The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1921-11-11
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for receiving sealed proposals for
purchase of the governments spruce
production railroad in CialIam county,
Washington, and the Associated MiIl
at Port Angeles, Wash.
The trail Of Andrew Roiando, sought
in connection with the staying of
Father A. B. Beiknap, whose body was
found at Leads. s. u, last Wednesday
has been lost, authorities announced
Monday. They declared their belief
that solution of the shooting OF the
priest was hopeless, for the present.
The 3-months-olh5aby of Mrs. Signe
Swanson of Spokane, Wash, was
smothered Thursday in lounge which
painters had closed, believing ii con-
tanned only bedding The child was
dead when Mrs. Swanson opened the
lounge five minutes after it had been
closed,
Thirty-five carloads of copper were
shipped Saturday from The Nevada
Consolidated Copper company's smeIter
at MeGiII. Nevada. This recent ship
ment brings the total amount of copper
shipped. since the shut down, to 1000
tons which is about half the quantity
declared to have been on hand when
operations were discontinued.
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Sheriff w. H. Houston temporarily
suspended at Missoula, Mont. a few
days ago at the conclusion of hear
ing In which lie was charged with
having permitted violations of the
| state liquor laws. will go on trial Nov.
z, to determine whether or not his
suspension shall he permanent, it was
announced few days ago.
Chris Whiting, who has been in
charge of the Sixteen Mile station.
north of EIkO, New, had thrilling ex-
| perience recently with a rabid coy
| ote, and was badly bitten in the face
| and right hand when he stepped out
| Of the door after being awakened at
| four o'clock by something fighting
| with the dogs.
DR.. R. N. BrumfieId, convicted slay.
er of Dennis Russell, who tried to
end his life recently at Rosehurg,
/ Oregon. by cutting his athrnat. was in
weakened condition Friday but hts
| recovery was expected unless cont.
plicatons develop. Shsrift Sam
| Starmsr said he believed the dentist
had cut his throat with sharp piece
of gold bridge work he had taken
| from his teeth.
A. G.. Townley, president of the
| Eon-partisan league, lett Fargo, y. D.,
| Tuesday far JarBsun. MINI. to serve
! nfHety-day sentah'-e III the county
| Jail there. The supreme court of the
| United States recently refused to hear
reargument of the case. tried 10 Jack
son during 1918. when Mr.. Towuley
was convicted Of violating the state
sedition act
/ r. FL. Ballard. vice-president and
| general manager Of the~Southern Cal
! ifornia- Edison company. Thursday i'll
ed an application with ". s Norviel,
Arizona state water commissioner for
| permission tn develop approximately
one million horsepower pf electrical
| eaerRy from power plants on the
| Colorado river at Boulder, and Pyr.
amid canyons near the Arizona Nevada
| line.
While opponents OF the Nonpartisan
league-endorsed state officials ia FRI
| days recall election. they fail<d to
| pass an Initiated law providing for
| liquidation of the State bank OF North
Dakota. The measure to Equidats the
| bank, established as part of the
| leagues program for state ownership
| OF industries, lost by a majority OF
from 1000 to 6O00, as did also three
| proposed constitutional amendments
| and five other initiated avs.
The North Dakota supreme court
| Thursday Issues an order dtssolying
the restraining order Issued at James
town Tuesday ordering the Rank Of
North Dakota net 20 reCasve further
| deposits. The order cf the supreme
court directs Iassa /. 4. CoTey as
plaintiff to show cause on November 10
why the order OF the supreme court
| should not he made permsnent.
| An indictment against Ralph III.
| Cameron, United Sts:es senator from