The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-04-29
NORTHWEST NOTES

F@- aoNAAe HN1HOh AZ AANAQ 0n July
10, and to continue II for a period Of
thirty days.
E F. Baldwin. well known in Reno
for the last six or seven years as
correspondent Of many eastern and
coast newspapers. died suddenly last
week.
The sole Progressive in the United
States senate, Miles Poindexter OF
Washington, announced at Spokane
last week that he would seek re-elee-
ton on the Republican ticket
John Maxi OF Superior. Wyo., Is
cidentally inflicted by Mann IAhti
while they were hunting. Maxi bled 10
death. He is survived by widow and
six children
The University of Nevada. in co
operation with the federal govern
ment, is arranging for the establish
ment OF member OF expert
mental irrigation pumping plants in
the state of Nevada
John Pansner. the !. w. w. sentenc
ed to a term Of twelve to eighteen
months in prison after being found
guilty of shooting John White. union
miner, in the leg at Tonopah, is ons
of LOG applicants for parole or pardon.
That he might support his aged
mother. who, in her declining years
would be without help. was respon,
sible for the action of the Nevada
state board of pardons when a parole
was granted to Harry Van. convicted
forgerer.
Pearl Killan, years old. was seri,
Ously injured by bulldog at Port
land, and only the intervention OF
passersby on the street saved her
from being killed. The animal was
shot and It's body will be examined
for rabies.
With a live trout wriggling at the
end of the line on his fishing rod.
James Bailey, a veteran angler OF the
Puyallup valley. was found dead by
the side of a small stream at Lake
Bay Wash. He had been stricken
with heart failure.
G. Z. Brown, q farmer of Ford
Rock, Lake county, Ore. was bitten
by a mule and has gone TO Portland
for treatment. The animal was bit
ten by a mad coyote several weeks
ago. The mule died few hours after
1t had attacked its owner.
Mrs. w. J. Hill, wife of former
County Commissioner Hill OF Storey
county. Nevada, and the first woman
to cross the Isthmus of Panama on
her way TO the Pacific coast, died at
Virginia City, New, last week, fol.
lowing an illness of several months,
The state supreme court has dis
missed the appeal OF George l..
Houghton OF Seattle from the King
county superior court decision dis
missing his suit for FIVE thousand dol.
lars damages against Superior Judge
John Il. HUMPHREYS for alleged Sian.
der.
Receipts from grazing permits on
the national forests for the season OF
1915 will contribute to the public rev.
enues approximately $1,000 900. or
about 100000 more than last year, ac.
cording to an estimate made from the
allowances just authorized by the sec
rotary Of agriculture
Martin Sorenson. aged q, plunged
to his death from the tenth story OF
a building at Portland, before the
eyes Of hundreds OF spectators. He
was cleaning the surface of the build.
ing when the ropes on one end OF the
suspended scaffolding where he was
working snapped apart
On the last lap of a horseback jour
ney Of 10000 miles, through the capt
tails Of every state In the Union. made
to demonstrate the endurance OF west.
ern horses, four travelstained cowboys
OF the northwest rode into Salt Lake
last week, They have yet to visit the
capitals OF Nevada and California.
The body OF Stephen RanaEe, sj
years old. a wealthy and eccentric
bachelor who lived in q cabin nine
miles south OF Port Orchard. Wash,
was found lying face downward on the
floor Of his lonely abode. He had been
murdered, the top OF his head having
been blown off by a charge OF buck.
shot
The state tax commission OF Wash.
ington has ruled that 1915 taxes on
stocks and liquor must be paid at
once. Ordinarily such taxes would
not be collectible until next year. but
prohibition will go into effect Janu.
airy /, and Il Is taken for granted
that prudent liquor dealers will have
disposed of their stocks before that
day.
II knew from experience that
whisky and ammunition mixed makes
trouble. and ] wished to close those
saloons so as 10 remove the one
thing that might make trouble" said
Ex-Governor Oswald West on the wit
ness stand In the state circuit court
NJ Baker. Ore. Ia explanation OF his
action in closing the Copperheld IA.
looms over year ago
woolgroweTE Of Utah and Wyoming
are holding out hopes for top prices