. who pur
chased for an unknown consideration
ss,000,00a worth OF Portland proport,
two years ago. Is the Hartman sys
tenn.
The supreme court OF Montana hai
affirmed the decision az the district
court OF Jefferson county in the case
OF Street and others against the Delta
Mining company. q controversy over d
mining claim,
MRS. Carrie Kersh. charged with
murder ia connection with the death
or WI. A. Johnson at Portland. has
been convicted Of mansiaughter. Jess
webb. the wenan's accomplish, has
been convicted of murder
Denver has Installed nianIcipal
paving plant, and Is manufacturing les
own paving materials The work so
far has proven satisfactory, and the
report il given out that the materials
are up TO expectations.
A seven and one-half carat blue dia.
mond. valued al $1,000. which was
stolen from the home Of Crawford
hin. ewner Of the Denver Republk
{ can, In Denver, has been found In a
Pueblo pawn shop. The gem had
been sold for $500,
The coroner's jury investigating
the explosion AZ the Delagua, Colo,
nIine Or the Victor American Fuel
company November 5, in which seven
ty.nlne persisted. has returned yer,
diet exonerating the company from
any responsibility due to negligence
Bert Rose. convicted al big Tim.
Der, Mont. OF assault Ia the first de,
gree, committed June rs, on Miss A,
Whitney. when the prisoner attempt
ed 10 rob the lady. and because she
resisted, he tried to kiln her, has been
sentenced to ten years imprisonment
Going suddenly insane, Harry Bob,
q rancher in the western part OF Lin.
coin county, Montana, attacked aud
severely injured his netghbor, Robert
Wheoler, and then Killed himself,
Wheeler was struck over the head and
stunned. and then stabbed fourteen
times. He may recover.
All charges against Rnger Her
mann, formerly congressman and for
mer commissioner OF the general land
office, growing out OF the Oregon land
fraud indictments. were dismissed In
the federal court al Portland. on the
motion Of Francis J. Heney, the gov
ernment'g special prosecutor.
Tho sheep ranging in the White
Pine country. Nevada, are afflicted
with peculiar disease It's origin Is
not known. No method has been dis
covered by the woulgrowers by which
the malady can DO eradicated. Death
occurs within twenty-four hours after
the disease attacks the sheep
Nate McCauley, pioneer Montana
ranehman. Is dead at his home near
Forest Grove. Mont Mr. McCauley
was one Of the early settlers In the
Judith basin and amnssed large
fortune, and In addition TO his largo
land and stock interests. was direc,
tor Of the FIRST National bank OF Lew,
tstown.
mer surveyor general OF Washington
under the second Cleveland admins
tratinn, who died at a hospital in
Seattle, has been sent 10 Nashville
Tenns for burial. Mr., Watson was
the locating engineer OF the old Seat
tic a Montana railroad. now a part o.
the Great Northern
In the election contest brought al
Phlllipsburg Mont. by D. A. Mcleod
against Frank Morse Republican, Iol
the office Of sheriff, the court declared
Morse elected by majority of on
vote. The official count had glvsI
Morse majority Of one, but runner,
OF irregularities In the count at Ger
tain precincts furnished the grounds
for the contest
There win be at least two member
OF the forthcoming legislature n
Helena who will favor the enaetmen
OF woman's suffrage law In Montana
Both OF Dawson county's representa-
lives have pledged themselves to suF
port such measure.
Itemtzed statements showing the re
NEaE|a anu hAnNAA HAAANuAh NulNuk VIZ
campaign OF 1910 OF both the Dome
cratic and Republican state ceutra
committees OF Montana have bee
nled. The reports show the Demo
Gratis spent siT776 on the campaign
while the Republicans spent $4,000.
A new cattle-feeding grain has bee,
developed at the wyoming experiment
farm Rt worland after four years o
experimenting. The grain. which Is
cross between the Russian speit AM
American wheat. is called ommer. |
Is said 10 be dFoughtreslstinE. adaptet
20 irrigated or arid soil, and capable o
giving yield of from 30 TO 10
bushels 10 the acre.
Dick Stalcup OF Meadow Greek
Mont, had u narrowing experience
while out hunting In the Upper Madi
son valley. He became separated iron
his party and wandered around In tn,
deep SNOW two and 4 half days beiort
reaching a saw mill camp.
Suit has been fled at Helena b,
Phillip Tillinghast, receiver of IN,
First National bank OF Billings Mont
to collect sl35.SO0 from p. b. Moss
former president Of the defunct insti
tuition, Rverred to be the amount o