The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-28
NORTHWEST NOTES

county. Nevada. Miss Langwith is the
Brst woman notary to be appointed In
Humboldt county since the constitu-
tional amendment making females ell
gible TO be notaries public.
stella Snyder, aged 10, was arrested
at midnight, curled up In a blanket by
aAcamp fire near a creek near Butte,
and was taken to jail masquerading
In male attire. She agreed to wear
women's clothing, If released, and go
10 her stepmo ther in Salt Lake.
Evan Arthur of Salt Lake has been
named as a member for Utah OF the
national relief comnlittee to raise
funds for the relief of the 300 widows
and 700 orphans, whose husbands and
fathers were killed in the recent mine
disaster at Senghenvdd, South Wales.
Strict military law, including a mill
tary court for the trial of all law
yiolators, will be inaugurated at the
close Of the present week unless deli
mite steps that give promise OF end
Ing the strike in the southern Colora.
do coal fields are taken in the interim.
James A. Searcy, well to do con
tractor of Butte, committed suicide by
setting fire to kerosene soaked towel
wrapped about his head. 1t has been
discovered that a loaded shotgun was
in reach when Searcy burned his
face to a crisp, and that he had de-
libnrafely chosen burning
In 1904 there was 1853 producing
mines in Nevada, with total output
of mineral valued at $7,658,216. In
1912 the number of the producing
mines were 704, with a total output
of 38,358,730, being an increase OF
SAG producing mines and an increase
of $50, 700,516 worth of mineral.
Walter NJ Hoppe, who has attained
the reputation Of being the first man
In the world to make business OF
catching and shipping elk, says that
wolves il. Yellowstone National park
are killing great numbers of elk. The
soldiers and scouts are killing the
wolves and making every effort to
protect the elk.
The public library board of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, is in receipt of a recent
letter advising them that the Carnegie
corporation would gladly increase the
amount from ten thousand to fifteen
thousand dollars Tor library building
at Idaho Falls, providing the city
would agree to provide maintenance
which has already been done.
The settlers on the Big Lost River
irrigation project and those who left
| there, but still have their contracts
with the Big Lost River Irrigation
company, now defunct, are to be given
will be taken to see that their rights
and their contracts are protected BY
the state through the land board.
The grocers of Idaho Falls have
/ placed in effect rule regarding deliv
cries of all groceries to the effect that
any order of less than dollar il
value will carry charge of cents
sxtra. On the first of the year, how.
ever, there is to go into effect an
even more drastic provision, that OF
doing business on a cash basis
strictly.
Members of the state police Of Ne.
vada are closely watching the Indians
in and around Gardnerville as a feud
war is threatened to break out at any
time. Willie Jack brother of Jim
Jack, who was killed by Benny Pitts
near Gardnerville, is q clared to have
threatened to kill the father of Benny
Pitts and other relatives of his. The
relatives on both sides are said to be
arming.
Rolla E. Clapp, Chicago man, is
representing syndicate comprising
eastern and European capitalists
which is said to have millions for pro-
jects of western development, among
them a railroad from Grand Junction
to San Diego, Cal. Clapp is in Grand
junction arranging for terminals.
]. G. Courts, an old-time resident of
Carson City, Nevada, and the man to
whom the discoveries of Tonopab
may be greatly attributed, died in
Oakland last week. Courts was the
| discoverer of Southern Klondyke sec.
ton, which drew Jim Butler over the
route wherein he located the Tonopah
| section.
Racing interests throughout the
state are greatly concerned over the
decision jus rendered by District
Judge DOMAIN at Butte, against the
Postal Telegraph company, in which
that corporation was fined $3.50. for
violating the anti-gambling law Of the
state in transmitting telegraphio
news of the races.
The jury in the case of Peter Mill.
er, on tgal at Seattle for the murder
Of Hugh Mcmahon, who was CARROT.
cd on Seattle street five years ago,
disagreed and was discharged, tho
vote being eleven to one for acquittal.
Ihere were seven women and five
men on the jury and the obstinate
Juror was woman.
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