The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-11
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The legal right Of Nevada women to
serve on grand juries is established In
supreme court decision recently
handed down In an Elko county case.
II Is announced that the Great North
ern depot at Helena has been secured
MS barracks for Mount st. Charles coll
lege students army training corps
men,
During spell of nervous depression,
Dell Boyken, a mining man, attempted
suicide nc Winnenucca, New, cutting
the veins Of his wrists, but VIII re-
cover.
Margaret Moore Of Butte has the dis
tinctlon of being one Of three American
women who are carrying the mails In
France. She carries between Senlls
and Vlc-sur-Aisne.
Butte's donation to the relief Of the
sufferers In devastated Europe, where
men, women and children are without
clothing only TO the extent Of barely
covering their bodies, was splendid
one.
Emery l. Cupples, shift boss at the
Original mine at Butte, was shot in the
left leg by John j. Sullivan. miner.
The shooting Is said to have followed
criticism of the miners work by
Cupples.
That Spanish influenza has found its
way to Salt Lake, and that state and
city health authorities win cooperate
10 an endeayor to stamp out the
malady before II becomes epidemic,
was learned last week.
Although there are many wild ducks
being shot since the season opened in
| Utah on October l. there Is none for
| sale on the market. Offering wild
ducks for sale at market places is
against the law in Utah.
Ten-cent bread seems permanent in
Montana. The state food administra
ton at Bozeman has affirmed the deci-
| sion Of H. w. Hasltins that 16-ounce
loaf should sell for not more than 8
| cents wholesale and 10 cents retail
Alleged TO have said that the Lusi-
tanla should have been sunk, that
women and children should be killed
In war in which women and children
are of no use, according to his version,
Bias Staelder Is under arrest in Price,
Utah.
Forest fires, driven by high east
winds, swept an area % miles wide
near shelton, Mason county, Wash,
destroyed all bridges on the upper line
Of the Penlnsuiar railway, and burned
out three logging canhps of the Simp-
son Logging Go.
With a percentage Of 5.41, Nevada
| stands AZ per cent below the national
| average and Is twenty-seventh in the
list Of states In percentage of rejec-
tions from military camps because of
dlsqualltications, from February 10 to
July IS Of this year.
The records Of the United States nat
urallzation examiner for the district of
Utah, which includes parts OF Utah and
Wyoming, show that S6 subjects of the
British government We're admitted to
month of September.
The time limit for entering the Uni
versity Of Idaho students army train
Ing corps has been extended to 0eto-
Der rs, In order 10 give many boys,
who at present are engaged in the har-
vest fields, an opportunity Of Joining
this department of the service.
Probably one OF the youngest men
In the service to receive a commission
Is Albert T.. Stark, Jr,, of Livingston,
Mont, Young Stark has received a
commission as second lieutenant and
II at present stationed at Camp Perry,
Ohio. He win not be II years OF age
until next December.
Leaplng without hesitation, from the
deck of hattleShlp into Il dangerous
Atlantic tide to rescue Il comradc from
death, Mldshipman Richard Highiey.
man OF Cheyenne won commentator
in the form Of letter from Secretary
Daniels, who made the courageous
action the subject OF an official bulle-
tin
The convention of the directors Of
the county councils of defense in Ne
vada and the state council Of defense
adopted resolutions at Reno, New, last
| week, without dissenting vote, pro-
testing against the circulation Of the
! Hearst publications. i'm Nevada, and
4 calling upon all loyal news dealers OF
the state to refuse TO offer for sale or
handle any of the publications..
Granville Stuart pioneer, and one
OF the best-known figures in the his
tory OF Montana, died October 8 at
Mlssoula Mr.. Stuart had been resi-
dent of the state since 1857 and was
among the first TO discover gold on
Gold creek. He was an author and
historian and was United States min
lister 70 Paraguay and Uruguay during
President Clevelaad's second admins.
tratluu.
J. w. Frtzzell, an aged and respect
ed farmer living near Dillon, Mont,
died hast week as the result of an ac-
cident several days previous wherein
he was Internally Injured by being