The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-06-21
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRlEFRsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
4 Quarters Of the Globe and
Given IN Few LInea
iNTERMouNTalN

Boise, Idaho, was selected as thu
place Of holding the fourth annua
convention of the Good Roads asso
citation at the Logan meeting. Johr
a, Hendrickson OF Logan, who has
acted AZ chairman OF the executive
committee Of tho association, was
named as president.
The national conference OF charities
and corrections voted to hold It's next
convention In Seattle. II ID expected
by holding the conference in Seattle
next year seed will be sown that win
prepare the Pacific coast states to
handle properly the flood OF lmmigra-
tion that will pour into them with the
| openeing of the Panama canal.
Former Secretary Of the Interior
K Richard A, Ballinger addressed the
power transmission section of the Nh
tional Electric Light association at Sc.
attic, advocating the administration Of
he public lands by the states In which
they are situated and opposing the
leasing system as tending 10 promoGs
improper and wasteful development.
Receivers for the Denver, Laramie q
Northwestern railroad have been APP
pointed upon application Of f. Il.
Bridges, bond owner The road,
which extends from Denver to Gree
ley, IL about 100000 in debt.
George Wingdeld. multi-millionairc
mining promoter and friend and bust
ness associate of the late Senator
George 8. Nixon OF Nevada, has been
appointed by Governor Oddie as Unit
ed States senator to I'LL Mr.. Nixon's
nnexpired term.
As she was alighting from street
car in Salt Lake City, Mrs. Margaret
Martin was shot and probably fatally
wounded by Winfield Wood, who de.
clares that he had been infatuated
With the woman and was crazed with
jealousy Mrs. Martin is widow with |
1--we children and Wood is married and
the father OF five children.
DOMESTIC
Systematic murder of her own fam. |
lly. one member after another, until
none was left, Is believed by the Chit
cago police to have been the sole sup
port of Mrs. Louise Linloff OF Chicago
for the lats seven years, She lived on
the life insurance.
The American border again may
be the scene of lighting between the
Mexican federals and the revolution.
lists. Trainloads Of rebels arrived ut
juarez ON Friday from Casas Grandes
and other points
Alarming reports that the Colorado
river has begun to cut new channel
that would carry 1t into the Salton
sea are current.
Thomas IL. Devine OF Colorado. who
holds the proxy of Charles Lavender
of that state In the national commit.
toe, has been agreed upon for chair
man OF the credentials committee BIZ
the Taft leaders. L
The Hatfeld,MeCoy feud, one of the
oldest and bloodlest in the history OF
the West Virginia-Kentucky border,
has ended This was indicated Thurs. {
lay when DIR, II. J. Hatfield, cousin
of Devil Anse" Hatfield leader of I
he Hatfield clan, received a telegram {
rom A. J. Mccoy, leader OF the Ne '
Coy faction, ndorsing his candidacy
'or governor OF West Virginia c
After talking by telephone with L
Senator Dixon for several hours a
Thursday night, Colonel Roosevelt t
said he might go to Chicago. His final
leGlsion remains in allegiance. n
The final decree was entered Thurs. u
lay in the United States circuit court f
~ Judges Gray, Burlington and Nc. a
'herson in the government suit n
against e. L. Dupont de Nemours &
20, eft al, providing for the dissou. /,
ion of the alleged powder trust" ii
Richmond p. Hobson has announced r,
lis candidacy for the United States /,
enate from Alabama. Captain Hob
on said he aimed to purge the gov. II
rnment of men who serve sinister .,
liquor interests and depend for their n
ueeess upon debauching the peoples
aorals."
Jack Johnson. champion heavy :.
feight boxer of the world. has an. I
ounced that he would take the bet d
nered by number of Casper, Wye.
nd Colorado men that Flynn would @
lin the bout on July T. ,
Although she has no fingers on her 4
eft hand, Miss Mayme D. Miller, % g
ears old, of Van Vert, O., was award ),
d the highest prize of the music class =,
I Ohio Wesleyan university for be- =,
ng the best piano player ~
In motorcycle race at Jackson.
lille, Ills. Harry Wells met instant W
cath His machine skidded and n
rashed into the fence. Ia
Wesley Edwards, one of the Hills Il
lille, Va murderers, member of W
he Allan clan, has been arrested in
kentucky. :,
Eugene H. Grace, who was shot at IL
rs home in Atlanta, Ca, last March. Il
nd who has since been partly para. el
wed, was operated upon Wednesday. m