The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-11-21
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Roy Ikegami, the Japanese aecu.os
of assault with intent to kill No
Ogawa, a Japanese woman, was snnns
guilty by jury at Reno of assan,,
with intent to do bodily harm.
Senator Chamberlain of oregoo h.s
emphatically denied the statemen.
| published in Boise papers tn a.
4 effect that he and Governor HawIa,
had fixed up the Idaho patronage.
The jail at Reno last week contain.
ed an Indian, Spaniard, Mexican
a Japanese, a Chinese, several brands
of white men and an Ethiopian wha
comes from the republic Of Hayti.
/ Six members of the party OF strik.
ers accused of the murder Of fonr
members Of an automobile party ON
route from LaVeta to Oakview have
made detailed confessions, according
to reports received at Trinidad.
Homestead and desert entry lands
may be include in an irrigation dis
trict organized under the laws Of the
state Of Idaho, even before patent has
been issued from the federal govern
ment to the holders of the homestead
and desert entry.
Apparently a last message from a
hunter, i'll, respondent and lost in
the wilds Of northern Idaho, nota
signed "R. Clay Stone" and sealed
in medicine bottle, was found float
ing in the river at Spokane Sunday
| by fisherman.
One hundred pounds of giant pow
der and fifty sticks of dynamite, ae-
cidentally found in the coal at the
Rio Grande Western railroad supply
depot at Helper, Utah, caused near
panic among engineers and firemen
of engines stopping for fuel.
The Nevada Lincoln Trail associa-
ton has been organized in Winnie
mucca. It's aim is to bring automo-
bile tourists over the northern in
stead of the southern trail. All the
towns along the Southern Pacific in
Nevada were represented at the meet
ing.
Word has been received to the ef.
feet that the Asotin county, Wash.
bonds had carried at the election by
handsome majority. This result
goes far toward clearing the way for
| the purchase of the Lewiston-Clark-
ston bridge between Washington and
Idaho.
1 1t is reported that an insane wo-
man was captured few days ago in
the Regain gypsum plant at Mound
House and that it took the combined
efforts of three men to oYerpower the
woman and take her to Dayton, from
which place she has wandered, says
the Carson New News.
/ Out of the investigation of draw
poker as played in the Portland police
department has grown scandal"
| likely to smut the record of more than
one officer high and low with charges
harder than that of gambling to an
swer. Deals to protect criminals are
indicated strongly, and not denied.
Conductor BilliIssley, Engineers
Burnside and Bradbury and Brake
men Ball and Rush were responsible
for the wreck which occurred at Mo
nida, Mont, November 5, was the de
cision of the board of inquiry, which
concluded its investigation and re
ported at Pocatello a few days ago.
/ The people of Denver will have
chance on February 8, 1914, to vote
on the bond issue for the purpose of
raising funds ITO defray the cost OF
the city's share of the construction OF
the proposed tunnel through James
peak, to be used by the Denver &
Salt Lake railway and other railroads
George Hanno, aged %, who, it is
said, forfeited bonds in Salt Lake
and came to Butte, where he was
convicted of white slavery in the fed
eral court and sentenced to seven
months in the county jail, served on
the Salt Lake police force under the
name of Johnson, according to gov
eminent records.
The wall of the calamity howleTs
who predicted the final collapse OF
business in Reno with the passage OF
the divorce law at the last session OF
the legislature is not being substantt-
ated in real estate circles, where it is
claimed that the demand for resi-
dence property and the real estate
sales have been better this fall than
for similar period last year.
The highest point in Nevada IS
Wheeler peak, which, according to a
chart published by the United States
geological survey, is 1908 feet above
sea level The average elevation OF
the state of Nevada is $500 feet. Only
four states, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming
and New Mexico, are higher.
John Mitchell, for years vice-prssf
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, announced at Butte last week
that he would withdraw from the Of
flee at the meeting in Seattle. He
said he wanted to give the place TO
certain member of the United Mine