The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1911-02-09
STATE NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest CuIled from the
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Hunt, and then walked to CokevilIe and
surrendered himself to the authorities.
Pete Murphy, one of the four men
arrested at Ogden in connection with the
robbery Of the Overland Limited train on
January 2, was resident Of Jerome up
to December 81, when be left, saying he
was going to Butte.
Fred W. Jordan, former state senator
from Lincoln county, will not have to
serve three months in the county Jail and
pay a fine of $500 on a charge Of violating
the local option law in Gooding last
March, the Supreme Court having re-
yersed the decision Of the lower court.
The Jordan Valley Express in calling
attention to the notice Of election for in
corporation Of that town, which provides
for one mayor, one treasurer, one record
er, one marshal and SIX alderman, tersely
suggests that judging from the racket at
night what the town needs is six marshals
and only one alderman.
1t is getting SO nowadays that even
the wood-chopper has to be on the look
out lest he Il get his head blown off by
combustibles Last week at Moscow while
chopping wood for neighbor, man
who had pried piece Of stump wood
open with wedge discovered, when it
fell apart, stick Of dynamite over two
inches long
A. 0. Oberlin Of Grand View was held
up by Scott Brown and Otto Schroeder,
prizefghter Of Mountain Home, last week
and upon failure to extort money from
their victim, the rutians lit in and brut-
ally beat him up. Warrants for the as
sailants' arrest were at once issued at
Bruneau, but the offenders lad made
good their getaway.
Near Haley last week T. M. Flowers
and a son were caught in snowslde and
both perished, and both horses they were
driving were killed. Two hired men who
were driving short distance behind es-
capped the slide and hurried back to town
and brought out rescueing party of 25
men, who dug the unfortunates out after
several hours of hard work.
From report in Twin Falls paper it
appears that the police force down there
are having warm time in trying to pre-
vent the tipplers from quenching their
thirst for intoxicants. A few days ago an
early morning raid made on rooming
house resulted in the capture Of large
quantity Of liquors and the lining up of
twelve persons in police court.
The State Legislature has made an ap-
OF $4,000 for new steel
wagon bridge across Snake river at Pay
ette, connecting that city with the broad
Dead Ok fiat which is now coming into
rapid development. The town is to be
as this bridge is an i'm
Payette has long stood sorely
in need Of. The bridge is expected to be
completed by next fall.
At a Socialist meeting held in Nampa I
last Thursday night in Prtscott hall, over
500 people were in attendance Music,
speaking and a supper was the order Of
the program. At previous meeting
their own hall proved inadequate to ac- Z
commodate the crowd, and now that the ;
Prescott has failed to hold the people, it Z
is stated that at their next meeting which /
will be next Monday-the day set for the
big Socialist demonstration all over the
United Ststes-they will engage the Nam
pa theatre for the occasion. Prominent
Socialists from all over the state Of Idaho
are expected to participate in the protest (
demonstration, and it is planned to make
the 18th a red letter day in the history Of
the Socialist party.