The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1916-01-08
NORTHWEST NOTES


An increase of nearly $4,000, 900 =,
he assessed valuation of property in
Wyoming was feature of the s,ate's
1915 progress.
Lawrence Johnson. aged IA. ae..
ieItally shot and killed his brother
Earl Johnson, 16 years old, While
hunting near Chehalis, Wash
Two persons in Nevada are repo-t.
ed to have died of the effects of rablJ
coyote attacks, while the California
state beard of health reports thuty.
seven deaths of hydrophobia in the
asst four years.
The year 1915 in Wyoming indus
trially must be considered historic, in.
asmuch as it resulted in an increase
If nearly 10000 900 in the Industrial
production by a population of only
10000.
Two young men who are trapping
in Lamoille valley Nevada, shot an
immense mountain lion about two
weeks ago. The animal measured
eight feet, 9 inches from tip to tip
The hide was sold for $25.
Seattle, which under the new prchi
bition law will be one of the largest
dry" cities in the world outside Of
Russia, welcomed the new year and
babe farewell to alcoholic liquor with
much noise and merriment.
John Williams, alias Joe White, who
attempted to take his life in the coun-
ty Jail at Carson City, Nevada by
;urning on the gas, has been taken back
to San Quentin, where he Will finish
)ut two-years sentence for burglary.
Wyoming's livestock industry is es-
,imated to have prodl Led during 1915
a revenue of $23,530,000 The year
was one of moderate prosperity for
the industry as whole, but OF eXcep-
tional prosperity for the horse-breed.
ing division.
The Tonopah fire department was
called upon last week to battle to save
IS own home. The fire was caused
by bareback IL the gymnasium bath.
:ouse furnace The loss will amount
to about $1,000, all of which Is GOV.
cred by insurance.
| An important development in the
agricultural industry of Wyoming dur
ing the past year was the establish,
/ nent, at Sheridan, of the first sugar
actory in the state. An 100000 plant
vas erected at Sheridan and began
/ operations in the fall.
| Farmers of the lower Lovelock val.
/ ely, in Nevada, have financed and com.
/ pleted a system Of drainage canals
| hat has involved bond issue Of $53,
II 100. The system of canals will drain
| The soured lands of the lower valley
| and will effect the reclamation Of
| ands valued at $2,G00,00O.
! The night before prohibition went
into effect at Portland, some saloons
ran entirely out of stock early in thu
evening and closed their doors. 9th
ers, which had only one or two brand:
Of liquor left, kept open and served
1ut indiscriminately to all customers
regardless of what drink was ordered
The trial Of Arthur Quinn and fou
other defendants, charged with muI
der in connection with the killing o
- DR.. P. P. Lester, major Of the Colo
- RADIO National guard, at Waisenbur
- during fighting between state militia
II men and striking coal miners, Apr
Ii 20, 1914, is being held at Castle ROCK
II Colo.
TX Colorado at midnight December 81
II was to swing into the dry" column
and early at nigh. thousands paraded
III the streets in carnival Of merrymak
ing, while programs Of fashionable
clubs and other societies were framed
to celebrate until midnight the pass
| ing of John Barieycorn" and the olo
IL year.
II Idaho passed through one of the
II most important epochs in her history
II IN December 81. At midnight every
saloon and brewery in what is termeu
X water" territory closed, not to re-
II open for the sale of intoxicants, as the
ii entire state became dry upon th
| stroke of H. The saloons numDere
ii $50.
Colorado has produces this yea
III the best field Of potatoes ever seen y
TX he leading potato experts OF the ohi
III ed States and Germany 1t is he'
owned by Sweet Brothers, on the
farm near Carbondale. It's yleld W.
over 10000 pounds to the acre-nlo
than five times the average yleiu
the potato fields of the country
Hervey Hoskins, aged 10 years al
A resident of Austin, awoke one MOI
ing last week to discover that ne
totally blind The loss OF the 10.
= eyesight is the elimination OF an az
dent which occurred last June WI
" one eye was injured by silVer
n,t glass from soda water bottle W6'
nnr struck him on the forehead and pro
into fragments.
III All lines of business in Wyom-
are prosperous. The livestock ina
try is especially prosperous. the 9
tie industry Is growing and the ran,
Z men have been receiving unusua
nigh prices. The sheep industry
h hardly up to what it was year
NJ two ago, but the unusually high prl'