Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1898-01-26
NORTHWEST NOTES.

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The new big tie company on Bush
creek, Wyo., has a tri-weekly private
mail route
The business of the Fort Steele
station has improved wonderfully in
the past year.
Horses are bringing better price
now and about Thousand head will
be shipped to Texas from ranges in
Eureka county, New.
The Casper refinery is now putting
an especial value on oil that is above
fire test, thus excelling all other value
oils in commercial use, n.
The Carson, New, dry goods men
are now attracting custom by giving
promenade concerts in their stores, a
brass band furnishing the music.
1t is rumored that W. Il. Chaplin,
editor of the Laramie Republican, will
soon be appointed receiver of public
money at the Cheyenne land office.
1t is entirely within the range of
possibilities that the present year
will witness the construction of rail-
road through Fergus county, Wyo.
Last week the Wagner (Wyo.) min
ing district was organized. The ore
Is rich in copper as well as gold, while
the district also includes excellent
placers.
James McNeilis, an inmate of the
county Jail at Butte has refused food
for three days, and proposes to starve
himself to death. He is supposed to
be insane.
Samuel Martin, a Butte miner, placed
handouts upon his wife with her
hands behind her, and left her in this
situation for "a hours, when she was
accidently discovered.
II. Magee OF Rawlins will put in an
electric light plant at Casper. The
plant will have $50 lights, Is of which
will be arc. The plant will be in
operation in Ave months,
Gold placer developments In Albany
county Wyo., this year will be active
and effective. The gravel ore is ex.
tensive, while the latest washing
machinery and gold saving methods
will be used.
N. j. Bielenberg OF Deer Lodge
found a skeleton under the snow,
which proved to be the remains of
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William Hardenbrook, an early
settler, who disappeared two years
ago.
A mass meeting was held at Douglas,
Wyo, last week and committee APP
pointed to solicit funds and secure an
exhibit from Converse county to the
Trans-Mississippi exposition at Omaha
The plan formulated by the mass
meeting of Cheyenne citizens was
adopted.
Three days have been consumed in
the selection of a jury in the case of
Kenneth McRae, at Casper, The pris.
oner has sat unconcerned, except when
question was raised regarding CAPT
tai punishment, when he flushed In
the face and grew nervous.
II is very probable that Thomas j.
Riley, the slayer of p. A. Largely, will
be tried out side of Silver Bow county.
There is so much feeling in the case
that attorneys say it will be difficult
to secure a jury. A good many who
would make acceptable jurors will
not serve, and others will not be &C.
cepted by either side on account of
their relations with either the muir
dered man or his slayer
A contest has begun in the United
States land office at Missoula in which
the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany attacks the classification of lands
made by the mineral land commission
in the district between Thompson
Falls and the Idaho line. The land
involved in the contest amounts to
nearly million acres, and thus far
there has been no appearance made by
the settlers in this district or any one
interested. If there is to be any de-
Tense made of the classification re-
turned by the commission, now is the
time for those who are interested to
make it.
Two of the three johnson brothers
at Agusta. who were recently ex-
amimed as to their sanity at Helena,
became crazy again and are being
watched by their neighbors, two or
three of whom are with them most of
the time The Anaconda Standard in
formant says that the little town is
thoroughly aroused over the matter.
Many fearing violence from the John
sons insanity, are making threats to
lynch them unless the authorities
step in and take care of the men they
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