The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-20
INLAND NORTHWEST

from Jail at Green River, wyo, by a
mob of 500 men, mostly railroad EN-
ployes. and lynched. The negro shot |
and killed a railroad switchman and
wounded another man.
Lieut.. Luther f. Dunlop, prominent |
young Butte advertising man who
earned commission as second lieu
tenant in the quartermaster corps Of |
the United States army. Lieutenant
Dunlop returned to Butte this week |
from Camp Dodge, Iowa, where he was
train, Nineteenth division. He enlist
ed in May, 1913, and won his commits
sion shortly afterwards.
Charged with stealing two pouches
of registered mail in Denver, Alfred
Young, said by the postoffice authori-
| ties to be an ex-cOnyict, was arrested
here today by William McHenry. San
Francisco postal inspector, who for
merly held a similar position in Den
yer.
The quartermaster's department at
Seattle has asked for bids on baled
hay for Camp Lewis. Bids are asked
on 1913 tons of timothy or mixed hay
and 567 tons of alfalfa, but alternative
bids are also invited for furnishing
other kinds and grades Of hay, which
| will be considered if found adyan-
tageous. This hay will not have to be
double compressed, but the grading
must be in accordance with the Ma
tional Hay associations regulations of
August, 1917, and the bids must name
price f. o. b. car at point of shipment,
and must be submitted in duplicate on
form No lis, quartermaster's corps.
An examination for rural carriers
for the route between Anaconda, OPP
portunity and Warm Springs will be
held in Anaconda, January IL, accord
ing to an announcement made by Miss
Annice English, secretary of the Ana
conda board of civil service examiners.
Carriers will be paid 1913 per month
and will take the mail out three times
d week, furnishing their own vehicles
! and motive power The examination
will be open only to men and women
actually domiciled in Deer Lodge
: county. Further information may be
obtained from Miss English at, the
! postoffice.
: The presence of competing hay buy
: ers in Gooding, Idaho, and vicinity is
! assisting materially in moving the hay
]. crop. The prevailing price remains
: at $3.50 on the car.
> Plans are taking shape for the build
y ing in Boise of memorial hall il
& honor of the Ada county men who
d have served as well as died in the
% cause of their country.
r At a meeting of the grade schoo
e board of Meridian Wednesday evening
v it was decided to open the grad'
Is school Monday morning.
IT A call issued by T. w. Tomlinson
N secretary, summons the American Ma
le tional Livestock association to NEE
r. here on january 81 in Denver for it
tventy-second annual convention. Th
session will last three days.
Rafaelo Grafelo, charged witt
N bombing the grocery store of Francisc
er Lombardi at Anaconda, Mont, early il
lg the morning of November 1, pleade
not guilty. He is held under $500
bond.
S After having been out three hours,
m jury in the district court brought in
lr verdict of guilty in the sedition cas-
of f. ]. Israel, former employee o
= the reclamation service at Billing:
Mont The principal witnesses agalns
him We're young women employed j
n the same office.
In order TO protect the regular pa:
! sengers and to give the best servic
i to its employees and their famiiie
4 who may be i'll with the influenza, tn
: Oregon Short Line has run specif
! hospital car into Boise for the las
n seven weeks.
d An order has been issued by tn
: Metnana railroad and public servic
u commission granting to the Missoul
I Street Railway company an increas
! in rates from to 6 cents and pc
mission to abolish special round tri
! reduced rates to out-of-city point
y The new rates are effective Decen
Der 10.
= Attention Of dealers and millers
70 directed by Food Administrator Biel
i nell to the fact that under the sui
u stitute buying plan of the Unite
= States food administration grain co
= porafion. holders desiring to dispos
| of their surplus products in carloa
lots mnst notify NJ. H. Houser, zoni
agent cereal division, food administr
| ton grain corporation, Portland, Ore
| of their intention to sell prior to FL
i day, December 20. and get railroa
4 routing from him
! After not having heard from h
cousin. Frank e. thinner. OF Coiorat
- after reading In tie printed CASUAL
~ list three months ago that he had 5et
III ..wounded, degree undetermined.
CO. A. Fisher, night yardmaster in a
- Boise. Idaho. Oregon Short Line yard
a. had the unusual experience of seeif
I'M this cousins face smiling at him fro