The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-31
History of
Past Week
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The News Happenings of
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on the thirty.firet ballot OF the Joint
session OF the Idaho legislature on
Friday. Senator Brady succeeds X.
!. Perky. Democrat appointed by
Governor Hawiey 10 succeed Weldon
b. Hepburn, deceased,
The Utah state Dry Farmers as
ISOLATION at It's final session at Ogden.
took action against misrepresentation
OF land to prospective settlers and
unanimously favored more thorough
exploitation by the state government
OF the non.irrigated sections.
After four days elaboration. the
committee on privileges and elections
OF the lower house OF the Wyoming
legislature returned majority re
port on Friday, Diminishing the con
tests against the three Republican rep
rasentatives.
When the news reached Pocatello,
Idaho. OF the election OF former Gov
ernor James II. Brady 20 the United
States senate there were many dem
onstrations Of Joy and hilIarity. Hun
dreds OF kilograms were sent by adj
mlrlng friends TO the senator-elect
and ia some Offices y half holiday
was declared.
Woman suffrage passed the assem-
bly, OF Nevada with but three dis
senting votes. The measure will go
10 the state senate and should IL pass,
as Is generally expected. will go be-
fore the people OF Nevada at the next
general election.
ST. Anthony. Idaho. suffered $780,
900 fire on Wednesday At first prae-
tically no water was obtalnable on
account Of frozen pipes, but after five
hours Of desperate lighting by the fire
department and citizen volunteers the
spread OF the flames was checked ut
noon.
Bishop J. NJ. Morris was shot and
perhaps MORALLY wounded at Ro-
settle, Utah. by William Cobie, mail
carrier or that place, who carried
mali 10 and from Keltcn. The trou-
bic is ascribed to the neglect of Cobie
TO properly care for animals placed
| IN his charge by ranchers.
DOMESTIC
Federal Judge Holt OF New York,
has postponed for one week his de.
cision on the writ OF habaes corpus
La the case OF Edward II. Myths, the
Belgian journalist ordered deported
as an undesirable alien.
II IL believed six lives have been
a A1N 4xs ptn ~ nm
Prince William sound, Alaska, Two
launches were capslzed.
When he hit trapped wildcat on
the head with the butt of his shot
gun, Nathan Sparks OF Ontario, Cal,
received charge OF buckshot which
killed him His body was found ~
ing beside that OF the animal
After robblng the state bank OF
Mounds. okla. and locking Cashier
To. 4. Brown In the looted vault. three
masked men escaped with $500 In
currency and silver.
Miss Esta Beaman. winner Of .
prize OF 5000 for growing the best acre
OF corn In Oklahoma In competition
with 500 boys, has received orders for
all the seed corn she grew on heI
prize acre at s2'a bushel.
To determine whether women IL
Grinnel, Iowa. really want the right
TO vote. or whether It is only the de
sire OF politicians and enthusiasts
that they be given this right, a reg
ularn women's suffrage primary cleo
ton win be held January 81.
Prof. w. Il. Webb OF Bellbuekle
Tenn. independent Democrat, has
been elected United States senator
for the term ending March next
lie defeated ~ T Rrysn OF Nashville
Democrat. 10 TO So.
In his call issued fer special SEES
sion of the Arizona legisla
tnre TO convene February 3. Gov
George W. p. Hunt recommended tbs
passage OF sixteen new laws and th'
revision OF fifty.seven others,
stewart Wall. who fought a battle
almost slngle-handed against Apache
Indians in 1866 and killed thirt!
! braves before he fell with fourteen
bullets Ia his own body, died at Sal
Bernardino. Cal. Thursday. Wall. whit
! was 81 years old, came to Californii
In 1851. and was the first town mar
! shall OF San Bernardino.
Homer Blue Richards. who confess
ed that he is wanted in Oklahoma 70
completely In six bank rohberies, Sc
are TO the city Jail in Pueblo, wher
he Is confined. and was seriousi
burned.
Profound quiet greeted the readin
in the California assembly OF resoll
ton torhlddlng the chaplain TO refe
10 legislation pending before tn
, house In his inyocatlons. 1t wa
placed on the table. 40 to 30, th
closest division OF the present legisli
tive session
Thirty persons were KILLED an
: twenty more are missing as the r
suit OF collapse at Mckinney, Te
a. NJ tho threta-storv buiidinR OF III