The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-08-09
NEWS Of A WEEK IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD or THE IMPORTANT
EVENTS TOLD IN BRlEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
ssappsnlnsa That are Msklne History
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cuartera Of the Globe and
Given In a Few Llnes.
,NrEaMouNTAIN.

formerly VA etIFCt NAYS deem hWhfutH
employees ~ lumber and logging camps
throughout eastern Washington. cen,
iral and eastern Oregon and idaho.
Miss Anne Martin. former president
III the National w0man's party, filed
her petition as an independent candI-
date for United States senator fron
Nevada with the secretary Of state on
August Il
Representatives Of the Oregon Land
Settlement commission and she wash
ington State Land Settlement assoeia-
tlon conferred Wednesday az Portland
N an effort 20 formulate general
plan npnn which lands may ne appoF
toned FOR settlement after the END Of
she war
The knight Wooden Mills al Provo,
Utah, were destroyed by fire July 80,
che loss being probably 100000, Two
hundred and lifts people are thrown
sut Of employment.
Farmers ~ Utah and Idaho are 20 re-.
reise . cents a bushel more Tor west
era wheat according 10 ndyices re.
reiytd from United states grain cor
pofalion officials.
A service flag Boosting two STARS
hangs Ia tip window Of Denver store.
The doors 10 the shop ARE locked.
Within the plate glass window II "
plaeard reading. "store closed for
duration u wnr, proprletors enlisted
Ia United states navy
DOMESTIC.
A new mag made It's appearance
Friday az an Atlantic port, and took
ITS place among the colors il0wn from
vessels of American. allied and neH.
trail nations The fiHg Is that of the
Republic of Finland aud i was lying
from d sailing ship formerly Under the
emblem u Isussla,
10 tle week ending Iuiy 20, 32uO3
mere ehrs of coal were loaded at the
mines than III the same period lasi
year, he Failroad administration re
sorted,
Three masked men held np thre'
persons hi The wesfIake branch or tn,
Home savings hank, IN d busy Los An
Eelcs suburban district. and escaped
with about $1,000 IN an automobile
through the crowded streets
FIFTY thousand street railway EN-,
ployes were awarded salary increases
August l by tie national war labor
board. The action affects - electric
railway corporations The wage In.
ereases range from 80 70 40 per cent n
the larger cities while the high water
mark II o. ner cent,
Employees of the Dayton Wright air,
plane company. the largest mannfac'
uurer Of he IlaYiland battle planes for
held huge celebration at Dayton, o.
completing aud dedicatlng 10 the serv.
hec the one thousandtii plane built BY
tha company
Twice CLOSED hy FIRE, the Ciiif house
Que 80 san Francisco's show places
overhanging the sea. Il ont Of bust
ness for the third time. following III
order placing Il Ia d prohibition zune
II IS nenr fort.
Two hundred and thirty nine wound
"a soldiers from the American eXpedi
uon8Fy forces were brought 10 III,
uulted states during the week endinl
July 20 and sent to army hospital,
Tor physical rehabilitation,
Edward II. Gohi, adopted 0nondagi
Indian and adviser Of the tribe, an
nounrtd Wednesday al Syracuse \. Y
thar he had been delegated rs IN,
ououdagas 10 draft Il declaration .
war against Germany Tor the imprlsnu
ment Of seventeen members Of ID
tribe at The outbreak Of the war Il
l8l4
John g. RensinF. missing cashier .
the Peoria, Ills. postOffiee aud SAID 1
be relative % Count Won Berustorli
q sought on charge OF alScondin
with d posiofflce payroll Of $1,000 ain
an udditlaual 5000 lost from the VIA
savings stamp fund.
The national war lahor board hu
rranle1 Increases m each af Ga
twenty five sireet car csees before
ta4ols.nE Chicago Newark, y. j., 4
taBy. 81 X; Cleveland, Dgr0lt aRd
bong bst &c smaller cities FROM a
Alautle % The Pacific.
ABl&a " taftFfA FssAiF"AtA& - July ANNt
d asvaTs % cnll on the rallroa
administration Zoe advances as %
fgfs loans as partial payments
EsyefBineat compensation or % he
tAeR PISS batek WAGES due employ,
I h FraBke u Aibioa, Nsh..
xGfs. add tw0 daughters were XIII
scar State CenteE Iowa, when sh'
aat0moitiie was run down BY a chica
sna Northwestern railway train.
Travellers making trips invoiyl
ellssRe u ears mny engage Putin
reservations fer the entire lOuru'
aeeon1lHs % Instructions issued By /
sslsr0nd administration. Payment v
b. required il advance and teiegra
xIres viii BE- used for reservation m
sages ordinarily without cost to
traveller. Message books viii BE- isst
sbog, August Is.