The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-12-12
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE
Happenings That Are Making History
s.-Infcrmation Gathered from All
ossartess Of the Globe and
Given In q Few Lines.
lNTERMouNTAIN.

shooting with shotgun.
Combining on one cIew after d
chase Of three weeks, United states
postoffice Inspectors, Pinkerton de-
tectives and the Ogden police, Thurs
day night caused the arrest OF ]. II.
Martin, former Southern Pacific
brakeman, on suspicion Of being one
OF the Ogden matchmaking band.
OF $4,000 bushels OF apples shipped
into Salt Lake during November only
ESQ bushels were condemned and de-
stroyed. according TO the monthly re-
port OF the county horticultural in
spector.
A miner named Joe BadovIch. 30
years old and single, was killed by a
caye-in at the Highland Boy mine at
Bingham. Utah.
The Liacoln County Woolgrowers
association met at Cokeville. Wyo,
Tuesday, followed by big ball and
banquet Wednesday. which lasted un-
I'll early in the morning. About 500
couples attended.
While watching the unloading OF
baggage al the depot, Chief OF Police
Nelson OF Montpelier, Idaho, noticed
that one roll OF bedding was leaking"
badly. He arrested the owner and
found quite a supply OF whisky.
DOMESTIC.
Five gray-haired women OF the vii
lage Of Volo, ILL.,, who rode Mrs.
John Richardson on rail one night
In July because her name was linked
by gossip with that Of her brother
in'law, were found guilty by Jury.
Tillie o. Pickett. who has been on
trial at Clinton, Mo-, charged with
the murder OF his mother, Mrs. su-
san Puckett Mackinson. was found
not guilty.
The radicals ruled the Republican
state conference In New York on Fri
day, and forced the APPROVAL OF d.
rect. statewide primary law. STATE
Chairman William Barens' motion to
reanirm the more conservative pri-
mary plank In the last Republican
national platform was defeated by d
vote OF 1872 to 1877.
There will be no general strike in
indianapolis at this time and team.
STEERS whose employers have signed
union contracts will return TO work.
Letters protesting against the ok.
ecntion at Hartford, Conn, on
March 4 next. OF the death sentence
Of Mrs. Bessie Wakefield for the
murder of her husband, continue ID
pour into the governors office.
William A. Prendergast. comptroi.
Ter Of New York, formally announced
his withdrawal Thursday from the
Progressive party. which he helped
TO found.
Judge b w, Preston OF the Iowa su-
preme court has granted an applica.
ton by Des Moines saloonkeepers for
q rehearing In the case In which the
supreme court nearly two weeks ago
decided that local saloons must close.
Mrs. Nina Finger. said to have been
the only woman In the United States
pensioned for personal services dur.
ing the Mexican war. died Thursday
ut Santa Barbara, Cal. aged 81.
Enraged because he believed he had
been overcharged for drink taken
IN q saloon In the business district
OF Sacramento. John Burrocks, m
aged workingman. armed himself
with a rifle and a shotgun Thursday
night. took possession OF the saloon.
killed its proprietor. Ernest Schmer-
Der. and wounded two policemen and
three citizens.
Arthur A. Mclean, treasurer OF the
Democratic state committee. OF New
York. has been indicted on two
counts. charged with receiving cam
paign contributions from corporations
Joseph Hickman. a negro, the con.
fessed murderer of Mrs. Ellen Fox and
her 14-year-old daughter. was hanged
at Bison. s. D. Hickman mur-
dered Mrs. Fox and her daughter upon
their claim near Bixby In September.
The Standard Oil company on Wed.
nesday announced and urged reduc-
ton OF half cent in the price OF gaso-
line at ST Louis, the third reduction
which the company has made in the
last month.
Charges that the income tax feature
of the new tariff law constitutes class
legislation and is unconstitutional,
were made in a test suit filed in Chi
cago on behalf OF Mrs. Elsie Devote
Of New York.
No recommendations as to the abol-
ishment or maintenance of the Salt
Lake United States assay office are
embodied in the estimates OF Secre-
tary Of the Treasury McAdoo, which
have just been submitted to congress.
Mrs. Clara Latourelle LARSON,
daughter of pioneer. was elected
mayor of Troutdale Ore, on Wednes-
day, by five votes.
Captain ]. w De Ford. who in the
Civil war received numerous decora-
tons for bravery as signal officer
under Grant, died at Ottawa, Kans..
Of apopiexy. He was rs years old.