The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-01-17
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN sRlErKsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
Hsppsnlnss That are Making History
information Gathered from Al
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given IN Few LInsa
IMTERMouMrAlM

TWO little girls, daughters OF A. p,
Jones, while en- route from Meeker,
Colo. % Grand Valley in covered
wagon. were frozen TO death. The
family Ii extremely poor and Insult
hcient clothing and lack Of proper
nourishment ID given as contributing
10 death.
The irrigation OF 100000 acres OF
land IN Dolores county, Colorado. ex.
tending north Of the southern limit Of
the Paradox valley and the south
eastern part Or Utah by s6,0o0,0 600
hydro-electrie power plant, is planned.
George w. Ritter representing the
lead producers of Utah, was given a
hearing before the house ways and
means committee last week, Mr.
Ritter quoted statistics TO show that Ii
would be necessary for the lead mines
Of Utah 70 close II the duty on lead
was reduced.
Walter NJ. Young Of Salt Lake, aged
81 superintendent Of the Peck con.
eentrating plant at the Anaconda cop.
per smelters OF the Amalgamatea
company at Butte. was killed BY a
bursting pulley wheel.
IN tho presence OF their three small
children. Chris ~. Christensen, a
miner, So years Of age, shot to death
hts wife, Christina, SO years OF age.
and fired three shots into his own
breast at their home In Salt Lake.
Jealousy was the cause.
Governor John Nj Haines. In his
message to the Idaho legislature, ask
ed that body to give its approval to
the amendment to the federal consti-
tuition providing for the direct election
Of United States senator's He also
urged the legislature to enact law
recurring physical examination before
the issuance Of marriage certificates.
DOMESTIC
Congressional investigation OF the
conduct OF two federal judges, Judge
Vanvalkenbnrgh Of the western dis.
trict OF Missouri and Judge John G,
Pollock Of the district OF Kansas. has
been asked.
Jack Johnson automobile, safe
and the fixtures OF his saloon, which
recently was closed, were seized Fri
day by the sheriff to satisfy judg.
ment OF S5,62t.23 obtained By brew.
Ing company of Chicago.
Firemen OF fifty eastern railroads
agreed with the railroad managers
70 ask Martin A. Knapp, Judge
OF the United States commerce court,
and Charles p. Neill, United States
commissioner Of labor. to mediate un.
der the Erdman act In their contro.
versy over wages and working condi.
tions.
Resolutions protesting against a re-
ductlon OF the tariff on leather were
adopted at special meeting in Chi
rago OF the National saddlery asso.
citation.
j. w. Iitzely. farmer, Mrs, Litzely
and their three children, one OF them
an infant, were burned to death In
fire which destroyed their home near
Ghanute Kans The house was In
ruins before neighbors could reach the
scene.
The Decatur III, public market
started fifteen months ago in an effort
to reduce the high cost OF living. has
proved failure and probably will be
abandoned
The thirty.flrst regular session OF
the West Virginia legislature met
"Wednesday and failed to organize. ow.
Ing to u tie In the session, An extra
ordinary session called January died
without having accomplished anything
Tor the same reason
twenty-five million dollars was the
amount fixed Wednesday by the con.
sensus OF opinion regarding the loss
sustained by citrus fruit growers in
California In the three days freeze
When his mother refused to let him
have his mandolin, Henry Harrison.
Young musical genius OF Now York
City, jumped out OF bed and slashed
her to death with razor, Then he
locked himself In the bathroom OF
their apartment and cut his throat
Thomas scully. aged IL years. was
shot through the lung aud fatally
wounded by y policeman while at.
tempting with a companion 10 rob
man in Chicago
William O. Rockefeller. wanted as
4 witness before the Pulo money
trust investigating committee. IS a
guest al hotel at Nassau, Bahama
islands. according TO persons arriving
AZ Miami, Fla. from the islands,
Purchase OF rails and equipment
made by the Hartman lines during
December, 1912. aggregated ss6.o0o0o0
according 10 reports received from
New York Orders placed December
80 covered s20,0o0.OOo OF the amount
and were the largest single orders on
When the mercury dropped to fs
just before midnight Monday night.
the owners Of 1000 acres OF orange
groves in Pomona, Cal. gave up hope
tstf.ss skuft. a.