The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-13
NORTHWEST NOTES,

kane were put to flight by Mrs. Kath-
crime Langelohs, who used horse
whip.
| The Western Forestry and Conser.
| walton association concluded its third
annual forest fire conference at Seat.
tie on the Bird, with the selection of
Vancouver, B. c., as the next meet
Ing place.
An Indian, who went by the name
OF big Billy, and was we'll known
to older residents of the county, was
killed by being thrown from his horse
at Potter ranch, south from San
Pedro, New.
After hearing In the matter of the
estate of the late Senator George s.
Nixon Of Nevada. an order was made
that hereafter the executor pay Ber-
tram Nixon, as heir, the sum of $500
per month.
That the Railroad Valley Saline
company, which has been drilling for
potash during the past summer, was
successful in its search, is the report
that is circulating In Tonopah, says
the Bonanza
The special grand jury empannel.
ed to consider the evidence against
the twenty-five armed guards charged
with numbering two Greeks, at Nc
Gill. October II, found no bill against
the respondents.
Mark Quon, wealthy Chinese
merchant of Seattle, has been ar
rested on a secret indictment re-
turned by the federal grand jury,
charging conspiracy to import opium
into Seattle from British Columbia.
That business is picking up in the
police department at Nampa is well
attested by four arrests during Nov
ember. Three of these were drunks,
one prowler, and the fourth was ar
rested for letting chickens run loose.
John M. Boland, thirty-second de-
gree Mason and member of the New
York Athletic club, was found uncon-
scious in the lavatory of cafe in
Seattle and is expected to die. His
skull had been crushed with some
blunt instrument.
The official count of Colorado's
vote for presidential electors has
been completed by the secretary of
state. 1t gives Democrats 114,232,
Progressives, 72,306; Republicans
1886, Prohibitionists 5O63, Socialists
16,41S, Socialist-Labor ATS.
Cleveland H. Baker, attorney gem
eral of Nevada, died suddenly Thurs
day at his home at Carson City. His
death was due to internal hemorrhage.
Baker was a native of California and
was the son-in-law of United States
Senator Perkins of California.
1t is learned from a reliable quar-.
ter that George Wingfield has exer-
cised his option for lease and bond
upon low grade lead-silver-gold
property owned by five Indians at the
head of Jett Canyon, across Smoky
valley from Round Mountain, Nevada.
If Elko and some of the other
towns along the main line of the
Southern Pacific have their way, the
Midland automobile trail will not fol-
low the southern route as favored by
A. L. Westgard, official pathfinder
for the National Automobile associa.
ton.
Another power firm has been or.
ganized in Montana and has filed
articles of incorporation. 1t is to be
known as the Thompson Falls Power
company. The object of the organiza-
ton is to develop and utilize the
power possibilities of the Clark Forks
river.
John Edward Bray, state superin
tendent of public instruction, has
notified the teachers and school Of
ficers of Nevada, that the state
teachers institute for 1912 is called
to meet at Reno. instead of Winnie
mucca, as heretofore announced, and
will open Monday, December lie.
Charles Herman, keeper in the
Portland ZOO, fought desperate bat
tie with golden eagle in the birds
cage when he entered to feed the
captives. The largest eagle swooped
upon him and fastening its talons in
his head began to peck at the keep.
er's face. Hermann was badly
| scratched.
The trial of Chesley r. Graves,
the former assistant postmaster at
McGill, New, charged with embezzle.
ment, has been concluded at Carson
City, the United States district at
torney moving for the respondents
release, provided the money, S11932,
the amount of the alleged embezzie-
ment, be returned
Roscoe Sheldon, who escaped from
the state industrial school at Golden,
Colo, four years ago, has been grant
| ed pardon. He had been sent to
the school as an incorrigible. From
Colorado he went to Des Moines, Ia,
where he married after having Sc
cured a good position.
Complete returns have been re-
ceiyed showing the complexion of the
next Montana legislature. The senate
will be composed of 16 Democrats, 10