The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-02-25
INLAND NORTHWEST

In the snow
AT meeting of the board OF county
commits sioners held at Ely, Nevada, II
was decided TO procure, If possible,
carload of elk for White Pine county.
According to statistics complied in
the Office OF the county clerk. 1870
coyotes have been killed in Lincoln
county. Wyoming. by hunters and
ranehmen since last July.
Mrs. Dan Leedy OF Lewistown,
Mont. is in Salt Lake hospital, vio-
lently i'll from ptomaine poisoning con
tracted when she ate small guam
tity of canned asparagus.
One man was killed instantly and
another probably fatally injured whea
Northern Pacific passenger train
struck an automobile on the Main
street crossing at Sumner. Ore.
So thoroughly has the muzzling or
dinance been observed in Tonopah
that but one stray dog was captured
by the poundmaster when he began
search of the city for homeless
dogs.
Special Indian Agent Asbury and his
assistant, j. POLAND, and James Is.
Royce of Carson, are perfectIng plans
for the introduction of pre-vocational
and vocational work in the Indian
schools in Nevada.
Nine hundred and eighty-three
OF Nye county. Nevada, during the
past year. Fifty cents per scalp was
paid But one mountain lion was
killed during the year.
Dean Scrugham, of the engineering
college of the University of Nevada,
is endeavoring to establish a series
OF wireless telegraphy stations be-
tween the university and various high
schools throughout the state.
On Janaury /. 1916, there were 5.453
contracts for the purchase of state
lands in force in Nevada, embracing
,062 54S.27 acres, representing prin-
cfpal of $1,063, 1888, on which the
annual interest amounts to sea, 79i.07.
Advices from the Ely district are
that feud of long standing between
paroled state prisoners r, Stats"
Rutherford and William Sawtell ended
in the death OF the latter as the result
Of a revolver duel in one of the Ely
saloons
Young Sioux, the Indian who a.
tempted TO commit suicide In Hum
boldt count, Nevada, by shooting him
self in the face with a shotgun, is re-
ported TO be about well. His face is
badly SCARED, and a part of his jaw
Is gone
According TO the reports published
IN the Tonopah papers the mercury
Cell at Mil!et in the Smoky valley,
during the recent cold spell, 10 30 be.
low zero and that several Indians in
the valley had suffered frozen hands
and feet.
In regular meeting at Fallon, Ne
vada, the county commissioners or
dered the old court house and grounds
in Saltwater advertised for sale, the
county reserving the ground upon
which the old vault stands for
branch county Jail
DR. Rufus II. Smi'h retired physic.
ian and capitalist was taken suddenly
i'll at luncheon at Seattle and died at
hospital two hours later. He was s.
years old, had lived in Seattle since
1889 and his forturc is estimated at
several million dollars
, George Crowell driver OF stage
between Austin and Potts, Nevada,
says that a drove OF jack rabbits. re-
senlbling a drove OF sheep. held up
his stage. Crowell says that there
were so many OF them that II was i'm.
possible TO drive through
More than eighteen hundred dele
gates were present at the opening at
Portland of the laymen's missionary
convention, one OF seyenty.fve SINH
lar meetings now being held through.
out the United States for the purpose
OF stimulating interest in home and
foreign missions
The body OF an unidentified man
was discovered floating in the Port
neuf river near Poca clio Idaho.
The discovery was made by little
girl who was picking pussy.willows
a.ong the bank of the stream The
child called TO her mother, who made
wire hook and anchored the body
70 the bank pending the arrival Of the
authorities
Carlin, Nevada. Is coming to the
front in the line of unenviabIe motto.
riety, as the following three weeks
ecord would Indicate A murder.
rson and grand larceny case. Two
avs later a murder and robbery ease
was added 20 the list. as was case
II assault upon woman. rape
ase, crime against nature robbery.
iold-up and forgery cases
During the year 1915. lGs applica.
tons for the purchase Of iG.76iG7
acres Of land we're fled in the state
land Office at Carson. Nevada. on
which the FIRST and full payments
mounted 10 $5.s5339 There Seeru
= new contracts entered INFO. en-.
racing l4s5516 aues. representing
principal of &l5,0s51G. drawing an
nnUal interest q &g65.fl.
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