The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
INLAND NORTHWEST

WoolgroWer3 or Utah and Wyoming
are holding out hopes for top prices
pound sale in Wyoming recently at 30
cents pound
The demand for furnished and un,
furnished houses in Reno exceeds
greatly the number available and it is
impossible to satisfy the present de-
mand
Since the first Of January, Harvey
Wells, state Insurance commissioner,
has turned over to the state treas.
urer of Oregon y1O3,9 44.52 in receipts
by mis- department.
In New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada,
Texas and California, turquoise are
found in appreciable quantities, and il
is in these states only that it occurs
in the western world
Unprecedented travel through the
Yellowstone National park by way OF
the west entrance is expected this
year as a result Of the many parties
already booked by the Oregon Short
Line.
Mrs. Martha A. Russell, wife OF
George Russell. sr., of Elko. wealthy
rancher and stockman Of eastern Ne
vada, died on a passenger train as ii
was approaching Reno. Heart failure
and old age Affections is ascribed az
the cause OF death.
Elmer Dingle, IS years old, was
killed, and his three companions.
Robert Ray, Raymond Alspach and
Gilbert Collins, all of North Yakima,
were injured, when an automobile
driven by Dingle left the road near
North Yakima, Wash
Thomas Burdett a Utah pioneer
who joined the Mormon emigration
from England in 1861 and walked the
entire distance from Council Bluffs,
Iowa, to Salt Lake, died recently at
the age of So years. He is survived
by 119 descendants
B. W. Morgan of Polk coun ,, Ore
gon, 40 years old, is dead as a result
of being struck by a Southern Pacific
train near Salem, while driving
across the tracks Both horses were
killed. He leaves a wife and six
children under II years of age.
1t is understood that E. E. Calvin,
yicepresident and general manager
of the Oregon Short Line, will in the
near future give formal notice that
the Oregon Short Line will restrict is
suance of free transportation to Idaho
officials, both state and county.
A handful of counterfeit silver dol
lars hot from the moIds and valuable
counterfeiting apparatus we're seized
when detectives. seeking stolen goods
hidden by car thieves, stumbled onto
counterfeiters' cabin on the tidl
fats in the southwestern part of Seat-
tie.
A Vale, Ore, company last week
for 1915 clips in view of the 100000
made use of the parcel post system
in Transporting from Vale to Riverside
5000 pounds of oats The oats were
sacked in 50-pound packages and will
be used for the stage horses of the
Riverside section.
After stoutly maintaining his limo
cence throughout his trial and since
his incarceration in the penitentiars
nearly four years, ago. T. R. ElIexson
convict. has written a letter to the
relatives of his victim confessing the
murder of Walter T. Perry. at Union,
Ore. in September, 1910.
BY majority Of Sol votes Jere w.
Robinson defeated Arthur Hodges,
| candidate for reelection in Boise's
mayoralty contest Mr. Robinson re-
ceived 2,02S votes against 1,427 cast
for his opponent. Out of a registra-
ton of approximately 10000 only g.
455 votes were cast for mayor.
The Oregon State Highway commits
sion met last week and apportioned
the highway fund for this year. Fiji
ty thousand dollars each were allot-
ted to Jackson. Hood River and Co
lumbia counties, while lesser
amounts were given to Douglas. Clat.
sop. Josephine and Washington. max
ing total Of $4,000 State aid was
/ given only to those counties that had
i bonded themselves for road work.
Under pressure of vigorous protests
/ by Governor Spry and Utah stock
/ men, accompanied Ug the lHtlmdllOn
that reprisals might be resorted to.
the governor OF Wyoming has con-
sented TO grant some relief to Utah
/ sheepmen from the strict quarantine
| placed in force in that state.
/ A. p Ardourel, member of the Col
orado legislature, has been arrested
on a charge OF assault and battery
| sworn to by {. H. Newell. editor of
the Denver Express. Newell was pub
licly reprimanded by the house Of
representatives on account Of a fist
| fight between himself and Ardourel
on the floor of the house.
The funeral of John Storrie, one OF
the wealthiest and best known stock
j men OF the Hat Greek district, was
held at Cheyenne last week.
Storrie had made arrangements TO
move back to his Niovrara county
ranch. He died at the home Of Charles
I F. Rugg. q friend with whom he