The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1911-04-28
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD in sRiEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
information oathsred from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Lines.
lNTERMouMTAin


distinguished lawyers or the middle
west. died at Colorado Springs on the
goth
/ In the presence Of his family and
several neighbors, Arthur G. Marsh
was shot TO death In his home at
Theodore, Utah. by an unidentified
man Before anyone could interfere
the assassin had made his escape.
The supreme court Of the state OF
Idaho has overruled the motion OF
Fred Gruber, convicted murderer OF
John Billings. his companion, for a
new tripl, and Gruber must pay the
penalty for his deed on the gallows.
Five thousand dollars will hardly
cover the damage done the Western
Pacific railway and private property
az WendoYer. Utah. by terrific wind
storm, which ragged nearly all night
Engineer Bert Chapman OF Pocatel.
10. Ida. was instantly killed, Fireman
A. $. Nichols Of Pocatello was fatal
" injured. and Brakeman H. a. Nc.
Daniels, also OF Pocatello, was badly
scalded by the explosion OF Short
Line engine near Dietrich, idaho,
A threatened strike Of conductors
on the Denver e Rio Grande system
has been averted by an increase Of
wages granted at conference OF rail-
road officials and conductors at Dem
yer.
The Montana Livestock association
began its twenty-sixth annual session
at Miles City, Mont, on Tueday, being
called to order by President G, Fl.
Loud in the presence OF almost 1000
members.
Mayor A. v. Fawcett OF Tacoma
was recalled on Tuesday. w. w. Sey.
mour is tho new mayor-elect and he
viii take office at the end OF ten days,
Seymour polled 11.246 votes against
1884 for Faweett
DOMESTIC
! Five boys, the Oldest 10 years old
! and the youngest TO. have confessed
+ that they attempted to burn the Fair,
view house, an orphan asylum, at
; Colonie. N. r., where they were In.
mates. They said they had hoped to
: get away from the institution
. Efforts Of the legislature to cause
the governor of Arkansas to interfere
with the hanging of Thomas Pearce
which was set for Friday afternoon
at Ashdown, Ark, failed OF effect.
The 1911 New Jersey Legislature
ended a iifteen.week session Friday
night with a record OF much progress
: siye legislation and with Governor
Wilson as the effective force in
bringing about such result
An unidentified negro entered the
home of John Marshall an aged resi-,
dent OF Bristol. Tenn. and after stab
bling Mr.. Marshall, his wife, a young
son aud daughter. escaped with a
, large sum OF money All of the mem
/, bers OF the family were seriously in
jured.
Martin Barta. who, secret service
men say. IL the head OF gang Of
counterfeiters, was arrested, ono mar
> Is believed 10 have Deen shot while
, escaping and much counterfeiting
material and bogus money were con
tscated in a raid by United States
I secret service men in Chicago,
Mrs, Matthew II. Scott of Illinois
. has been reelected presidehtgenera
OF the Daughters of the American
! revolution for the next two years.
. Kurt Carlson, who says his rea
name Is KurtS Mueller and that he Is
an ordained Lutheran minister
pleaded guilty in thu municipal court
In Chicago on Wednesday OF having
. three wives living,
, w. p. Martin. Judge of the Fourth
, judicial district of Missouri died sud
, denly of heart disease In the Uaur
! room at Versailles, Mo-, while holding
court He was 60 years old. Hi'
I home was In Bonneville. Mo,
+ Booker 7. Washington. the Negro
educator. aud negro tinanciers of the
I north are planning to buy the Inter
, | national 4 Great Northern railroad
/ at the reeelyership sale In Palestine
!. Texas, May rs, It is claimed. II il
said Washington will attempt to OPP
4 crate the road with negro labor Elk
) ! clusively
r 1t was learned in Galveston OF
: Wednesday that the war department
!, has ordered 500 coffins shipped from
D New York via that port TO points II
, Texas. No explanation of why THU
grewsome cargo was coming could b
D obtained.
A body believed to be that Of Rob
ert Newton, u well known horsemai
, and banker who committed suicide a
Ottawa Janaury 81 by jumping of 1
bridge into the Illinois river, has beef
found by fishermen near Aurora, III
A. Barber, a building contractor 4
b years old. shot his wife and fatal,
| wounded himself at the residence O
7 his mother-n.law, in Kansas City.
Three persons are known 10 hay
been killed and score injured whel
D a bomb was exploded under building
in Chicago, occupied by Joseph Nor