The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-09-15
INLAND NORTHWEST.


ton has announced a race meet to be
held at Reno beginning September -
and closing on October II.
Leslie Taylor, aged 10, of Ogden,
may suffer the loss of leg as the
result of falling under an interurban
train between ogden and Lagoon.
A. B. Richardson, aged Sc, real
estate man Of Portland, was drowned
while bathing at resort near Port
land, his body not having been re-
covered.
A warrant was sworn out at Tono- |
pah by Mrs. Harry O'Connor charg- |
ing that Dick Bobdonovich malicious
~ tore down fence surrounding the |
O'Connor property.
Arthur Temple was badly beaten UP
and sustained severe injuries at To
nopah, in fight with Charles Red,
dick Temple was sent to the hos.
pital and Reddick was taken to jail.
James Kelley, an 1S-year-old boy,
entered a plea of guilty to charge
of burglary, in the district court az
Elko, New, and was sentenced to the
s.--ce prison at Carson City for a
term of from one to five years.
Ogden prohibitionists not only PEI
titioned the city commissioners to
deny the request of saloonmen for
midnight closing privilege, but they
also submitted the draft of an ordi'
nance closing the saloons at 6 p. m.
| DR.. Mason of Tuscarora, resident
! of Nevada for a great many years,
| and most favorably known in Elko
county, was struck by an automobile
while coming from funeral. DR..
Mason, who is over 80 years old, is in
a serious condition.
A company has been organized at
Goldfield by a number of people who
claim they have a scheme TO make
rain. They have placed the rain
| making" device on top of the First
National bank, of Goldfield, and will
make demonstrations.
William Nielsen, a farmer. was in
stantly killed while working in a
wheat stack, his helper was knocked
unconscious and thrown from his
wagon in the field by runaway team
and two stacks OF wheat were sci
afre and destroyed by lightning five
miles north of Eugene, Ore.
The Globe Gas company Of Nevada
which recently obtained a franchise
in Goldfield, has furnished the neces
sary bond and has started soliciting
subscribers for the use of gas. Con
/, struction work will be started as sooT
as enough subscribers have been Sc
cured to allow the company to de
termine where TO locate the plants.
A warrant has been issued at Gold
; field charging Jack Hibbs with th'
larceny of a five-passenger auto
mobile. property OF Dave Trepp. TIT
two men have been partners in I
mine southwest of Goldfield Hibbs j
said to have taken the machine ant
: his partner was compelled to walk t
Goldfeld from Ida.
Northern California in general am
San Francisco and Oakland in partic
ular are keenly interested in the CON
: pletion Of the Lincoln highway be
!, tween Ely, New, and the Caliiorni
> state line 1t is proposed that $4,000
: be raised by private subscription i
northern California to place this lin
, in proper condition for tourist traffic
! With her two children, little DO
aged years and little girl aged |
/, months pinned to her waist, Mrs
Susie Smith of Verdi. Nev., jumpe
into the power company's often an
= ha tTac OF
> act of the woman was caused by grie
l. over the death of her husband. Fran
= Victor Smith, who was drowned at III
II same spot on May 10 OF this year.
. The grand jury in session at Coli
:. field, after investigating several con
plants of gambling against Goldfiel
people, reported that they were III
s abb 10 find true bills against any {
81 those reported.
= Morrison and William Shafrot
'e sor of United States Senator job
= Sh.froth Of Colorado won the stat
doubles tennis championship at De
yer, defeating Berrien Hughes ar
% Tyson Dimes, Jr.
le Victor lie Baron, the convict at Il
I, Nevada state penitentiary who W;
Al thought TO have been fatally sh
ss while attempting to escape some tin
= ago, has nearly recovered from Il
wounds he received.
s. According to Surveyor General
d. c. Thoresen, the total acreage
re the state of Utah is 54.3S6.S75 acres. 4
s. this amount there has been survey,
~ to date SO 254,612 acres, leaving ;
unsurveyed balance Of 21,13l, TIA acre
e A coyote attacked the little chi
ed of Gottlieb Frisch on the bud.
n ranch, near Fallon, Nevada n
ir- children were playing in the va
ty when a coyote attacked hte small
child. biting it several times on t
n. head.
Joseph Banicek has escaped fro
tho IN al sobOoI in r