The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-09-26
NORTHWEST NOTES.

region are now under complete control
and very little " any timber on gov
eminent laud In that section is in.
volved in the connagration
The Photographers Association OF
the Pacific Northwest, embracing Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, met in
Tacoma last week. Three hundred
photographers were present
The strike Of the warehousemen in
Tacoma, Wash. is still unsettled They
declined to accept the wages offered by
the employers and voted to stay out
until the union is recognized.
Word comes from Pearl, Colo, that
the town Is threatened with destruc.
ton by forest fires Citizens are work.
ing night aud day. back.6ghting the
fire, aud IL Is hoped to save the town.
Plans are being made to form new
diocese Of the Roman Catholic church
to extend over eastern Washington,
northern Idaho, part Of Oregon aud
perhaps part Of Montana, with head
quarters at spokane.
Ira Tucker, colored, was arrested and
lodged In fail at MarshHeld, Ore, on a
chage Of assaulting Mrs. BENJAMIN
Dennis OF Libby. The community is
wrought up to a high pitch aud threats
OF lynching are made.
Louis Gardapse, hRlf-breed, was
shot aud almost Instantly killed at
ranch near Lewiston. Mont. Gardapse
was approaching the camp during the
darkness and the man In charge, taking
taking him for a wolf, opened fire.
Asa II. Bradley. at one time one OF
the most widely known men In Ravalll
and Missoula counties, was found dead
In his bed. over the Scandal saloon, In
Hamilton, Mont. How he died or when
no one knows, but II is thought his
death was due to heart troubles.
Wyoming will be well represented
at the coming meeting Of the National
Irrigation congress Rt Colorado
Springs Among those from this
state who will deliver addresses are,
Prot C. 7. johnson. State Engineer
Fred Bond aud Ex-senator Carey.
Thomas McNulty, ranchmnn living
near Glenwood Springs, Colo, was acci-
den'ally shot by his son. The boy,
fearing the consequences, left his
father aud did not tell OF the accident
for three days. When McNulty was
found at that time he was in dying
condition.
In Spokane, wash, In the United
States court, Judge c. II. Ilanford is
sued temporary Injunction restrain
ing members OF the Cooks and Walters
union from picketing or patrolling In
front OF the restaurant kept by Taxa
haahi, a Japanese. or from interfering
with him In any way.
Announcement has been made Of the
resumption OF work at the famous Cable
mine, just west OF Anaconda, Mont.
The property has been closed down
siuce 1850. II has produced several
million dollars in gold, and, when the
ahhh hbNh NAn ~ Mhr
posed that the ore had been exhausted
w. Il. Price, the Union Pacific black
smith who made a murderous assault
upon President f. Il. Berry OF the
Cheyenne mAchinists' union, was cap
tured at Eaton, Colo, aud was
brought to Cheyenne secretly In a
wagon, in order 10 prevent an attempt
at retaliation by the machinists.
The historic Thorp ranch NJ Raw
hide Buttes, north of Cheyenne, was
last week sold 10 Agney Bros, OF Ord,
Neb., for 100000. The ranch marks
the location OF fur trading post OF
the Hudson Bay company, established
nearly 100 years ago, and many years
before Fort Laramie, one OF the first
military posts in the west, was built
The. will OF the late W. S. stratton
was filed for probate last Saturday.
After leaving relatives, including his
son, /. Barry Stratton. s5),OOO each,
the multi.millionaire left 81, 900, 600 to
build the Myron Stratton home for
sick persons in Colorado Springs, and
bequeRths the residue OF his estate, af-
ter being turned into cash, 70 the main.
tenRnee Of the home.
The State Board OF Sheep Commits
sioners Of Wyoming has compiled a re.
port showing the total number OF
sheep in the state ON July LIST last to be
6,724,i7G, a considerable increase over
last year. The average weight of
neeces Is given at seven and one.half
pounds, while the average shrinltage OF
the wool 10 05 per cent, as against o.
per cent for last season. The wool clip
for the year amounted 30, 0G3, 1870
pounds, an incrense OF 1000, 900 pounds
over 1901. Nyomlng ranks first among
the states aud territories in the amount
OF wool produced.
A Denver coroner's jury, after inves-
tigating the accident on the Santa Fe
railroad at struby, Ia which four train
men lost their lives, has returned a
verdict TO the effect the wreck was due
to the neglect Of the crew Of the freight