The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-14
NORTHWEST NEWS.


The Northern Pacific In TO build a a co.
OO hotel at Tacoma.
The people of Great Falls are setting
out trees all over the city.
Miss L. Ellis was recently appointed
postmaster at Blakely, Yellowstone
county, Montana.
Ponds and lakes throughout Lincoln
county, Washington, that have been dry
Tor several years are now full OF water.
NtAAajor James Mclaughlin, who has for
many years filed the position Of Indian
agent at Standing Rock most faithfully
and creditably, has been r~eappointed.
Wednesday afternoon the hotel prop
erty of Mrs. James Bundy, at Laurel. was
destroyed by fire with almost its entire
contents. Loss about $4,000. $1,000 in
surance.
Spokane's escaped Jail birds are slowly
being recaptured and brought back to
jail. Four men were apprehended ut
Pullman Tuesday and one at Colfax the
same day.
A shooting scrape occurred at the ranch
of William T. Ford rear Merino, on the
Mussel Shell, Friday last in which Sam
WEIGH shot Spanish Joe through both
thighs with a Winchester rife.
u UeOTKe ItOSt ndb SouItooCu w shS s""A
der of Jens f. Frederickson and wife at
Bay Center, Wash. The couple disap-
peared early in February, but their bodies
were not found until last week.
Conductor Allen, who was arrested
charged with criminal carelessness which
resulted in the death OF Frank Sudlow In
a collision on the Northern Pacific last
week, has been discharged by the examin-
ino MAGISTRATE mt Livingston,
The Eagle Rock Register says that the
Idaho canal company has received a large
amount OF material for head-gates and
other purposes on its canal. This is the
largest canal scheme ever in~augurated in
Snake river valley, and Is opening up an
immense scope Of country tributary to
Eagle Rock.
The Boulder Age Is advised that there
are a number of cattle on the Boulder that
are afflicted with a disease heretofore un
known in those parts. Those taken with
il appear to be crazy and keep turning
around and will neither eat nor drink.
The animals attacked are usually steers
in fair condition.
Every town in Idaho which has water
owe is utilizing il In operating electric
light plants. The Boise electric plant
consists Of 1000 lights. Blackfoot has put
I in a 5OO-light plant. Moscow has a $50
light plant. HALEY has a 50O-light plant.
Wallace will have a 65O-light plant, and
Caldwell has ordered a 5OO-light plant.
At Virginia City, Nevada, a noted Com.
stock desperate, named ID. W. Prentice,
who has a record Of having killed six
men, was shot and instantly killed by
John Taylor. They had quarreled about
a cabin owned by Taylor and occupied by
Prentice. When the person of Prentice
was searched by the coroner, after the
tragedy, the only dangerous weapon found
was a flask of whisky.
/ A young man named Helvor William
son was terribly injured in q saw mill
near the head of Eagle creek last wednes,
day. As the saw ran through a log for
the last time the foreman, as is custom.
airy, started the carriage swiftly back,
Williamson who was standing on the car
riaQe, il is supposed, lost his balance and
fell against the saw. An examination re-
yealed the fact that his left hand had beer
completely severed at the wrist. his righI
~foreflnger and the outer edge and back oil
right hand were also badly mangled, ant
there was a horrible cut Of ten inche,
across his breast and extending deef
enough TO cut into the lungs.
Barkeerer James johnson, who stabbed
William Ray at Ballard Station, Wash
,iuptou, Tuesday, scaped from Jail at tina
W place Thursday morning. RAY is lying a
I the point of death, and will undoubtedl,
die from, the stabbinp. johnson, fearin,
tho conseoueuce Of his murderous deed
MANNED the escape. breaking the door o
The iaiI. which is a temporary woodcr
structure. johnson is described as a ma,
~ about "a wears. five feet ten inches /,
height. square shouldered and very active
His owes are dark. and AT present one O
them Is badly bruised. His face is smooth
his Inns are rather heavy. and he has
n~eculiar habit of working the ends of hi
montn when talking. Johnsou's adyeu
lures Of the past few DAYS have served 4
hiring out his record, which is somewha
of thed esperado character. The story |
,ha, no comes from n good family In Dal
las Toy. His father was postmaster q
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