The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-02-02
NORTHWEST NOTES

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Lake lodge Initiating forty of the Ne
vada men into the order.
According to Douglas White, indus
| trial agent for the Salt Lake Route
who is escorting the party of experts
| with the Utah-Nevada industrial
train, the success of the trip is be-
coming more pronounced every day.
While resisting arrest at Nevada
City, Cal, G.. Richard fired three shots
with rifle at Marshal H. d. Shearer.
| One bullet tore button off the peace
officers coat, the second removed an
eyebrow from Chinese, and the
third hit another Chinese in the back.
A shortage of $4,000 has been dis
covered in the accounts of City
Treasurer Alexander Keay of Ever.
EFT, Washington, according to the
statement of the state examiner of
municipal affairs. Keay disappeared
November last, saying he was going
hunting.
In the Jarbidge mining section the
weather is very mild. The thermom.
eter so far this year has registered
the greater part of the time since
winter set in In earnest it has regis.
tered from 20 to 35 degrees above.
The snowfall has not been heavy.
Cattle, rabbits and quail are dying
of starvation by the thousands in
southeastern Colorado and across the
line in western Kansas, according to
Rudolph Borcherdt, deputy state
game warden, on his return to Den
yer from trip of investigation in
that section.
A gradual increase in the number
of men employed in the Sparks, New,
shops until the shops are working to
their full capacity, and the transfer
of the work done hitherto at the Pc,
catello shops and a portion of that
done at the Ogden shops, is the plan
mapped out by the Southern Pacific
officials.
Before more than 10000 persons,
who damned every inch of space in
Denver's great Auditorium, the scene
of the last Democratic national con-
Yention, Madame Schumann-Heink on
'NeASShuJ night save q SOllplCIO
song recital embracing twelve num-
hers and numerous encores. 1t was
the diva's gift to Denver. No admis-
sion was charged.
With the understanding that they
will be permitted to keep their own
religion, to wear their hair as they
please, and that their children will
hn fa oil r.
turn home each evening, the starving
band of Chippewa Indians that has
been roaming arouna Montana for
three years have agreed to go to the
Blackfoot reservation.
Through remarks carelessly made
by James B. Mcnamara while he was
having a suit of clothes fitted by T.
C. Bjornn, tailor in Salt Lake City,
in 1909, the federal grand jury at In
dianapolis has obtained evidence
which. it is said, brought about i'm
portant disclosures concerning the
identity of men who helped blow up
places in the west.
Gov. J. M. Carey and Land Com
missioner s. G. Hopkins of Wyoming
had an interview Wednesday with
the secretary of the interior and the
{ Commissioner of the general land of.
fee in reference to Wyoming applica.
tons for patents for state land selec-
tions and applications for segrega-
ton of lands in the state under the
provisions of the Carey desert land
act
Bozeman will lead off with the
series of county fairs to be held in
Montana in the fall. The interstate
fair will be held there starting wtI.
August 10. Dates for the Montana
fairs will be as follows: Bozeman,
August 10; Big Timber, August 20;
Livingston, September 2: open, Sep
TENDER 9 to IL; Great Falls, Septem-
Der 16; Montana State fair, Septem-
Der %; Flathead county fair, Sep
TENDER 3d. Silver Bow is bidding for
the open date and may get it.
There is to be no radical revision of
the revenue laws of the state of Idaho
at the special session of the legisla-
ture. Republican leaders. IN a series
of caucuses within the past few days,
have agreed to this.
Inc Otdn CONSTRUCTION company is
preparing to grade for the proposed
branch of the Oregon Short Line from
Vale, Ore, to the coast, through south
eTn Oregon. Work will be started
February l at different points.
II. B. Kerr, state humane agent of
Wyoming, claims there are 1900
head of cattle doomed in the Belle
Fourche country for lack of food and
because of the bitter cold. They form
herd of mavericks and estrays,
which have voluntarily banded TO-
gether and belong to different stock
owners of that country.
The supreme court of Oregon has
decided that demiiohn of whiskey
Is an original package, even though
the whiskey to fill the demiiohn is
drawn from barrel. The courts de.
cision is expected to facilitate the
shipment of alcoholic liquors to Ev
erett, Bellingham, and other prohibit