The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-04-10
NORTHWEST NOTES

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One hundred thousand dclla,.
been set aside by directors Of tba ~ na'
ama-Pacific exposition for the sn.., an
ance OF worlds polo tournamen, 'a !,
first ever held. 1t is said - 'le
Engineers. In the employ !, !.
state highway commission. are n Is
engaged in surveying road r., Wv !,
state highway, which is 70 n ~, ~
from Boise, Idaho, to the Yelowo ta'is
| park. o'ole
The rigors Of a hard mountain IL,
liter have thoroughly domesticatoa y
herd of wild mountain sheen :
Ouray, Colo. They new contantas'a
MUNICH hay within the city Limits !
0uray. y
The Elko postoffice is crowded n.,.>
accumulated parcel post mail thas'
being several tons stacked IN on -,
floor waiting until the roads lead,ns
into the country will allow the stas :
to haul the packages.
J. ]. Delahide, who was stabbad !.
the abdomen by R. S. Roberts ~
been removed from the hospital j
Reno, and is now about recoverar
from the wound. Roberts will Be tried
on a charge of assault with intent z
kill.
BENJAMIN F. Miller, alleged to bav
passed forged check for 5000 On ~
Commercial bank at Tooele ntab
several months ago, was convicted II
Las Vegas. New. Of forging checks
and sentenced tc eighteen months II
the Nevada state prison.
The conference called at Olymnia
Wash, by the minimum wage com,
mission to recommend to the commits.
sion a minimum wage for female
workers in mercantile establishments
voted unanimously to recommend SO
week as such minimum wage.
The Nevada Northern Railway com.
pany is getting a line on its physical
valuation, in compliance with the fed
eral law to that effect. The task is
greater than it appears, including
re-survey of the entire line, and accur
ate and detailed data as to rolling
stock and everything owned by the
company.
DR.. Howard A. Russell, founder and
general manager of the Anti-Saloon
league, at Spokane last week an
nounced that a national prohibition
daily newspaper will be established in
Washington, D. G., in the near future.
Capital of $125,000 has been assured,
said DR.. Russell. and plant has been
obtained.
Caleb Dorsey of Carson, New, one
of the most widely known mining men
in that region, passed away at Reno
hospital, April 1, after brief illness.
He was brought to the Reno institu.
ton from his Carson home and ur,
derwent an operation. His condition
was such that he failed to withstand
the ordeal
Out Of the total of sixteen countits
in Nevada, Washoe is in the lead in
SiiSf totbi AOL CASH pdiu iliIO tAAC "t"'4
treasury during the year 1918, accord,
ing to the annual report Of State Con-
troller J. Eggers, which has just been
made public. Washoe's total in the
support of the state government
reached $113,75503.
With drawn revolvers two masked
bandits rushed into the Bismarck bar
in the heart Of the business district OF
Butte, and after forcing the bartender,
porter, lunch man and eight patrons
to lie on their stomachs with their
noses touching the floor, rifled two
cash registers of their contents,
amounting to S55.15.
United States recret service offic-
ers detailed to run down a gang Of
counterfeiters who have placed
large number of bogus SIS gold pieces
in circulation in the Pacific northwest
have arrested w. G. Vaughn. alleged
to be the leader of the gang, in Port
land; Harry S. Stone in Spokane anu
Charles butcher in Seattle.
James Johnson, negro miner, was
killed in a rifle duel with detail Oh
state troops in the hills between W
dar Hill and Tabasco, fifteen mics
northwest of Trinidad, Colo. carrier
in the day Johnson had shot ana ser
iously wounded Clinton Robinson, mar.
shall at Hastings, when the OFFICER a.,
tempted to put him under arrest
Verdict of murder in tlrst az
gree was returned by jury az lacv
ma against Roy Delbert WEIGH q =
year-old negro boy, for killing ~
thur A. Warden, a school janitor' iass
June. The Warden murder was a NAV
ter of much mystery until few wees.
ago, when WEIGH was arresteu
Seattle. Robbery was the motive.
There are probably six named peaA'
In Montana which have elevations -
ceeding 10000 feet and seyeral un
named peaks with attitudes great
than that height, according 70 ~
United States geological survey ipss
peaks are all in Carbon county ~ =
southern portion of the state, anu