The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-09
INLAND NORTHWEST

was killed anu tndllcS ii"'5
was seriously injured when the auto
mobile Barth was driving skidded on
the BotheI road north Of Seattle.
Charles II. Murphy has been en-
fenced to serve an indeterminate tsfh
in the Nevada penitentiary OF from
three to FIVE years. Murphy was
charged with passing bad cheek a.
Rochester.
Governor Boyle has vetoed the Dill
lengthening the fishing season In ne
vada, and the old law regulating nsn.
ing aud prohibiting the use OF spawn
for bait is still in force. 1t opens the
season on May 1st
Creditors and stockholders OF the
insolyent Globe Navigation company
met at Seattle and decided to sell the
company's six schooners, which are
now laid up in Eagle harbor. The
vessels originally cost s350,00O.
X. M. Dittebrandt, an automobile
salesman of Spokane, and Mrs. 9. w
Gale, proprietor of hotel at Palouse
Wash, were killed when a machine
driven by Dittebrandt plunged over a
15-foot embankment and rolled over
twice.
The principle of safety first is being
demonstrated in the office of State
Treasurer Ed Ma-ley at Carson City
New, where the 22-inch concrete vault
is being fitted with massive dooI
that once did duty in physically
strong Goldfield bank.
Lightning struck and practically
wrecked the home of D. E. Palmer, In
the Laurelhurst district of Portland
The chimney on the house was badly
damaged and the roof splintered, bull
not fired. The Palmer family were
at home, but none was hurt.
Supervisor E. Grandjean of the
Boise forest ascribes much of the sue
cess in controlling fires on the Boise
forest during the unusually dry period
last season to the effectiveness of the
fire lookouts, in connection with the
telephone and the Photograph.
The Rev Father W. X. Ryan OF st
Mary's cathedral, Salt Lake, was
found dead in bed at the residence OF
Bishop Patrick McGovern at Chey
enne, Wyo, April /. He had gone tc
the Wyoming capital on religious
errand for Bishop Laurence Seaman.
A plea of not guilty has been enter
ed by the Southern Pacific company
to the indictment brought by the fed
eral grand jury two months ago al
Carson City, New, the indictment
charging rebating and Discriminate
in the matter of freight shipments
from Michigan.
Idaho Falls, Idaho, has taken to the
belief that greater efficiency can be
secured by paying adequate salaries
in all departments wherein consider
able time Is required In the execution
having made several material raises
the mayors salary having been d, u
bled and the couneilmen also rece.s.
ing an increase.
The farmers State bank of Bridger
Mont, one of the oldest financial in
stitutions of Carbon county, was
closed last week by the state bank
examiner following extensive with
| drawals of deposits which have oc.
Cured since the Bridger State bank
in the same town was closed by the
examiner in January.
Signal honor has been paid an art
exhibit from the University of Ne.
vada at the San Francisco fair, ac.
cording to news received by Miss
Katherine Levers, associate professor
OF art, who has been advised that her
exhibit of casts and medallions had
been placed in an elaborate case In a
prominent position in the palace OF
/ education.
The business men of Cokeyille
Wyo., have decided to install an cleo.
trio light plant to light the city.
committee went over the various
creeks around Cokeville and have de.
cided the best location for the plant
would be about three-quarters of a
mile from the mouth of City CANYON
which is about five miles from the
town.
There is but little snow in the
mountains back of Vale, Ore. and the
general report is that there will be
a shortage of water this year. The
Malheur river will probably run low
much earlier than usual and this
fact is causing the old ditch compan-
| les considerable uneasiness.
On condition that he submit imme.
dlately to surgical operation. O II
Some, the young Reno man sentenced
Tor forgery, was paroled from the Ne.
Vada state prison by the board Of
pardons last week. 1t is hoped that
Sonne's disposition toward crime viii
De corrected by the operation.
Inc supreme court of Idaho has
decided that State Auditor Huston
need not stand trial in the district
court on a chargeef embezzlement he
cause ne paid money from one fund
70 meet state obligations, which. il
was claimed, should have been paid
from different appropriation.
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