Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1904-02-26
NORTHWEST NOTES.

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have been destroyed by nre, entailin
= loss of about $15( DO About Is
workmen are thrown out of employ
ment
Frederick ]. Malcomb. clerk II
the Portland, Ore, postofice, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself In the
head He was under temporary sus
pension from his duties and was de
spondent.
Word has been received from the
National park that government scout
In the command Of Scout Wagner, was
caught In snowslide near Mammoth
Hct Springs, and now lies dead under
many feet OF snow
{ The jury In the case of Milovar Kon-
oSick the Croatian charged with STAY
Ing Contractor Samuel T. Ferguson at
West Middleton. Washington county.
Wash, on Sept. 25, returned verdict
Of first degree murder.
DIR. d. r. Davis, recently from
Dover, Del, who has been practicing
medicine at Rawlins for four months,
died suddenly on the 18th. the cause
being attributed to alcoholism.
John M. Swan, first grand master OF
the Odd Fellows in Washington, one
Of the founders of Olympia, Wash,
originator Of the Odd Fellows home
In Washington and it's first superin-
tendent, is dead at the age Of 81.
While the revenue cutter Arcata was
lying at Port Townsend, Wash, some
Of the crew amused themselves by
shooting at ducks, when Engineer
William Sayre came within range of
Alfred GoebePs gun and was instantly
killed.
A. D. Owen. storekeeper at Cam
den, Wash. shot and fatally wounded
Claude Calhoun at Camden. The quar- |
rel arose over an ice contract in which |
1t apepars that Claude and Ernest Cal
houn, brothers, believed they we're
wronged.
In a fit of jealousy Miss Lou Ad-
ans shot and killed Patrick H. King,
Jr., ranchman, In the European ho-
tel, at La Junta, Colo Miss Adams is
rs years old. Kings father was for
several years general contractor for
the Santa Fe.
Sam Kohn. q sewing machine agent,
committed suicide at Spokane by
jumping into the Spokane river. Be-
fore jumping he removed both over
coat and under-coat and hat. He was
seen to rise once, waving his hands
desperately.
William Fairly and James Mooney,
members of the national board of the
United Mine Workers from Alabama
and Missouri respectively. were way
laid at Trinidad Colo, dragged from
their buggy and beaten by eight men
with stones and six shooters, and left
lying in the road. Both were badly
Injured
c. J. Martin, county treasurer OF
Grand county, Oregon. was found dead
In his office in the county court house
at Canyon City. he having suicided.
Martin left note saying he was short
In his accounts, but that his estate
would reimburse the county for all his
mistakes.
The anti-gambling law of 1901 is
sustained by decision announced by
he Wyoming supreme court. The
aw was attacked on the ground of IT.
'egularities In the house proceedings
md the legality of all the acts of the
ixth legislature was involved in the
ase.
ack Brown, Frank Manning and |
nan whose name is not known, are
Missing and are supposed to have
cen killed by a snowslide which de-
troyed the cabins occupied by them /.
n Castle creek. five miles from AS
en-. Colorado. +
Albert ]. Beckman, who on October
9Th last shot and killed Helen Kelly Q
ecause she rejected him, after ac- Z
epting presents from him. was found :
uilty by n Jury in Judge McClernan's +
ourt at Butte of murder in the sec
nd degree and sentenced to ninety +
inc years in prison. .
Edwin F. Bennett, the oldest in k
abitant OF Carbon county. Wyoming, t
led very suddenly on the 10th. Ben 4
ett's Peak and Benefits Ferry n
cross the Plat river southeast of I,