The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1901-11-08
NORTHWEST NOTES

'"""a' no" nearing the stage OF COM
pletion, represent the enormous outlay
Of no less than s7.sOo.o Ou
No indictments against the mob
which lynched James +. brady At Hell.
ena, recently. were returned. the
grand jury claiming that evidence To
convict could not be secured.
The orange aud lemon shipments To
the east from southern California last
season aggregated 90. 500 cars 1t is
expected that the shipments thi, sea
sou will not fall short Of $4,000 cnrs.
Frank AIKEN. highwnyman VIM ha,
confessed to holding M BUTTE nud Hell.
enn saloons recently, WIS captured in
Helena last week 10y the police after a
running dghi. Aten was shot In the
neck, but will recover.
In deserted tunnel in the Bluc
mountains In eastern Oregon Fraul,
Nigord. miner, last week. found the
body OF a girl crowded into an old
trunk. A deep cash In the head
showed the manner Of death.
United States secret service officers
have arrested George Abrams ut San
Francisco. Abrams has been inflicted
by the United States grand jury for
passing worthless bills on the defuuct
state bank OF New brunswick. y. i.
Alfonso Marley, young berder,
was shot and mortaly wounded while
at work ON the range near Prathcrs
ranch, seven miles west Of Big Timber,
Montana, last week Marley says five
shots were ired at him by unseen par
ties, shRtterlng the bones OF both legs.
No clue.
William c. Calhoun. publisher Of the
Rocky Monntain Sentinel aud the II.
Illustrated News, at Denver. is under
arrest ON an indictment charging that
he used the mails for the purpose OF
dofrauding. II Is alleged that frsudu-
lent mining schemes were promoted In
his papers.
Ben Kimber, a well.known rAncher
who lives about nine miles below
Townsend, Montana, has surrendered
70 Sheriff Pool, saying that, In self
defense, he had shot aud killed n
neighborinR rancher by the name OF
Jacob r. Timngen, with whom he had
had trouble over fence.
Mrs Julia wagstah aud her ten
onths.old babe were found dead Ia
their home at Sundance, wyo., last
week. The woman had committed
suicide by taking blue vitriol, and the
child, II is supposed, continued TO nurse
from tho lifeless body until IL persisted
from poisoning or from cold.
The highway robber who has been
operating on an extensive scale on the
outskirts OF Tacoma for the past weel, 4,
and gave a fictitious name 10 the police
when arrested Sunday, has confessed
that his true name Ia Perry Reynolds,
and that his home is in Pendleton.
Ore. He is only 10 years old.
A syndicate is being organized in
New York for the purpose OF purchas-
ing all the producing Montana sapphire
mines. The syndicate already owns a
large area in what is known rs the
Yogo district in Fergus county, from
which about 10000 karats Of high.
grade, true corn flower blue stones
were produced last year.
Twice convicted OF murder In tho
hrst degree and twice sentenced to
hang, Joseph Shafer, who killed AM
Hawkins In Butte, in 1897, was given
n new trial by the Montana state su-
preme court last week. A number OF
witnesses against Shafer have died or
left the state, and some trouble may be
experienced in securing another con-
Viction.
Game Warden James Bush OF colora.
do is angry at Agent Myton OF White
Rocks Indian agency. Bush was called
to Denver on account OF exhibiting too
much zeal toward hunting parties OF
white men In western Colorado. In
order to even up he charges the Indians
from the White Rock agency, Utah,
with killing game. lie wants the
agent bounced by the Administration.
Building Inspector Lane OF Butte has
investigated thoroughly large crack
in the ground for distance Of three
hundred feet In the eastern part of the
city, which appeared last week, aud
says that the rend IN the earth's sur
face Is nix inches In width aud that no
bottom can be found to the opening
The crack runs north aud south. bear
ing 10 the east about eight degrees
This Is the third crack Of considera BILE
size which has within the past year
frightened the residents OF East Butte.
All have caused the removal OF several
houses.
Several Minneapolis men are inter
ested In the development OF the oil
fields OF Oregon. Steps have been
taken to incorporate the Minnesota
and Oregon Oil company, with capt.
tai stock of 81. bOO. 900