The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-10-04
NORTHWEST NOTES

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A drunken man struck by passen-
ger train at Ontario, Ore, was thrown
distance of fifty feet and escaped
with a few bruises.
There was special program at the
fair at Ontario, Ore, on September
%, when an excursion was run from
Boise, Idaho, 1t being Boise day.
Fifty thousand tons of sugar beets
will be available for reduction at the
Fallon mill next season according to
the prediction of Manager Fred
Iiinze, in the Reno Gazette.
Dan Cults, one of the best known
residents of Carson City, was seri-
ously injured by a dynamite blast last
week. He was engaged in shooting
up stumps when the accident oc-
Cured.
The highest price ever paid for JON
athan apples was secured for a car
load of apples shipped by Hafener &
Platt pf North Yakima, Wash, to
Chicago last week, SO and $685. being
secured for the entire shipment.
Jacob S. Krasno, a Russian, living
in Jasper county, Iowa, was arrested
at Denver and confessed that on
promise of reward of $4,000 he hac
falsely accused himself of numbering
Mrs. Mathilda Hermsmeier of New
ton, Iowa.
Shot from ambush as he stepped
from the door of his tent Antoine BIZ
can, aged 38 years, sub-eontractor
on some of the work on the railroad
near Floriston, New, died the follow
ing morning. Two suspects are I'M
der arrest.
AS the result of clashes between
union and non-union miners at Louis
vile, Colo, the mine operators are
said to have men undeg arms ready
for fresh outbreak. It is said
committee of operators will be sent
to Denver to ask the governor for
protection.
Patrick L. Flanagan, national COM
mitteeman of the Progressive party
in Nevada, has demanded from Col.
Charles r. Reeves, former Roosevelt
campaign manager in Nevada, an ac-
counting of the funds furnished him
by Joseph M. Dixon, amounting in the
>neighborhood of $1,000.
District Forester Silcox is making
plans to fithdraw a large tract of
land which has hitherto been used as
grazing land for large bands of sheep,
with the intention of using it for pas
turage for the 10000 elk now roaming
In the Yellowstone park, says Mis-
soula dispatch.
Mrs. o. J. Woodwork of Wisdom,
Mont, was so badly burned last week
hat she died few hours later. In
lighting a swinging gasoline lamp
tome of the gasoline leaked out and
rickled down upon Mrs. Wodworth's
clothing, becoming ignited when
match was struck to light the lamp.
The situation at Ely, Nev., regard
ing possible strike in which the
Western Federation men are expected
70 take the lead is thought to be
grave. The Lane city local is said
20 have voted to demand sixty-cent
'aise without recognition of the union.
Unless the advance is given strike
will be called.
Three sacks of choice Burbank pota-
toes have been shipped from Eureka,
Mont, to the West Michigan fair at
Grand Rapids, by the agricultural
agent of the Great Northern railroad
This road will exhibit Montana pota-
oes in many places this fall, and will
also have some at their exhibition
rooms in st. Paul.
Pitcher AL Powers, formerly with
the Helena team in the Union asso-
citation, in a game between semi-pro-
fessional teams at Helena few days
ago, struck out twenty-five men in
nine innings, and then lost his game,
to 2. The catcher that worked with
Powers was scored twenty putouts,
three assists and seven errors.
An amazing story of juvenile crime
was brought to light in Butte when
q woman who has been reduced to
restitution by the deprcdations of a
gang of boys told how they had set
fire to her house, and when her hus-
uduu Cllulueu upon the fOOL 10 Quenc1
the flames, had overpowered him, put
a rope around his neck and tried to
lynch him.
One of the interesting events of the
state fair at Helena, will be the mine
rescue teams competition, in which
i've teams will compete; four being
from this state and one from Washing.
ton. They will give exhibitions of
subjects from smoke, from
from live electric wires and
treatment of coalitions resulting from
and injuries that might be received
by mine workers.
A sad accident occurred last week |
which resulted in the death of Eugene,
son of Editor and Mrs. C. Hewitt |
Browne of this Sheridan (Mont.) For |
Inn. In the absence of his parents the
little boy secured a revolver and was /
holding it between his knees, snap
ping the hammer and looking into the /