The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-07-01
NORTHWEST NOTES.

ton In Reno last week.
Carson City. New. Is planning To
have the biggest Fourth or July eele.
bration this year that has ever beer
given IN the west
Mrs. Josephine Baird, aged SIS years,
fell into a IRE which she was build.
Ing In the yard ~ her home in Amer.
lean Falls, Idaho and was fat ally
burned.
G. p, Scott. manager OF a large
lumber concern ~ Rock Springs.
Wyo.. was fatally injured when his
automobile overturned on him seven
miles west OF town.
The quantity OF coal mined Ia wyo-
ming In 1914 was s.f7a.as3 short tons.
valued Al sI0.0a3.T4T. This was q do
crease OF si7.7Ts tons in quantity ana
sl.476.399s in value.
]. r, Burns. who was secretly in.
dscted by the federal grand jury a.
Portland June 7 for alleged fraudulent
use OF the mails. Was arrested last
week at Los Angeles.
r. r Johnson. former cashier OF the
defunet Raymond Trust company, was
convicted ~ Tacoma on q charge o.
faisifying the hooks OF the bank
which failed last September.
The Idaho delegates to the MIssis
sippl valley conference on tuberculosis
were appointed by the governor laal
week The conference is 10 be held
N indianapolis on September q
and 30
Conditions daring che past week
were favorable for almost every croE
in the state OF Idaho. and indications
are that there will be an excellenl
yield OF fruit, grain and grass. accord
ms TO the weekly weather and cr0g
report for the state
BY asking the Oregon public utiit
ties commission 10 intercede with the
federal authorities. the Western As
sociatIon OF Short Line railways. in
session az Portland. started move
ment by which they hope 10 procure
more favorable pay for handling
United States mail.
Early In July the erection Of q CO.
lege building will be started IN Nam,
pa, Idaho. by supporters OF the Holt
ness denomination. The building IL
to house the Idaho Holiness school
which has been In existence q year
and half and has conducted two
terms OF school work
Purchase by the municipality Of the
plant which supplies the city 81 Twin
Falls. Idaho, with water for drinking
and domestic purposes Is the solution
OF the controversy between the city
and the water company. as proposed
by the public utilities commission In
an order issued last week
In the appointment OF Miss EatelIa
Macauley as passenger and ticket
agent. the o. w. r. 4 n. company
goes on record as opening a new oc.
cupation 20 women. simultaneously
with the Portland innovation Mtas
Edna Flynn will begin similar duties
az the company's Seattle office
A message from Bagga, Wye.
states that Mrs e. J. coliey. ST.. waA
drowned In the Snake river when a
boat in which she and several others
were floating to . picnic, overturned
The boat was struck by drifting logs
and as IL overturned she was struck
on the head by a log and sank ia.
stantly
Henry Schmidt. charged with muir.
der In the first degree for the killing
OF bis aged aunt and her husband. Mr.,
and Mrs, Henry A. Stokes. received
verdict OF not guilty at Seattle. The
jury found that Schmidt had slain the
two while lighting for his life and had
struck them down only after repeated
calls for help.
Alleging that in the 20 years Of It's
affiliation with the Western Fedora.
ton OF Miners IL had contributed 81.
100000 to the parent organization for
which II had not received ons cents
worth OF benefit and limiting at irregu-
larities In the handling OF strike
funds by federation officers. the Butte
Miners union. the parent organization
OF the Western Federation OF Miners.
has formally Withdrawn from the Tea.
Grafton.
The first production OF coal In wyo-
ming was reported In 1856. one year
later than the frst reported output OF
coal In Colorado. This pioneer coal
mining was probably carried on in
connection with the construction Of
the Union Pacific railroad The total
output In that year amounted TO 500
tons. Five years later. when the rail-
road was completed. the production
amounted 10 about $4,000 tons.
The troubles OF the Western Feu-
GRAFTON Of Miners and the Butte
Miners union are again IN the courts.
Attorney r Z. Geagan. acting In be-
half OF the Western Federation OF
Miners. has secured a court order cit.
ing Martin scahiH and other officers
u the Miners union 10 appear June
20 60 show cause why they should not
be punished for eontsmpt In failing 10
obey the order OF court made June
IL. directing that the books snd prop.
erty OF the union be turned over TO
Representatives Of the Western FEEDER
alton OF Miners
In the sale Of the wool clip " the