The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-05-05
INLAND NORTHWEST

made its appearance in the vicinity.
There Is general feeling Of optim-
ism at Jarbidge and the belief is
prevalent that this summer the dis
trict will experience the best times
in its history.
A Nevada paper announces that HI
Robinson, who was bitten by rabid
coyote last fall, recently died with
rabies ON the Diamond A desert near
the Neyada-Idaho line.
The latest report ON registration in
Oregon, issued by Secretary of State
olcott, shows that the Republican
PARTY claims $4,000 of the 217779
voters registered, or s704 per cent.
Men on the list as officers for a
prospective reserve army at Portland
have received orders to report data
to the war department concerning
their readiness and fitness for service.
Two accidents occurred in a mine
near Masonic, New. A miners candle
stick fell down the shaft striking one
Of the miners in the head, infiicting a
deep wound. Another received a
broken shoulder.
The power plant of the Douglas
Milling and Power company on the
Carson river, in Nevada. is to be en-
larged. The present plant of the com
pany will be superseded by modern
plant operated by a Pelton wheel.
A memorandum decision handed
down by Judge Gillian in the supe-
rior court at Seattle, holds that tho
state prohibition law, forbidding the
sale of malt liquor" includes all liq-
uids OF malt origin or containing malt
extract.
A sheep herder in the employ of a
ranch in Pleasant Valley, Nevada,
was recently taken to Winnemucca
where he was found to be suffering
from the spotted fever. This is the
first case of spotted fever reported in
| that section.
Frankly and in the open, the newly
| organized State Taxpayers league
purposes to maintain lobby at SEES
sions of the Oregon legislature This
was one of the measures decided on
1 DIT Lie CiOoIuS 66SSlOu III Iu6 IEdSu0
held at Portland.
Plans have been perfected for the
| installation of new power plant in
Tonopah for the development of cleo
| trical energy to be used by the min
ing companies in their mines and
mills. For the past year the PROPOSE
ton has been under consideration.
John Verzan. miner, aged 85, was
/ found dead in his cabin at Lane City,
New, having shot himself through
the temple He was in California dur
ing the gold excitement and had spent
the past fifty years in Idaho and Ne
vada. He enjoyed an excellent repu-
tation as citizen of sterling worth.
Chester Nelson, youth residing at
Winnemucca. New, placed a box of
toy pistol caps on stone and fired
the entire bunch at one stroke of an
axe. The doctor dressed the right
arm, which was burned to a crisp
from wrist to shoulder, and believes
that he will be able to save the mem
Der.
While passing near Shafter a few
days ago train crew saw the body
cS man lying close to the tracks.
They notified the authorities at Wells,
who found the body and at the in
quest it was determined that the man
had been dead approximately ten
hours. The body has not been iden-
titled
Announcement is made at Butte by
officials of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company and other mining COM
panles operating in the Butte district
that, effective May 1, the wages of
miners and smelter men at Butte,
Anaconda and Great Falls would be
raised 20 cents day. This makes
the minimum wage $3.50 per day.
The Salt Lake police have been
asked to search for $4,000 worth of
diamonds and $500 in cash which Mrs.
e. NJ. Wilkie, of Salt Lake says was
stolen from her and three others near
Elko, New. Mrs. Wilkie believed the
local police might discover some OF
the stolen property in local pawn
shops.
Patrick Walsh, who is a large land
owner in the Austin and Reese river
districts and who owns one of the
largest ranches in Nevada, has pur-
chased from the Clark ranch in Cali
fornia twenty-five stock breeders and
zloO-pound draft stallion. These
VIII pc placed on his Reese river prop
critics.
, The $4,000 damage suit brought by
Dennis and Johnna Sullivan of Reno
/ New, against the Reno Traction COM
: pany for injuries alleged to have beeR
received when street car struck a
! cart in which plainsiffs were riding,
has been decided against the plain.
nHs by jury in the federal court
at Carson City.
More than 100 homestead filings
nave been made in the Nine Mile coun-
try twenty miles from Buffalo. wyo.,
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