The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-09
NORTHWEST NOTES

was carrying, exploded.
"A man who was not identified was
burned to death in Il fire which de-
stroyed Il roOming house wherein he
was sleeping at Enterprise, Ore.
Henry Murphy, Tonopah boy who
was injured during cane rush short
ly after the opening of school, has
been taken to San Francisco for spe-
cial treatment.
Ignatius THOMAS, ComstOck pio-
neer who came to Virginia City in
1864, died in Carson City a few days
ago as the result of second stroke
of paralysis.
Nevada's Liberty loan campaign got
a big boost when the Western Pacific
Railroad company subscribed for
100000 worth of bonds through the
Reno National bank.
John Winter, a rancher, living near
Whiterock, Nevada, was shot twice
through the chest by Verne Parus, dur
ing an alteration over water rights.
He died from his injuries.
The demand for houses in and near
Ely has grown to such proportions
that an effort has recently been made
to interest outside capital in the pro-
ject of putting up houses for rent.
The United States district forester
is engaged in making complete plans
for campaign designed to increase
the meat production of southern Idaho,
Utah, Nevada and southwestern
Wyoming.
Mrs. Edna Gregory of Pendleton,
Ore, was sentenced to eight months
imprisonment in the county Jail upon
conviction of having sent candy con-
tanning poison through the mail to
Mrs. May Carter.
In a successful effort to raise funds
to provide athletic equipment for the
soldiers in training at American Lake,
Wash, the people of Carson CITY, Ne
yada, held a pavement dance i'm front
Of the government building which>aet-
ted $76.
Donald Dwano Everett of Minden,
who refused to go to Camp Lewis,
Wash, for military duty after being
drafted, because Of alleged conscien-
tious scruples against war, is to be
taken to the military authorities at
San Francisco as deserter.
A special agent of the government
has been sent to Reno from WASH
ington to cooperate with the district
exemption board in sitting some OF the
troublesome exemption claims that
have been under consideration and
others that may come up in the fu-
ture.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claud Davis, of Elko, few days ago
fell from a window in the second
story of the Commercial hotel, sustain
ing probably fatal injuries. The baby
fell from a table against the screen
which had become loosened and from
thence to the street.
The call for experienced railroad
men in connection with necessary
transportation operations In France
has been heard in Nevada. Conduc-
tors Billy Padden and Harry Meek
and Engineers Roy Noble and Bill
Young of Ely enlisted few days ago
in the railroad regiment forming for
service in France.
Murder in the first degree was the
verdict returned by the jury in the
Kuhl murder case on trial at Elko, Ne
vada. Kuhl was accused OF having
murdered mail stage driver on the
,Jarbidge route. The verdict carries
with it the death penalty and the con-
victed man will be given his choice
hanging or shooting.
Reports that nave been circulated
throughout the country that garments
made for distribution to soldiers
through the Red Cross are being sold
| to individuals and are to be found
in mining camps, lumber camps and
other places in Nevada where they
should not be, were strongly denied
last week.
Labor shortage and difficulties in
cident to transportation of necessary
supplies formed the basis of the de-
tense introduced by the Reno Trac'
ton company before the Reno city
council when cited to show cause why
an order should not issue correcting
alleged defects in the installation and
operation Of the system.
Rev. Father Jerome Diss, who
served as pastor of the Catholic
church in Tonopah for several years,
has received an appointment as in
terpreter in the United States army.
Father Diss bears the rank of colonel
and probably will be sent to France at
an early date.
The increased price Of fuel and 9TH
er things necessary to the conduct
of steam laundry recently caused the
temporary suspension of the Carson
Electric laundry.
A convenient way to kill wood
chucks, prairie dogs, ground squirrels
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