The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-07-04
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NAL voting strength, Cheyenne ado,,
Ell the commission form OF govern
ment by vote of $50 to 10
Ralph Steele. son of a wealtA,
realty operator of Butte, who n,
Gown and killed Mrs. Rose A. Levi.
= pioneer, with his automobile on 4.
evening OF June s, must stand trisl
| for manslaughter
| A. B. Conley, the wheat king, 4,
Oregon and pioneer resident OF Il
Grande, was arrested at Boise Idaho
on the charge of contributing to Il.
delinquency OF 16-year-old Il
Grande girl.
Thomas R. Jones has been nominal
ed by President Wilson to b.
register of the land office at Glas
gov, Mont, and Edward G. Hargs
dine to be receiver of public moneys
at the same place.
In January, February and March the
entries in the land Offices Of Montana
show that not less than $4,000 settler,
came to this state. Undoubtedly this
number will be doubled in the three
months ending July l.
Marie Neyins, 35 years old, lodg.
ing house keeper, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded at Seattle BY
Edward McAllister, % years old. Al.
ter shooting the woman McAlllster
telephoned the police and was wait
ing Tor them when the officers ar
| rived.
| Frank Fromm, champion revolver
| shot of the United States in 1909, and
his wife were found dead in a tent
| back of their home. From note in
the dead woman's handwriting, the
authorities believe that Mrs. Fromm
shot her husband through Jealousy
and then committed suicide.
Col. Alden ]. Blethen, editor of the
Seattle Times, and his son Clarence
E. Blethen, managing editor of the
paper, were found not guilty OF Grim.
lnal libel by jury, the charge being
brought by Joseph Jarvis, Socialist,
who was accused by the Times Of alb
sconding with party funds.
Dick Hyland of San Francisco and
Phil knight of Kansas City, light
weights, fought twelve rounds al
Great Falls, Mont, to draw. In the
early rounds knight seemed to have
the better of it, while Hyland CLOSED
stronger and in the last round j
looked as if Knight could not stant
much more
Agitation ls on foot for a specia
session of the Idaho Legislature
beginning about the middle of JAM
airy and running twenty days. Fou
important subjects are suggested fo
legislation, any one of which, it is as
serted, would justify the holding OF
special session. The cost to the stat
Is estimated at $4,000.
Salt Lake City will be hostess t
the entire intermountain region Aug
ust rs, 20 and 80, when the Wizar'
OF the Wasatch will come down GU
of the hills to view the transforms
ton wrought in Utah. The wizar
will be attended by his numerou
wards and all Utah will join in mai
ing merry during his visit.
A plan to transform the Pocatell
forest reserve, embracing approx
mately $4,000 acres, into a nations
big game preserve was inaugurated q
a joint meeting at Pocatello of rel
: "esentatives of the city council, Con
mercial club, Sportsmens sssoci
, ton, forest service and biological b
reau of the agricultural department
w. C. Whaley, recently appointe
by President Wilson as collector I
internal revenue from the district I
Montana, has resigned the president
OF the Broadwater County Creamel
company. This company was SON
time ago assessed by the commissio
er OF internal revenue for manufa
turing adulterated butter. The ca
is now pending before the commi
sioner for settlement.
A campaign against the anal
Weevil will be waged this summer
the federal bureau of entomolog
The bureau will make special stu(
OF Utah fields and will endeavor
locate the weevils through strai
ing system. The fields will be swe
with series of fine-meshed nets al
II any weevils are in the alfalfa thu
VIII be caught. A similar campail
VIII be carried on by the bureau
wyoming, Nevada and Idaho.
The official opening of the thirt
nrst annual festival of the Nor
american bundles funniest was he
on the state capitol grounds at De
yer on Wednesday, the first two da
OIL the week being devoted to rece
ton of the incoming visitors and I
peclally OF the athletes, gymnasts al
singers.
After an Intellectual attempt
throw his companion, Mrs. Franc
Alen' aged about 10, from the Linco
bridge across the main city watt
ways at Tacoma, Edward B. Nigga
hurled himself 100 feet to the Mort
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