The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-09-27
NORTH WEST NOTES

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Two persons were killed, two seri-
ously hurt and several others slightly
injured when a Union Pacific train
hit street car at grade crossing
in Denver.
Attorney General Baker of Nevada
has rendered an opinion to the effect
that the Progressive candidates can
not go on the ticket, as Progressives,
but must be designated as independ-
ents.
"oyer-insurance is one of the great,
est causes of fire loss In the United
States" said Fire Chief William H.
Bywater of Salt Lake, in addressing
the International Association of Fire
Engineers at Denver.
In order to guard against an enor.
nous car shortage, the Rio Grande,
Western Pacific and Oregon Short
Line have asked the cooperation OF
shippers and consignees in disposing
of cars as soon as they are unloaded.
The petition of nomination placing
pn the November ballot the Progress
candidate, was filed with the secre-
tary of state at Carson, New, ON
| Tuesday, with nearly twice the 1000
signatures required.
| The train crew of the train which
struck an automobile at Ontario, Ore,
on September 9, and injured Randall
Sage, Mrs. Lavina Boswell and Mrs.
I r. o. Horning, was exonerated, as
were all other employees of the rail-
road, by the board of inquiry.
| Wesley Brownell and his 17-year-
old wife, Winnie Brownell, made full
confession to the district attor-
ney, sheriff and coroner of the MUIR
der of Albert Neeves, father of Mrs.
Brownell, near Colfax, Wash. Brown
ell declared that Neeyes had wronged
his wife. .....
Judge Card of the superior court
at Tacoma, has dismissed the damage
suit of Mrs Lizzie Magnusson against
Bishop Edward j. O'Deal, head of
the corporation of the diocese of Mis-
qually, holding the property of the
Catholic church." but not as an indi-
.,vidual.
John F. Shafroth, governor or Colo
RADIO and Democratic candidate for
the United States senate, announced
that he would refuse to sit on the
platform with Theodore Roosevelt at
the state fair at Pueblo if the Pro-
gressive party leader is to make a
political speech.
Four thousand head of beef cattle,
one of the largest shipments ever
made from Nevada at one time, were
loaded on the cars of the Southern
Pacific at Tecoma, New, last week by
the Vineyard Land & Livestock COM
pany. The shipment required about
five solid trains.
Daniel J, Kelleher Of Portland, Re-
publican and Bull Moose nominee for
presidential elector and Republican
nominee for state senator, withdrew
last week as candidate for elector
from both tickets. Kelleher's action
ends a situation that has embarrassed
the Taft and Roosevelt managers in
Oregon.
Every vote cast in the Priest Rap
IDS precinct in the state of Washing
ton at the recent primary election
cost the county $25. 1t was neces-
Sary to transport the ballot Doxes and
ballots sixty miles by automobile and
horseback and the election judges re-
turned vouchers for two full days for
counting the vote. The three cleo
ton officials and one other voter cast
|, the only ballots in the precinct.
: Two men have wagered $4,000
against $4,000 that they can wall
across the continent from Reno, New.
touching Salt Lake and New Orleans
and enter New York City within
, twelve month"; and started on theiI
long tramp, which began last week
! 1t is stipulated that each shall start
. with only S., shall earn their OWL
way, not by writing, but by hard la
Dor, not more than one week in any
> one place, and must wind up with
the same money they had at start.
$4,000 gymnasium building is tc
be erected this fall on the campus Of
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Mont. Half the amount was donated
L by friend of the college in the east
The remainder is contributed b!
friends living in Deer Lodge ant
Z vicinity.
= The old story of not knowing it wa.
L loaded, is probably responsible for the
10 instant killing of John Sager, Jr., II
years of age, of Butte, last week. TIL,
boy in examining a 20 caliber riff,
butted the weapon upon a rock and i
!. was discharged, the bullet penetrating
his brain
: President w. H. Lucas of the Uniol
a. association of professional baseball
q clubs dropped dead at his home il
Missoula, Mont. Mr. Lucas had com
planned for several days of having dill
iculty in breathing and late on Sun
a day his wife adjusting a plaster owe