The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-08-11
NORTHWEST NOTES

Four men charged with counterfeit
Pete Semstitch, the Tonopah miner
who suddenly went insane last week
1t the Mine Owners hospital, Is dead.
One of the largest CONGREGATIONS In
The history of the state broke out In
Elko, New, last week, and four large
buildings, entailing a loss of $4,000,
went up in flames.
Two young men, one of whom gave
the name of Frank Guyman, left Z
trail OF bad checks behind them at
Lovelock. New, and are being sought
by victimized merchants.
Two men were shot and seriously
wounded and third, a negro long
shoreman strikebreaker, was stabbed
and severely beaten during a riot b.
tween strikers and strikebreakers 1t
Seattle
William Stark, charged with stau-
tory offense against young girl Of
Virginia City has been sentenced 10
the state penitentiary for term OF
1ot less than five years nor more than
IA years.
Melon shipments from the Moapa
valley in Nevada have increased dur
Ing the past week and two melon
trains daily are being operated by the
Salt Lake Route through Salt Lake
to points in the east.
Colorado, Wyoming and New Mex
leo coal operators have been invited
by the federal trade commission to
meet at Denver the latter part OF
this month for discussion of produc-
ing and marketing conditions.
Rev. E. M. Clingan of the First
Presbyterian church. at WalIa Walla.
died Tuesday morning from hemor-
rhage of the brain following illness
that seized him Sunday morning as
he was delivering his sermon.
The oregon Short Line is operat |
ing number of melon trains daily |
from the Payette section Of Idaho and |
it Is probable that within the next |
ten days the number of cars available |
will be used up for melon shipments. |
Mike Connell, the Elko county Ne |
vada, rancher, whose wife was sent |
to the penitentiary on the charge of |
attempting to poison him, has been
granted a divorce on the ground that
his wife had been convicted of fell
ony.
Ewes for breeding purposes In the
country are said to be
bringing greater prices than In years
Last week firm Of Cokeville (Wyo)
sheepmen boaght from the South Ida
ho Livestock company 5000 head OF
ewes at 81 a head
Speed Barens shot ]. w. Dunfee, as
he result of q quarrel at Hornsilver.
New. Dunfee received 20 buckshot In
The head, face and body, which are 80
1eep that only two have been remov
I'd. One Of the shot is lodged almost
against the juglar vein.
To show that Utah farming commu-
lities expect large crop movements
his fall, one firm at Tremonton this
rear is receiving a consignment of {
100000 grain bags. This Is out Of a ]
argo of 11,000,e00 bags recently re-
eived at San Francisco. Id
The Grand lodge of negro Masons =
( Washington and Oregon, in session :
t Spokane, voted to begin the cree /
on OF home for the old and de- f
endent members on 40-acre tract c
land twenty miles from Portland. &
re. The home will cost $4,000 when Il
is completed. y
Mrs. w. H. Myers OF Portland was q
lied and another woman and child b
jsred near Oregon City. Ore, when II
automobile carrying a party OF
ven left the road and turned over. j.
rs. Myers was thrown against a
rbed wire fence and caught in such z E.
wy that abe W. AtEapsled -