The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-05-17
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| Tells Much
| Complete History Of the Past
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lNTERMouNTAlN

tisS IN wyoming SELECTED at the re-
cent primaries, indicate that Taft
delegation to Chicago will be chosen
ct the state convention, May 10.
| Contracts have been let for the con
struction Of a s250,0o0 power house at
American Falls, Idaho. one Of the
largest electric plants in the north.
west It's total capacity will be $4,000
horsepower. While no official state
ment is procurable, 1t is reported that
this plant will furnish power for cleo
trifying portion OF the Oregon Short
Line.
Directors of the Denver q Rio
Grande Railroad company have finally
approved the plan authorizing the IS
sue of $25,000,000 z per cent adults
mant income bonds.
J, J Morris who was hanged at Salt
Lake April 80 for the murder of Jo-
seph Walter Axtell was Lawrence
Metzger, aged 80, who was born and
reared In the old borough OF Elliott,
now the Twentieth ward OF Pittsburg.
Judge John Al. Bentley. who was
commissioner OF pensions throughout
| the administration of President Hayes,
and who had been state senator in
| Wisconsin and district Judge In Colo
RADIO, Is dead at Seattle.
Taft adherents absolutely controlled
the Republican state convention at
Fallon, New, and named six delegates
| instructed to vote for the renomina-
ton OF the president
DOMESTIC
In fire which destroyed their
home at Fresno, Cal, Mrs, Eva shoeb
and her son, Chris Wielund, were
burned to death The bodies were
found in the ruins half an hour later
by neighbours. The fire is believed to
have been caused by the explosion Or
lamp.
The strike of the brewery workers
at Kansas City, which for a time
threatened to bring about beer fam
Inc and force thirsty Kansas City to
go without their fayorite beverage,
has been settled.
Alleging that her husband, Benja-
min II. Tillman, Jr.. son of United
| States Senator Tillman, Is chronic
drunkard and that he has treated her
In cruel manner and squandered
much OF her fortune. young Mrs. Till
man has field suit for divorce at Co.
| inmbia. S. G.
| With her throat cut, her ribs broken
and her clothing partially burned off,
the body OF an unknown woman of
dark complexion and apparently 80
years old, has been found in vacant
house in Los Angeles.
President James ]. Freel OF the In
ternational Stereotypers and Electro
! typers' union has taken drastic action
against members of the Chicago Ster-
eotypers' union. who quit work in
sympathy with the newspaper press
men The steretotypers will lose their
charter,
AS reward for his honesty in re-
turning stock certificates valued at
$4,000, which he found James
Dowd. a messenger boy. Is years old.
who Is employed by Wall street news
agency, was given 20 cents.
Boston is TO have II hospital for the
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world. The institution will be psy.
| chopathic. though markedly different
| in scope from the wards OF that name
attached to Bellevue hospital in New
York City.
The renewal of the campaign OF the
police at San Diego against the Indus.
trial Workers OF the World brought
about by the wounding of two police
men and the shooting OF one of the
agitators, resulted in the discovery OF
cache containing eight rifles and re-
volyers and two TASKS containing nj
troglycertn, and the subsequent arrest
of fifty men.
Seven persons. six OF them Chi.
eagoans, are believed to have been
drowned in heavy storm on the Fox
lake in Illinois.
The United Confederate Veterans
annual reunion at Macon, Ga. accept.
ed an Invitation to join with the Grand
Army OF the Republic for the semi
centennial celebration in 1918 of the
battle of Gettysburg
Three men were killed and twenty
seriously injured by an explosion at
the central furnace of the American
Steel & Wire company at Cleveland. 1t
is thought some of the injured will die.
The recall. initiative and referendum
we're written into Duluth's charter on
Wednesday by an overwhelming vote.
Only two OF forty-three precincts yot.
ed in the negative.
A marine aboard the cruiser Mary
land is in custody at Los Angeles,
charged with having robbed Mrs. Phil
ander C. Knox, wife of the secretary
| of state. of diamonds valued at $4,000.
The gems were stolen from Mrs. Knox
during the tour of the secretary and
party in Central America
Advances in rates averaging about 8
per cent on barley in carloads from
points in Utah California and Nevada