The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-04-04
NORTHWEST NOTES


at the Tonopah depot, must pay the
penalty according to his conviction for
murder.
The prize fight bill passed by the Ne.
vada legislature just as the governor
recommended it. 1t prohibits finish
fights and will allow ten-round glove
contests.
The livestock industry of Montana,
always an important factor in the bust
ness Of the state, is in good condition.
the price of cattle at the highest point,
and sheep and weol are bringing fair
prices.
The new Montana liquor law pro-
vides that it shall be unlawful for any
county or city in this state to issue
more than one license for every 500
inhabitants in any city or town, to
any retail liquor dealer.
There are many large reclamation
enterprises under way in Montana, at
the hands of the federal government,
the state and private individuals, and
the completion of these will add more
that million acres to the irrigated
area OF the state.
Another mining camp boom is on in
Nevada. Exclusive news reached sew
eral people at Goldfeld Sunday Of
strike near Cloverdale and that an
exodus of boomers had nearly depop-
ulated the town OF Millers, says the
Tribune.
AS an incident in line with the
''city beautiful idea, the Women's
| Century club of Nampa, Idaho, has
taken up the question of offering sub
ssantial cash prizes for the best kept
lawns and parking in the city during
the coming season.
Lead and zinc producers from
Idaho, Utah, Montana, Colorado, Ne
vada. Arizona and New Mexico, will
meet in Salt Lake on the Srd of April
to devise ways and means for saving
their industries from the assaults of
Democratic congress.
Fattening sheep for the market on
alfalfa, with whole Turkey red wheat
to finish them, will be followed on a
very large scale at Lewiston, Mont,
next fall and winter. Those who have
! tried it this winter have all secured
very satisfactory results.
Meyer Gorelick, tailor whose dis,
charge was the cause of the late
strike called at Seattle by the Indus
trial Workers of the World against
tailoring establishments, has been de
MED admission to citizenship by Su
perior Judge A. w. Frater
Judge Coleman has rendered his
decision in the long pending question
as to whether the evidence relative tc
the killing of George Prinaris and Nick
Pappas, at McGill, on the 18th day Of
last October, be submitted to another
grand jury. According to Judge Cole
mans ruling. the case is ended anc
another grand jury will not be empan
neled to again hear the evidence.
Since the city of Seattle can get n,
better bid in the open market than ;
partial offer of eight per cent. below
par on 100000 worth Of municipal
street railway bonds, the state plan'
10 come TO It's rellef.
, The citizens of Ontario, Oregon
were so well pleased with the result
Of the rose-planting day last year tina
they have decided to make it an an
nuai event, and will hold it on Satur
day, March 20, this year.
One hundred and eight aspirant
for commission jobs have secure,
petition books from the elections com
mittee at Denver, and it is estimate,
by members of the commission tina
there are now $50 candidates in tn
field.
Mayor Henry ]. Arnold Of Denve
has been inoc9lated with 100000
dead typhoid feyer germs. len qay
hence he will receive one million NOR
and ten days later another millio
9 will be shot into his system. 1t
9 believed he will thus be made in
e mune from typhoid.
q Arson Makeel and George Deppe
Q ranchmen, near Kersey City, Colo
have perfected unique machine TO
pumping water and are preparing ;
apply for a patent With the aid G
a shepherd dog on treadmill the
|, can procure sufficient water wit
about an hours work each day fo
the watering of more than $50 head c
, cattle.
Both houses of the twenty-sixt
session of the Nevada legislature al
q journed March 81, after an all-nigf
. session. The closing struggle wa
/ over the state police, and the appr
Il priation of $4,000 provided by th
v regular appropriation bill was flnall
i cut to $12.50O. with an additional 81
) 900 for quarters.
I Engineers for the General Electri
it company. who have been making
n Study of tha suhiect of the electrific,