Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-04-01
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Eighteen Inches OF snow leiA a.
Kalispell last week.
An issue of school bonds by Lewis
ton, Mont, sold at premium.
Ben Morgan, clever forger, who is
wanted at Helena, has been captured
at Beaumont.
Four young Comstockers who left
for Butte last Sunday were escorted to
the depot by brass band.
Douglas county is suing Lyon county
for S22, s41, taxes collected by the de-
PENDANT on property alleged to be in
Lyon county.
Sam johnson Of Anaconda, was suf-
located in his cabin recently, fire
having been started by the overturn-
ing Of a lamp
Robert G. Shadwell is on trial at
Butte, Tor the murder of Martin j.
O'Connor, last January. They quar-
relied over game of cards.
The Chinaman who was arrested at
Elko, New, a short time ago for selling
whisky to an Indian, was sentenced to
one year in the state prison.
The Great Northern is planning ex-
tensive improvements in Montana. The
track between Butte and Clancy
is to be replaced by 1Os-pound steel
rails.
William Netting, well-known min
ing man. of Fergus county, Montana,
has been arrested on charge of per-
jury, in connection with some mining
litigation.
Quite grist of Indians, Cinnamon
and white women, who have been sell
ing liquor tc Indians are being put
through the mill of the United States
court at Carson, Nevada.
Jack Flynn, who recently stabbed
Sam Jones at Madris, New, has had
his preliminary examination and was
discharged. Jones is reported as be-
ing able to sit up in bed and will prob
ably recover.
James R. Love, a prominent bust
ness man OF Forsyth, suicided last
week by shooting himself with re-
volver. Lillian Peerless, of Bozeman,
demimonde, took fatal dose of NOR
phine Saturday night.
A woman in Kentucky, named Riley,
took the contract for carrying the
Columbus-Cook, Montana daily mail at
81, AGO year. She asked for proposals
for sub-contracting, and the lowest
bid received was Sc. 900 year.
The furniture of Young's hotel, 14O
rooms, consisting of bedroom sets, par
Tor sets, carpets, chairs, lounges, bed
ding, etc, etc, etc, will be sold dur
ing Conference week at 114-116-11S w.
2nd So street, Salt Lake City. Don't
miss this chance.
William Crandell of Glendive sold to
William Case of Miles City, Mont, so
head of and 4-year-old steers at s35
per head, and 40 head of stock cattle
at S15 per head. Cabe Adams sold his
bunch of stock cattle, numbering
about so head, to the same man for 1926
per head
One OF the largest transfers in ranch
and stock property for some time past
was consumated recently between
Jurgen Kuhr and Ernest Schluter,
both of Cleveland. Mont Mr. Schlu-
ter sold his ranch of 100 acres patented
and 32O-acre desert claim for SO, 900,
and 5000 sheep at s425 head. The
sheep were good bunch, made up of
young ewes straight.
The Brockway brothers, who built
Ind own the Fetterman irrigating
ANAL in Converse county, Wyo, are
an expedition of 100 men to
70 to Klondile by the Mckenzie river
cute. They propose starting from
Can, about the middle of
April. This is the old Hudson Bay Fur
route, is safe and feasible,
nd Astounding with fish and game.
Dick Nixon, negro, has confessed
o the murder of a boy named Brown,
ear Miles City, Mont, declaring that
he crime was instigated by his en-
loyer, Geo. Geddes, Mrs Geddes and
COW boy named Welsh. The boy had
irculated stories rejecting on Mrs.
eddes' character, and she expressed
reat satisfaction over his death Ged-
es and Welsh have been tried and
Onvicted and sentenced to 90 and 20
ears respectively, and Mrs Geddes
i'll now be tried. Mrs Geddss IS