The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1903-03-31
NORTHWEST NOTES.
UTAH.


1t is believed that Tonopah, Nevada,
will have railroad communication
within the present year.
by the premature explosion Of a
blast in the Gagnon mine at Butte.
Forbes Grant aged 2S, was almost in.
stantly killed.
Thomas Mcnamara, for many years
well known resident of Missoula,
Mont, is dead in his 65th year. He
amassed much wealth through mining.
A new industry is to be opened up
in Oregon soon, which could be intro
duced and made successful in other
western states, II being a jack rabbit
cannery.
No more monthly fines will be col.
lected from the gamblers in Tacoma.
This means the closing down of open
gambling for the first time in the his
tory OF Tacoma.
Mayor George of Billings, Mont, has
invited President Roosevelt to stop Off
on his way west and take part in an
elk hunt. The elk Is to be furnished
from band in captivity near Billings.
In order to encourage mining at
Neihart, in Cascade county. the Great
Northern has announced reduction
from 81 to $3.50 per ton to the Helena
smelters. Nelhart ores run largely to
lead.
Isaac Stratton, son of the late w.
s. Stratton, says that II he is sue.
cessful in breaking his fathers will
he will build polytechnic school at
Colorado Springs to cost from $500, 900
to 100000.
President Dan Mcdonald of the
American Labor Union has received
the Official notification of his appoint
ment by the governor as one of the
honorary commissioners from Mon
tana to the st. Louis fair.
George Pollock, laborer, while in.
toxicated, shot and killed Richard Mar.
tin. bartender, at Bannock, Mont,
because Martin had refused to give
any more drink. Pollock, after being
refused, went outside and borrowed a
revolver. Returning he fired Ave shots
at Martin.
AS result OF failure of the men
and management of the Elbow Creek
Coal Mining company, operating al
Red Lodge, Mont, to reach an agree.
ment on the questions of tonnage and
manner of weighing coal, the employees
have gone on strike. About $50 men
are involved.
Vernon Bennett, aged 5 years, was
playing near his home in Anaconda,
Mont, when big mastiff playfully
Jumped on him, knocking him down.
The boy walked home, and q few min.
utes later died. II was found that a
blood vessel In the brain had been
ruptured by the conclusion of the fall.
Two masked men entered John
Dunstan's saloon In Butte, and while
one held the customers at bay with a
to open the safe, from which several
hundred dollars were taken. Dunstan
objected but yielded after being
struck over the head with a revolver.
The date of the Stock Growers con.
vention to be held at Miles City, Mont,
will be changed to correspond with the
presidents visit to Montana. II was
over this section of Montana that Pres.
ident Roosevelt once rode the range
as a cowboy, Scores of cowboys and
cattlemen here are personally acquaint.
ed with the executive
By the explosion of a charge of dyna.
mite in the new tunnel of the Southern
Pacific company, fifteen miles east OF
Elko, Nevada, a laborer named Wal.
lace was instantly killed. Foreman
Johnson and four others were seriously
injured.
Mrs. Arthur G.. Miller Of Butte
caught John Gerser trying to enter the
rear of the house. She shot at him.
put missed ana then marched him
at the point Of a gun to the center Of
the town, who're no was turned over te
policeman.
Seismic shocks that occurred at Hell |
ena recently did no little damage 10
Montana's new state house Three
great pillars in the rotunda of the cap.
itol were cracked by the earthquake, |
which did no damage to other build /.
ings, so far as known.
Andrew Passonberger, aged 10, is uu.
der arrest at Helena, Mont, for open.
i'G crd riairg nail boxes IN the post !
Office He is known to have taken the /
mail from six boxes and destroyed it .
In one letter was a check for S17Gi |