The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-08-04
INLAND NORTHWEST

,allv shot at Elko, New, when taking
a target rife from nail on the wall,
the ball entering the hip
couple of Western Pacific section
hands engaged in a quarrel at Rennox,
Nevada. and one was shot by the
other His injuries were not regarded
as dangerous.
Harry Ryan, about 40 years of age,
dropped dead near Cocomongo, New.
| A coroner inquest found that death
was due to heart failure, superinduced
by acute alcoholism.
Joe Powers and S. D. White were
injured in an automobile accident
near Phoebe, New Powers lost con-
troll of the machine and it plunged
over an embankment. pinning both
men undereath.
"Twenty-six," stuff and freeze-out"
may be played in cigar stores and sa-
looms of Salt Lake without fear of in
reference on the part of the police,
according to a recent ruling of the
chief Of police.
George R. Hill, plant pathologist and
professor of botany at the Utah Agri-
cultural college, reports that Utah's
potato crop this year should excel
that of any previous year both in
quantity and quality.
Wallace Mcneil and Mrs. A. J. Will
son were injured when an automobile
| turned turtle near Ida, New. Nc
Neil was teaching Mrs. Wilson how
to handle the auto. Both escaped
with broken ribs and other bruises.
The 2-year-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. F. Pine escaped from the tor
rent that swept down the Eureka
canyon, near Sunrise, Wyo. The child's
mother and five others were drowned,
while the father and two others es-
capped.
H. Anderson, of Lurline, Nevada,
had started on hunting trip and
while taking a shotgun from the wall
of his cabin, the gun was discharged,
the shot striking Anderson's hand,
tearing away the little finger and a
portion OF the flesh.
There have been more thunder
storms in Salt Lake and vicinity this
year than usual While the records
show that an average of eighteen thun-
derstorms year have visited this To-
cality since 1874, to date this year
there have been thirteen.
Jim Vernon, who was employed on
ranch in the Duckwater district,
went to Tonopah on the Fourth of
July and took room at hotel. He
registered and afterwards went out
and has not been seen since and some
anxiety is felt about his safety.
A number of citizens of Star valley
met in Alton, Wyo., last week and
raised $1,6S5, which was Immediately
deposited in the bank, for the purpose
of meeting Joe Kinneys proposition
to furnish two five-ton trucks for work
upon the road between Cokeville and
Alton.
The utmost simplicity marked the
funeral at Denver of Thomas M. Pat
terson, former United States senator,
publisher and pioneer of Colorado.
Flags at the statehouse were at half
mast and the capitol was closed at
noon under proclamation of Governor
Carlson.
Five persons were seriously hurt,
two of them probably fatally, when
an automobile driven by Paul Tup-
horn of Las Vegas, in which were his
wife and three passengers. skidded
and turned over in Death valley, pin
ming the victims under the wreck Of
the machine.
Gordon Jones, Denver banker, rec
commended for a position on the new
federal farm loan board. has wired
Senators Henry B. Hollis and Dun
can U. Fletcher in Washington that
ne would be unable to accept the post
ton II it were rendered him by
President Wilson.
Woolgrowers of Opal, Wyo., have
raised 100000 for the purpose of in
staining an Australian shearing system.
The Woodruff quarterly stake con-
terence of the Mormon church, held
IN kemmerer, Wyo., Saturday and
sunday, was the first one of the kind
ever held in Kemmerer.
A costly fire broke out at Luning
New, last week, which for a time
threatened the entire east side of the
Guy. The buildings destroyed were
the Stag saloon. Smith and Evans
merchandise store. fredericksburg
ilVery stable, two residences, hay ant
, ieed barns, and harness rooms.
Alaska now is represented in the
luaho collection of historical relics IL
{ .ne OLD capitol building by article.
loaned by William Schnable of Cald
wen, who was for many years deput,
onited states marshal in Alaska. TIL,
r eoileelon consists of paintings, EN-
nroidery, totem poles and differen
, implements.
1 hundreds OF orchards in southern
tuaho will be grubbed out and tn,
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