The Philipsburg mail., 1900-07-20
NORTHWEST NOTES..

of numbering Deputy Sheriff Scott at
Baggs, Wvo., in 1923 WAS given a
sentence of twenty-five years in the
penitentiary,
Last week Ton Eulanl-s, one of the
wealthest and best kncrn stock men
in Wyoming. was killed near Newcast-
lie by an employe No particulars of
the affair have been received here.
The Controller of the Currency has.
authorized the Rawlins National bank
of Rawlins, Wyo., to begin business
with capital of $4,000. Isaac G.
cashier of the new bank.
The Orphans home of Leadville,
Colo, took fire last week and was en-
trely gutted. There were lhirty-three'
children in the home and nearly all
were in bed Neighbors and fremen
did heroic work in saving the little
tots. Four little ones were burned to
death. The fire was cause by one of
the inmates dropping a lamp on the
stairs.
Frank Rummelin of Portland, Or,
has received word from New York that
the body found in the upper bay was
that of his father we'll known furrier
of Portland. 1t is stated that he had
about $500 on his person w hen he left.
Rummelin was 66 years old and had
| been in the fur business in Portland
for thirty years.
The Wyoming Probibtionists held
their State convention at Cheyenne
last week and elected delegates to the
national convention as follows: o. G.
Smith, Rock Springs; Mr.. and Mrs
George w. Blaine, Douglas; May Slos-
son and L. L. Laughlin. Laramie; Nina
L. Highly, Mapville. Presidential
electors, II. L. Highly, Manville; Mrs
M. D. Lights, Cokeville; Rev. A. Rog
ers Evanston.
Riders in the horse roundup near
Pacific Springs recently found dead
man on trail between I,eclsie postotfice
and Muddy Johnsons ranch. The body
was partly decomposed. He was lying
on his face with a pistol in his right
hand and a bullet hole through his
head. The surroundings indicated
case of suicide 1t is supposed the dead
man was a trapper named Packer who
went into that country about year
ago.
An enthusiastic editor at Prescott,
Ariz, announces: THE undersigned
is ready to wager his newspaper and
job plant that MIR. Mckinley will be
elected President of these United
States to succeed himself for another
term of four years. Two papers are is
sued from the plant: the office is worth
$95O0. VIII wager it against like
amount of unincum bcred realty or
against $4,000 in cash.
Land Agent Wantland Of the Union
Pacific railroad, with headquarters at
Salt Lake and Denver, predicts that
the opening of the Fort Hall reserva-
ton in Idaho, will result in one of the
biggest mining booms ever had in
Idaho, that it has been known for
wears that minerals existed in the res
ervation and that the richest mineral
/ deposits to be found in the entire inter
mountain region will lin his opinion
be found in and around Pocatello
Utah capitalists have arranged to
build a beet sugar factory at Loveland,
Colo d. Eccles, president Of national
bank at Ogden. Thomas D. Dee OF
n I,,I-
Or, have guaranteed the money Love
land farmers have agreed to furnish
the beets, the factory will be running
| by November /, 1901 To bind the
contract $50, 900 has been placed in the
Loveland bank The terms of the
stipulation are that noncompliance
with its provisions means a forfeit Of
the deposit to the town. The capacity
of the plant will be 500 tons.
The Supreme court of Montana
modified it's decision on the matter of
n receivership on the Boston & Mon
tana one of the most valuable properties
in the state. The original decision
was in favor Of the corporation and
held that the necessity Of receiver
had disappeared. The lower court
was directed to hear and determine a.
motion for the discharge Of the receiver.
Now the court modiHes its decision
and orders the lower court to discharge
the receiver forthwith. This ends the
case.
Information from Burns Or, is to
the effect that General Manager Ban
croft, General Freight Agent Eccles,
Chief Surgeon Pinl1erton and Live
stock Agent Tuttle, of the Oregon
Short Line Railroad company, have
been at Burns the last few days. They
are making a hurried trip through the
section presumably to gain an idea of
the prospective railway traffic it con-