The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-19
INLAND NORTHWEST


carried on at the two oil wells being
drilled near Vale, Oregon.
The legislature has passed the two
Funk bills, which will probably have
the effect Of doing away with trading
stamps in Utah.
What onlookers described as "mu-
tual sassing" led to fight in front
of the theater in the town of Wilke-
son, Wash, in which John Marteson
was probably fatally stabbed by L. A.
Hurt of Carbonate.
Efforts to repeal the second choice
voting provision of the Oregon pri-
mary law were defeated when the SEN
ate by vote of 81 to IL indefinitely
postponed consideration of the house
bill amending the primary law.
For the first time in the history of
the Oregon state penitentiary regular
Sunday religious services at the pris-
on were eliminated Sunday in favor Of
motion picture play which will be
substituted for the religious service.
Prospects for water throughout the
summer have been much bettered by
the snowfall of the past month, ac-
cording to the snowfall bulletin just
issued from the Salt Lake Office of
the United States weather bureau.
Wolves, said to be afflicted with
rabies, have become so bold and fero-
cious near McDermott, New, that the
trustees have closed the school there
for fear the students in going 10 and
from their homes might be attacked.
The outer door was blown from the
safe in the store of ]. H. Gooding at
ST. Paul, Ore. The noise awakened
the city marshal, John Lambert, who
rushed to the scene and opened fire
on robber, who plunged out the door
and fed.
Colonel Frank ]. Parker, who was
owner and editor of the Walla Walla
Statesman for more than a quarter
OF century and at one time a prom
inent Democrat of Washington, was
divorced in Seattle last week by Mrs
Martha J. Parker.
Lorris Martin, the Trail Creek
mountaineer, was acquitted by jury
In the circuit court at Medford, Ore,
for the killing of Game Warden A. S.
Hubbard last December. The jury
was out four hours, but the verdict
was unanimous on the first ballot.
Fire wrecked the interior and de.
stroyed the stock of a wholesale pro-
duce store which occupied a three
story brick building in the Front
street wholesale district at Portland.
The loss to stock and building was
estimated at upwards of 100000.
The state fair board in session at
Salem, Ore, decided that after the
1915 fair the Oregon futurity races
shall be wiped from the card. The
move was made necessary on account
OF the automobile so rapidly taking
the place of the horse that breeding
OF racing animals has become almost
thing of the past.
The governor of Oregon has ac-
| cepted an invitation to participate in
the celebrations concentrating the
completion of the Cello canal, which
will be held at Lewiston, Idaho Pasco.
Wash, and Kennewick, Wash. These
towns are planning elaborate ceremo-
MES in honor of the opening of the
| Columbia river.
The first step toward establishing
the fax growing industry in the Will
lamette valley to furnish material for
the proposed fax retting plant at the
Oregon state penitentiary, was taken
last week by the state board of con-
troll, when it ordered the purchase of
900 bushels of fax seed in Wisconsin
at $3.50 per bushel.
The Wyoming supreme court has
| granted new trial to Robert Mel
drum, the famous "gunman marshal"
of Cripple Greek, Colo, and Baggs,
Wyo.,. who was convicted of murder
in the second degree for killing Chick
Bowen of Slater, Colo, at Baggs three
years ago. Meldrum was sentenced to
twenty years Imprisonment
The Black law form of government
was rejected by the citizens of Idaho
Falls, Idaho, at special election held
last week, by vote Of 651 votes
against the adoption of the PROPOSE
ton, with 2S1 votes In favor of it. Ad-
vocates of the Black law worked hard,
but were unable to convince the peo-
pie that the city would prosper under
| its provisions.
Alleging that the Malheur Home
Telephone company had violated its
guaranteed agreement with its pa
irons, and also violated the state law
requiring public service corporations
to notify the state railroad commission
Of any raise of rates. complaint was
lodged with the railroad commission,
and the case will be heard at Ontario,
Ore, March IS.
The resignation of Colonel B. X,
Lawson, superintendent of the Ore
gon state penitentiary, was accepted
at a meeting of the state board last
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