The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-08
NORTHWEST NOTES

disaster BIZ tagging 1t just before 1t
reached burning bridge near OAK
land. Ore.
Lyon county, Nevada. is planning
county fair for this fall. Already the
subscriptions have reached $1,000,
pledged by the people of Yerington
and vicinity.
On the Nick Ginocio ranch, near
Reno, Nevada, a bolt of lightning
struck in corral in which band of
cattle had gathered. Two cows and
several calves were killed.
Five Greek laborers we're injured,
two Of them seriously, when the three
rear cars OF Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul work train of six cars, loaded
with structural steel, jumped faulty
switch in the suburbs of Spokane.
The eastbound North Coast Limited
on the Northern Pacific was held up
by three masked men a mile and a
half west of Homestake, Mont. The
attempt resulted in farce, for the
would-be robbers secured nothing.
At the wool market held at Chinook,
Mont, early in the week nearly 700,-
900 pounds of the Montana clip
changed hands. One clip of 175,000
pounds, the Corr holdings, was not
sold, although 16 cents was bid for it.
Mariana Aranz, wanted by the po-
lice in connection with the murder OF
Joe Quinda, or Joe Jose, as he was
known in Reno, is successfully elud-
ing the authorities of the whole state
OF Nevada, who are on the lookout for
him.
Cordial cooperation upon the part
of the interior department in making
the work of the reclamation service
success was promised by Secretary OF
the Interior Lane at meeting of the
settlers of the Shoshone project at
Garland, Mont.
Fire at Tacoma caused damage to
the plant of the Northwestern Wood
enware company estimated at $685..
0O0 The plant had been idle all week
because of a strike, but the manage
ment does not connect the fire with
any labor trouble.
As the result of being thrown from
her horse, Miss Eva Shippers died at
ranch near Ely, Nevada A piece of
tin in the sage brush caused the horse
to shy, and the unexpected movement
threw Miss Shippers from the saddle
and she struck heavily on the ground.
After shooting stephen Wood, aged
rs, to death at the gate of his moth
er's ranch near Montrose, Colo, band
OF unknown men fired in the dark
ness at Woods two sisters when they
ran from the house to their brothers
assistance upon hearing sounds Of
shooting.
Lightning struck Charles DiGiovan-
nj, who owns a ranch several miles
south of Reno, Nevada, while a big
electrical storm was raging and the
young man is suffering from a para
lyzed arm as the result. That he ea.
capped being instantly killed is consid-
SFSu MIRACULOUS
Secretary Franklin X. Lane of the
interior department reached Powell,
Wyo., July 20, where he addressed
settlers on the Shoshone irrigation
project. He said he would recon-
mend to congress legislation designed
to obtain for settlers more liberal
terms OF payment.
Oakland team No. "a won first hon
ors in the Woodmen Of the World com
petitive drills held at Colorado Springs
at the convention of the Pacific iur
lsdiction OF the Woodmen of the World
The prize was $500 in gold. Golden
Gate camp No. GA, San Francisco, was
awarded second prize
President Erb of the Denver & Salt
Lake railroad declares that he is well
satisfied with the final terms of the
contract between the city and the rail
road company for construction and
operation Of the James Peak tunnel
The contract will be submitted to thA
directors OF the road for their an.
prevail
firing Of the prosaic and rather mo.
notonous work Of plotting a garbage
wagon at La Junla, Colo. Kit Carson
son OF the old scout, whose career has
oeen told in story and sung in song
Is reported to have decamped from
the nome nest, leaving wife and FIVE /
children, all under 16 years. in desti.
tute circumstances.
Harry ]. Flower of Chicago "ro+
King of Anaconda, Mont, when Il
was a new mining camp, is visiting
friends there Floyer gained his mama
ownership of white rats
-heir number multiplying rapidly 90
mat the building where he had his If. |
hees was infested with them for manv
Years. a twenty years war has de-.
aIeted their numbers, but still one ~
Harry Flowers rats" is occasionalls
ound in Anaconda A''ls
TO give the police absolute mower
= controlling public speaking in tha
.lty, Mayor Albee Of Portland bas has
lated an ordinance defining the II.
ense IN which the flag or the govern.
heht IS lnsulted, degraded ~,