Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-25
NORTHWEST NOTES.

Robert Rankin, a brakeman, was
caught between two cars while al
work at Rawlins, Wyo., one Of his
legs being crushed.
The senate public lands COMMITTEES
has reported favorably Senator Du
bois' bill granting so 900 acres of land
for the support of Idahc's state sol
diers' home
During 1903 Wyoming's wool pro
duction fell of over 10000 pounds,
due to losses by storms and reduced
weight of feeces caused by the exist
ence of scab.
Civil service examinations for the
positions of nurses in the Philippine
service. salary 1920 a year and age
limit IS to IS, will be held on Deem
Der Goth in Salt Lake.
Governor Wells has been selected
as one Of the speakers at the seventh
annual convention Of the National
Live Stock association, which con-
venes in Portland on January II.
W. ]. Clark, wealthy mine-owner
Of Montana, was seized with a cramp
while on the street at Joplin, Mo-, and
died a few moments later. Clark was
a relative of United States Senator
Clark
Special Agent Charles S. McNichols
of the Indian service has been sent
to Idaho to examine into the charges
made against Superintendent Nc
Arthur of the Fort Lapwai school,
Nez Perez reservation.
In the trial at Helena of Isaac Ora
velle, charged with dynamiting prop
erty of the Northern Pacific Railway
company, it developed that the plot
against the railroad was Matched in
Deer Lodge penitentiary years ago.
1t is announced that F. ]. Conroy,
the well known mining man, has or
ganized a strong company in Chicago
to develop property In the Black War
rior mining district in Idaho. That dis
trict is new. having been discovered
last summer
Representative French of Idaho has
presented to congress petitions signed
by upwards of 1000 citizens of Idaho
protesting against the repeal Of the
timber and stone act, and memorial
asking congress to appropriate money
to sink artesian wells in Blaine county
Ten Cinnamon who had been desert
ed by their guide who plotted them
ACROSS the international boundary line
into this country. were arrested at
Wash, as they made their
way into the city in famished and
exhausted condition They have been
ieported.
B. F. Gootsch, wanted at Silver City.
Y. NJ, for the murder Of Ross in the
all of 1902, is under arrest at Everett,
Wash. Gootsch applied for work at
he county poor house. Superintend
.nt Wainwright, who holds a COM
mission as a deputy sheriff, sus.
,ected Gootsch and placed him un
Ter arrest.
Word has been received at Port
and that a dam on the Coweman
liver, tributary to the Cowlitz, in
he state of Washington. collapsed on
aturday, entailing a loss of $4,000
D the logging company which oper-
ties at that point. Three men were /
n the dam when it started to give 4
Tay, but they escaped injury.
The recent discovery of natural gas
/ the oil fields south of Douglas,
Vyo., has been supplemented by the
iscovery of another well. which con-
rms the belief that there is a vast
eposit of natural gas underlying the
lrface. The strike was made by the
ouglas Oil Fields company. 1t Is
to pipe this gas to light
ouglas. Casper, Wheatland and pos
bly, Cheyenne
The investigating committee ap
United by the city council of Butte
,out two months ago to investigate
e affairs of the present city ad-
has reported that Mayor
trick Mullins be impeached for
ross malfeasance and misconduct in
ice and fragrant violations of his
tn Of office" The committee pre-
red charges against the mayor for
eyed dereliction of his official du-
s.
Work has been commenced on the
Instruction of another great irriga-