The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-21
BRIEF REVIEW Of
A Weeks EVENTS
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS IN ITEM
lzED FORM.
Home and Foreign News Gathered
From All Quarters OF the World.
and PrsprSed for susy Men.
METROPOLITAN

tNTERMOUNTAfN
Suit has been filed in the United
States district court at Cheyenne by
the government contestlng title TO
lands held by the Midwest Oil com
pany Contestants claim the patents
were fraudulentiy obtained by filings
made on land temporarily withdrawn
from entry September 81, 1909, and
later made permanent by act OF con
gress.
by vote OF two to one, the voters
Of the city and county OF Denver de-
cided for commission form OF gov
eminent by charter amendment rather
than by the charter convention plan.
Declaring that he had killed a Mex.
lean In southeastern Wyoming last
summer and wished to be taken back
TO answer the charge, man giving
his name as W. e. Poer, walked into
the police station at Billings, Mont,
and gave himself into custody.
II. H. Humphrey and n. ii. McWhor.
ter, who confessed at Portland to hav-
Ing practiced fraud In connection with
the Columbia River Orchards swim
die, were fined $1,000 each and sent
enced TO sixty days Imprisonment.
More than million dollars in gold
was brought down to Seattle by the
steamship Mariposa from Cordova,
Alaska, having been more than two
months In transit from the Iditarod
district.
The fifth state inaugural ball at Salt
Lake City on February ~ was not only
the most successful in the history
of Utah, but also one OF the mont
brilliant functions that has ever taken
place in the capital city.
That the final arrangements for the
segregating of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific systems probably will
% consummated In Utah is indicated
BY the fact that all of the prominent |
heads of the Hartman roads will as
semble In Salt Lake on Friday, Feb
ruary 81.
DOMESTIC
Bonds for the release of Richard II. |
Houlihan and William Shupe, labor
eaders recently convicted at india
iapolis OF conspiracy and the illegal
OF explosives, have
,een approved.
Thinking that he was shooting at a
burglar, DIR. ]. w, Kilbane of Nor
wood, n. X, shot and fatally wounded
me OF his patients. Fred BARNARD,
2 years old,
General Stewart l.. Woodford. vet.
ran publicist and former United
states minister to Spain, died at his
lone in New York Friday morning,
ie had been Ill more than two weeks.
Every member OF the West Virginia
legislature, except those against whom
have been returned. have
cen summoned 10 appear before the
pecial grand jury and tell what they /
NOW about the alleged purchase OF
otes for United States senators.
Guided by pack dogs more than
hundred miles, reseuers have recov-
red the bodies OF c. G. Chittick and
Ohm Kesler, who persisted early this
Month in blizzard in the Happy
liver country in Alaska.
Guilty as charged In all three
cunts OF the indictment" was the
erdict rendered at Cincinnati by the
nry in the case of John Nj. Patterson
nd the twenty.eight other officials or
ormer officials Of the National Cash
legister company. who were charged
y the government with violating the
riminal section of the Sherman anti
rust law.
A "piclpocket trust" and other com
act organizations of criminals exist
4 New York City's underworld, ac.
ordlng to testimony of Judge Edward
wann of the court of general SEES. |
Ions. witness before the alderman
committee investigating vice condi-
ons.
The gunboat Tacoma, with hun. /
red marines. sailed Thursday for
entral American waters. Tho TIA !
oma will be IN wireless touch with !
ne navy department on the way
own the coast in case the necessity
rises for change in her destination.
The jury which win try John Beai
need, accused of murder in connec. ,
on with the killing OF Albert G. II
oyce, Jr. at Amarillo, Texas. Sep !
amber IL last. has been completed.
Ten of our crack fighting ships OF
lie Atlantic battleship fleet, swinging a
a anchor seventy hours of at Guam. +
lnamo, are ready for sea. They have 4
5000 officers and men, S
How children, OF tender years slave
n hours in canning sheds with their a
listered fingers wrapped in rags, and \
kewise in tenements. making toys, s
overs and plumes, and how women Il
III sometimes for mere pittances Ia /
establishments. Is described /,
! report OF the New York state fac. a
Try investigation commission.
Battling Nelson. former lightweight L
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