The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-03-14
NORTHWEST NOTES

TO permit boxing contests uuueI Inc
supervision of state commission
Dan Swago, the man shot by Bert
Scott at Rochester, New, has died
from his injuries and Scott now faces
murder charge.
Al bill legalizing twelve-round box.
ing contests has been passed by the
Montana senate and was sent to the
governor for his signature.
II the United States intervenes In
the troubles now perplexing Mexico,
Neyada's National Guard asks that |
1t be allowed to have part in the
Intervention proceedings,
Plans for the construction OF
| line Of railroad out of Billings, Mont.
over the irrigated section to the east
1 for an approximate distance of 20
miles, have been announced.
Struck by falling rock while ne
was at work in the Veteran mine,
at Ely, New, Joseph Mirich received
injuries which resulted in his death
at the hospital few hours later.
A package containing the ashes OF
4 Edward E. Knots of California who
1 died at Denver a few days ago follow
Ing an attack of appendicitis, was
shipped through the mails last week.
Nevada is getting more advertising
in the various parts of the country
because of the divorce amendment
than it ever got because of the SIX
months residence law, and it is OF
better sort
At the election held in Seattle on
March A, on proposed charter amend
ments. the single tax, the municipal
bank plan, the public market plan and
the Griffiths bill to restrict the power
of the police, were defeated.
The department of the interior pro-
poses to spend $1SS,600 on the Glacier
National park during the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1914, if the amount
requested by the secretary of the in
terror is appropriated by congress.
The secretary of the Montana state
fair, is sending out advance notices
of prizes to be awarded at the Mon
tana state fair next fall in order that
Montana farmers wishing to compete
can plan their planting this spring ac-
cordingly.
After two days session the Nevada
board of pardons committed the SEN
tence of Nimrod Uric, convicted OF
murder. from execution by hanging to
life Imprisonment. Uric confessed to
killing Eugene Quilici in holdup at
INLAY, New, January, 1911.
Isaac Marsh, an old man who lived
in Murray Canyon, about three miles
south from Ely, New. was found deac
in his cabin, having suicided. He
had rugged up a shot gun in such
manner that he could pull the trigger
by a string attached to one of his
toes.
Oscar Dana Allen, professor O
metallurgy and analytical chemistry
at Yale university from 1871 to 1887
is dead at his home at Ashford, neal
Mount Tacoma, Wash. aged II. H;
had made the remarkable flora of the
mountain famous throughout thu
world by his exchanges with botanical
associations.
After passing forty years on
| ranch III NGFdQd anu
fortune, Edward Clifford, Sr., of Ston
Cabin. near Tonopah, went to Cali
fornia a week ago and fell into tn
hands of alleged bunco men. II
was fleeced, he says, of $4,000 an
was on the point of losing $11,00
more when the police went to nj
rescue.
Having passed an appropriation bl
). by large majority over the govern
or's veto, the lower house of the Ore
he gon legislature reconsidered its az
40 ton and voted, Sc to 40, to expung
from its records all reference to wha
!. it had done The case is said to b
= without precedent in the history
American state legislatures.
AS a result of the recent ragedy
Black Buttes, Wyo, when John Hazel
hotel proprietor, shot his wife an
then killed himself, William Hales,
10-year-old boy will become possesse
Of considerable property. The be
was adopted by the Hazens and
now a student at the Utah School ft
the Deaf and Blind in Ogden.
Inc leaulHS HSlu SiOPS u tHo stu
of Utah, in the order of their impor
anee, as judged by values for 191
are given as follows: Hay and fo
age, $7,430,0OO; wheat, $S,765,O0'
oats, $1,771,00O; potatoes, $S74O0
and barley, $473,000.
The compulsory voting bill has bee
killed in the lower house of the Uti
legislature by vote of 3S to 3. IT
bill would impose poll tax of So I
all persons who do not exercise the
right to vote The bill previously hi
been passed by the senate.
Completion of the new Y M. G.
headquarters at Elko, New, will
about March %, according to r.
Morrall, who has been active in {
ganization of the association in tn
a;A,. and ho xri1 rrObn hly no