Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-05-29
NORTHWEST NOTES.

by locusts, while another lies under
three feet OF snow
The remains of Purcell, Murray and
Miller, the three men killed by cave
IN at the Eglanol mine. at Lincoln,
Mont, have been recovered.
The athletic meet between the uni
versities of Washington and Idaho.
which was to be held at Seattle May
go. has been called Off by the Idaho
men.
Statistics compiled by President T.
G. Power OF the Montant state board
of sheep commissioners, fixes the to-
tai number of sheep lost in the recent
blizzard at 10000.
Harry Anderson. a colored boy aged
IA, has confessed to setting fire to the
Montana club building at Helena on
April %, and said that he did it in
order to see the fire department run.
Attorney w D. Draffer of Missoula.
Mont, died suddenly last week Of
pneumonia He was at one time as
sistant district attorney of the western
district of Missouri under President
Cleveland.
Robert Stickney, who has been on
trial in the district court at Great
Falls, Mont, on the charge Of abduct-
ing four young girls from Denver. has
been sentenced to seven years in the
penitentiary.
A strike occurred last week in the
Burlington railroad shops at Sheridan.
Wyo. Trouble has been brewing for
some time over the introduction CT
piecework in the shops instead Of
straight work.
as the highest Incorporated city in the
United States, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire last week. and five men
have been arrested on suspicion OF
having caused the fire.
Inspectors Doran and Smithers of
the postoffice department are in Pu-
eblo investigating alleged violations of
the postal laws Several persons have
received circulars advertising a lot
terry in Hamburg, Germany.
Boyd Irwin, youth of 81 years, is
under arrest in Denver, charged with
threatening to dynamite the Cheesman
hotel in that city unless ne was paid
the sum of $4,000, which was to be
left in a certain spot for him.
The body of William Plummer,
sheepherder who persisted in the ter
recently, has been found on the range
near Chester, where mis- remains were
revealed by the melting snow
1t is made public that recent de-
velopment work by George F. Campion
In the Caribou mine, located in the
city limits of Leadville, Colo. has
opened up one of the largest iron ore
bodies ever found in the camp.
Three masked men held up an cleo
trio car on the Portland railway line
near Woodlawn at II o'clock on the
night of the goth, and robbed the con-
ductor and passengers, securing about
s175 in money and several watches.
An unknown tramp. believed to be
from Salt Lake, was killed in the
Union Pacific yards at Cheyenne last
week. He is supposed to have been
riding on the trucks of a freight car
when he lost his hold and fell under
the wheels. The body was literally
cut to pieces.
William Fornetti was shot and fatal
ly wounded at Missoula. Mont, by
Victor Janejan, the entire right side
OF his face and a portion of his head
being torn Off The weapon used was
a shotgun. Fornetti had been drink
ing and the men quarreled. Janejan
says the shooting was in self-defense
Thomas Phillips, Frank Bishop and
Fred P. Watts, members of the old
board Of county commissioners of
Arapahoe county, Colorado. were found
guilty of malfeasance on eleven counts
by jury in the district court last
week
John w. Bowers, dairyman. was
struck by a passenger train while
crossing the track near Tacoma, re-
ceiving injuries which proved fatal
He crossed the plains in the early days
and had resided in Pierce county for
th,yty-two years
The Rutte notice have discovered