The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1916-06-23
NORTHWEST NOTES

/ The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs {
Nevada met at Winnemucca last wee
in their fiftieth grand lodge session
+ A mysterious fire believed to hav
I been of incendiary origin destroyed
small dwelling house at Virginia Cit,
3 New.
The Idaho Bankers association a
the Lewiston meeting last week elect
ed officers, and selected Boise as tn
next meeting place.
The eleventh annual session of thu
grand chapter of the Order of TIL
Eastern Star of the state of Nevada
was held at Reno last week.
Children playing with fire crackers
started a fire in the home of W. F
Kaiser, at Fallon, New, but the fire
was brought under control with slighl
damage.
The jury in the gambling case in
Goldfield on which we're seven women
and five men failed to agree during
their deliberations and were dis
charged
- W. 4HCidi hCJs III JCdl ~ OAiai
nent in public life in Washoe and
Lyon counties, died in Reno hospital
following lingering illness of sew
eral weeks.
Gold cinnabar ore of exceeding rich
ness has been found in the Kawich
district, 65 miles east of Goldfeld and
some high grade specimens have been
brought to Goldfield.
representatives from all parts of
the state attended the Nevada state
business mems convention held at
Reno last week, Governor Boyle deliv-
ering the address of welcome.
AS an evidence of the spirit of 76'
is still rampant in Goldfeld, the rec
ord for collecting fund for the cele-
bration of Fourth of July, of $1,000
an hour for two hours, was made
there last week.
James P. O'Neill. cattle, sheep and
land operator of Wells, New, reports
that despite the somewhat unfavor-
able feed conditions brought about by
the late spring, the Nevada lamb
SiOP hdo df Cl u6Cu ClOo6 W 1UO pei
cent.
Fire of an unknown origin de
stroyed the Delmore blacksmith shop
and damaged the Nelson garage at
East Ely last week The garage con-
tanned a number of Ferd automobiles
which were removed before the fire
reached the garage.
James Condor, aged 40, was shot
and wounded, perhaps fatally, at the
home of j. NJ Young at Bandon, Ore.
Young told sheriffs officers who in
vestigated the case that he had found
Condor in his home at 4 a. m. and
had shot him there.
Contracts have been let for the con
struction of new 100000 packing
plant at Ogden, Utah There will be
several buildings, the main one to be
100x20O feet. The capacity will be
5000 hogs day, with refrigerating |
capacity of 1000 hogs
Albert Knudsen, railroad engineer |
from Iron Ridge. Wis, was beaten up |
and robbed by lone holdup at Salt |
Lake. The holdup attacked Knud
sen with brass knuckles and cut his
face badly. The robber obtained 81
in cash and a gold watch.
Nancy LIE Blanc, better known as
"Blondie,' was shot and killed in the
Phoenix rooming house in Tonopah
by Laura Randall, his paramour. The
killing occurred after LIE Blanc had
forced his way into the Randall WON
ans room against her wishes.
Deaths and injuries from accidents
On the Oregon Short Line during May
we're las injured and 1 killed, as
against 1853 injured and 2 killed in
Nay, 1915, a reduction of thirteen in
ured and one killed. In April, 1916,
here were 1877 injured and killed.
The latest figures on Utah's wool
Is that the 1916 clip aggfe-
,ated 100000 pounds. The prices
anged from % to 80 cents pound
n approximately 100000 for the
ot The lamb crop was unusually
;ood, and is estimated this spring
t 100000 head.
AS an indication that the cattle
men of Utah are not left out in the
natter of high prices for everything
n the provision line, 1t is reported :
rom one OF the remote ranches in
outheast Utah that a drove OF 200
earline heifers was sold the other
ay at an average price of 1914 q head.
In resume published the past
yeek showing the building operations
{ ton Of the leading cities Of the
rest, Salt Lake City came fourth in
he list to the top in the matter Of in
rease. This city showed an increase
AZ per cent in May as compared
IA the corresponding month last
ear.
The committee of the Women's Cit :
ena club OF Reno, which was ap- l.
3fnted some time ago to investigate :
le feasibility of establishing hu-
ane society in Nevada has reported
at. after consulting legal authorities
ms found that nothing could be
ma until 1917 when steps would he