The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-05-26
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making history
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of tire Globe ard
Given In a Few Llnea
iNTgRmouNrAIn

fNTERmouNTAlN
Governor shafroth OF Colorado IL Ia
Washington 10 protest against the
abolition OF the Department OF the
Colorado with headquarters at Denver.
The story comes from Pueblo, Colo,
| OF a hen becoming intoxicated, drink
| ing liquor from broken whisky bot.
| Tie, Later she laid an egg, moulded
on which waa the replica OF coiIed
| rattlesnake.
At noon on Wednesday the six big
gates OF the Hanser lake dam, across
| the Missouri river eighteen miles
from Helena, dropped from their ca
blos, closing up the dam, thus mark
Ing the practical completion OF the
greatest engineering enterprise in
| Montana
A loss OF $4,000 was caused at
Verdi, Nevada, by the complete de-
| structlon OF the warehouse OF the Cali
fornia Sugar and White Pine agency
| plant by fire. II was occupied by the
Stone and Webster Engineering cor,
| poration.
After eyading authorities nearly
twelve years Fred Weber, alias J. Fl.
Jones. who killed William Kraft with
stone In youthful fight at st.
Louis, June 20, 1899. was arrested
Monday In Salt Lake.
DOMESTIC
The grand jury at Oakland, Cal,
/ has returned two Indictments against
Henry r, Dalton, assessor OF Ala
media county. who was arrested Fri
day. The indictments charge receiv-
inE bribe and asking and agreeing
to take bride.
Az the convention OF Volunteers or
America. held in Cleveland, General
darlington Booth OF New York was
nominated to succeed himself as pres.
ident, which is equivalent TO an cleo.
ton.
The Ice on the Yukon river having
been broken north OF Hootaliuqua. the
steamer Canadian OF the White Pass
and Yukon route sailed from the foot
OF Lake Loharge on Friday for Daw.
son with passengers and freight The
lake will be ice-freo about June 9.
Three million gallons Of beer, II Is
said. have been consumed by Chi,
cagoans during the excessive heat OF
the last three days OF last week, This
lis nearly one,half gallon daily for
every man. woman and child in the
city
IN tho FIRST federal antitrust pro.
coodlnRs brought under the Sherman
law as interpreted In the standard OH
decision. the department OF justice
filed In the United States court In
New York on Friday suit against
constituent organizations OF what is
popularity known as the lumber
trust. alleging the existence of "a
widespread conspiracy "unreasonably"
10 restrain the lumber trade in this
country
George Kimes. marine fireman,
who was charged with kidnapping the
four monthsold son OF Mrs Selma
Heinks, was found guilty at Chicago
and sentenced to twelve years in the
penltenttary, The infant is stlll miss.
Ing and Ii believed by the police to
have been murdered
Two hundred and fifty union ma
chInists. boilermakGrs, blacksmlths
and plpemen employed by the Mis-.
souri, Pacific railway In the east bot
3Om shops in Kansas City have gone
an strike, They allege that the com
pany violated an agreement made In
ST. Louis December 81 with reference
to the transferring OF strikebreakers
from one point to another.
The lack Of harvest hands In Can.
ada has caused J, @. Upterward, a
Canadian immigration inspector, to
come to Kansas City. Mo, In search
Of men, He il seeking help for the
farmers Of Saskatchewan.
| Packey Mcfarland has agreed to
meet Matt Wells, the English light
weight champion, in q tenround bout
to be staged in Milwaukee early in
| June.
The Illinois senate has adopted a
resolution asking that the United
States senate reopen the Lorimer in.
vCstigatton, This action was taken
following the recommendation Of the
Republican steerins committee OF the
senate.
President j, p. White OF the United
Mine Workers OF America has issued
miners of the country 10 pay special
tribute on Memorial day TO the mem.
CRY Of dead miners.
The report Of the Helm senatorial
committee, appointed to investigate
the circumstances surrounding the
election OF William Lorimer to the
uulted States senate from Illinois. has
reported that Lorimer's election
would not have occurred had II not
been for the bribery and corruption.
by the viii OF Walter f. tluryea.
the crippled athlete and broker of
NRw York the blik of his fDrtune