The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-03-10
INLAND NORTHWEST

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Mrs. Adam Bulls, Is years old, OF
Spokane, is dead and her husband "
In a critical condition in hospital
as the result of their motorcycle De
ing run into by an automobile.
w. L. Akin is nursing two broken
ribs and sundry and divers bruises
al the result of a fall from house
roof at Elko. The house was being
moved when the accident befell him.
From present indications the dis
trict adjacent to Golconda is to be an
important factor in the production OF
tungsten ores. Ores of this nature
are being found in the Gold Run basin
about twelve miles from Golconda.
Mrs. Ray E. Hall, wife of a rail-
road man at Missoula Mont. was IN
stantly killed Monday at Hangar,
railway station west of Missoula, by
the accidental discharge OF rife in
the hands of her brother-in-law, j. A.
Cody.
Joe Reiser was convicted at Boze-
man, Mont, of murder in the second
degree for killing his partner, Joe
Fink, in cabin at Salesville, Decem-
bier 23, 1915. Reiser confessed to
having killed Fink, but claimed self
defense.
The public service commission of
Nevada has ordered the Goldfeld
Water company's rates, covering its
domestic and commercial water SER
vice, reduced from an average OF 50
per 1000 gallons to maximum of So
per 1000 gallons.
Between thirty and thirty-five head
of cattle lie dead four miles from Mil
ler's, near Tonopah, as the result OF
drinking water containing cyanide.
Some of the cattle fell as though shot,
while others lived several hours after
drinking the water.
The recent attempt of one of the
prisoners at the prison farm in Nevada
to escape has resulted In the board
of commissioners taking action in the
case The board decided that more
guards were needed and has author
lied immediate action.
With a view to relieving the car
shortage situation prevailing through
out the state, the oregon public SER
vice commission has appealed to
shippers to unload cars as prompt as
| possible and to the railroad to place
| all cars without delay.
Work on the proposed new prison
buildings for the state of Nevada has
been started at Carson City. The last
legislature passed the bill providing
for the new buildings and excavations
are being made and rock broken for
the walls by the convicts.
| The Workingmen's club at Port
land, resort for unemployed men
maintained by private philanthropy,
| closed it's doors last week, after a
career of sixteen months, because the
number of unemployed in Portland
had become so small that the clubs
mission was considered to have been
| fulfilled.
Because of number OF alleged Ii
/
| Reardon, wealthy ranchman of Big
| Piney, Wyo., regarding their official
conduct, Sheriff Ed. Hansen of Lin
coin county and Deputy Sheriffs A.
| A. McDougal and j. G. Gudmandson
have entered suit against him for $10,.
900 apiece
According to officers who are
searching diligently for a clue that
will lead to the apprehension of the
man who, on the night of February
II, held up train near Rock Springs
Tom Smith, aged 81, late of the Wyo-
ming state penitentiary at Rawlins
S wanted. Smith is said by the au
thorities to closely resemble the de
scription of the bandit
John Kieg of McGill and Richat
Cullom of Ely were injured while al
work in the mill of the Steptoe Val
ley Smelling & Mining company. The
two men were engaged in lining 8
mill which was about to be installed
The weight became too great on one
side, causing the mill to turn, and ST,
sections of the lining caught the work
men.
As a measure toward greater eff
fciency among employees of the Uniol
Pacific Railroad company Superin
tendent S. r. Touchey of the Wye
ming division has issued an order Il
all employees to consult the company
physicians when they are sick or sus
tain injuries, however slight.
Will Reid, register, and Luke Voos
hees. receiver of the Cheyenne Ian
office, have written to Senator Henr
L. Myers, chairman of the senate pull
lie lands committee, letter indors
ing the 640-acre homestead bill nov
before congress, which measure i
meeting with strong opposition.
Cattle scabbies has spread to viii
elk in northwestern Wyoming an
fully 10000 elk now are suffering fror
the disease, reports State Veterinal
ian French, who has returned from
trim into the Jackson Hole raeio