The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-04
Western Breyiiies
from the Many
Western States

Reno.-word that the United States
Government has given its approval TO
q movement to amend the charter OK
the San Francisco Joint stock Lana
Bank, so that Nevada will be included
In the territory within which the bank
may place loans on ranch lands and
improvements, is received with con-
siderable interest here in banking and
farm circles.
San Antonio.-The hottest Christ
mas ever recorded In San Antonio was
registered by the weather bureau
here. The murcury stood at ~ de-
grees.
Stockton.-Instead OF awakening 70
cheer of gift-laden Christmas trees.
"a families In an apartment house
here were stirred from sleep at $3.50
o'clock Christmas morning by q fire
that forced them to flee for their lives
in their night clothes.
officer. who was wounded In = fight
with alleged moonshiners near Pal
isades, New, died here. His death was
due to exposure as much ~ to hi
wound, his physician said.
Lake Charles.-In a three eornered
pistol fight on the principal street Of
the Mexican quarter of Sulphur Mines
near here, Alfred Alfalfa was killed
and Antonio Torres was probably
fatally wounded. having been shot
four times In the body. The cause Of
the shooting has not been learned.
San Francisco.-Coast federal au-
thorities are on the lookout for Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll. millionaire draft
evadeer of Pennsylvania and fugitive
from Justice, reported to have left
Germany recently on a German ship
headed for the Pacific port. Bergdoll.
according to the report, il disguished
as a sailor. Federal agents at New
Orleans are also watching for = pos
sible landing there.
Vancouver, B. C.,-British Colum.
bian bee have done their duty toward
the province this year check on their
product reveals. They produced Ill.,
1855 pounds OF the sweetest crop on
earth this year. according to W. 5.
Sheppard, provincial apiarist. British
Columbian beekeepers, numbering
about 2000. owned and manipulated
1000 hives this season, and It 10 e.
timated that a population Of about g.
OOO,OOO bees were busy all summer
gathering the big crop.
Omaha.-I.iberty bonds valued at
$500 which were in the handbag snat-
ched from Miss Amelia Johnson OF
| Ogden, Utah, at the railroad station
here, were recovered at Gibson. Neb.
A diamond ring and $35 in currency,
also in the handbag are still missing.
Seattle-The morality OF each RIOS
coe Arbuckle motion picture will deter
mine whether 1t is to be shown here.
the Seattle board OF theatre deter
mined not to pass on the fitness OF
Arbuckle to return to motion picture
work. 1.-The duty OF the board IL to
pass on the morals of pictures and not
of individuals
Seattle-Convicted of assault on
the high seas, Frederick Hansen. for
entine Rolph, has been sentenced in
federal court here to serve five years
in the United States penitentiary At
Mcneil. Wash.
Tacoma.-Elias Jay Messenger. "a.
United States marine in the World
war, twice wounded and awarded four
decorations, died here. Messenger.
who enlisted at the age of II, was
awarded the distinguished service
cross. the croix de guerre, the navy
medal and the marine medal.
Omaha.-The Union Pacific railroad
notified the interstate commerce conf
mission of a general reduction in ship
ping rates from Missouri river points
west to the Pacific coast, 1t was an
nounced at Union Pacific headquart-
ers here. The reductions include
rates on corn and wheat and mer-
chandise.
San Francisco of Mar
ket street shoppers saw :. Fukosmi
o. Fresno leap to his death from the
twelfth floor of the Hobart building.
The police said they believe he was
deranged
Astoria. Approximately so per
cent of the $50 safes In the district
of Astoria wrecked in the fire of De-
eember Z. preserved their contents
intact. according to J. Frank Purcell
OF Portland. who is heading the safe
opening activities.
BoneIlam. Tex.--Alvin Turner. ~
aviator was killed at Leonard neal
here when he attempted to descend
from his plane in parachute. The
parachute failed to open and the
youth fell 1900 feet.
has received information. he announc