The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-07-31
NORTHWEST Notes

While sleeping In the brush on the
bank of the Truckee river near Fern
.sy. New, William Switzer. ex-convict
from Folsom, wanted for embesslc-
ment, was arrested.
Edgar Magness, a wealthy south
ern banker, died at Livingston, Mont,
of cancer OF the stomach. He had
$4,000 on his person when his eff
sects were searched.
A recall election held in Centraliar
Wash, against Mayor H. w,
Thompson, Commissioner A. E. Sears
and Commissioner w. B. Keir result
ed in their favor, all being retained
In office
Fire starting in motion picture
theater at Centerville, Wash, wiped
out half the business section of the
town, did damage estimated at $4,000
and menaced many lives. Spectators
in the theater escaped unhurt.
The Methodist church at Willow
Creek, Mont, under construction, was
blown down during windstorm. Two
Of the workmen barely escaped as
the structure fell The building was
enclosed and the roof nearly finished.
Fire in the woods back OF Bremen
ton, Wash, caused some fear regard
ing the government powder magazine,
which is situated four miles back OF
the navy yard town, Reports saia
the fire had been Controlled and all
danger was past.
The Nye county, Nevada, authorit-
| les have been asked to stand the ex-
pense of gathering evidence to sup
port charges of criminal anarchy
against Industrial Workers of the
| World for alleged seditious speeches
on the street and in their halls.
The biggest and most spectacular
grain fire in the history of the Walla
| Walla district destroyed 1000 acres of
standing wheat on the Ennes estate
ranch, defying efforts of hundreds OF
volunteer fighters for hours. The loss
will be between $4,000 and $4,000.
Gold and white are to be the col
ors for the decorations at the Mon.
tana Gold and Silver Jubilee celebra'
ton at Bozeman August 5-S. The
gold and white not only typify the
gold and silver jubilee, but as has
been suggested, the gold and silver
of the seal of the state Of Montana
William Johnson, member of the
Second regiment, Idaho national
guard, whose skull was fractured in
an automobile accident at Gearhart
Ore, died without neutrality-suspicious.
ness. He was the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Johnson of Standpoint, Idaho
who were at his bedside when the
end came.
During a severe storm large
tree was blown down at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Heron, neal
} Bozeman, Mont, and their 6-year-olt
daughter was caught under the tree
as it fell, being held fast for severa
minutes until the tree could be lift
ed and moved from her body. Tht
child is seriously injured.
Twin Falls, Idaho, has no use TO
the yellow Peril" at least this il
the impression gained by three Ce
lestials Monday night, who, it i
said, we're kidnapped while quietl,
seated in their restaurant, taken owe
to Lincoln county and told that the,
! might go from there where the
! pleased, but never to return to Twil
, Falls.
' Over 100 citizens of Bozeman, Mont
:. and the neighboring towns spent al
4 day Sunday in a futile search owe
d the ground overlooked by Baker cree
4 during the June high water, for tn
. body of Deane Williams, who wa
q drowned there when his fathers au
a omobile plunged through a washed
out embankment into the waters G
the creek.
; Barney Fitzpatrick, former chief G
, police of Anaconda, who mysteriousl
disappeared two years ago, is deaC
D Broken in health and depressed b,
cause of enmities, the result of a
efficient administration as a city o
ficer, Mr.. Fitzpatrick died at Desme
! Idaho, on July 4, it has just bee
learned.
1 The state supreme court upheld tn
A constitutionality of the initiative an
Il referendum amendment to the stat
8 constitution of Montana last week.
I. had been attacked by advocates {
d the Kiley boxing law, which will b
e referred to the people at the comm
y election
q Amalgamation of the Western Fe,
It Grafton of Miners and the Unite
3. Mine Workers of America will /
3 the chief topic of discussion at tn
A. meeting at Denver of the first bic
IS NAL and the twenty-first conventio
e of the Western Federation of Miner
4 The western slope from Durane
= north to Grand Junction is to be gri
honed with hydro-electric power line
for the development of that sec.ic
) of the state as result of conso
dation of number of Colorado cor
g panies, according to information give
out by semiofficial sources,