The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1904-02-24
NORTHWEST NOTES.


the Y. NJ c. A. at Rawllns.
The Portland wooden mills. loated
at sellwood, a suburb OF Portland,
have been Destroyed nv Are entaillng
a loss of about SIS, No. About $50
workmen are thrown out of employ
ment
Frederick j. Malcomb, a clerk in
the Portland. Ore, postofBce. commit
ted suicide by shooting himself in the
head. lie was under temporary sus-
pension from bis duties and was de.
spondent.
Word mas been received from the
National park that n government scout
in the command Of Scout Wagner. was
caught in a snowslide near Mammoth
Hct Springs, and now lies dead under
many feet Of snow.
The jury in the case Of Mllovar Kon-
ovick. the Croatian charged with slay.
Ing Contractor. Samuel t. Ferguson at
West Middleton, Washington county.
Wash. on Sept. 25. returned a verdict
Of FIRST desresmurder.
DR.. ID. r. Davis, recently from
Dover, Del. Y r. has been practiclng
medicine at R9wlins for four months.
died suddenly pm the 18th. the cause
being attributed to alcoholism.
John NJ. svsg 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 its first superln.
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 Goebel's gun and was instantly
killed.
A. ID. owen, n storekeeper at Cam
den, Wash, shot and fatally wounded
Claude Calhoun at Camden. The quar-.
rel arose over an Ice contract in which
II apepars that Claude and Ernest Cal.
houn. brothers, believed they were
wronged.
In n NJ Of Jealousy Miss Lou Ad-
ans shot and billed Patrick II. King,
Jr., a ranchman. in the European no.
tel, AZ la Junta. Colo. Miss Adams is
20 years old. Kings father was for
several years general contractor for
the Santa Fe
Sam Kohn. a sewing machine agent,
committed suicide nj Spokane by
jumping into the Spokane river. Be
fore jumping he removed both over
coat and under-coat and hat. He WIS
seen TO rise once, waving his hands
desperately
William Fairly and James Mooney.
members Of the national board OF tho
United Mine Workers from Alabama
and Missouri respectively. were way.
laid at TrAN1ad, 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. ]. 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 a note saying he was short
in his accounts. but that his estate
would reimburse the county for all his
mistakes.
The antl-gambllng law OF 1901 is
by a decision announced by
the Wyoming supreme court. The
law was attacked on the ground of ir-
regularltles in the house proceedings
and the legality OF all the acts of the
sixth legislature was involved in the
case.
-Four woodchoppers, Dill Hampton,
Jack Brown, Frank Manning and a
man whose name is not known, are
missing and are supposed to have
been killed by a snowslide which de-
stroyed the cabins occupied by them |
on Castle creek. FIVE miles from AS
pen, Colorado.
Albert j. Beclman, who on October |
18th last shot and killed Helen Kelly |
because she rejected him, after ac- |
cepting presents from him. was found |
guilty by jury In Judge McClernan's |
court at Butte OF murder In the sec. !
ond degree and sentenced TO ninety. !
nine years in prison.
Edwin f. Bennett. the Oldest in.
habitant OF Carbon county, Wyoming, |
died very suddenly on the 10th. Ben. |
nett's Peak and BENEFITS Ferry
across the Plat river southeast OF |
points well known TO the |
early-day travellers across the noun
tain. were named for him.
It is claimed that the party OF sur
veyors that Is running line between
Douglas and Grin Junction is in the |
employ OF the Belgo-American Drilling |
Trust, and that a railroad is TO be built |
his year TO connect Grin Junction
with Lander, passing through Douglas
and Casper en- route.
Frank @. ser:er, a railroad con.
iuctor, aged 62 years. killed his wife.
lged 40. and committed suicide at the |
home In Denver, The couple
lad separated and the woman had Sc
cured a divorce Senter attempted a
reconciliation, and when she refused /
shot her three times.
A delegation Of Pine Bluffs sheep
men has filod complaint with the
Wyoming board Of sheep commission