The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-14
NORTHWEST NOTES

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An early morning fire destroyed
the J. M. Benton livery stable in
Carson City, New, at loss OF $500
partially covered by insurance.
The next session of the American
mining congress has been invited TO
come to Tonopah. but the decision
will not be made for several months
yet, when the directors hold their
first meeting.
Idaho today Is the possessor OF the
first electric train in the United
States which uses the storage battery
for power, doing away with all the
overhead gear that makes the building
of electrical railroads so expensive.
Henry Bennett, cashier Of the Sill
yer Bow National bank and son OF
"A. J. Bennett of Virginia City, Mont,
a pioneer Montana banker, jumped
from the third story window OF a Butte
hospital and was dashed to death on
the pavement below.
Mrs. M. ]. DAILY, the wife of Mike
Daily, a well-known farmer Of Bel
levue, Idaho, was found dead in her
orchard by one of her farm hands,
who went to the orchard to pick ap.
pies. The cause of death was I'M
doubtedly heart trouble.
L. L. Haines, q rancher of Eckley,
Curry county, Ore, was shot fatally
by his brother-in-law, Hugh Hampton,
and died that night. Hampton's story
is that Haines called at his home
and started to make trouble and that
he fred in self defense.
Edmund E. G. Won Klein, on trial
at Portland, charged with having rob-
bed Miss Ethel Newcomb of $2500
worth Of diamonds after having de-
ceiving her with a bigamous marriage,
will rely upon the plea of mistaken
| identity for his defense.
Joseph G. Mccarthy, former state
printer Of Nevada, died October 25,
at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lillian
F. Stivers. at Niles, Cal. He was tax.
en- to her home four weeks previous
from Carson in the hope that change
of climate would benefit him.
Burning oil in transformer at the
sIBbstation of the municipal electric
light plant at Seattle, burned out the
feed wires, sxtinguishing all the street
lights in the city as well as the lights
in many homes and churches which
are supplied by the municipal plant
The sugar beet factory at Fallon
| New, has begun the seasons run, with
| 100 men at work. Beets are coming
IN rapidly from the farms near Tailor
and large shipments have been receiv
ed from Lovelock. The bins, which
have a capacity of about 1000 tons
are overlooking.
i Andy ]. Mildon, under federal in
d1ctment, answerable in Cheyenne
Wyo., for the alleged transmission o
improper matter through the mails
was surrendered to the federal au
thorities at Salt Lake last week by Mi
bondsmen and will be returned t.
Wyoming for trial.
The livestock industry in the stat,
of Idoho is coming to the front rap
idly. The many breeders in dit
ferent parts of the state are securins
the highest types of cows, sheep ane
hogs and are rapidly becoming il
shape to compete with the grea,
breeders of the United States.
Dave Rowan, who was shot at Pen
dleton, Ore, by Charles Cook, who
then killed himself, died later at q
hospital Jealousy is given as the
cause, Rowan being in the company
OF Cooks divorced wife and his lit
tie daughter at the time of the shoot
ing, which occurred on street.
The Parma, Idaho, Herald saws.
John Ridenbaugh and Scott Ander
son of Boise were In town Tuesday
after finishing UP measuring the hay
they purchased in the vicinity Of
Wilder. They bough 1900 tons from
residents of that locality, which they
VIII feed to their sheep during the
coming winter.
| During all the period of George
| Ashley's Imprisonment at Shoshone
Idaho, his faithful black dog was with
him more steadily than his shadow,
| NSA sAAS ooS hCfOl 1CIL LIS mdSI6r, nIglt
or day. The dog never left the Jail
but remained close to the window u
the portion of the prison where ne
knew his master was sitting.
As a result of shooting ARRAY in
the Redtop dance hall at Rochester,
New. Billy" Edwards, proprietor of
the place, was shot and killed by ].
q. McFadden. Frank Manda, Ed.
wards's partner, was shot over the
heard and will die and Shorty" Burns
and Emma Hoffman, the latter Nc.
Fadden's wife, also were wounded.
The parcel post is doing it's utmost
to lower the high cost of living at
EdWardsburg, Ida., according to a re-
port that reached the postoffiee de-
partment The report shows that or
binary transportation charges on 4
sack Of flour from the nearest rail.
way to the mining camp has been
sz.oo while the charges by parcel
post are only so cents.
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