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Show i Western Brevities I from the Many Western States if A d St. Thomas, Nov. Nevada's buried city has been named Pueblo Grande by Governor J. G. Schugham and party, who have just completed a three-day survey of the ruins and caves of the old settlement. Governor Gov-ernor Scrugham predicted that the Pueblo is destined to become one of the greatest attractions of the west. M. R. Harrington, in charge of the exploring company, said that the village vil-lage appears to be the farthest north pueblo habitation. Tucson, Ari., E. M. Joyce, proprietor pro-prietor of a 'dude" ranch at Redding-ton, Redding-ton, Ariz., was held in jail at Red-dington, Red-dington, Aiz., on a charge of murder following the report of a coroner's jury fixing upon him responsibility for the shooting to death of Jesse Whileley, a cowboy, at Joyce's ranch, the Carlink. Baker, Oregon Gay Christy, 2J, was killed and Norman Hulick severely se-verely injured by the explosion of several .25 -caliber rifle cartridges hi the pocket of Christy while they were riding in an automobile about four miles east of Keating, and about 18 miles northeast of Baker. Christy died about 25 minutes after the explosion. San Jose, Cal. County authorities were attempting to locate persons responsible re-sponsible for an explosiun which destroyed des-troyed a cupola in the Joshua Hendy iron works at Sunnyvale, 10 miles from here, and placed a worker in the path of a steam of molten metai released re-leased by the disturbance. The worker work-er was badly burned. Crockett, Cal. Goldfish are becoming be-coming useful as well as ornamental. ornament-al. They are killing mosquitoes in this region. Large numbers of the goldfish are being cultivated in a local nursery to be placed in the lakes and ponds around here. Evanston, Wyo., Under the direction direc-tion of George Stanley, violinist, the Boy Scouts of Evanston are planning to organize a Boy Scout band. Mr. btanley will be leader of the band. It is planned that all the instruments that are purchased will be supplied by the community in order that they will remain with the Scouts in case any one member drops from the organization. or-ganization. However, a definite plan for financing the proposition has not yet been arrived at. Lone Pine, Calif. Motor trucks filled with camping equipment rumbled rum-bled away from the waste gates of the Los Angeles aqueduct and the control of the Owens river water is again in the hands of Los Angeles. The farmers said they will await an outcome of the investigation but they will insist upon a just settlement. Denver, A bequest of- $500,000 to the Denver community chest fund was announced. The name of the doner was withheld, but it was said he money -would- go into the fund under terms of his will after his death. Los Angeles, Jackie Coogan, diminutive dim-inutive screen star, whose advent in Geneva recently caused the league of nations to stop work and crane its necks has returned to Los Angeles from a four months' trip abroad. He was greeted at the station by a group of city officials ,who accompanied him to the city hall for an official word of welcome from Mayor George F. yer. Denver, The quarantine against the importation of food products from California on account of the 'oot and mouth disease has been lifted in Colorado by Governor William jweet. The order proclaiming the -marantine was signed on February 28. Berkeley, Cal. Excitment attendant attend-ant upon the tying of the score in the last few minutes of play in the Stanford-California football game claimed two victims. W. H. Phillips Phil-lips of Berkeley and Oscar H. Hansen Han-sen of Alameda, chief cashier in the Southern Pacific company's San Francisco office, dropped dead as Stanford evened the count. San Francisco, Dr. Theodore Re titers, tit-ers, surgeon-in-chief of St. Mary's hospital, nationally known, died here after a stroke of apoplexy. Dr Rethers served as a surgeon in the Philipp.-nes during the Spanish-mena-m war and was a fellow of the American College of Surgery. Portland, With no water or fire :ighting equipment, owners and tenants ten-ants of a business block at Hillsdale ear here, stood helpless while lames destroyed a garage, grocery store and a two-story dwelling Thc-damage Thc-damage is estimated at $40,000. Los Angeles, Five hundred motor, ists are under arrest for speeding here, as the opening move in a police campaign to reduce this- city's terrific terri-fic mortality rate. It took less than twelve hours to reach the 500 mark and, according to officials of the police traffic bureau, the 'drive" will continue con-tinue with undiminished vigor until Ureets heie are safe for pedestrians. , Cheyenne, Wye-Nino men were oad.y injured by a bull that broke. m" of 1,3 P'' i" th" n.i-roa.l yard. |