The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-05-29
INLAND NORTHWEST

Utah, Idaho and Nevada has been sold |
to the extent of 80 per cent
]. II. Bible of Lovelock. Nevada, has |
fled with the district court at Winnie
mucca, a petition signed by 76 resi-
dents of Lovelock, asking permission
to incorporate the town.
Nevada which was once a separate
revenue district, may again be separar-
ed from the San Francisco revenue dis
trict, if plans under way can be pushed
to a successful conclusion.
The Five Mile house, on the Geiger
grade about twelve miles from Carson,
New. burned to the ground May %.
The Five Mile house was a noted land
mark, having been built over 40 years
ago.
Shearing is in full progress in Utah
and Nevada, though operations nave
been delayed by cold storms 10 con-
siderable extent. In some cases shear
ing has had to be postponed until after
lambing.
Albert Tar, arrested at FallOn, New,
for selling liquor to Indians, was ar
raigned before the federal commits
sioner and held to the federal grand
jury under $500 bonds. Tar is but
cher by trade.
George Wingfeld is contemplating
building a new hotel in FallOn, Ne
vada, during the coming summer. Fal-
lon is growing and the need for greater
hotel accommodations becomes more
apparent every day.
Edward Green, superintendent of the
highway department of the city of
Denver, was shot and fatally wounded
by William r. Seay, former district
= superintendent of the department, who
had been discharged.
/ f. S. Lusk of Missoula, who repre-
t seated Montana at the meeting of the
3 federal trade commission in Washing
ton May l, to discuss war problems,
! predicts "a frightful shortage Of labor
in the United States"
o The roads into Jarbidge are still
snowbound and indications are that
1 the road will not be opened before
g July Drifts on the summit, in heavy
= timber just beyond Copper Basin, are
I fifty feet deep and frozsn solid.
= I The Nevada Consolidated Copper
. company paid its bullion tax for the
v first quarter of 1917 with check for
v S43, 146.33, the largest single check
: ever received by White Pine county,
v Nevada, as revenue from taxes.
Il Contracting for wool has been going
y forward steadily in Idaho, where recent
:, purchases have been made on the basis
h of 40 to II cents for fine clips, and
e 40 to 80 cents for mediums In some
e cases choice medium clips have brought
e 80 cents.
>, Yerington, Nevada, is to observe
- Memorial Day by holding big Loyalt.
n parade. All the clubs and schools ant
10 all the lodges have indicated their in
is tention to take part and a number o.
e decorated floats and automobiles are
3 being prepared.
II George c. Stowell of Alamo, promi
~ nent rancher was killed by lightning il
II the south end of Coal valley, in Ne
vada, while out on a cattle roundup
Merl Schofeld and John w. Wedge
10 who were with him, were seriously af
~ fected by the bolt.
~ Governor WithycOmbe has ordered
NJ full investigation of the confession .
M William Riggin, made in Jail at HIS
10 boro Ore, that he was guilty of til
20 murder of William Booth near William
10 ina, October s, 1915, for which Booth
10 widow and William Branson are nov
~ serving penitentiary sentences.
40 Walter Jones, cOlOred, charged wit
M assault with intent to kill Richar
M jackson, cOlOred, has been acquitted a
90 Kemmerer, Wyo. Jones and Jackso
90 had engaged in a quarrel which ende
90 n fight and Jackson received thre
% ugly knife wounds in the back. On
OO of the cuts required siXty-nine stitches
~ Charles Pike, mining man of LC
oo Angeles, suffered the loss of his Dodg
O0 car at Battle Mountain, Nevada, las
week and narrowly escaped serious il
90 Jury himself. He had left Battle Moul
tain for Manhattan and stopped abol
90 five miles out to fill the gasoline tanl
few moments later he dlscovere
90 some bedding in the back of his ca
afire and i'm a few minutes the who
W car was ablaze.
00 Oregon coast Indians, remnants (
00 the Coos, Umpqua and Siulslaw tribe
90 have elected Jimmy Johnson of Rec
port, Ore, chief, and have organize
100 to fight their claim of over $12,000,0(
100 against the United States governmel
for land they assert was taken fro
'0U them in defiance of the treaty of ell
'o0 pire, signed by Indian and governmel
,oo representatives August 80, 1855.
l00 An excellent prospect for a prospe
100 Gus first year, instead of the usual To-
encountered in a new field, is report'
700 by J. NJ. Eccles, president of Il
Eccles Sugar company, upon his +
,0O turn from the new district at Worlan
.OO Wyo Mr.. Eccles reports that work (
,oo the new factory has proceeded to SUI
an extent that il is sure TO be col