The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-04-14
INLAND NORTHWEST

ut Winnemucca, April $3.50.
Serious waskouts in the canyon In |
the vicinity of Phoebe, New, due 10
heavy rains and melting SHOWS, left |
Phoebe without train service several
days last week.
An unknown man, doubtless min
er. was found lying dead near the
summit beyond Phoebe Metals mine on
the tracks of the Prince Consolidated
by the train crew, says a Phoebe dis
patch.
With the help of high priced "copper"
Contact, Nevada, is making a shipping
record that it is hoped will attract
capital to the district and finally be
the means of bringing railroad and
reduction works.
A carload of horses from Ernest Sui
livan's ranch near McDermitt Nevada
have been shipped to Grand Island
| Nebraska. The horses will eventually
be used for war purposes as they were
an unusually fine lot.
The Reno Fair and Racing associa-
tons summer meet will be opened on
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days, according to an announcement
made at Reno. The pari-mutual sys-
TEN of betting will prevail
A daring thief robbed the show win
dow of the Grown Jewelry company, at
Great Falls, Mont, of diamonds of the
value of 1,4OS. The robber appeared
to be dressing the window and the Of
fcers on the beat gave him no heed.
Socialism ceased to be factor in
municipal politics in Butte when tho
Democrats, by a sweeping victory at
the polls last week, placed eight OF
their party members in the city coun-
Gil. making that body solidly Demo
cratic.
Eugene Godfrey, aged 8, may lose
the sight of his eye as the result OF
being shot by a playmate at Lander
Wyo. The two boys were firing at one
another from behind improvised
breastworks when the Godfrey child
was wounded.
Henry Yelland, the lion slayer Of
Taft, in Spring Valley, Nevada, has
again scored by trapping three noun
tain lions on succeeding nights. One
of the lions measured over IL feet in
length. The other lions were young
err, they appearing to be about two
years of age.
Joseph Teck, a private in the coast
artillery corps stationed at Fort Wor-
: den, Wash, committed suicide by
hanging himself to tree near the Of
ficers quarters. He became despond'
to permit him to purchase his dis
charge so he could marry.
Reductions in fire insurance pre-
MUM rates on Cheyenne residences
4 ranging from 20 to 80 per cent were
4 announced last week by the Rocky
Mountain Underwriters association
The new rates are the result of the
q increased efficiency of the fire fight
ing department of the municipal gov
eminent.
Grin Snyder, Jr., of Salt Creek
Wyo., has presented for state bount!
the hides of ten wolves, which h
killed after he had invaded their den
armed with a six shooter and a poke
electric flashlight. Two of the wolves
were full grown, being the parents o
the remainder, which were two
mOnths-old puppies.
An opinion rendered by Deputy At
torney General Wilfrid O'Leary tina
only schools with an average attend
ance of six pupils during the proceed
| civ m
cial appropriation of $500 per teache
raised for general taxation means tina
scores of rural schools in Wyoming
probably will be discontinued.
twenty-five to thirty Wyoming hig
school cadets, who were trained b
8 Lieutenant E. 2. Steever, originator G
q the widely-discussed "Steever sy'
q TEN" of military training in publ
q schools, during the time he was deve
q oping this system while serving as il
structor of the Wyoming nation;
n guard, are to be employed during tn
coming year as instructors of cadet
N in the schools of larger cities.
81 Nevada will experience this year IL
N greatest growth it has ever had, in tn
M | OplnioH VI Ju6Se III q pOSlllOu u hnON
y There have been several gold rushe
to Nevada but they have not give
- the state permanent population. Tt
rush this year will be a land rush
bona tide settlers and home makers.
- Two deaths from spotted few
caused by tick bites, the first in Wy
ming this year, we're reported la
week. Fred w. Roedde died at Gasp,
and Seth Cole at Thermopolis. Mr.
Roedde, who was bitten by a tick, is
such serious condition in a Casper no
pital that her recovery is despaired {
The state game department has bee
notified by John Hunton of Grayrock
Wyoming. that he killed an immen
bull elk. in violation of the state Or
tective law but in protection of h
property, when the animal attacked
valuable bull. and in battle for lea
ership OF herd of cows was goril
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