Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-11-10
NORTHWEST NOT ES.


on the oth ID Laramie, for forging two
checks for s25.2 each.
G.. w. Kelly, a sheepherder, is in.
jan at Livingston, Mont, charged
with forging the name of Edward
Proffitt, a prominent stockman.
1t is reported that an easter In syn
dicate is trying to secure ease on
240, 900 acres of oil land in Il lie Salt
creek country, Wyo., to be u ted for
grazing purposes.
The Montana state board of pardons
has refused to confirm the pardon of j.
{. Geldert, serving a term of 1S years
for murder, to whom pardon was
granted by the governor two weeks
ago.
Stockmeu near Glendo, Wyo., are
complaining bitterly about the ravages
Of the wolves. A. j. Covineton, a
prominent stockman, stated that the
wolves have killed several of his large
steers.
Tor the capture of the two men who at
tempted to murder win Girls void in
White pine county, New, some weeks
ago. The county offers 5000 and Gris-
void himself offers $500.
Cattle and sheep are being shipped
out of Reno, New, both east and west.
The east is bidding against the west
Tor choice herds of Nevada beef and
mutton, and the beef producers and
aockmasters of the state are reaping
well deserved reward in the revival
Of business in their line.
| Robert Graft, while stealing a ride
On the Montana Union at Garrison,
Mont, fell under the train, receiy ing
INJURIES that will probably pro We fanal.
Cashier b. ID. Hatcher of the wrecked
Northwestern Natioual bank OF Great
Falls, Mont, has been sentenced to
ave years in the peniten tiary for miss
applying the funds of the bank.
The two Roberts girls who we're kid
mapped at Plumas Junction, New, last
week were found in cabin in Last
Chance valley. The two men, Foss and
McNaughton, were not caught, but
persuers are still on their trail and it
Is quite probable that if they are over
taken there will be no need fPr jury.
j. G. Conway of Laramie, Wyo.,
who was recently released from
the Wyoming penitentiary, has inn
proved his time by study and is equip
ped to renew the battle of life. He
was sentenced to twenty years for
killing a cowboy at Casper, but Gov
ernor Osborne commuted his Sc ntence
to six years.
Fifty miles north of Helena, adjoin.
ing Lewis and Clark county, Mont, on
the west, is a new mining district
that is making a great record for itself,
and yet its existence is know n to COM
paratively few of the mining men of
the state. The district is knd wn to the
few who are at all familiar with it as
Heddles ton district, being named
after the man who discovereh it.
What seems to have been an instant
Of carelessness on the part Of Con Cro-
min cost him his life as he was coming
off shift on the evening df the 4th
inst. from the Diamond mine in Nom
tana. He was knocked from the cage
at the 1o0-foot level and fell into the
sump, 22o feet below, and was in
stantly killed.
A number of California hunters are
shooting ducks on the Hum bolt lake,
below Lovelocks, Nevada, Or the San
Francisco market. Ducks re numer-
Gus and they are being slaug entered by
the wholesale. The hunters do the
shooting from boats, W hieh they
brought from California. The expense
of Quitting being heavy, they must
find the business quite profitable
and will likely follow it for several
months, as the ducks max De the lake
their winter quarters.
The antelope are running around In
large numbers close to Rodk Springs
, and consequently sportsmen are hav-
ing gay old time. On S sunday last
John Kastner and Nick Kap pis brought
home one each, August Kendall and +,
Boyer killed three. Tom Brannamar
and partner were also successful il
getting few, and yesterday Ton
heard of band crossing the track be
tween town and Vandyke, and follow
Q ing them he shot three wit hin sight o.
5 town.
Tom Sammon, who work I'D at Rocl
, Springs for some time, and who wa,
arrested at Hams Fork under suspi
, of having something to no with ths
death of the young man, Henry Chap
man who was found dead ih a pool o
water at Hams Fork, had a prelimin
airy hearing Tuesday and was dis
charged, there being not the slightes
: evidence to connect him with tn,
death of Chapman.
company has been formed il
/ southern Johnson county, Wyo., whs
], will establish large store at the ia
nous K. G.. ranch on Powder river
, The new company has $4,000 capita
and will construct shearihg and dip
J ping pens.