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Show Western Brevities j from the Many Western States t . Salt Lake C. L. Schettier, J. Z. Hoyt and George Baker, federal prohibition pro-hibition officers for district No. 16, were removed from government service ser-vice by direction of John Madden. Denver Miss Frances Kido, Japanese Japan-ese school girl, won a $100 prize for turning in the only perfect paper In a state-wide spelling contest. Elko. A model Indian village, equipped with sewers, electric lights and ample water supply, together witih other modern conveniences, will displace the Indian village that now exists within a mile and a half of Elko. Los Angeles. Gloria Swanson, motion mo-tion picture actress, was made defendant de-fendant in a divorce suit by Herbert Her-bert K. Somborn, her husband. Tha complaint charged desertion. San Diego. Strong likelihood of a long trial in the case of Dr. Louis L. Jacobs, who is charged with the murder mur-der of Fritzi Mann, dancer, was afforded af-forded after the first day's hearing of the case. Pasadena, Calif. The wish of Miss Dellora Angell, heiress to the $40,000,-000 $40,000,-000 fortune of John W. Gates, for a quiet wedding, was fulfilled when she plighted her troth to Lester Norris, newspaper cartoonist. Montello, Nev. Pedro Carese, Mexican Mex-ican section hand, is in jail at Montello Mon-tello on a charge of murder as the result of a shooting affray at Valley pass, twenty-seven miles from Montello. Mon-tello. Missoula, Mont. Fifteen hundred deer were killed by hunters in the national forests of Montana last year, according to reports issued. 1 Warrenton, Ore. This city will have a woman for boss after April 15. Mrs. R. E. Barrett, one of the leading business women of Oregon announced that she would accept the post of city manager, the first woman to hold such a post. Pomona, Cal. Louis Buston, a motion mo-tion picture producer, and two of his companions were killed when thi auto in which they were apparently racing a train was struck at a grade crossing. Salt Lake City. Plunder valued at $2500 was obtained by safecrakers at the Success market, of this city, according ac-cording to report made to the polic. Salem, Ore. Figures just made public show that 14 per cent of the states' population at the penitentiary received pardons between November 17 and December 31, of last year. Ogden. The Utah Construction company has been awarded a contracl for double tracking the Southern Pacific Pa-cific railroad between Moore and Wells, according to announcement. Boise. Senator Mark A. Means of Lewiston, will succeed Miles Cannon of Weiser as commissioner of agriculture, agri-culture, Governor C. C. Moore announced. an-nounced. San Quentin, Cal. Frank A. Brush, former cashier of the Santa Rosa National bank, was paroled from the state prison here after having served four years of a ten-year sentence on a federal charge of embezzlement. Mexico City, It was reported by the war department that rebels in the state of Chiapas were practically annihilated in a battle with federal troops. Provo. Nowhere in the state of Utah will the rigidity of the anticlg-aret anticlg-aret and antismoking law be felt more keenly than in the Utah county jail, if a resolution passed by a group of city and county officials and peace officers is put into effect. Kansas City. Approximately $10,-000 $10,-000 was obtained by four bandits who held up the cashier of the Missouri Dairy company here after shooting and seriously wounding Paul S. Shupe motorcycle patrolman. Boise. Refunding bonds of the state of Idaho in the sum or $776,500 will be tested in the supreme court before issue. Hailey. Crazed by an unfortunate love affair, William Smith committed suicide at the Vorberg ranch near Hailey. Boise. The State bank of Eden, in Minidoka county, closed it doors according ac-cording to report received by Bank Commissioner E. W. Porter. Boise Salaries of teachers in Boise schools have been reduced by the board of education. A drop of $60 a year and practically the same amount of high school instructors was authorized. Nampa. The first of the 1923 wool clip was stored in this territory, Saturday, Sat-urday, when Elias Giliaco, Gem district dis-trict woolgrnwer, transferred 111,000 pounds to Nampa. Oklahoma City. Damages to the Oklahoma peach crop as a result of the recent cold spell are estimated at $2,500,000. Emmet. More than 50,000 ewes in the Emmett district this season have had fully n 100 per cent of lambs, making tliis one of the best lambing.s In the history c-f this section |