The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-08
Western Brevities
from the Many
Western States


former secretary of the treasury, will
have the opportunity of telling Judge
J. s. Clark just why he was driving
his automobile fifty-one miles an hour
on the Ticlare county highway.
Los Angeles.-Hand bills announc-
ing that members of the Industrial
workers OF the World were on the way
here I'm such numbers that it will be
impossible to prosecute a few indicid-
uals for the benefit of Millions" made
their appearance in the harbor dis
trict according to the police.
Salt Lake Ctiy.-At the request OF
the agricultural department of the
University of California, Il. A. Hart.
drainage engineer for the United
States department of the interior,
sent one ton Of Utah soil to California
by freight. The soil was taken from
the alkali flats on the west side of
Salt Lake. 1t will be used in research
work being done by the university on
eXtricating alkali from soils.
Ogden.-District Forester r. II. Rut-
ledge and Assistant District Forester
r. Il. Geary, left Ogden for Boise, Ida,
where they will meet with the state
and commission In final meeting to
arrange for the trade OF lands between
the government and the state. When
completed all the consolidated and Ida
no will be put in position to admin
lister all the lands of the state. The
deals have been going on for the past
ten years and the final deal involves
10000 acres of land between the
forests.
Berkeley.-A John Doe warrant for
the arrest Of the editor of ",The Laugh
ing Horse" an anonymous campus
publication at the University of Call.
fornia. was issued here by the district
attorney after protests had been made
by university students that the per
iodical contained obscene matter.
Ogden.-Transfer of three foresi
supervisors in the national forests in
Wyoming and Nevada are announced
by District Forester r. II. Rutledge
c. Il. Farve was transferred from FL
ko. New. to Kemmerer, Wyo. Ale,
Mcqueen from Ely to Elko, New. ant
A. Il. Beam from Kemmerer, Wyo., II
Ely, New.
Battle Mountain.-h new ore bod,
has been opened up on the Getchel
tunnel level of the Betty O'Neal mine
near Battle Mountain, Nevada. TIT
strike is considered Of great impor
lance, not only because of the high
grade metal content of the ore, but be
cause of its situation, 40 feet from tn
, shaft and below the deepest of the oil
workings.
: Evanston. = Fireman William s
: Kension, 30, is dead, and Engineer I
w. Thomas and Brakeman McLougf
! lin are recovering form the effects Q
, gas as result of their engine becom
ing stalled in the Aspen tunnel nea
here. The tunnel Is mile in length
, and on account of the air pressure wa
full Of smoke.
San Francisco--Passage of legisl
) ton imposing tax Of . cents gallo
on gasoline, to provide funds for col
: struction and maintenance of road
! will be recommended to legislators
all western states, 1t was agreed
. the western governors conference,
: executive session here.
: Portland.-Three men were Stable
: one of them with fatal effect, in c
: alleged bootleggers' quarrel here.
: San Francisco.-When she failed
receive a letter containing sadl
! needed checl; from her son at the no
when her missiyes from him usual
arrived, Mrs Mary Shea, 20, went
her room, and according to the authc
tiles turned on the gas.
Reno.--Potato growers OF Neva
: are now drawing up proposed legisl
!. ton establishing potato grades
Nevada. The proposed regulatio
: will be passed upon at the next leg
lature.
Denver-Radium has dropped SIS
: 900 gram in price, and che Standa
: Chemical company has been forced
! close its carnotite properties in Pa
! dox valley in western Montrose cor
: ty, Colo, throwing $50 men out
, work, according to an announcemt
made by officials of the company.
. Los Angeles, Mrs. Garn Philli
. convicted OF murder in the second
gree for killing Mrs. Albert Meade
: with hammer was sentenced
! serve from ten years to life in
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