The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-07
NEWS or A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD nv BaIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Happenings That Are Making History
Information Gathered from All
Quarters Of she Globe and
Givsn n Few Llnes.
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From recent investigation In con
nectlon with the Mlnldoka irrigation
project In Idaho 1t has been ascertain
ed that certain lands that we're tenn.
porarily Withdrawn from all forms oil
disposition no longer appear necessary
20 the interests Of the project The
secretary OF the interior therefore has
restored about $4,000 acres TO the
public domain TO be subject to settle
ment and entry.
Col John X Rankin aged rs, fol-
years head OF the Grow Indian agency
IN Montana and veteran OF the civil
war. died at his home in Lawrence
Rams. on Wednesday.
The mayor OF Nome, Alaska, In q
cablegram 10 the Seattle chamber oil
commerce. said many persons were
destitute as result OF the recent
storm that destroyed part of the city
and would need financial aid or trans
portation.
Three battles. the hottest fossnghi
since the strike OF coal miners in sou
thern Colorado began. marked the
first day OF, martial law In that dis
trict Tuesday. One mine guard killed
dour union men wounded. two badly
two children OF nonunion men shot
one mine guard missing and county
marshal wounded were the casualties
OF the three fights.
Charles Gilbert Gates, son OF the
late John w. Gates. died suddenly In
the Burlington depot at Cody. Wyo.,
on Tuesday Death was due to heart
failure, Mr.. Gates was many times
q millionaire He was 81 years old
While the ordering OF state troops
into the southern Colorado fields fol
lowed the failure OF Governor Am
mons's efforts TO arrange a settlement
an additional reason for this action
was found In the list OF casualties and
property damage that have marked
the thirty-fiye days Of the strike.
DOMESTIC.
Notice OF a change In the working
schedules OF employees OF the St
Louis & San Francisco railroad shops
at Springfield. Mo. was posted Friday
reducing daily hours Of employment
from nine 10 eight.
Gunboat Smith OF California knock
ed out Charley Miller OF the same
state In the third round of what was
10 have been a ten-round bout In New
York City
H. Elmer Glib, widely known as a
dry goods merchant both In the whole
sale and retail trade. died suddenly al
his home In Morristown. N. J. Death
was due to heart disease. II is esti
mate that he left fortune OF nearly
S5.000,00O.
Josephine Mclaughlin. IA years old
missing for a week and for whom the
police OF New York had been asked
TO search. was rescued Friday from
two alleged tratfickers in women, who
had kept her prisoner since the night
she disappeared.
With all official business completed
the closing sessions OF the Information
al Dry Farming congress at Tulsa
Okla, on Friday were devoted Ia
speeches.
Leo NJ Frank. sentenced to hang
for the murder OF Mary phagan. was
denied new trial at Atlanta, Ca. by
the Judge who presided over the trial
az which Frank was convicted.
Hope is held out for the recovery
OF Houston ID. Biekham. president OF
the defunct Commercial bank of 30.
galusa, La, who was fired ON from
ambush near cummock. The bank
suspended last May with s1s1 900 de-
felt.
Nathaniel Laird. superintendent of
Sunday school. was sentenced 10
serve not less than one year nor more
than four years In Sing Sing prison
for the larceny OF $4,000 from hts en-
ployers. the Kensieo Cemetery com.
pany.
The body OF John sobozak. nine
years old. who had been missing from
his home in Cleveland. o., since June
u last. was lifted IN a steam shovel
being used IN excavation work from n
gravel bank. Friday. The boy had
been buried in a cave,ln while AZ play.
Three hundred miles OF bonflres dis.
uiputed along the route from Omaha
70 North Platte Neh. were fired mi.
day night 70 celebrate the dedication
q the new Lincoln highway. In oma.
pa vacant block or ground near tha
down town section was the scene ~ 4
biz celebration. Z :
me smithsonian institution has an.
.ouiisaea mat ne iiodgson Pile OF 81.
~ ior The bert treatise on "'rhs Re-
iatiohs q atmospheric Air TO Tuber.
eiiosas had been equally divided be-
tween Doctors Guy iIinsdaie d Ho,
SPRINGS. va. and s. Adolphua Knopg
81 New York CITY.
Correspondence from Manila repor,
Two deaths there from bubonic plague
one Of them being that Of William
Crczier. managing editor OF the Daily
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