The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1922-02-17
News Happenings
of the Great
Illtermountain States

Baker--Baker to have an overan
Baker--Baker is TO have an overhiA
factory, one Of the largest In the norLn-
west. The machinery for the factory
| has been installed for some Time.
Ely--The temporary air mall sers-
Ice which has been operated between
Elko and Ely, Nevada, three times
week was discontinued few days ago.
This action was necessary because OF
limited appropriation
Tonopah, New. George Bruno,
range rider In the eastern end Of Nye
county, was surprised by receiving
check from the state treasurer Tor
$500 as reward for his efforts N Sc
curing the conviction Of Cooney CHI
ford for rustling stock.
Nevada. Arrangements have been
practically completed for the importa.
ton into Nevada this month OF five
carloads Of high grade pure bred Hol-
stein and other good milking strains
| The work Of selecting, these catue
will be undertaken by the State Farm
| Bureau and the extention division Oh
the University OF Nevada.
Nevada.--That at least 1900 auto
mobile tourists are expected TO pass
through Reno during the coming sea-
son Is the statement of w. NJ. DAVIS
secretary Of the Nevada Highway as
ISOLATION, who has returned from San
Francisco where be conferred with Of
ficials of the California State Auto
4 mobile association.
Elko, Eey.-Two more victims OF
the severe cold weather that has pre-
4 vailed In this section for the past
month are at the court house, where
| they applied for a nights lodging af-
ter hike over the Geiger grade from
Reno looking for work in this city.
Both mems feet were frozen.
Centralia, Wash.-Members of the
American Legion are not to be solicit
ed for contributions to the fund for the
Centralia memorial building. This
was decided at the first meeting of
the executive committee of the Cen
tralia Memorial association, held IN
4 Seattle ten days ago.
Spokane, Wash.--The route Of the
proposed irrigation canal which would
carry the waters Of the Pend dOreille
river through Spokane county as a
part of the Columbia basin irrigation
project was inspected by Major-Gen.
eral George W. Goethals, who has
been retained by the state of Wash
ington to make survey of the project
Nampa.--With self directed bullet
from high power sporting rifle, Al
] bert s. Clifton, SO years old, snuffed
out his life in Nampa recently. Clifton
held the muzzle of the rifle, shOr
weapon of the carbine type, to hi
forehead and pulled the trigger. Men
tai arrangement brought on by Il
health of many years duration II
thought to have been the cause Of thu
tragic act. ...
st. Helena, Ore.-After being CLOSED
down for eight months, logging com
pany will resume operations. Tracl
men have been making repairs to tn,
, logging track and mechanics have tn
donkey engines and rigging in readi
ness. The camp, which is seven mile
, west of st. Helena, will employ 10
men, with daily output around 10000
feet of logs.
Heppner, 0re.--Local ice men wer
, Fastening the ice harvest because o
the warm weather, which threatens
] to break the longest winter of recor
here. Stockmen have been feedin
continuously since about November l
and snow has covered the ground mos
: of the time since that date. The col
d has not been severe and stock is wiz
tering well, with plenty of hay yet O
hand for several weeks feeding.
|
! demic among the Indians on the No
Dermitt reservation about seven mile
; east of the town of McDermitt, in tn
northern part of the county, and wor
received In this city by county official
conveys the information that tw
deaths have occurred among Uncl
' Sans wards during late days.
Reno, Nev.-John Gray, dope fen,
asked the Reno police to lock him II
to keep him away from drugs.
. Seaside, Ore. - Plans are beiu
:. launched to have large sanitariun
; with every modern convenience, cree
: ed at Seaside. While it is well-reco
) ni7ed fact that Seaside is one of ii
7 fcHrhiest plaees in the Unue.l State
scd tIat government st.tiser.s Slo
y infant mortality to be the very Inv