Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-07-29
NORTHWEST NOTES.

John F. Lynn, native OF New Yor
|, state. aged 81. was run over by
freight train at Old Town, Wash, an
instantly killed.
J. s. Child. a drayman, was ser
ousIy injured, one horse was kille
and two wagons badly damaged as tn
result of runaway in Rawlins
Nelson Olson, wb:le attempting t.
swim the Yellowstone river at Milei
City. Mont. was sucked beneath the
water by a whirlpool and drowned.
| Work on the construction OF the
Tonopah-Rhodes railroad was com
pleted on the goth, and the Bonanza
camp IL now In communication with
| the outside world.
! Despondent because he was so dsep-
! ly In debt that he saw no chance to
| pull out. Gust Piehl, a West Seattle
baker. hanged himself in his barn. The
body was found by Charles f, Palmer.
a lad who was employed by Piehl.
The body OF Thomas b. Walker,
travelling freight agent of the South
ern Pacific company and resident OF
Oakland, has been found In the river
four miles from Mystic, Cal, where
he had gone on fishing expedition.
Fire destroyed five houses and two
sheds In yorktown. suburb OF Butte,
on the 21st. and three other houses
were badly damaged. The loss is es-
timated at about $4,000, while the to-
tai insurance will not amount to over
$500.
The jury In the Erickson murder
case at Bozeman, Mont, brought in
verdict OF murder In the second de-
gree. Michael Raes was killed by
Erickson during fight, but Erickson
claimed the gun was accidentally dis
charged.
During a quarrel over a piece of
rope used to tether a COW. Mrs. James |
Kinman OF Mabel Oregon, shot her |
brotherin-law. w. w. Korn, infictlng
injuries from which he may die. The
woman Is held pending the outcome OF
her deed.
Parties In a position to give credi-
bility to the story say 1t is quite prob
able that the government may pur-
chase tract of AL acres in Washing
ton. including the southern portion of
American lake. for a permanent site
for a post.
The news comes from Kalispell.
Mont. that Hubert Hartman, cowboy
who recently became rural mail car
rier. used six-shooter to compel a
man to receipt for a registered letter,
because the letter carrier did not pro-
pose to travel another twenty miles to
Ind the man to whom the letter be-
onged.
At the Belmont mine In Butte three
miners were drowned by the breaking
water OF the Cambrus mine. The
lead: John Murphy, single: Phillip
single; Victor Katamick.
married.. The shaft is full OF water
md the bodies may not be recovered
or several days.
#. August Heinze and his agents are
ow charged with having taken adj
antage of underground workings In
he Minnie Healy mine at Butte to
rot the rich ore bodies in adjoining a
lines belonging to the Boston & Mon $
ina company. The value OF the al S
'ged plumber Is paced at $3.50. 900 =
a suit that was begun last week.
James Shallinger. mine owner, has A
sappeared from Grand Encampment,
ryo., and his friends believe he per-
he'd In the mountains. Shalllnger
arted out on foot and had sixteen =
Hes TO go 10 reach his mine. Severe u
orms prevailed at the time and 1t IL b.
,lieved that he got lost in the forest A
fell over elf and persisted. r
Frank Miller. n well known and pop
ar employe OF the Butte postofflce. .,
ed suddenly In German Gulch where 10
} has been camping for the previous =,
70 weeks with his family. Mr.. Miller %
cd from what is Supposed to have h,
en fruit poisoning. or
Alfred Hampton, Chinese inspector.
8 returned from roundup in 81,
,rthern Montana of Chinese supposed IN
be uniawtully in the United States. I,
lie Chinaman was arrested at Kali o.
ell. two at Columbia Falls, one ut ,s
thank and two at Assinniboine :.