The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-08-29
NORTHWEST NOTES

near Evanston. and who was latei
removed to an Ogden hospital, died
from his injuries.
In the death OF Fred w. Martin II
. Butte hospital, story was unfoldcd
which has resulted In the arrest OF
frank Clampett on charge OF muir
der. According TO Martins tale TO the
authorities, he was drugged by Clam
petit,
One hundred school children OF Spo-
kane are engaged in four months
contest In an effort to determine for
the satisfaction OF II, D. Sharp. pouj.
cry expert, whether there Is more
money in raising chickens for meat or
Tor eggs.
The quarantine on Utah fruits, es-
tablished few weeks ago by the
state authorities OF Montana on &C.
count OF the presence OF the "weeyil"
will not be lifted or modified as was
requested recently by some OF the
Utah representatives.
The mayor OF Portland has ordered
the chief OF police to arrest every
woman found wearing the new x-ray
dress on the streets The mayor said
the order must go into effect at once
and be strIngently enforced. Ignoranc
OF the law will be no excuse
Lloyd Simpson. son OF L. A. simp-
son. foreman OF a ranch located o few
miles north OF Vale. Ore, met a hor.
rible death. He was standing near
moving machine, which knocked him
down cutting the top OF his skull off.
He lived about four hours after the
accident.
Bruce Mcdaniel. a boat tender. nc
Salem, Ore, became hero last week
when he rescued Clara Brown, 20
years old. and H. b. Smith, clerk,
25 years old, from drowning when a
sowboat In which they were riding
was overturned by waves from
launch.
Colonel g, J. Bills OF Lincoln, Neb.,
paid $3.50 for IRhsm. the famous white
horse ridden for twenty-five years
by Colonel w, +. (Buffalo Bil) Cody,
at the auction sale held at Denver
OF the bankrupt Buffalo Bill wild west
show, held at the order OF the
United States district court.
In a collision between two autolno-
blles In Portland. Miss Ethel Boothby,
eyed 20, sustained fractured skull
and other injuries pronounced fatal,
and five other persons sustained minor
Injuries. Paul Schieyer. cement fin.
isaer. was the driver OF one car and
Roy Griffith. son OF contractor, the
other.
Eminent mining engineers and net.
ailurgtsts from many parts or the
world were Butte's guests for four
days last week. The gathered to at,
tend the summer session OF the Amer
lcan Institute 81 Mining Engineers. II
was the l05tsf meeting OF the institute.
following rs organization forty-two
years ego.
a strong denunciatlon OF the policy
OF largo coal companies OF importing
guards into districts where labor con.
troversies are in progress was con.
tanned In the annual address OF Pres
ident John ID. McLennan before the
eighteenth annual convention OF the
colorado State Federation of Labor.
held at Trinidad.
At a banquet attended by $50 at
Portland. Secretary OF the Interior
Franklin NJ. Lane expressed himself
as overwhelmed by the vastness or
Irrigation possibilities In the centred
Oregon country. which no had inspect.
ed during the day, and declared that,
with the supplying OF railroad facilities
70 tap the vast area. more money for
reclamation work must be forthcom.
Ing.
state senate Henry NJ. White Of
Bellingham. Wash. whose appoint.
ment as commissioner OF immigration
AT Seattle was announced by President
Wilson last week. was strong advo-
cate OF autEJapanese legislation that
was pending In the state legislature
last winter when Secretary OF State
Knox interviewed and induced the mem.
beers 70 reconsider and defeat the
measure.
That Thomas Carroll was pushed
OF a Northern Pacific freight train
about is or 80 miles an hour
30 that he fell down between the cars
to the tracks where he met his death
was the testimony OF Carrolrs three
con panions before the coroner's jury
at Miles City Mont
With It's driver killed by bolt OF
lightning. an automobile bearing two
women. baby and another dead man.
plunged unguided down steep en-
Oankment on = road north OF Cripple
Greek and hurtled over the side OF
the hill Neither OF the women nor
the baby was seriously injured
Within short time the great bat.
tleship Nevada is to be launched II
Is agured that the fghtIng craft win
be placed in the water by the first OF
October, or Ia that month.
c. NJ Roode. a well known architect
l.. a A a.