The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-02
INLAND NORTHWEST

duced in the Nevada legislature.
Three men were burned to death
and fourth received serious injuries
in fire that Quilted hotel in Port
land.
A night school for the education
of aliens who desire 10 become nat
uralized has been organized at KEN
merer. Wyo.
The Oregon senate adopted a me
mortal urging congress TO submit a
national woman's suffrage amend
ment TO the voters Of the nation.
AS result of the fuel famine that
now is general throughout Nevada, re-
ports come from yarioas parts of the
state that the schools win be closed
A lot has been donated for a
church at Goodsprings. Nevada, and
Bishop Hunting will at once purchase
material for the building, which will
be frame structure.
The strike called at Seattle last
March by the Puget Sound Steam
boatmen's association. to enforce the
closed shop principle. has been ahan-
doned by the strikers,
The Nevada assembly held two ses.
sions last week without a single bill
being presented at either session.
breaking all previous records for lack
of Introduction of bills.
Floods along the Madison river
made it necessary for the Northern
Pacific railroad to route all overland
trains through Helena last week in
stead OF by way OF Butte.
In a measure presented TO the Ne
yada legislature a state highway
board Is created. The measure pro
vides for an appropriation of $4,000
and tax OF two mills on every dol
lar.
Chris Evans, former leader of the
THANKSGIVING gang Of outlaws in Cali.
fornia, has been committed to the
Multnomah county, Oregon, poor
farm at his own request lie is 10
years old.
movement has been begun In
Lyon county, Nevada, 10 organize a
post of Spanish War veterans 1t is
believed there are enough veterans
Of the war with Spain in the county
to make this possible.
The thirty seven members Of the
lower house of the Nevada legisla-
ture voted to a man IN favor of the
measure providing for a semimonthly
payday. 1t is expected the measure
will not have such smooth sailing in
the senate.
Senior Gumaro Villaloba, a member
Of the Mexican cabinet, occupying
the portfolio of secretary for mines
spent several days in Toncpah last
week inspecting the fotation machine
invented by A. H. Jones, superintend
ent OF the Belmont mill.
BY a mile of ice in the meadows
between Logan and Three Forks
Butte was cut off from all through
traffic on the Northern Pacific rail
road as result of the cold weather
freezing the overflow from the iet
jam in the Madison river.
Clifford Thomas. who was brough
back to EIko from Detroit, Mich.
pleaded guilty in the Elko distric
court TO a charge of embezzling mon
ey from the Western Pacific at Deetl
last fall The penalty is from one 4
ten years in the state prison.
The deficiency caused by the at
tempted enlistment OF two troops O
Nevada cavalry last summer follow
ing the call Of the president for sol
diers for duty on the border, will b.
paid of II a measure presented TO th'
Nevada Legislature receives the ap
proval OF the lawmakers.
Walter Dixon. arrested at Winnie
mucca on charges OF robbing the SAT-
In a meat market there and later set
ting FIRE TO the store, as conse
quence of which almost an entir'
business block was laid In ashes. hai
confessed to robbing the safe of th'
Ely Meat company about year ago
In a suit for $50. geo damage. Elishi
Williams, a Southern Pacific block
signal maintainer. AYERS that he wa
riding along the track on his gasoline
car when a vicious dog kept by th'
railroads section men at Comas sta
ton. New. chased and overlook th'
car and suffered injuries which con
fined him TO = hospital for thre'
months.
Harry Loisis. "a years old. was al
most instantly killed by a huge rocl
rolling down a frozen embankmen. ii
the Eureka pit OF the Nevada Consol
idated Copper company at Ely. New.
and Harry stathos. 81 years old. wa
found in the eS1y morning hour
with both legs cut of alongside th'
track in the converter building of th'
same company.
The lower house OF the Oregon leg
Islature is intending to amend thu
sailor boarding house Law so tina
American vessels vill be placed on
parity with foreign vessels in securing
seamen. The present law forbids ship
ping masters who secure sailors from
charging more than $40 for seaman