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Show : Western Brevities jj from the Many X Western States Reedsport Ore. Four persons were drowned here in the Umpqua river. The tragedy occurred when a row-boat row-boat containing six persons capsized. Tonopah, Nev., Henry Weber, noted not-ed mining operator of the early days of the Goldfield boom, died here of injuries received in an automobile accident ac-cident in which John T. Overbury, an other mining man, was killed. Helena Mont, Reports to the state Industrial commission indicate Chairman Chair-man Jerome Locke says, that the fire which las been burning in one of the mines' in Buttrt for thirty-three years has been brought under control. Fortland Heaviest fine ever assessed asses-sed against a state game law violator in Oregon was recently levied upon laul Post of Clatsop county, when he was fined $1000 for having elk meat in his possession. Los Angeles, Shields well No. 2 of the Utacal Oil trust came in this week. The company is financed by Salt Lake men. Pocatello, Ida., A Cadillac dar, containing a suitcase of Canadian whisky, was seized in front of a local hotel by federiil prohibition enforcement enforce-ment agents and members of the sheriff's force. Norfolk, Neb., A violent hailstorm which struck this section resulted disastrously dis-astrously to corn crops, livestock and poultry, corn being stripped of Its ears and foliage. Los Angeles, Cal., The tanker De-volente De-volente and the steamer El Abeto were seriously damaged when they crashed in a head-on colllson in the fog ten miles northwest of Point Conception, about 100 miles north of Los Angeles. Palisade, Colo., Harvest of Pales-ade's Pales-ade's great crop of Elberta peaches under way this week, with 150 iced refrigerator cars ready to receive the first output. Baker, Ore. The Protestant Hospital Hos-pital association of Baker has purchased pur-chased the home of the late W. J. Burke, which will be remodled to meet the needs of a small modern hospital. Prosser, Wash., Black and grizzly bears are creating havoc among Inland In-land Empire Iambs on the summer range in western Montana, according to Howard Nye who is organizing a hunt. Los Angeles Mrs. Florence Kinj Harding, widow of the late president, plans to spent a portion of the winter months in southern California, according ac-cording to E. E. Remberg, Mr. Harding's Hard-ing's brother in law. Silver City, N. M., In a cave-in at the property of the Cooperative Mining Min-ing company, fifteen miles northeast of here, six men were trapped. The men were working in a drift at the bottom of a 130-foot shaft when the accident occurred. Reno, Nev. Two complete sets and many odd pieces of silverware, several sev-eral pairs of earrings, a Knight Templar Tem-plar charm and a Shrine button, all said to have been stolen from Salt Lake homes, are part of the loot recovered re-covered by Reno police when they arrested ar-rested two young men. Butte, Mont., George R. Shelton, former United States attorney and well knoun throughout the state, was found dead by his wife in their apartment apart-ment with two bullet wounds in hi- body. Toeele, Utah Joel King, ex-service man, died of injuries received while riding a wild horse in a rodeo at the Thompson ranch near St. John. Miles City, Mont. Railroad grading crews working near here have unearthed un-earthed a human Bkull, identified as that of an Indian, containing a gold tooth shaped from a solid gold nugget nug-get Salt Lake City Information was received by the state board of corrections cor-rections that George Porter, who escaped es-caped from the state prison road camp at Enterprise August 12, and was recaptured at St. George a wee'.; later, had escaped once more. Colorado Springs, Colo. Mrs. Elsi Suttle. 16 year old bride of a month of R. H. Suttle, Jr., who was found clubbed and choked in her bed at the Suttle home here, died at the hos pital where she was taken. Boise. Idaho, With the report of a small forest blaze near Lowman caused by an electrical storm, tic total number of fires on the Boise na tional forest this season was brongh o 2S, according to E. C. Shep-ir" supervisor of the Boise forest. |