Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1902-09-26
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Forest fires in the Vancouver, Wash.
region are now under complete control
and very little II any timber on gov
eminent land in that section is in
volved in the conflagration.
The Photographer Association OF
the Pacific Northwest, embracing Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho, met 10
Tacoma last week. Three hundred
photographers were present.
The strike of tho warehousemeu IN
Tacoms, 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 and day, back-fghting the
fire. and it is hoped to save the town.
Plans are being made to form a new
diocese of the Roman Catholic church
to extend over eastern Washington,
northern Idaho, part of Oregon and
perhaps part of Montana, with head
quarters at Spokane.
Ira Tucker. colored, was arrested and
lodged in Jail at Marshfield, Ore, on a
chage of assaulting Mrs. Benjamin
Dennis of Libby. The community is
wrought up to high pitch and threats
Of lynching are made.
Louis Gardapse. a half-breed, was
shot and 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 wolf, opened fire.
Asa H. Bradley, at one time one OF
the most widely known men in Ravalli
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 it is thought his
death was due to heart troubles.
Wyoming will be well represented
at the coming meeting of the National
Irrigation congress at Colorad o
Springs. Among those from this
state who will deliver addresses are,
Prof. C. t. Johnson, State Engineer
Fred Bond and Ex-senator Carey.
Thomas McNulty, ranchman living
near Glenwood Springs, Colo, was acci-
dentally shot by his son. The boy,
fearing the consequences, left his
father and did not tell of the accident
for three days. When McNulty was
found at that time he was in a dying
condition.
In Spokane, Wash, in the United
States court, Judge c. Il. Hanford is
sued temporary injunction restrain
ing mem bers of the Cooks and Walters |
union from picketing or patrolling in
front of the restaurant kept by Taxa
hashi, 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 1885, 1t has produced several |
million dollars in gold, and, when the |
shut down was announced, it was sup |
posed that the ore had been exhausted |
w. E. Price, the Union Pacific black
smith who made a murderous assault |
upon President f. b. Berry of the
Cheyenne machinists' union, was cap
tured at Eaton, Colo, and was
brought to Cheyenne secretly in a
wagon, in order to prevent an attempt
at retaliation by the machinists.
The historic Thorp ranch at Raw
hide Buttes, north of Cheyenne, was
asst week SOLD to Agney Bros, of Ord,
Neb., for $50, 900. The ranch marks
he location of fur trading post of
he 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
vas fled for probate last Saturday.
After leaving relatives, including his
on, /. Barry Stratton, $4,000 each,
he mul IT, N llionaire left 81, 900, 900 to
'uild the Myron Stratton home for
lex persons in Colorado Springs. and
the residue OF his estate, af-
er being turned into cash, to the main
enance of the home.
The State Board of Sheep Commits
toner's of Wyoming has compiled re-
ort showing the total number of
heep in the state on July LIST last to be
,724, 49, considerable increase over
asst year. The average weight OF