The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-03-17
NORTHWEST NOTES

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For the first time in its history
Fort Mckenzie, Wyo., is entirely oe
void Of soldiers, all OF the men hay
ing been sent TO Fort Houston,
Texas.
The state senate OF Washington
have passed joint resolution ex'
pressing high regard for former Sec
rotary Of the Interior Richard A. Bal
linger and commencing his official
acts.
News comes from Wadsorth, New,
the former division point Of the South.
ern Pacific before the line through
the state was Strengthened and the
town of Sparks was quilt, that the
old town is to be revived.
The verdict Of the coroner's jury
In the inquest over the Victims Of the
Belmont mine fire, at Tonopah, cen
sures the management and bosses for
showing a lack OF experience and
knowledge In case OF emergency.
The legislature of Nevada, by reso
luton, has rendered the free.
dom Of Nevada to ex-President
Roosevelt in anticipation OF his visit to
Reno on April 8, when he will deliver
his lecture on Civic Righteousness"
In he year 1909 Nevada ranked
sixth in the production of gold, sill
yer, copper, and lead. In 1910 her
dividends amounted to more than all
the mines of the state of Montana,
Arizona, Idaho, and Alaska combined.
The appropriation of $4,000 for
running the Nevada legislature for
sixty days is about used and $4,000
more has been asked for. 1t is esti'
mated that the session will cost the
people $4,000 for salaries, mileage,
stationary, etc.
Tuesdays election at Seattle result
ed in the choice of five councilmen
who are members Of the Pacific Wei.
fare league and four who were in.
Iorsed by the league, thus putting the
reform element in entire control oil
the city government.
Louis Shock, waiter in a restaur.
ant, shot and fatally wounded Miss
Marian Silvia, aged 10, a waitress in
the same restaurant, at the home OF
the girls sister, in Tacoma, and then
shot and killed himself. Miss Silvia
had refused to marry Shoch.
Breakage. of the Nevada California
Power companys main supply line
over fifty miles west of Goldfield in
the White mountains, caused the tenn
porary suspension of all operations by
mines and mills in Goldfeld, Tono
pah and other southern camps, with
no power or lights.
The coroner's jury investigating the
killing of Wesley Britton by Ira Sher.
rad at Grey Bull, Wyo, returned a
verdict of justifiable homicide. 1t was
testified that Britton had gone to
Sherrad's room with the intention of
killing the latter because of alleged
attention to Britton's wife.
Henry L. Myers of Hamilton. Mont,
elected United States senator after a
long deadlock in the legislature, was
a member of the state senate when
w. A. Clark was chosen United States
senator, and was one of the men who
resisted the Clark agents and ex.
posed the corruption of members OF
the legislature.
Officers at Pasco, Wash, have ar.
rested George Ross and John Lynch,
alleged safe crackers. They boarded
Northern Pacific freight train at
Lind and when asked to get off dis.
played their guns as tickets. They
had on their persons about $1,000
worth of jewelry and guns and a com.
plete outfit of burglars tools.
Patrick B. Buchanan, successful
rancher and stockman, formerly mem.
Der of the Montana legislature, resi-
dent Of Montana since 1884 and one
OF the best known and highest es.
teemed citizens of Cascade county,
died OF pneumonia Wednesday at his
home on Willow creek, seven miles
northeast of Belt, Mont, aged 81.
Captured just when plans for as.
sasstnating Mayor N. S. Pratt OF Spo
kane are thought to have reached
maturity, John Steele and Stuart
Moffett, now in the Spokane Jail, are
considered by the police as the muir.
derers of Captain John r. Sullivan
and accomplices in a plot to kill Pres.
ident Taft during the next month.
The Seattle Commercial club an.
nounces that President Taft has
promised to be present on the open
ing day of the Northwest Develop
ment congress, which will be in SEES.
sion in Seattle from September 5 to
8. Officials and commercial bodies
OF Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Mon.
tana and Wyoming are expected to
participate in the congress.
The Denver chamber of commerce
has issued an appeal to citizens Of
Colorado for contributions for relief
of Chinese famine sufferers.
S. II. Splath OF Cascade. Montana.
has an interesting stock farm story.
He says hog just ended a fast Of
~ days, during which time 1t shrunk
from 2g5 to 80 POUNDS.
William Carr a Montana pioneer.
died suddenly at the county hospi.
tai at Helena, last Sunday. He was
siXty-nine years of age and earned
fame in the early days as one of