The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1914-08-29
INLAND NORTHWEST

season. In all 40 survey parties are
in the field in the four states.
Oregon's minimum wage law for wo-
men. which went into effect last fall,
was strongly Endorsed by witnesses
for all employments affected by it at
the federal inquiry at Portland.
At the close of his preliminary ex-
animation at Reno on charge of as
sa..t to kill Clayton C'Dutch"D Hend-
ricks, S. r. Williams was bound over
o the district court in 1000 bond.
Fire wiped out block in the center
of Sumner, suburb of Tacoma, caus-
ing a loss OF $4,000 Three stores.
hotel and apartments were wiped out.
The blaze originated from an explo-
sion.
Jack Day, aged 16. and Florence
Tucker, aged -. were arrested at
Reno. having eloped from Selma, Cal.
n an automobile owned bv the young
Lochinvar's father. The children
have been returned to their homes.
Preparations for the Nevada State
fair to be held in Reno, September
Il to 20, Inclusive, are progressing
in most encouraging manner, and
the indications are that it will b,
the most successful event Of the kline
held in many years,
Renewed efforts to find potash in
commercial quantities in Nevada have
been ordered by the Geological Sur
vey, H S. Gale of the survey being
placed in charge Of operations in the
Black Rock desert at point twelve
miles from Gerlach
Dorothy Harris, woman who re.
Gently arrived in Reno and with two
men and has been soliciting orders
for enlarging portraits. attempted sui.
eide, taking a liberal dose of ether,
but her condition was discovered i'll
time and she is now out Of danger
A check for $3.50 was received at
the headquarters of the Nevada Equal
Franchise society last week from An.
ma Howard Shaw, being the contribu
ton Of Miss Mary Anthony, sister OF
Susan b. Anthony. as a part of gif,
Of $1,000 to the National Suffrage as.
sOciatiOn.
Five persons were killed outright
when an automobile owned by j. Blu
ford Davis went through the railing on
the county bridge across Pony Point.
near North Bend. Ore, and dropped
twenty feet. One other person was
slightly injured and one escaped un-
scratched
Walter Johnson. the famous base.
ball pitcher, has come out for equal
suffrage, says the Woman's World
He declares frankly that he has been
converted by his wife. Mrs. Johnson
is Nevada girl, and has all the open.
minded spirit Of the west" says John,
son. Il am proud Of her"
The first land opening under the
Reclamation Extension act, which
passed congress early this month, will
take place on the Truckee-Carson
project in Nevada on September 49,
1914. In this opening about $500
acres of choice lands divided into 81
farms will be disposed of by means
of drawing.
1t is announced that the hay crop
in Nevada is away above normal and
that there will be an excess of nearly
| 10000 tons above what will be con
sumed by the cattle and other live
stock of the state during the coming
season, the total indicated produc
ton being something over 100000
tons in Nevada for this year
Instructions from Washington have
been received by the officials of the
reclamation project at Fallon. New.
which indicate that the efforts which
have been made to secure the reopen
'ng of the project to entry during the
successful and that an suspicious re
sumption Of project settlement and ex
pansion may be expected
One Austrian dead and Seryian
| .hlht NiiHdpN lttu, III jail, IS tllS IL
suit Of shooting at Kenmore,
Wyo, Woman and not the war acros
the seas was the cause. The dea,
man, Steve Gladiski some time ag
was divorced His wife marie,
Krahaovitch Gladiski, it is said
started to annoy them in variou
ways, the shooting being the result
Mrs. j. Lamstrom. a Swedish VIC
man, q years old, walked into Carso
from Tonopah, 205 miles distant, t
see her four children inmates of tn
Nevada Orphans home. Mrs. Ian
strum had been running sma
boarding house al Tonopah, but fe
and broke her leg. When she reco,
cred. she decided to see lcr childre
and walked the entire distance
save money.
The Oregon Short Line has prepal
ed to move the first shipment OF crop
from Idaho, Usually the heavy traffi
begins about September | and keep
up for fifteen days, and then begin
ming October l and ending Decembe
10 the heavy movement of potatoe