Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23
NORTHWEST NOTES.


temperature fell to Q degrees below
zero, the coolest day for two years
past.
The Lake Tahoe railroad has been
incorporated in Nevada. 1t is for lum-
Der traffic and summer tourist travel
Especially.
James L. Morgan was appointed
postmaster at Gillette, Cook county,
Wyoming, December II, vice A. j.
Spencer, resigned.
The following fourth-class postoffices
will be made money-order offices jan
uary 8: Deeth, Elko county, Nevada;
Shelton, Elko county, Nevada.
At Los Angeles, CAL, Clyde Benning-
ton, one of the Orc Grande train rob-
bers, was sentenced to life imprison-
ment in San Quentin prison.
Tom Salmon, labor leader, who shot
O. F. Connor, superintendent, of the
Rocky Fork coal mines at Red Lodge,
Mont, has been sentenced to be hanged
on January 81.
In San Francisco Raymond Sellinger,
Respondent German, shot and killed
his wife and then turned the weapon
upon himself. He will die. Sellinger
had been unable to secure employment.
At the request of some of the large
cattle men of Montana, Governor
Smith has issued a proclamation mod
flying the quarantine regulations of
the state which went into effect last
January.
The annual report of Adjutant-Gen-
eral Charles F. English of the National
Guard, of Montana, says that there are
81, 494 men in Montana liable to mill
tary duty. Silver Bow county leads
the list with 5636.
Joe Krevali, Pole, who has been in
the employ of the Northern Pacific
many years, was knocked down at
Mont, by thieves who
robbed him of $1,000. Krevai was on
his way to the depot to take train
for st. Paul when the hold-up oc-
CURED. The sheriff is looking for
three suspects.
Rebecca Gillespie, an aged colored
woman, was burned to death in fire
beyond the city limits of Fresno, Cal
She had entered the house again to
dol h,,f
by the heat and smoke, and falling
lcross the baby's empty bed, persisted
OF her remains nothing
vas found save the limbless, charred
runk.
j. o. Gregory, late post-trader at the
Walker Lake Indian reservation, was
'obbed at Wadsworth of S646. He was
n bed at the time and two men came
nto his room. One of them held him
own, with gun at his head, while
he other fellow took his vest, con-
aiming 5000 in green backs and gold
watch, and SAC in his trousers pockets,
nd the two made their escape. Mr..
iregory afterwad found his vest with
is watch in the pocket, but the 5000
7as gone.
Judge Boughton of the Greeley, Colo,
istrict court has rendered decision
rhich will be Of much interest in To-
alities where farming is carried on by
leans of irrigation. The case was one
rought to restrain a farmer from dig
ing ditch between an irrigation
anal and the river to interrupt the
,epage before it could reach the
'ream. The court granted the re-
order, holding that no one is
ntitled to the use of water unless it is
ken from the river in the usual way.
The collector at San Francisco has
cen order ed to arrest all Chinese in
lie city who secured admission into
lis country on the grounds that they
ere actors bound for the Omaha ex-
'sition. Over 600 secured admission
/ this plea.
George w. Savage, who shot and
lied d. j. Nelson at Red Lodge,
ont, because of alleged intimacy
18th Mrs. Savage, was acquitted OF
urder by Carbon county jury on the
st ballot. The defense was temper
y insanity.
William l. Adams has been appointed
Al