The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-05
NORTHWEST NOTES

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| Idaho is made.
Hobble skirts and high heels are
held responsible for practically one
half OF the accidents which happen e
women on the street cars in Salt
Lake, according t the claims agent
Utah and Idaho will be the only su
gar beet states in which the price to
be paid for beets during the 1914 sea
son will not be cut, according to
Thomas r. Cutler, general manager OF
the Utah-Idaho Sugar company.
Although range conditions in Ne
vada are only fair there is no indica-
ton at the present time that sheep
men will suffer unusual losses, accord.
ing to C. B. Reynolds, president of the
Intermountain Live Stock company.
The output of the Twenty-Five can
ming factories of Utah for the season
Of 1913 reached the enormous total Of
951, 1928 cases, or 22,816,176 cans, ac-
cording to the annual report which
has been prepared by the Utah Can
ners' association.
Suffering with a severe cold, COM
plicated with grippe, d. G. Jackling de.
termined not to risk a voyage at sea
from Seattle to San Francisco, and ac-
cordingly he returned to Seattle with
his palatial yacht Cyprus" and board
ed the Shasta Limited.
The supreme court of Oregon has
declared unconstitutional the perma-
nent registration law passed by the
legislature last winter. The act pro-
vided that voter once registered
need register again only ON removal
from one location to another.
John Dillon easily defeated Sailor"
Petroskey in their twelve-round fight
at Butte on Thanksgiving. The In
dianapolis lad was too fast and clever
for the marine and in the eighth round
foored him with right uppercut that
would have stopped less game fight
er than Petroskey.
Scores of letters are being directed
TO the state capitol commission urg-
ing the use of Utah marble in the in
terror of the new state capitol at Salt
Lake. A number of these are from
citizens as individuals and others are
from members of the Manufacturers
association of Utah.
A request that he act as chairman
and referee was presented to Gov.
ernor E. M. Ammons when the com.
mittees representing the Colorado coal
operators and striking miners met at
reach settlement, or at least truct
in the Colorado coal strike.
Sheep from Utah and Idaho will be
exhibited at the international live
stock exhibition which will open in
Chicago November 20, and which will
continue until December 6. President
F. J, Hagenbarth of the National Wool
Growers association, and many others
from Utah, will attend the convention.
Benjamin Franklin Price, for TWEEN
ty-five years chief engine inspector Of
bhe Denver & Rio Grande railroad, tel
ephoned to his wife, at Pueblo, Colo,
that he would be right home for
lunch. Then he hung up the receiver
and fell to the floor of his office dead.
Death was probably due to heart dis
ease.
Accused of embezzling $4,000 OF
postoffice funds at Cowan. Mont.
where he was postmaster, John D.
Cowan was discovered in the county
jail at Helena by Postoffice Inspector
A. G. Graft, under another name. When
confronted with the evidence against
him, Cowan broke down, 1t is said.
and confessed.
In the case of G. A. Smurthwaite
Grain & Milling company of Ogden
VS.. Oregon Short Line, the interstate
commerce commission has decided
mat the rates charged for the trans
portation of wheat in carloads from
points in Utah and Idaho to Galveston.
Texas, are not unreasonable nor I'M
duly discriminatory.
Again it appears that north and
south Idaho are to be connected by
permanent north and south highway.
ana 1t is further made to appear that
this road, running from New Meadows
TO Lewiston, is to be but a link in a
chain of good roads that is to bring
Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Utah
into closer communication.
Within a few days, it is said. the
oregon Short Line will begin the
building of a branch from Rogerson.
Idaho, to Valley Pass, New. which will
connect the Twin Falls country with
the Southern Pacific at the latter
point and probably put stop to the
proposed Twin Falls, Oakland and
san Francisco railroad, which it was
planned to connect with the Western
Pacific at Wells, New.
Construction work on the Albuouer.
que, Salt Lake & Cortez railroad
which is to tap the rich uranium ore
oeds OF San Juan county, Utah. was
started last week respectively at Cor.
.ez. Colo; Mancos, Colo, and at Noah.
otah' IN the Grand Valley. When com.
pleted the road will be 500 miles LONG
md cost over $S6,OOO,OO0. it is said.
Not less than IA nor more than "a