The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-07-24
NORTHWEST NOTES


In the midst of the shipping season for
cantaloupes, several cars each day go
ing out. The fruit is Of excellent quail.
ity.
Chief of Police Clark of Portland
was asked by the Atlanta, Ga, police.
to keep Victor e. lnnes under surveil
lance. Chief Clark said he saw no
reason for so doing.
George +. CotterilI. former mayor
Of Seattle, filed on the Democratic
ticket for the United States senatorial
nomination few days ago, the first
Democratic candidate announced.
The superdreadnought Nevada, ex.
ceeding in tonnage and armament and
displacement any American warship
except her sister ship, the Oklahoma,
was launched at Quincy, Mass, July
18th.
The badly decomposed body of an
unknown man was found in the True
kec river by three Sparks, New, boys,
Identification of the body was i'm
possible, as decomposition had de-
stroyed the features.
Harry Estes. shot at Tonopah June
81, by David Burrows, is condemned
to slow death, according to physician
who spent eight days az his bedside
in San Francisco. The bullet entered
Estes throat and cut the spinal cord.
To be prepared to handle the heavy
fruit and early fall farm crops, which
are said to be the heaviest in recent
years, 5000 new box cars are being
stored in various yards along the
Union Pacific system and the Oregon
Short Line railroad.
James Assikawkies, Greek, has re.
Gently been arrested at Lewistown,
Mont, On charge of violation of the
Mann white-slave law. 1t is alleged
that Assikawkies transported Blanche
Tirogolas to Salt Lake City from
Butte, for immoral purposes
A severe hail storm passed over CEN
trail eastern Oregon last week and did
crop damage estimated at 100000 in
Moro and Rutledge, were among the
vicinities hit. Thousands of acres of
grain ready for harvest were laid
low.
Edward p. Hardesty, many times
senator to the state legislature of Ne
vada, died July Is at Carson City,
Nevada. Having been ill for the last
eight years his death had long been
expected. Had he lived until Septem-
ber Is he would have been "a years
of age.
The fruit crop in an area two miles
square adjoining North Yakima, Wash,
on the south was practically ruined
bye hail storm of half an hours
duration. The damage is estimated
at $4,000 Many pigs and poultry
were killed, and cattle and horses Sc
verely injured by the hailstones.
Regents of the University of Nevada
have refused to accede to request
by Miss Anne Martin, president of the
Nevada Equal Suffrage League, that
the resolution passed several months
ago, prohibiting the use of the uni
versity's name in connection with the
College Equal Suffrage League, be
rescinded.
Attorney General Peterson, member
of the prison board of the state, dis
cussed needed reforms in Idaho's
penal institution, before the members
Boise, Idaho, last week. In Mr.. Pet
erson's estimation not 10 per cent Of
the men sent to the Idaho penitentiary
are incurable criminals.
While the actual constructive work
will not begin on the new Rochester,
New, mill for thirty days yet, still the
fact that during its brief history the
camp has produced more than $780,.
600 in ore and that $50 to $50 ore
still shows in the deepest workings
are proof undeniable that the future
permanency of the camp is assured
John Pansner, an organizer of the
Industrial Workers of the World, who
was arrested at Tonopah for the
shooting of Thomas White, member
of the Western Federation of Miners,
Saturday night, in labor disturbance,
has been released. The court held
that there was no evidence that Pan
sner fired the shot that wounded
White.
That the denial to wives of the
right to contract in certain instances
may sometimes work to advantage
is conclusion that may possibly be
drawn from litigation now in prog
ress in the district court at Reno. II
also involves the question whether
when a married woman contracts to
pay a lawyers fee in divorce case
she may be later sued by the lawyer
for the bill.
Judge Jesse p Houser of Mount Yer
non Wash. judge of the superior
| court of Skagit and San Juan coun
ties, died at hospital in Seattle. af
ter an operation made necessary by
injuries received in a hunting acct
dent nine years ago.
Senator Wesley L. Jones filed with