The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1917-05-24
INLAND NORTHWEST

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with fatal accident when he wa
struck by a switch engine at KEN
merer.
The home of Harry Anderson at Ia,
Vegas was destroyed by fire. The firt
is thought to have been started by $
small boy playing with matches.
| Twelve freight cars on the Western
Pacific were derailed at Trego, Ne.
vada, taking fire and being consumed
Most of the cars were oil tankers.
The Virginia City (Nev.) Miners,
Union is preparing to celebrate the
fiftieth anniversary of the founding of
the union, which falls on the Fourth
of July this year
Frank w. Spear, of Tonopah and
Belmont, 60 years of age, and his son
Leonard P. Spear of Alaska, 81 years
of age have both offered their services
to the government.
The work of dwelling on the True
kee-Carson project is expected to make
available thousands of acres that If
was not intended the work should be
extended upon for several more years.
In the district court at Kemmerer.
Wyo., last week the case of T. Ohama
Japanese, who was sentenced to be
hanged in 1915 and given new trial
by the supreme court, was again tried
and the jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
Goldfeld had a loyalty parade sew
eral weeks ago but on account of Gov
ernor Boyle's inability to attend, hav-
ing been suddenly called to Washing
ton to a conference of Western gov
errors, it had another celebration last
Thursday.
NJ. j. McQueeny, employed as a night
Waterman at the smelter yards of the
Nevada Consolidated Copper company,
was run over and instantly killed by
an empty Stag train backing between
the reverberatory and power house at
McGill, Nevada.
Goldfield has instructed its police
and health officers to shoot every dog
and cat on sight. Not even household
pets are exempt, the city being deter
mined to exterminate all useless ami
mails. The crusade is part of general
cleanup of the camp.
The White Caps mine has begun
grading for a direct road from the
ronopah road to the mine. The road
off at Pipe Springs five miles
rom Manhattan and rises on a six
Ter cent grade. Three miles will be
aved by this cutoff.
What is believed to be the biggest
lwsuit ever heard in Montana, invOlv-
ng in its ultimate decision fortune
at $1O0,O0O0O0, ended May
Z in the federal court in Butte. The
nit was between the Minerals Separa-
on, Ltd, and the Butte & Superior
lining company.
Every employee of the Union Pacific
ystem, which includes the Union Pa
fic railroad, the Oregon Short Line
nd the Oregon-Washington Railroad
Navigation company, has been asked
} subscribe to the liberty loan by
ldge r. S. Lovett, chairman of the
oard of directors.
Captain Tittensor has organized q
,mpany of boy scouts in Kemmerer.
wenty boys have enlisted so far. All
,ys between the ages of u and IS
e eligible for membership 1t has
zen arranged to carry on the work
with this organization dur
g the entire summer.
Mrs. Polly PiccoIa of Sublet, Wyo.
ID the misfortune recently to be run
wn by swith engine while she was
llking down the Sublet branch. She
is rushed to the hospital, where the
: was amputated. That evening
by girl was BORN to Mrs. Piccola. 1t
reported that both baby and mother
2 doing nicely.
Reports from the Honey Lake dis
ct near FallOn, New, indicate that
e of the largest sugar beet crops
years had been planted there this
IT. In the vicinity of Honey Lake
ng over $500 acres of beets have
IN planted and indications are for
90 per cent yield, Appropriated on
present stand.
Adjutant General Sullivan has re-
we'd notice of several new rifle clubs
t have been former in Nevada. One
been formed recently in Winnie
cca by the high school students
oh has 81 members between the
of II and 10 years. Another has
n organized at Verdi with members
ging in age from Is to 60 years.
he forest service is planning to
re the forest ranges to the fullest
mt this year. Ranchers of the
country have been mott
the government will permit graz
on all ranges even to the point of
stocking in order to relieve, the
)us food shortage that threatens
as much stock and sheep
ossible during the coming summer.
wing to shortage of tinplate the
packers Of pork and beans and
r non-perishable commodities will
TO take whatever supply of cans
can get, for the war can COM
'e of the national defense council
decreed that cans will be fur
ID only for fruits and perishable
.ables for a period of sixty days,
ntil the tinplate conditions right
selves. ..
'eport comes down from Gardner
Nevada, to the effect that a
er in that section has forty tons
heat stored in the valley which
fuses to sell to the mills and