The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-05-13
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Reno, his throat being cut from ear
to ear. but he may recover.
E. c. Reed. Burlington station agent
at Manchester, Wyo., shot Ed Hughey,
a young ranch hand whom he found at
his rooms. the bullet striking Hughey
over the heart.
Gilmore Cosgrove was arrested at
Reno on advice from Hawthorne that
he had broken into a safe there and
stolen several hundred dollars worth
of diamonds, watches and jewelry.
The fishing season in Nevada opened
May l. The sale of fish less than fl
teen inches in length is prohibited by
law, and the limit catch is ten fish to
the person. There have been no other
changes in the law.
Edward Heydenfelt, formerly a res
ident of Reno, shot himself in the
head in Oakland dying seven hours
later Infatuation for a widow was
said by brother to have been the
~eason for the mad act.
A Lewiston involving the ownership
of 100000 worth of gold and silve-
ore in TCnopah, New. has been rem.
dered in favor of the West End Con
solidated Mining company and against
he Jim Butler Mining company.
Thomas Scott Brooke, one of the
foremost real estate and investment
men of Portland. walked or jumped
out the second story window of his
bathroom. fell twelve feet, alighting
on the pavement ON his head and died
later.
The estates of the late Theodore
and Margaret winters, which have
been in the courts of the state of Ne.
vada for number OF years, are about
to be finally adjudicated. The con
troversies will be settled by compro-
mise
Mike Yallson, the miner who lost
his eyes and had his skull crushed
as the result of what is thought was
a premature blast in the Tonopah'
Belmont mine, and who was operated
on at Reno, died from the effects OF
his wounds.
Ne" rules LOT INC BlcsuAhb oAA
packing of all kinds of fruit particu
larly apples, were adopted at meet
ing at Spokane of representatives Of
the Northwestern Shippers associa-
ton and of the Northwestern Fruit
Growers league.
Flowing through forty-siX miles OF
snow from three TO six feet deep, three
jeffrey quad trucks climbed over the
hill from San Francisco and reached
Reno on April &c. the first cars to
negotiate the summit under Their own
power this season.
The Tonopah Lodge of Elks he's p O.
vided for ten 800 scholarships at tae
University of Nevada. The scholar
ships are to be made available during
the next four years, one the first year,
two the second year, three the third
year and four the fourth year.
The severe wind and electrical
| storm in Nevada last week changed
the recent spring weather back to mid
winter. Five inches of snow fell at
Lovelocks, and three inches at Winnie
mucca. Halleck, Elko and other Ne
yada towns reported light falls oil
| snow.
Rogue River valley of southern
Oregon had a light apple crop In 1914
on account of drouth and 1t Is now
| feared that there will be another
shortage of water and crop. The pres
ent normal prospect is for 1900 cars
consisting of 700 OF pears and 500 Of
apples
The duty OF water Investigations
carried on in Idaho by the government
| expert, Don H. Bark, have attracted
| such wide attention that oregon in
vestigators are determined to have a
similar investigation before several oil
their large irrigation projects are
launched.
Mrs. Carolina Rowe. aged Il, cham
bermaid in a hotel in Seattle, was
found dead in a room IN the hotel
with a bullet wound in the left TEN
pie. The police say the woman was
murdered. They are seeking Joseph
Potono, who came from Canada 1
month ago.
Thomas R. Smart, charged with
neecing 500 persons in Colorado, Kan
sas and Oklahoma. who forfeited Z
bail bond OF $500 at Idaho Falls
Idaho after he had been arrested as q
result of Investigations started by
Roy (. Nelson. postoffce inspector 81
Denver is In jail at Spokane.
Cora Wilmington, a negro girl, hal
been arrested at Tonopah with a com
p,ete opium smoking layout In he
possession. II Is said that the girl
who is unusually int ligent. becamt
addicted to the drug habit throug
evil companions and that she Is vii
ing to remain in custody OF tie Y
eminent until she had been broken o
the habit
The Interstate Utilities company
organized about six months ago b.
Philip Hamlin and maintaining head
quarters at Spokane. win complies