The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-04
INLAND NORTHWEST

tOEpotuAltE Aiir pune Tree ta4iy-
GoIdfeld has the patriotic fever and
gigantic demonstration was held
April %. The celebration viii be fea-
tured by parade and speeches.
The site for the new high school tc
be erected at Fallon has been selected
by the school trustees and win be on
the VerpIank tract on Main street.
Private Christ Mahos was acct
dentally shot by Private Chavez Of
the California National guard near
Elko, New, and is now IN the hospital
seriously wounded.
According to the GardnervilIe (NeT.1 4
Courier -four is selling at $50 ton al
Is offered for hay. Potatoes are selling 4
at 81 and s. per hundred
A y. Stephens of Las Vegas was l
arrested last week, charged with steal /
ing a horse. He waived preliminary l
hearing and was bound over TO the |
district court under 800 bonds
Garden owners of Salt Lake City
will be provided with water by the
city at reduced rates until July l,
1917, in order to encourage the vacant
lot and back yard gardening move
ment.
A Slavonian at Tonopah while at
tempting to drive newly purchased
automobile ran into a fire hydrant
The hydrant was smashed and a young
geyser resulted until the damage was
[ repaired.
Tonopah Is to have new double ont
! let fire hydrants in the business dis
/ trict, all connected with the high pres
sure system, having a 13J-pound pres
sure. II will require about i've weeks
| TO complete the work.
/ A disease commonly known as the
| lip and leg ulcer is playing havoc
among the hogs and sheep of various
sections Of the state of Oregon. The
disease confines itself to these two
classes Of livestock and Is especially
bad in sheep.
Alien enemies of the United States
residing throughout the state Of Wash
ington have been ordered 70 turn in
their firearms, weapons or any imple-
ments OF war, to the office Of United
States Marshal Boyle In Seattle or
Tacoma, at once.
A coroner's jury reported the cause
Of death unknown after investigating
the demise of Miss Blanche Humph
reg, who was found dead in her resi-
dence about a mile from Carson. Ne
yada. 1t is the general opinion tina
death was due to a stroke Of apoplexy
, Charles K. Overton, an Idaho guards
: man, who was shot in the leg Will
: guarding a railroad bridge near SpC
: kane, has confessed, according to Of
a ficers at Fort George Wright, that
: shot himself accidentally. At the tim
/ of the shooting Overton said he ha
been shot by an unidentified man.
t No. l Yakima Gem potatoes wer
} quoted 800 a ton wholesale at Seattl
: last week, the highest price on recOrC
When the scant supply new here give
i out the price will go stIil higher. a
Yakima county farmers began askini
500 at the shipping point. Less thai
so carloads are on hand in Seattle.
Alarming reports of conditions
which threaten destruction OF th'
/ Yellowstone elk herds are beginning
to reach the department Of agriculture
/ both from the Jackson's Hole regioI
and from Gardiner. Mont The danger
j is said to be due TO an EXCEPTIONAL.
heavy winter snowfall and late on
! coming of spring.
Only a labor shortage, due largel.
!, | 70 an unwillingness Of city laborers &
!. accept farm Jobs, stands ia the way O
a maximum production Of foodstuffs il
I Montana, it is stated by members o
: the state council for defense. Enough
seed wheat and potatoes viii be avail
able, il was declared, although feed 70
farm animals is short
: More bad checks alleged to hayu
: been given by g. W. Reed TO farmer
!. and dealers in produce in Southwestern
Idaho in return for poultry, butter ant
q eggs purchased continue to turn VI
; according to the state farm market
bureau. while the sheriffs of seyera
Idaho counties are trailing the maj
said to have written them.
At the patriotic celebration held q
Pocatello, Idaho. more than 2ooo PEI
sons were in the line OF march. whicl
was led by the G. A. r. aud SpaniSl
War Veterans. Members of the .. !
r.. Red Cross, Elks. high school. Tech
meal cadets and fraternal and laho
organizations, including Greeks. TIA
ians and colored. participated.
Patrick patsy Cardiff. once far
Gus as q heavy weight prize fghtei
died last week ut the Oregon stat
hospital at Salem. aged 81 In hi
fighting days Cardiff met nearly all {
the contemporary heayyweights, il
GLIDING John L. Sullivan. with whol
he fought a Six-round draw In Mime
apolis, MINI. January Is. 1887.
]. B. yieira, while prospecting nea
the Regain ranch east of Carson Cit.
Nevada. found some high-grade quart
float. said to show free gold. His dii
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