The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-11-24
Western Brevities
from the Many
Western States

mousse detective Tor the Fairmont
hotel. was shot and wounded and
. rank Perry. cashier of the hotel. was
robbed of s24Oo by three men near the
entrance to the hotel.
San Francisco-SiXty-f building
contractors, some of them the most
prominent of this city, were held to
answer to the superior court on a
charge of violating the state anti
trust law. The complaint charges that
conspired and combined to prevent
other contractors from getting build.
ing materials.
Helena-When a revolver tho sher-
If was cleaning was accidently dis.
charged the wife CT Sheriff Thomas
II. Spratt was instantly killed.
Roseburg-The biggest timber sale
in the history of the land office has
been recorded. Eighty million feet
tributary to Coos Bay and Coquille
were sold
Caldwell--Honey producers of west
ern Idaho and eastern Oregon, mem
bers of the Idaho-Oregon Honey Pro
ducers association, will probably dis,
pose of 10 carloads Oh honey now on
hand through the efforts of W. p.
Eaies who recently made trip to
Omaha.
Salem-Fire of unknown origin de-
stroyed the Angora rug works here,
with loss estimated at $4,000.
Seattle-Public officials throughout
the state of Washington, who have
been following with interest the course
Of the telephone rate controversy in
Oregon, arc finding some points that
mayhave Important influence ON the
preparations to resist the increase in
telephone rates proposed Of this
state.
Yakima - Two TUppenisL youths,
Claude Chisholm anu Willie Otto, were
killed instantly when they were struck
by a Northern Pacific train near Top
penish.
Standardization downward of the
| motor vehicle license, consolidation OF
the office of state seaer of weights
and measures with the state dairy
and food department, slow ing down
of the state highway program and
tightening up of the banking and cor
pOration laws of the state, are only a
few of the changes suggested in the
present laws for consideration of the
legislature ut its next session in jan
uary.
Eugene-The district forest office in
Portland is ready to advertise for
sale 10000 feet of Douglas fir tim.
Der, in the Umpqua national forest in
the southern part Of Lane county, &C.
cording to Carl B. Neal, supervisor.
Sacramento-All records for the
number of cars visiting Sacramento's
municipal auto camp were broken this
year. This Is the declaration in an
official statement which says that Ut
to November l, II 1858 cars visited the
park.
Hood River-While the supply Of
refrigerator cars has shown consider
able Improvement, rolling stock re
mains far insufficient to handle the
big tonnage with a speed necessar,
to prevent freezing damage when colo
weather comes. AS result the di
rectorate Of the apple growers asso
citation authorized A. w. Stone, gen
eral manager, to lease all availabl,
storage space in the valley
San Francisco-The board of super
visors of San Francisco has directe,
its judiciary committee to prepare
memorial to send to congress ackin
for modification OF the volstead aci
Butte.--'C. Fl. L. Shelly. Montan
Republican national committeeman, /
under federal indictment on charge
that he accepted brides while he wa
prohibition director for this state.
Portland-d. H. Morgan, principa
of the Sellwood school here, has bee
sntenced by Municipal Judge Ekwa
. to serve one day in jail and to pa
a fine OF $50 for beating Georg
Chusius, II. pupil at the school.
, Tonopah-When the party of eigf
searchers returned without findin
any trace Of the body of o. G. Jacol
, sen. jeweler Of Brigham City, Utal
hope was practically abandoned. Tw
I men remained in the field, hut nor
has practically been given up, du
3 to the fact that snowstorm has o.
i liberated all tracks and unless searc'
ers happen to stumble upon the bod
, there is littlechanre of It's recovery.
Salem-There we're a total Of ~
I arrests for traffic violations in Gregg
y according to reports filed with the Sc
rotary of state.