Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1899-09-21
NO. 15.
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Carson Indian school, Nevada.
H. Sutton was murdered aud robbed
OF 5000 at Fairfield, near Spokane, by
highwaymen, last Friday. He resisted
the attempt to rob him and was shot
A passenger train on the Great North
ern railway was derailed near Harlem,
Mont, last Wednesday, the engine,
baggage and mail cars and two coaches
leaving the track Seven persons were
hurt, none fatally.
Patrolman Jack Martin of Tacoma
was shot and wounded by two men
whom he was attempting TO arrest.
He wounded and captured one of them,
who proved to be Tom Moore of Butte,
but the other made his escape
Mrs Truman B. Hicks, the wealth
lest woman in Wyoming, died last
week and was buried at Three Rivers,
Mich, her former home. She came to
| Wyoming in 1867 with her former hus-
band. Hon. A. R. Converse, who died
in 1885
j. T. English OF Sumpter, Ore, has
which will make him rich, as he ex-
poets it to run ss, 900 per ton, or $780,
900 for the car. One carload will be
shipped to San Francisco this week, to
be followed by others soon.
The Wyoming bureau of irrigation
Investigations have collected a number
Of photographs, and is now engaged In
making plans of irrigation works for
exhibit at the Paris exposition. The
photographs and plans will be uniform
in size, being 1sx22 inches in dimen-
sion.
At the trial OF the mayor of Tacoma
on charge of bribery, c. B. Hurley
testified as to conversations with the
mayor relative to signing the ordinance
authorizing a compromise of the million
dollar judgment against the Water and
Light company, Hurley swore the
mayor demanded sl2, 500, and that he
agreed to pay it.
James B. Clark, a Seattle barkeeper.
is under arrest on the charge of at
tempting to murder his wife, Clark
story was corroborated by his wife un-
til she was warned that her wound
might prove fatal She then said she
was shot by her husband.
The board OF health OF Livingston
has declared war on kissing. Notice
has been served in school to the teach
ers that they are hereafter forbidden
to kiss their pupils on the ground that
the practice breeds disease. The Pc
culiar order has aroused considerable
indignation and ridicule
Jimmy Tai-PaiNewt. au Okanogan
Indian held in the county Jail at Spo-
kane for trial before the federal court
on a charge of murder, took his life in
his cell last week When found he
was hanging in a moose formed by his
handkerchief and a blunt stick broken
from the cover of fruit basket was
stabbed three inches into his side. So
remarkable was his fortitude that the
night jailer, sitting less than ten feet
way, heard no groan.
Private Thomas McVeagh, company
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tried by general courtmartial convened
at linus, p. l.. June last on the charge
of striking his superior officer, and
found guilty and sentenced to be shot
to death, has had his sentence COM
muted by President Mckinley to dis
honorable discharge, forfeiture of all
pay and allowances and confinement at
hard labor for the period of three years.
Alcatrez island, California, has been
designated as the place of confinement
Joseph Jenson, who is one OF the two
men who attacked Blackaby & Parks
store at Jordan Valley on August %.
, has been apprehended and is now in
, the penitentiary at Boise awaiting
; trial. Joseph Lawson, his partner.
was killed at the time of the attack.
The postoffice in the store was raided,
which enlisted the government in the
task of running the culprit to cover.
Jordan Valley is across the line in
Oregon and Jensen will be tried in
Portland Jensen belongs to desper-
ate gang, one of whom is a woman
named Morgan, known as Calamity
Jane" This woman owed Blackaby &
Park some money. Driving some cat
tie into the town, she sold them and
paid her debt of some $3.50. She had
previously arranged with Lawson and
Jenson to raid the store after she made
the payment. The plot leaked out,
and guards were stationed who opened
fire, the result being that Lawson was
killed.
Oakland, Cal, has accepted the offer
of Andrew Carnegie to give $50, 900 for
a public library building, providing
, that al least 81 900 year is guaran teed
for its support, and has taken measures
to provide the necessary amount by a
slight increase of the tax rate
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephons
company will expend 100000 on the
; line between Denver and Salt Lake.
The line will not follow the Union Pa
cific main line between Laramie and
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