The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1916-12-08
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filed suit in district court at Cripple
Greek, Colorado, 10 compel her hus.
band TO pay her S45 month alimony
in legal tender Seaman for three
months paid the alimony in pennies,
a month ago sending 5000 pennies,
one for month In arrears.
Walter Miller still retains the mid
oiewedght championship at wrestling
through his defeat at Billings, Mont,
of Mike YoEel OF Salt Lake.
President Wilson's plurality IN Col
orado al the recent election was 76.508,
according to the official count OF the
state canyassing board.
Bessie Norton and Joseph Bowling
were married on top Of 200-foot con
crete smokestack in an oil plant al
Florence, Colo Practically the entire
city Witnessed the ceremony.
Ar increase Of per cent in the
wages OF 1,250 men went into effect
December J at the Tacoma Smelling
company's plant The increase affects
men working for day wages.
Miss Clara Ruth Mozzor. the young
est woman ever admitted to practice
in Colorado courts, has been appoint
ed junior assistant attorney general
Of the state by Leslie Hubbard. attor-
ney general-elect
Thanksgiving dinners cost Rocky
mountain householders 10 per cent
more than last year. according to an
nouncement by produce and provision
dealers
The Western Pacific company has
offered for sale slO.o0O.000 worth Of
its first mortgage 8 per cent s0-year
bonds at 80 This Is the first Offering
Of bonds since the general reorganiza-
ton Of the company several months
ago
DOMESTIC.
The tbree-masted schooner Jennie
S. Hall, which sailed from Gulfport
August IA for Fort de France, Martin
ique, with lumber and crew Of six,
has been given up for lost
Chicago clothing workers. hereto
fore paid on fifty-hour weekly wage
scale, will be paid the same wages
for forty-eight hours work In future.
Gaetano Turgrassio wealthy man
ufacturer, was shot dead on one OF the
main thoToughfares Of San Francisco's
Latin quarter during a pitched battle
with three assailants said by the po-
lice TO be members OF an Italian secret
society.
Thrift clubs to reduce the cost OF
living win be organized BY the Ma
tional Housewives league, il is al-
nouneed from headquarters in New
York City
After declaring to friends that he
preferred death 10 further service on
the border, Earl H. Raymond, mess
sergeant OF company G, Second Mis-
souri, infantry. committed sricide al
Joplin. Mo, by drinking poison.
a 20 per cent advance In the prices
Of food and drink will be put into
effect in eating houses Iii Los An
geles within week. according TO an
agreement reached by the Los An
geles Restaurant Mems Protective as
sociation. representing 94l places.
Richard G. Kittle. former Caseton,
n D.. banker, was sentenced to seven
years and six months 10 the federal
prison at Leayenworth, Kan. in dis. |
trict court at Fargo NJ D.. arter plead.
ing guilty to forty-one counts Ia an
indictment charging Justification Of 1
records and reports.
Baseballs will cost from 10 TO SO
per cent more next season than last,
depending upon the market price Of
the materials, Chicago sporting goods
dealers have announced.
A menu that will cost 80 cents Il |
day will be tried out by the Williams
port club, an organization composed
of fifteen students OF the university
OF Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
Five men were killed and at least
seven others injured when passenger
train on the Laekawanna railroad /
plowed through crowd of about Ace
employees OF the Canadian Car 4 /
Foundry company, who were walking /
along the tracks at Passiac, n. j
DR.. George y. Vincent will retire as
president Of the University of Mime
sofa 10 become president OF the Rookie
Teller foundation on May Is, 1917 |
AZ Is announced.
A wage increase to meet the high |
cost of living by which 10000 Of its
employees viii be benefited, beginning
December 1, is announced by the stan
dard Oil company Of New Jersey.
New York City's fight to reduce the
high cost Of living has begun in earn.
est with boycott on eggs by thou
sands Of housewives.
Charles e. Hughes. Republican can
didate for president, has announced
that on January ] he will resume the
practice of law as member of the
New York city firm OF Rounds, Schur-
man & Dwight, Sc Broadway
The town OF Red Level, Ala. was de I