The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-05-09
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Bitten by some insect while be was
out hunting young George Case, son
Of w. G Case Of Winnemucca, Nev.,
died from the effects OF the bite.
The second dry season in California
has started the biggest shipments Of
cattle In years from the California
ranches to the ranges In Nevada.
The death OF Mrs Minnie e. Hobart
Mrs Hobart was the wife OF w. W.
Hobart, state senator Of Nevada from
1871 to 1888
Ben Payne, an old-timer widely
known throughout White Pine county,
Nevada. met death in a runaway ac-
cident, last week, near his ranch in
Duck Creek valley
Some things are too good to be
true, and the reported gold strike at
Cherry Creek, was case In point,
says the Ely, New. News. The strike
was not nearly SO rich as reported.
The motor car running between St.
Thomas and Moapa, Nevada. Is maxi
ing three trips daily now to accom-
modate passengers and carry the as
paragus crop now being harvested
Wednesday, May IA, is the date set
for the execution of Andriia Mirco-
vich, now under sentence of death at
the Carson, (,Sev.) state prison. for
the murder of John GregoYich a year
ago.
Seven of the eight aliens at Ely,
New, charged with violation of the
immigration laws by keeping houses
OF ill-fame, have received word that
they must prepare for deportation to
the old country
A special election will be he'd in
Winnemucca, Nevada, on Tuesday,
June 3, for the purpose of incorporate
ing the town by adopting charter
snd electing mayor and four com
missioners.
William Conway, the youth wso
was accidentally snot in the heau M
Reno, Nevada, with a revolver on
March !, and whose life had since
been despaired of a number of times,
has left the hospital
William Newton, former practi-
TONER in the police court of Butte
and now an attorney in Salt Lake, was
arrested at Butte on a charge OF forg-
cry. He is charged with passing three
worthless checks at a negroes club
Felix Anrad, the Mexican who with
an Indian named Wego. got the IL
year-old Stewart school girl drunk
last fall has been found guilty OF
murder and sentence fixed at life inn
prisonment.
After five years delay, says the,
Goldfield News, it appears that Gold
field is to get the federal building for
which an appropriation was made by
congress five years ago, but which in
some unexplained way became side
tracked at washington.
A revival of mining in the Bullfrog
district, in Nevada, that may retrieve
for that section much of its former
! prestige in the mining world is pre-
saged by announcements of company
L
that are now being formulated.
With 1000 acres in sugar beets and
an average yield expected of fifteen
to eighteen tons an acre this year,
for which a fiat rate of Sc ton is
offered by the factory, Fallon, Ne
vada, farmers are not worrying over
the prospects of free sugar in the
tariff bill
Reno is to be the headquarters of
two surveying parties for the next
few months. The surveyors are sent
by the reclamation service, and their
duties will be to survey the entire
country along the Truckee river
practically from the state line to
Pyramid lake, in order to determine
the rights of water users
In an effort to save what has been
appropriated at $10,OO0,000 In double
tracking work, the Southern Pacific
company is preparing to submit to
the Western Pacific a proposition
whereby it will be enabled to use the
Western Pacifc's tracks between Win
nemucca and Wells, New, distance
Of approximately 200 miles.
After a feud of four years STANDING
over piece of property valued a
5000. Samuel Verone shot and killes
his son-in-law, Augustine Travino
who was spading his garden adjoining
Verone's house, in Tacoma. and foi
three hours held twelve policemen a
bay with rife.
The Globe Express will after Jul.
/ handle the express business of th,
Rio Grande Western, properly the di
vision OF the Denver and Rio Grand
west OF Grand Junction, Cola TIL
is made possible by the recent cour
|, decision dissolving the Union Pacif
! and Southern Pacific merger.
: Forty mine employees at the Colo
ardo Fuel & Iron company's mine a
7 Rouse. Colo, were buried alive ~hel
/. cave-in of thousands OF tons of Goa
) filed the mine entries for 400 feet
3 All were rescued.