The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-06-21
INLAND NORTHWEST

h'ti anu one Oh the DtSl Known men
in Nevada, died at Reno last week af-
ter an illness extending over months.
An unidentified man was found by a
sheepherder in the hills neal Reed
station, Nevada. A %coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict Of death from I'M
known cause"
Social gatherings around Il can Of
beer in alleyways must end in Reno.
Such is the edict of Chief of Police ].
ID. Hillhouse in issuing orders to the
men on the police force.
The Junior swarm of Bee Hive girls
of Panaca, Nevada, are not sewing
shirts for soldiers, but they are doing
one thing better, they are knitting
sweaters for the men Of the navy.
Leslie Kaiser, n workman, was killed
and a granting mill was blown to
atoms when more than half a ton of
black powder was exploded accident
ally at the Dupont Powder plant near
Tacoma.
John Clingan, who was confined for
a long time with a broken neck in st.
Mary's hospital in GOldfield and for
whom the people of that city have evil
denced great interest, will recover
without an operation, it is announced.
Professor Jensen. principal of the
Elko high school, has been called to
assist the University of California in
the organization of an officers train
ing camp which will be conducted for
the seven weeks of the summer SEES
sion.
First efforts to encourage the pro
pogation of song birds in Reno have
been taken by the boys of the manual
arts department in the grade schools
of the city with the building of 1876
bird houses for distribution in various
parts of the city.
Members of the newly formed Metal
Mine Workers union, after having had
their demands for higher wages and
improved working conditions refused
by the mining companies at Butte, have
distributed circulars calling on the
miners to strike quietly.
Claiming that officials inundated
him and forced him to sign a docu-
ment setting forth that he would not
bring prosecution for illegal incarcera-
ton, Emil J. Denkle, n Caliente bust
ness man, has brought suit for $4,000
against u number of officials.
Marvin Carter, - years old, and
Freeman Coburn. 16 years old, were
drowned in the Duwamish river, in
the south section of Seattle at noon
Sunday, after the in which they
were padding with two other boys
struck a loaf and overturned.
b. b. McFarlin was convicted Satur
day in Churchill county, Nevada, OF
embezzling funds amounting to $500
from the telephone fund. There was
a shortage of over $4,000 of Church
Hill county funds, but the specific
charge only contained the item Of
$500.
Awards Of $4,000 each were made
by the Nevada Industrial commission
to Mrs. w. L. Honey and Mrs. Mord
aunt Taylor as compensation for the
deaths of their husbands. Taylor anC
Honey were killed May 10 while com
ing off shift at the Pennington LEAST
Shaft near Yerington.
Conviction of J. b. Dixon, former
Reno attorney, in the second distric
court of Nevada on charges Of prac
ticing law without first procuring a s.
quarterly license, has cost the Count.
of Washoe for jury fees alone thu
sum of $441. Dixon said that he in
tends to appeal the decision.
Pelican are more successful fisher
men thar all the anglers in the stat
of Nevada, according to Warden Grov
er OF the Fish and Game Commission
POOR craftsmanship and the high pric
of ammunition are the only factor
standing in the way of the d%estructioi
of pelicans which are not protected b.
federal or state laws.
BY completing a tunnel which tap
Overland Ike on the top of Rub
mountains back of Ruby valley in Ne
vada, and by means of a dam at tn
point where the water leaves the LAKE
y. G. Mcbride and his associates, W
A. Reinkin and Stanley Wines hav
obtained 14O acre feet of water 70
late spring and summer irrigation pul
poses.
Clarence X. STREET., at Missoul,
Junior in the University of Montan;
o who won first place in the state intel
y collegiate OratOrical contest, reqdeste
u after the announcement of his victor
that the money for the first place gol
e medal be contributed to the fun
II raised for the defense of Thomas
Mooney, now under death sentence
e San Francisco for alleged complicit
in the preparedness day bomb.
Formal opening of the Reno Go
club, neal Moana Springs, was hel
Sunday with "A series of matches an
the dedication of the club house buil'
ing.
Troops have been stationed
Whitefish, Mont, by the western d
partment of the army, according