The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-28
NORTHWEST NOTES.

lar whom he was attempting to ar
rest. Seaman caught the man in the
bet of robbing a saloon.
Jack Hackett was instantly killed
ut Harlem. Mont by Howard lsbell.
Isbel fred at lamp, when the bull
let glanced and struck Hackett in the
head, killing him instantly.
The fires in the Grand Encamp-
ment. Wyo. smeiters have been
started aftor being idle for several
months, and 1t is expected that work
will continue permanently.
J. f. Bohannan, an eastern sporting
man, went hunting on Mount Evans
and Twin peaks. near Chase. Colo,
and has completely disappeared. 1t is
feared he was killed by bear.
It is now known that there were
three victims Of the flood At Chey-
enne, the three Clayton children, two
Of whom were drowned and the third
died in the hospital from exposure.
Butte Miners union. $4,000 strong.
has sent a delegation to Governor
Peabody of Colorado, appealing for
the release from jail OF Charles Moy-
or, president Of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners.
The deed which conveys the Hearst
free library from Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
to the people of Anaconda has been
fled. The library, which cost about
$4,000. was accepted by the people
last April. at the municipal election.
Salvador Navarro. formerly of Glib
louisville. Ida, was crushed to death
while loading logs at sawmill four
miles from Divide, Mont. A huge
piece Of timber rolled back and before
Navarro could get out of the way 1t
threw him down and passed over him.
Benjamin Wills (white) well
known young man of Lewiston, Mont,
blew his brains out because a disrep-
utable negro woman Of Butte refused
to marry him. Wills has been enam-
ored of the woman for some time, and
his rash deed followed an attempt to
kill the woman.
Eight miles Of the Colorado & South
srn. including two bridges north Of
Cheyenne, is a total wreck, as result
OF the recent flood. At Cara. thirty
miles south of Cheyenne, second
bridge has gone out. The damage to
the railroads in the vicinity of Chey-
enne is estimated at s150.00o
Idaho will be represented at the
encampment at American Lake in
July by twelve companies of about
sixty men each. The government
defrays the entire expenses of the
encampment. which is a new innova-
ton and an incentive for the guards
men to perfect themselves In army
tactics.
Three miners had a narrow escape
from death in fire which destroyed
the ahsft house and all the ma
chinery of the Evolution mine at Os-
born, causing loss of $4,000. The
men were saved by the heroic action
of Engineer Hooper, who brought tho
men to the surface while the flames
we're surrounding him.
Kid Trailer, member OF the IA
nous Jones gang of outlaws, was
taken prisoner by deputy sherin. and
is in fail at Culbertson,. Mont. Trail
or is the man whom Jones rescued
from deputies. putting two OF them to
flight, about three months ago. Jones
was shot shortly afterwards in a
pitched battle.
A special from Miles City. Mont,
says that all efforts Of the physicians
to make the unknown man placed
under arrest there on suspicion OF
having engaged in an $4,000 diamond
steal at Billings last week to dis
gorge a large diamond which he swal
lowed while wrestling with the Off
GERS have failed.
The discovery OF skeleton on the
Merling ranch, near Phillipsburg
Mont. leads the officers to believe
that a murder has been revealed
Mrs Merling, owner of the property
is now confined in an insane asylum
where she went following the myster.
Gus murder of John Conn and h,
mother, OF which crime the woma
was accused by the officers,
During a row at Meaderville, Mont
Learry Connich, an Austrian, fatall
wounded his brother, Joe Connicf
kicking the latter's face into an III
recognizable pulp. The two me
were wrangling over family difle
ences, squared of in saloon an'
during an exchange of blows, Joe Coz
mich was knocked down, when hi