The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-29
INLAND NORTHWEST

Butte. Helena. Salt Lake, Ogden,
Murray and Boise win constitute the
members Of the Union Baseball asso-
citation for the season OF 1914.
Former United States Senator Jon.
athan Bourne OF Oregon has won his
fight. for valuable mining property in
the Occur dAlene mining district OF
Idaho.
Livestock growers OF the United
States win meet this week In Denver
to attend the seventeenth annual con
vention OF thel American National
Livestock association.
No trace has been found of the Eve
robbers who held up the Granite
Falls. Wash. State bank last week.
and escaped with sI,772 after run.
ming pistol battle with posse OF cit
liens.
During the last fiscal year the
rangers OF the Fourth National Forest
district killed 1.722 animals. or this
grand total. coyotes predominated by
nearly six TO one over bears, and other
animals.
Five armed men held up the Gran
lie Falls State bank, sixteen miles
northeast of Everett. Wash. and es-
capped with between $3.50 and $4,000
after engaging In a running pistol duel
with a posse of citizens
Considerable snow and rain has fall
len n Mason valley. New, during the
past moath. II Is reported that there
was l inches Of snow on the sum
nit. Tais means plenty OF water and
fine crops next year. These rains will
lie e-cel .eat f~r the dry farmers
]. c. Curd, ranchman. his two
children and a relative OF Mr.. Curd's,
were burned To death in an abandoned
prospector's cabin near Zortman. an
isolated hamlet few miler below
the southern boundary OF the Fort
Belknap Indian reservation In Mon
tana.
According to advices received from
semi-official source in Denver, the
Missouri Pacific has arranged TO take
care OF the s25,000.c00 issue OF gold
notes. which falls due June /, and
still continue In the control OF the
Denver & Rio Grande and the West
ern Pacific.
The members Of the Mason Valley
Promotion club at Mason, New, have
resolved themselves into a committee
OF the whole on good roads Its motto
is, "All Roads Lead to Mason. and
they Must Be Good Roads" The body
has assessed itself days work per
each member per month.
Two deaths occurred in the South.
ern Colorado strike district Sunday.
Frank Garcia. miner, was shot and
killed In brawl In house near Ce-
dar Hin. James Colvoi, an Austrian,
residing at the Ludlow strikers col
ony. was run down and killed by a
switch engine in the Ludlow railroad
yards.
More scientific methods in wool
growing and cooperative action in
marketing their products, as well as
In obtaining legislation favorable 10
the industry. were advocated by
speakers Of the flftieth annual con.
vention OF the National Woolgrowers'
association. held at Salt Lake City
last week.
In the arrest at Seattle OF +. r.
Kelly. secretary, and Arthur Bird.
treasurer, Of the Pacific Mutual Bond
& Loan company, on federal war.
rants charging them with using the
mails to defraud. postoffice inspectors
declare they have unearthed one OF
the largest swindling schemes ever
conducted in the Pacific northwest
John Liebe, who was shot through
the left arm on New Years day. viii
undergo an unusual operation az A
hospital in Butte. and his case 10
greatly interesting the medical pro.
fession. When the rife bullet tore
through Liebe's arm It carried with n
about two inches Of the bone. II IN
necessary TO replace this bone. II the
man is TO have the use OF the arm
again.
A total OF 10000 tons OF ore were
handled over the Nevada Short Limo
railroad during the year 1913. &C.
cording to A. A. Codd. president and
general manager OF the road. who
last week completed his report on the
tonnage OF Nevadas newest railroad
The line was constructed last year 10
handle the ores from the Codd lease
at Rochester and did not commence
operations until July.
Curtis Masterson and John Norllng
two miners on the headwaters OF
Sucker creek, in Oregon. were found
dead In Mornings cabin Mornings body
was found up In the bed and Master
sons near the cabin door. each with
a bullet hole through the head. Theo-
dore Alexander has been arrested.
with the shooting.
Harry Toy. a wealthy Chinese mer.
chant who was accused OF having
made a slave OF Goldie Goodell. a
white girl. and daughter OF a Port.
land clergyman. was found guilty on
sir counts OF violating the Mann anti.
white slave law by a Jury at Port. |
land. Ore.
Delegates from every wool produc.
ing state In the union met In Salt |
Lake on January IL to attend the 50th |
annual convention Of the National |
Wool Growers association.
Alleging that the town was Illegal. |
ly Incorporated in order that a saloon |
might be establishe there District Al |
torupy Ringo Sf the instance of Gov.