The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-02-16
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the prohibition bill, and Utah VIII be
dry" after August /, 1917. The
measure is one OF the most drastic
ever adopted.
A special from Forsythe. Mont.
says the bodies of Mrs. C. w. McCon-
nell and her three children. aged 5, 81
and s, were found huddled together
and frozen to death within 100 rods
of their home near Vananda,
Idaho VIII probably cease TO be
come the Mecca for Divorces from
the east and Boise win lose its repu-
tation as second Reno, for the house
of representatives has passed the
Moody bill, requiring residence of one.
year there before suit for divorce can
be instituted, instead Of but six
months, as is now the case.
A so-called "bone-dry" prohibition
bin designed TO become effective Jan
uary /, 1918, has been killed by the
lower house of the Wyoming legisla-
ture. Bills are pending in the house
and senate to submit prohibition ques
tons to a vote of the people at the
next general election.
A Spokane dispatch announces that
two men were killed, two fatally in
jured and nine were seriously injured
late Tuesday when the new 250-foot
concrete arch bridge over the Spo-
kane river collapsed without warning,
precipitating twenty-six workmen into
the turbulent stream aust above the
Spokane river falls.
A concurrent resolution was passed
by both houses OF the Idaho legisla-
ture instructing Governor Alexander
to inform President Wilson that the
state stands firmly behind him with
all resource at its command in the
present international crisis.
DOMESTIC.
j. II. Martin, president of the Far.
mers & Merchants bank, was killed
and J. A. Webb, former cashier of the
bank, was probably fatally wounded in
pistol fight in Webb's store al
Ga nsville, Fla.
The Holland. American Line steam
ship Ryndam, which sailed from New
York for Rotterdam January 20, with
the American consular agent at Lux
emburg and nearly 100 other cab'r
| passengers, and which was reported tC
be returning TO New York. was warned
| by a German submarine to turn bach
when about TO enter the war zone.
Ten tank steamers and 5,0oO,O0I
barrels of fuel oil were offered TO thu
government Tin case of war" by thu
Mexican Petroleum company through
E, L. Doheny, its yice-president, wht
also offered his private yacht.
Members OF the Florida Citrus ex
change at a meeting at Tampa est
mated the damage to fruit on th'
trees caused by the recent cold woul'
reach $l,5OO,OOO.
By vote OF 16 to the New
Hampshire senate defeated a bill Civ
ing women the right to vote IN presi
Dental, state, county and town cleo
tons.
By an almost unanimous vote tn
Ohio house of representatives Tues
day passed bill TO put quail on tn,
songbird list and prevent hunter
from killing them.
IL Is stated authoritatiyely that Their
is a perfect understanding betweel
the United States and Japan on tn
working OF the new immigration lay
and that on neither side is there an.
apprehension OF friction or difficulty
General Pershing at the head o
ten thousand soldiers crossed the boz
der from Mexico on Monday, afte
ten months spent in pursuit of th
bandit villa.
The status of Germans aboard th
waT-bound merchant vessels in Amer
lean ports will be the same as an
other aliens II they come ashore. Tn
break with Germany has not affecte
them in any way.
Three persons we're probably fata
ly injured and twelve others were les
seriously hurt when Chicago. Roc
island & Pacific fast passenger trai
No. Z, Chicago to Denver. was wreci
ed near Walnut. Iowa.
Mrs. Margaret Sanger, birth contrC
advocate. convicted OF disseminatin
Information prohibited by Law, va
sentenced to thirty days in the worl
house at New York
Urgent necessity for the mob liz
ton Of the nations food supply in ID
event OF war vas emphasized stron;
~ In a statement issued al New Yor
by the National AgTicul. uraI society
OF which James Wilson Of Iowa, foi
mer secretary OF agriculture in the at
min STATIONS Of Presidents MeKiBlel
Roosevelt and Taft. Is president
An attempt was made Saturday I
scuttle the United States torpedo boa
destroyer Jacob Jones by opening SCI
eral Of her seaeockB a. the Philade
phia navy yard, according to reliabl
reports.
/ CONSUMPTION 10 build up an arm
for the country's defense, now tn
war is on Us" and for the future a
vel. was advocated by former Pre-
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