The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-03-20
NORTHWEST NOTES

Inc HTst crop OF asparagus is being
clipped In the Moapa valley in Ne
yada The Moapa valley asparagus is
said to be the first to ripen in the
United States.
The Bell COMPANY is constructing a
new independent line through Neva-
ia. which win give them an addition
al through line from San Francisco to
salt Lake City.
Senator Brady OF Idaho has intro
duced an amendment to the Indian
bill appropriating $4,000 for the
erection and equipment OF new build.
ings at Fort Lapwai to be used as
sanitarium, for Indians.
| Jack Dillon Of indianapolis defeated
Jack Lester OF san Francisco in the
tenth round OF a Is round bout at Den
yer. Testers seconds threw his towel
10 the ring at the close OF the tenth.
They are light heavyweights.
Former Judge Joseph Dye of Pueb,
10, whose reputed son Iddellus M.
Dye is sentenced to be shot to death
In Salt Lake for murder, made EN-.
youth Is any relation of his.
Nevada, which has had mining
PUSHES for half century, is today
enjoying new variety of rush, one
to secure agricultural lands, and 1t is
said that the enthusiasm and excite
ment are as keen as in the days of
the gold fever
William Link, II years old, and Ed
ward La Montague, IS, actors, were
arrested at Tacoma as suspects In
connection with the attempted rob.
berry in which Harry Meghran was
killed and Thomas Little was wound
ed on highway near Tacoma
When Inhire Tomishima, Japanese,
died at Butte, it was thought he was
Ioor. An investigation showed his
wealth to be about $4,000. He was
"a years old, and for ten years had
been restaurant employee. His say.
ings went into coast real estate.
According to reports in railroad
circles In Denver, an extension to- do
yelop eastern Utah will be started
within few months. The proposed
line will connect the Laramie, Hahn's
Peak & Pacific with the Union Pacific
at Coalyille, Echo and Park City, in
Utah.
Because they say cigar and cigarette
smoke In the city hall and court house
where they go to register makes many
sick, Portland women, led by Stella
Wilson .,f 10
ed move to have passed city or
dinance ferbidding smoking in public
buildings.
Representatives French and Smith
Of Idaho and representatives from
Utah, California and Washington, have
appeared before tho appropriations
committee urging the maintenance OF
the assay offices that for many years
have been maintained by the depart
ment in the several states.
Ira Beltrian, who was sent to pris
on for life from Nye county, Nevada
several years ago, was a prisoner in
theF Solice court last week, charged
with being drunk In Reno. Instead
OF being sent back to Carson City as
a violator of his parole, he was dis
charged, and is said to have secured
employment.
Judge Harrington in the federal
court for the district OF Nevada
awarded DR. !. p. George and Stevens
brothers 100000 shares of the Ro-
chester Mines company stock, decid.
ing suit brought against Joseph
Nenzel for half of his 100000 shares.
The result leaves the control of the
company in doubt.
Ten COWS drank cyanide Sunday
night, says the Tonopah Bonanza,
and their bodies may be seen in the
slime pond west of the railroad sta
ton, These animals were the prop
erty of the Pioneer dairy and have
run the gauntlet of washouts and rail.
road wrecks, only to perish In their
new home on the desert.
Edgar Wilson of Boise, now living
IN Salt Lake. former Idaho congress
man. filed an affidavit with the coun.
ty clerk at Boise last week. charging
thar his office had been entered, his
safe dynamlted and valuable paper
stolen, including $4,000 worth of Pa
cifc National bank stock and deeds
to valuable Boise property.
Throwing off her fur coat and hat,
Mrs, H. B. Rigg. wife of former Judge
Rigg of the Yakima county superior
court. jumped into mill pond at
North Yokima, Wash, in an effort to
save l0-year-old boy who had fallen
off a log into the water. Mrs. Riggs
dog, already in the water, believing
his mistress to be drowning. tried to
save her and so impeded her efforts
that the boy was drowned.
win Z. Coleman, we'll known
throughout Elkdom in the northwest,
and one of the most prominent mem.
bers of the order in Montana, died
without knowing that he had been
elected exalted ruier of the Anaconda