The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-22
NEWS OF A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN 8RIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE,
Happenings That Are Making History
information Gathered from All
Quarters Of the Globe and
Given In a Few LInes.
lNTERmouNTAlN.

Mystery shrouds the finding OF an
abandoned suitcase containing seven
ty-six sticks of dynamite In a passcn-
ger coach on the Oregon Short Line
railroad upon its arrival in Salt Lake
from Butte.
Accepting the Invitation extended by
Governor-elect Simon Bamberger of
Utah, governors of the various states
of the Union will meet in annual con
ference next summer at Salt Lake
City
Hugo D. Benisch. president of the
Banner Chemical company, is fugi-
tive in New York. according to the
police at Denver, who state that he
will be returned to Salt Lake City on
a charge OF swindling Samuel New
house out of $4,000
The Alamosa river valley of south
western Colorado has been flooded,
lands, and a large volume of water is
reported coming down the river, as the
result of the breaking of the headgate
valve OF the Alamosa reservoir dam
near Capulin.
The town of Chugwater. place OF
about 400 inhabitants. fifty miles
north OF Cheyenne. practically was de-
stroyed by fire December IS. No cas-
ualties are reported.
Deeds were placed on f,e at Lewis
ton, Idaho, for the sale by the Lewis
ton-Clarkson Improvement company
for its electric power plants and irri-
cation system to the Wshaington-Ida-
no Water. Light & Power company,
recently organized by Liggett, HIGH
born & Co. OF New York and Boston.
The consideration was 100000
Ben Kuhl. Edward Beck and VIII
liam McGraw, gamblers who have
been in Jail at Twin Falls, Idaho, for
a week on suspicion of having muir
dered Fred w. Searcy. stage driver,
were bound over without bail by JUS
tice Yewell on charge of first de-
gree murder.
DOMESTIC.
All records for value OF the country's
important farm crops were exceeded
this year despite the smaller size of
the crop. Their value was placed at
1854 100000 by the department of
agriculture in its final estimates of
the year. That is $1,75O 100000 more
than the same crops were worth last
year.
Three of the eight persons indict-
ed for the murder of Deputy Sheriff
James c. Myron during the strike at
Biwabik, Mimi, on July last, plead
ed guilty to charges OF manslaughter
in the first degree and were sentenced
to terms of not more than twenty
years in the state penitentiary.
Fire early in the morning destroyed
the Summit hotel at Creston, Iowa,
driving seventy-hve guests to the
street In their night clothing. No one
was injured. The loss is estimated at
100000.
David Captain was found guilty OF
manslaughter at his second trial for
completely in the Los Angeles Times
explosion October /, 1910, when
twenty men were killed
The executive budget system of
Maryland, the only state with such a
scheme OF financial control. was given
general approval in discussion at the
ninth annual governors conference
The National City bank of New York
City. the largest banking institution
In the United States, win hereafter
be conducted by committee of five
sub-managers, who will attend to a
large part of the business now devolv.
ing on the president.
Labor's movement for an eight-hour
day has been inaugurated among New
York's clothing workers with strike
which, coming as the city's second
great garment industry disturbance
during 1916. will throw more than 60,
600 persons out OF work.
With official returns from only q
few states missing. II was said al
prohibition national headquarters at
Chicago that the dry vote November
z would come within 1000 or 5000
either way Of 100000 for president
and 100000 for state officers.
Out Of the shaft of the Meyer Coal
company at Pittsburg, Kans., $50 mer
were dragged to safety. one by one
less than two hours after the mine
was wrecked by an explosion of black
damp. Twelve men were killed.
The plurality of Charles E. Hughes
over Woodrow Wilson in New YorI
state was 1882, according to figures
compiled by the governors office
force and made public Tuesday.
The Baltimore G. Ohio railroad hal
issued notices that it had placed EN-
bargoes on all grain consigned to i'll
elevators at Baltimore. either for do
nestle or export delivery.
Miss Virginia Tayloe Lewis, de
scendant of George Washington's sis
ter and a relative of Francis Scot
Key, died at Baltimore. She wal