The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-12-27
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RECORD or The IMPORTANT
EVENTS FOLD IN BRlEFKsT
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iNrERMouNTAiN

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! Prices for the necessities OF life IN
Salt Lake are higher than for thirty
years, and prices on practically every
staple food are "a to 100 per cent
higher than they were December 20.
1907.
The senate mines and mining com
mittee has reported favorably upon
the bill introduced In the last session
Of congress BY the late Senator Nixon
Of Nevada defining the manner to be
followed IN acquiring lands contain
4, Ao-av and like mat
| Ing deposits OF v~.---
tors
rfa l.t $780,
,tasi-- =. .ssesscd valuation for
l9i2 is $200,262.S7s, showing a gain
81 ss,s3S,76S over the valuation Of
1911. and q gain Of sS2,2i5,s57 IN the
last ten years, according TO the report
II the state board Of equalization.
/ The Denver a Salt Lake Railroad
| company with s10.009.000 capital
stock. was incorporated Monday al
\ Denver with power 10 acquire the
| property Oh the Denver. Northwestern
& Pacific railroad, commonly known
as the eMoirat road"
erased and distracted by the death
At Tacoma Of her son, l.. g. Fliggle,
ais mother, Mrs Georgia Fliggle. Hart
half an hour later retired to rear
room and shot herself through the
head. death being instantaneous.
! Fruitgrowers Of the northwest In
conference at spokane, took steps 70
form cooperative. fruit selling asso,
citation 70 market the fruit OF Montana
idaho, Washington and Oregon. A
committee Of nine growers was APP
pointed TO organize the selling agency
DOMESTIC
President Taft. In speech at St
Augustine, Fla. congratulated the
south upon the election OF "a Demo
cratic president predicted nationwide
prosperity under the new administra
ton and spoke Of the way this nation
lakes the quadrennial verdict OF the
people al the polls.
Cornell has a perfect woman, ac
eording TO an announcement by DR.
Esther Parker. the physical examiner
AZ Sage college. Miss Elsie Seheel oil
brooklyn Is the most perfect physi
eally Of any student she has ever OK
amlned.
The complaint In the long.expected
suit Of the federal government against
/ the Southern Pacific railroad. involv
ing title 10 s250,000. 900 worth Of sup
posedly mineral bearing lands in
Fresno county. California, has been
dled at Los Angeles.
Pride OF noble ancestry melted Mrs
Kuke Kitakand, young Japanese wo
man, TO murder her son and attempt
her own life at Oakland. Cal. because
she had become an object OF charity
| President Taft win make his per,
manent residence In New Haven
Conn. when he takes up the duties Of
he Kent profcssorship at Yale col
ege, lie has requested a friend to
lind him q house
Twelve hours after ] Ii. Logue. a
diamond merchant. had been murder,
I'd In a building within 100 feet oil
state and Madison streets. Chicago's
busiest street corner In the word,
Tour suspects were taken into custody
The hnlietriddled body OF an un-
Identified negro who murdered Perry
Wilkinson. was found Friday In a
swamp near Cuba. Ala After the kill
ing the negro was arrested. but co
saped A mob took up the chase and
fired many shets at the fugitive. bnt
finally lost sigh. of him.
Governor Mt.nn, OF Virginia. Dem
pcrat. on Thursday declined to assist
IN welcoming William jennings Bryan
70 luncheon at a business mems club
necause, the governor said. etiquette
lfst required Mr. Bryan to caff upon
| the governor.
j Joseph Lomax. who Is said 20 be the
oldest Mason and also the oldest news,
paper editor In The world. celebrated
bis 1854 birthday at Kalamazoo. Mich,
on Thursday.
| Practically the entire ancient Inca
| NAt4 OA MNNAQ flltGu WAS MHtONtrtN
BY the Yale Peruvian expedition. &C
eording 10 its leader. Professor Hiram
Bingham. who, with other members
have returned from Colon.
The mystery surrounding the disap.
pearance Of Henry Dayton in 1910 was
cleared Thursday when the skeleton
of Dayton was found buried in the
cellar OF his home at Richmond. Ind.
John carrey. former chief Justice
Of the supreme court OF California,
died ut Dixon. Cal. aged ss years.
| President Carter 81 the Brother.
hood Of Locomotive Flremen and En-,
gineers. has notified the railroad man
ayers OF the eastern territory that in
preference 70 strike vote he was
willing 10 arbitrate under the Erd
man act the firemen's demands for
increased pay and better working
conditions.
The young desperate who was