The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-11-29
News OF A week N
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN ERiEFKsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
happenlnGs That Are Making History
---informatIcn Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In Few Llnea
lnTERmouNrAIN

Shooting Mrs. Esteile W. Baggot OF
Los Angeles and New York through
the wrist and abdomen and inflcting
probably fatal wounds, II. S. Weems,
on OF wealthy Baltimore ramiiy,
turned his gun to his temple at Moana
Springs, Just outside OF Reno, New,
and instantly killed himself.
The 'inaurgent" faction ia the Ma
tionaI Grange lost their fight, at the
Spokane meeting, against the financial
report Of the executive committee
without even having chance 10 test
their strength by vote, National
Master Oliver Wilson held that the re-
port could be attacked only through
the auditing committee.
A terrific windatorm that swept
along the main range OF the Rocky
mountains in Montana, Friday, put
nearly every electric power wire in
section 225 miles long out of commits
sion and caused nearly every mine in
Butte TO suspend work.
Woodrow Wilson carried Idaho In
the recent election by 1,100 votes
With one small county Incomplete
and all others official, the vote on
president stands Wilson, 34,01O;
Taft, $3.50: Roosevelt. 25.510.
With the top OF his head beaten al
most TO a pulp and suffering other In
Juries inflicted with stove poker,
William H. Linn OF Salt Lake died In
hospital at Grand Junction, Colo.
He had been fatally injured In fight
with J. A. Downing, station agent at
Westwater, Utah.
Complete returns show that Wood
row Wilson's plurality In Montana
was b.264 votes.
Three first prizes were won by Utah
dairymen for cattle at the Pacific In
ternational dairy show at Portland on
"Wednesday.
DOMESTIC
Because he "liked TO see the fire
horses run" Nose Burton, a d6.year.
old negro Of Galesburg. Ills, set fire
10 three valuable stables, all OF which
burned to the ground. Burton has
confessed TO the police,
Alfred Lindler OF Buffalo. Mich,
freshman student at the University OF
Michigan, died from blood poisoning
that resulted from a bruise on one OF
his heels sustained by stepping on
stone.
Charger, former President McKln.
ley's riding horse. met violent death
Friday on the farm OF Albert Lewis,
at Strasshurg, Ohio. He became en-.
tangled In q wire fence and strangled.
Holding the new rates OF the Mod.
ern Woodmen TO be burdensome to
the members and excessive and un,
necessary, Judge Shirley, at Spring
field. ILL.,, granted perpetual injunc.
ton restraining the head camp from
putting the rates into effect.
Luigi Naorao. young Italian girl,
threw herself In front OF an automobile |
at Chicago and thus prevented the kid |
mapping OF her i5,year.old sister Nicol. !
lata, who had been seized near her
home and thrown into the car.
The body Of Frank Bentley. a cheese |
maker OF North Wethersfeld, N, ", |
who had been missing since he started
on a hunting expedition Saturday, was |
found Thursday buried In shallow |
grave In the woods Both legs had |
been chopped on above the knees, the
clothing burned and the body eharred |
Mrs. Aimee Owens. divorced wife |
OF Robert s, Givens. member OF Chit |
Cages fashionable set and former De.
trolt beauty. who eloped to Grown
Point, Ind, with man she believed |
was a son OF Marshall X, Kirkman. a
prominent railroad official, has now
learned that the man was Mr. Kirk
mans chauffeur,
A priest and twenty hremen were
overcome by smoke from fire that
Thursday destroyed the interior OF st.
Jean Biptiste church. large French
Catholic editiee In Lowell, Mass, The
financial loss is estimated at 100000
The legality OF the three.cent-a-mile
railroad fare law, adopted by the
voters OF Arizona November 5, has
been attacked by the Southern Pacific
Railway company
A nationwide raid. Involving tho
arrest of 173 persons In tho principal
cities OF the country. was made We'd
nesday by postofiice inspectors and
United States marsbals. upon doctors
and drug concerns charged with mis-.
use OF the mails to solicit criminal
medical practice. or to dispose OF medi.
zines or instruments connected with
such practice.
After celebrating all night. the
Jury at Medina. o.. which has been
trying Christian Steuer. a 73.year-old
farmer. for killing his wife. Mary. last
June. returned verdict OF first de
gree murder.
Fl o. Jeffries. editor OF the Nowate.
foka.l Advertiser, was acquitted OF
the charge of numbering Mrs. Irene
an advertising solicitor EN-.
ployed by him.
The Iowa supreme court has handed
down a decision holding that insur-