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Show I Western Brevities j i from the Many 1 Western States Phoenix Ariz. Mrs. Viola C. Kingsbury, Kings-bury, assistant cashier of the defunct Farmers and Merchants bank of Tempo, Tem-po, Ariz., was sentenced to a term of between three and four years in the state penitentiary, following her con-viction con-viction on a charge of misapplication of the bunk's funds. Oakland, Calif.. James Itolph III, son of James Kolph, Jr., mayor of San Francisco for the past twelve years was prolmbly fatally injured in an automobile accident near Berkeley. Ogden, Utah, Alex Walkenshaw of Salt I-ake and Charles Davis of Idaho Falls reported to the police that they had been held up and robbed by two men while en route to Ogden from Idaho on a freight train. Vancouver, B. C, W. J. T. Mackay, Secretary of the greens committee of the Point Gray Oolf and Country vlub, was wounded here, when according to the police,' Heggie Hope, 17, a former caddie at the club shot him at the Country club. Everett, Wash., Two firemen were instantly killed Fire Chief W. A. Taro was probably fatally Injured, and three other firemen severely hurt when a fire truck collided head-on with Chief Taro's automobile at a street intersection. Spokane, Wash., Thirty alleged bootleggers and whisky smugglers, Including several women, were arrested arrest-ed in a series of police raids here. The raids reached their climax in a running run-ning pistol fight between pursuing officers of-ficers and a bootlegger. Bozeman, Mont., Seth O. Danner was found guilty of murder and sentenced sen-tenced to death by the jury, which returned Its verdict. Danner was charged with the murder of Mrs. John Sprouse of Mobrldge, S. D. Seattle, Wash., Forty-eight tins of opium were found by United States customs agents in a search of tha Oriental liner President McKinley, when it docked here. Norwalk, Cal., The Norwalk Com-merclal Com-merclal & Savings bank was held up and robbed by two men who escaped in an automobile. The men took $14,000 after locking Larry Marshall, assistant teller, and Miss Martha Coleman, bookkeeper, In a vault. Washington, National headquarters headquar-ters of the Bed Cross lust week, sent $73,000 of Its disaster relief fund to Berkeley, Calif., where fire recently destroyed more than fifty blocks of the residential district. Bingham, Utah, A general reduc tion of wages, effective November 1, will be made by the Utah Copper and other Bingham mines. Notices were posted at some of the mines and smelting plants. .Salt Like City, M. O. Malledy and F. W. Halllday were fined $.r0 each when they pleaded guilty before Justice Jus-tice of the Peace George II. Walton to shooting ducks after sundown. Salt Lake City, According to information infor-mation received here a new postofflce has been established at Urado, San Juan county, Utah, with Harry C. Uogers as postmaster. Enid, Okla., After having shot to death his son, aged 17, a young daughter, and probably fatally wounded wound-ed bis wife, E. J. Enfield, a farmer killed himself. Denver, Lee Masters, 22, and Claude Cosmer, 24 pleaded guilty in district court here on a charge of robbing the First State bank at Arva-da, Arva-da, Colo., on September 24, last. Great Falls Mont. The first season without a fire in the Jc'ftrson nation, al foreit as far buck as records extend; ex-tend; recently was completed accord, ing to W. 15. Wllley, forest supervisor of Jefferson forest. San Francisco, John J. McClellan, organiBt of the Mormon Tabernacle at Salt Lake City, suffered a nervous breakdown while practising for a concert con-cert here. Denver, Colo., A snow white crow, or magpie, believed to be the only specimen ever taken alive, was cap-Hired cap-Hired near Denver by Joseph Cum-mlngs Cum-mlngs high school boy. I.rts Angules, Deputy sheriffs and private detectives have arrested a man who they say Is William M. Ward, wnnted In Houston, Texas, on charges of embezzlement Involving $412:5,000. Provo, Utah, A charge of man. slaughter may be preferred aaninr. .rthur Steele, 18 years of age. of Bayvlew, who drove the automobile which killed Fred B. Warner,8-year. old boy of this city, according to Chief of Police Wren Wilklns. MiS'wula, Mont., A grasshopper In-vaslon In-vaslon of western Montana next year greatly exceeding the one experienced ex-perienced this season, is predicted by J. It. Parker, entomologist at the state college of agriculture who recently re-cently completed a survey of the district. dis-trict. San Itornnrdlno, Cal., expenditure of $U00,00 for exten-lons to Hie Santa Fe Kailrnud company shops in San Bernardino has been authorized according to an announcement mad here. |