The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-01-25
Western Brevities
from the Many
Western States

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Salt Lake City.---The traffic de-
partment Of the Salt Lake Chamber
of Commerce is given credit TOT sss-
ing shippers of Utah $9,O0oooo
the past three years.
Santa Barbara.-warm and calm
weather has opened the seal catcnihs
seas on the Santa Barbara channs
Islands.
Austin--A resolution commencing
efforts at law enforcement By Gov
ernor John NJ. Parker OF Louisiana
and approving his actions against
EMBODIED mobs and masked political
organizations" was adopted by the
Texas senate.
Sacramento.-A bill 10 prohibit
capital punishment in California 10
to be introduced by Assemblyman
Roy FELTON, of San Francisco.
Denver-Colorado Mixer. owned
by George w. Baker Of Lfttlston
Colo, was adjudged grand champion
In the fat competition Of the seven
teenth annual National Western
Livestock show.
Grand Forks.-The strike Of shop
crafts on both the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railroads here
and at East Grand Forks. MIMI. y
officially over, 1t was authenticany
reported.
Sacramento.-The Colorado river
pact signed at Santa Fe. N. n. last
November will be put before the
California legislature for considsrs-
ton.
Austin.-Governor Pat N. Neff was
lnaugurated for his second term. 7.
w. Davidson book the oath Of Office
OF Lieutenant Governor at the same
time.
Oklahoma City.-Four teachers
from a school In an outlying district
and a pupil died from injuries re-
ceived when a speeding passenger
train struck their automobile.
Los Angeles.-O. A. Simon, . pho
u,grapher pleaded guilty to having
| uiuQC CtiAtCliCi DahA "a AAA0Aoso
notes. He was sentenced to ysars
Imprisonment.
Denver.-Indictments charging Re.
ginald W. Barrett and John r. Bar
mails in defraudng residents OF Col
orado of huge sums were among
eighty-two true bills returned BY Z
) federal grand jury here.
Reno.-whether the. leshal gas
death penalty of Nevada can be put
into effect depends nn the legfsla-
lures providing funds for the build
ing of a death chamber.
washington-The Salt Lake City
postal savings bank had $149,262 On
deposit December IL. The Pocatello
, bank had deposits aggregating $19T,-
800
' Salt Lake city-Mrs Henry w.
$ VIENNA Peterson. died from the Of
a fects OF scaldinig suffered while
X bathing at her home.
: Ogden.-The wasatch forest re
: serve had 6O.2s5 visitors during the
|. past year, according to the annual
report of 'Danna Parkinson. supervi
sor.
e Seattle.-Clara Skarin was acquit
! ted of the murder of Ferdinand
: Houchbrunn, y, her benefactor.
Denver.-Ninety-o tons Of l..
| per cent radium ore have been re-
ceived here from the mines neal
Moab, Utah.
, Portland.9Relators reports sly,w
. that large numbers of houses and
flats are vacant here, with rents q
per cent lower than 1S months ago
Los Angeles.-Owen Bartlett wa.
awarded $3.50 damages, in the super
ior court, for alleged assault by
Teddy Hayes, Jack Dempsey's train
er.
Eugene.-To check destruction o.
sea lions off the Oregon coast al
Investigation has been ordered b,
chief of the Bureau of Biology a
Washington d. C.
Spokane.-Use OF radio as a meani
of combating the spread of Grim,
and Fastening the arrest of criminals
will be instituted in Spokane coun
ty this spring.
kemmerer.-Harry Gordon, forme
marshal of Diamondville and confess
ed murdered of George Charldsor
was sentenced to the state prison 10
life.
Helena.-Threats to tar and feath
or, and signed X. H. *. have bee
e. received by Representative Leila
e of Lewis county, who Is the AUTH
d Of a prohibition enforcement bill.
! Dgden.-As the result Of the wor
of .he federal bureau, about TO mile
. of roads were added during the pas
+, summer To the highways OF Tdan
and 24l miles to the roads of Wyon
ing.
% Berkley.-Eight youths. who. p
e Ice say, waged n campaign of hol
D. ups on unsuspecting spooners for
IS period of three months were undo
r arrest.
N Tacoma.-Police and firemen al
" searching the ruins of Empire hote
Is recently destroyed by fire in hop
of ff,.l fr,. h. - ...f. a.