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


murder of A. Granotti at Lovelock,
Nevada, last August, has resulted In
verdict of acquittal.
The trial of Lewis Mott, who muir
dered his wife at Missoula, Mont, has
begun. Mott shot his wife killing her
instantly. His defense is insanity.
Harry M. Hicks was drowned while
skating in Seattle. The ice broke be-
meath his feet and the momentum OF his
body carried him far beneath the ice.
In portions OF Nevada cattle are suf-
fering from the effects Of the severe
weather and the cattlemen are having
trouble in reaching all their stock with
hay.
Arthur w. Delany, aged 81, post.
master at Sun River, Mont, and form
erly publisher of the Sun River Press
and an old newspaper man of the north
west, Is dead.
Thomas Doyle has surrendered to the
police, asserting that he assisted
Madame La Bonita, who figured in the
the sensational Cayley murder, to es'
cape from Butte.
One of the business blocks OF Glen
dive, Mont, in which was located the
postoffice, was destroyed by fire last
week. A fireman had q narrow escape
from falling wall.
The arrangements for the starting Of
q el00,0O0 wooden mill near Great Falls,
Mont, have been completed and the
preliminary steps toward its erection
will be commenced at once.
Representative Stapleton Of Butte has
introduced resolution in the Montana
legislature which appropriates 5000
Tor the benefit Of triplets torn in Butte
and to encourage the industry.
Alex Mckenzie, while fourishing his
gun In dance hall In Tonopah, New,
accidentally discharged the weapon, the
ball entering the foot of man named
Carmichael, inflicting serious wound.
Two men arrested in Denver on the
charge OF having passed forged money
orders, are believed to be members OF
band that have been operating in
California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
and Colorado.
The body of james Dingnan, a rail-
road contractor, dressed in his UNDER
clothing, was found beneath o hotel
window in Spokane. He had fallen
from third story window and was in
stantly killed.
While w. j. Vance, employed in the
Douglas mine near Reno, Nevada, was
trying to thaw out some powder on one
of the lower levels, an explosion &C.
Cured, Vance being killed and several
other miners injured.
Melinor Wakeman committed suicide
at O'Brien, Wash, by taking strych-
nine. Wakeman had lived in O'Brien
for forty years. Brooding over triHing
troubles caused him to have o constant
desire to take lis life.
Both houses OF the Nevada legislature
have passed an eight-hour bill. The
measure provides that the working
hours in all mills, mines and reduction
plants shall not exceed eight-hours for
any one force of men.
Fred Clarke, q government prisoner
who escaped from the authorities at
Red Lodge, Mont, has been captured
at sheep camp at Crockett, Wyo.
Clarke had been without food three day
and WIS about famished.
A shooting ARRAY occurred at Fort
Keogh, Montana, last week, when Pri-
vate Oliver shot Sergeant Rist. 1t
appears the men had been gambling and
that Rist had won from Oliver, which
fact afterward resulted in row.
The body of William Corlett, an old
prospector, was found In his cabin at
Boulder, Montana, frozen stiff, and por-
tions Of the flesh eaten away by noun
tain rats. Corlett was regarded IS &C.
centric, having once been in the insane
asylum.
Under a law now on the statute books
OF Montana railroad company Is liable
to fine Of &c. for issuing pass to
any state official or other person. SEN
atOr Hoffman has introduced q bill In
the senate wiping out that feature Of
the law.
The cold weather has forced the
Northern Pacific Railroad company to
haul water to points between Glendive,
Mont, and Gladstone, N. d., q distance
Of ll6 miles. The streams are all frozen
and no water can be obtained for
locomotives.
p. B. Collins and ]. G. Bernard we're
fatally injured in an accident at the
Washoe smelter, Anaconda, Montana.
But little is known as to the cause of
the accident except that one Of the air
line engines ran into moving B. A. &
T.. train.
The lower house Of the Wyoming
lan Ia ftra hao ,,aaaad m l,ill tavin- ~