The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-02
INLAND NORTHWEST

WI Mliu cases OIL smallpox are re-
ported in Wells, Nevada.
The sheep owners of northern Elko
county met with sheepmen of other
parts of Nevada and idaho at Elko
last week to organize a w~oolgrowers,
association.
The disappearance of Dick Purcell,
a homesteader of Rowlands, New,
who has been missing since Christmas
day. has just been officially reported
by his neighbors.
Resolutions were adopted in both
houses of the Nevada Legislature
prescribing that after Monday, March
5, no bills may be introduced unless
unanimous consent is obtained.
Thomas F. Green, official shooter
and trapper for a section Of Reese
river north of Austin, Nevada, has
bagged IS bobcats this winter and coy
otes believed to exceed 100 in num-
Der.
James T. Little, said to be the old
est pioneer of Ormsby county, New,
has passed away at the age of 81
years. He was born in Missouri and
came west in the early SOS, settling
first in Placerville.
All railroad conductors and engi
neers while on duty on their runs now
have the authority Of deputy sheriffs
as the result of a measure passed by
the Wyoming legislature and signed by
the governor last week.
I'D NLJn1f4r1 - 0p,~IO,vo - AI1 r.
ploration Gold Mining and Develop.
ment company near Yerington, New.
was found dead in his cabin. The
coroner's jury found death to have
been due to natural causes.
Charles Mcdonald, a youth who ar,
rived from Big Piney several days
previous with badly frozen feet, sub
mitted to an operation in the KEN,
merer hospital which resulted in his
left heel being amputated.
Emil Kosenan, a resident of Cum
berland, Wyo, was arrested last weel
charged. with ~stabbing John Lark
Lark, it is said, was escorting Rose
man to his home while the later wa:
under the influence of liquor.
Considerable damage in Dougla.
county, Nevada, was caused by tht
high wind last week. The cour
house at Minden was ~unroofed, tn,
tar paper covering being torn from
its place and scattered over the SUI
rounding country.
The supreme court has issued
writ of prohibition restraining tn
Humboldt county commissioners frol
enforcing an ordinance passed @
February 6 imposing a license c
Lovelock, Nevada, restaurants whit
are connected with saloons.
!, w. w. Richardson, a steamfitter
Winnemucca, New, has secured fro
the Canadian government a patent
a steam valve he has invented al
which is said to regulate heating a
paratus in a way that effects a gre
! saving in the fuel consumption.
, "A bold robbery was perpetrated
a saloon at Kemmerer when Fral
Lark, the night bartender, wa su
denly faced by two youthful bandi
: and. forced to throw up his hands
the point of a gun. The two me
Dave Miller and Roy Hooper were ca
tured later.
A mountain lion about five feet
length was recently encountered b
an automobile party on the Lincol
highway e Austin, New. The beaS
came straight down the ROAD an
was evidently bound for a nearb
-,-4A-s-~ -Aa.- rxr1Nr friohfnnA
away by the auto.
The male a~dolescent element c
Goldfield is reported to be developin
into a veritable nuisance to the ger
eral citizenship of the camp. Youn
boys, it is said, are wantonly destroy
ing property, throwing rocks at pedei
TRANS and in other ways disturbin
the peace of Goldfield.
Between this date and October
1917, every public or semi-public built
ing in Wyoming three stories or grea
er in height must be equipped wit
metallic exterior fire escapes, if tn
owners thereof expect to escape pros,
cution under an act passed by tn
wyoming legislature.
Bishop John H. Stevenson, a pionee
official of the Mormon church in the
section, died very SUDDENLY at his HON
in Diamondville, Wyo. He had bee
suffering from rheumatism for a nun
Der of years and the disease had eau
ed enlargement of the heart, whic
vas the cause OF his sudden death.
Officers of the Becker Brewing an
Mailing company at Ogden, Utai
have virtually conceded that the por
ton of the plant devoted to the mani
facture of beer will be removed t
another state as soon as the Utah pre-
hibition act takes effect, and 1t
limited that Elko is being favorabl
considered as the new location of tn
brewery.
During the recent cold weathe
Bert Cushman, a Fallon, New, ranci
er, missed a six-months-old calf. TIL