Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1905-04-22
NORTHWEST STATES
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, MONTANA,
and OREGON news ITEMS.
A Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges of the Sur.
rounding Country-Numerou Acct.
dents and Personal Events Take
Place-Outlook is Bright.
MONTANA ITEMS,

MONTANA ITEMS.
Anaconda is becoming a shipping
point for Big Hole valley cattle.
Miss Agnes Mountjoy will represent
the Montana Agricultural college at
the sixth annual state oratorical con-
test, which will be held in Helena on
May 5.
Several hundred Finnish miners and
farmers of Red Lodge vicinity, all
ardent socialists, are planning the
establishment of a colony near Ha-
vana, Cuba, in which socialistic doc
trines will be carried out to the let
ter
The creamery at Billings has been
in operation one month. The daily
output has been between 300 and 400
pounds of butter. The business is rap
idly increasing. There are about 40
farmers who are now patrons of the
creamery.
Mike Rosa, an Italian laborer on
his way to Rome, cut his throat in the
smoking car of train near Cutbank
recently, jumped out of the window
and disappeared. A few hours later
he walked into town with blood still
flowing from a cash and tainted. When
searched $4,000 was found on him. His
wound was sewed up, and he may re-
cover. He would give no reason for
the act.
The jury in the case of George Gar
celOn, at Bozeman, charged with the
murder of Harry Corwin, January Is,
returned a verdict of manslaughter,
leaving the punishment with the court.
Trouble over the attentions paid Cor
wins wife by Garcelon is believed to
have caused the tragedy.
AS Emil Carlson, a leaser on the
Big Seven mine at Niehart, was chew
ing together dynamite cap and fuse,
the cap exploded, tearing his jaw off
and infiicting terrible injuries to his
throat and tongue. He was brought
to Great Falls for treatment, but it is
not thought he can live.
Seven persons were injured recently
in a collision between a motor cal
belonging to f. Augustus Heinze anc
a rig containing Thomas Roe, livery
man, and Miss Lille La Combe. II
the automobile were F. Augustus
Heinze, Al Frank, Judge T. c. Bacf
and NJ. j. Gum of Helena and A. Il
Hook. the chauffeur. All of the per
sons were painfully injured, but none
will die. The accident occurred on
boulevard about six miles south OF
Butte
The Cascade county commissioners
have granted to DR.. Ernest Crutchel
and his associates franchise for the
construction of electric railway lines
on all of the highways of the county
1t is the purpose of Crutcher TO ap
NV for similar franchises in Ietoh
Fergus and Lewis and Clark counties
and he announces that his proJ9c
contemplates the gridirOning OF north
ern Montana with electric lines. lit
states that he has financial backing
from California and Chicago men u
the amount of 100000.
The yards and plant of the western
Lumber company owned by Senato
w A Clark. at Butte, together VIII
a number of houses on Porphyrl
street were almost totally destroyed
nv fire early this morning, entalllnt
a loss in the neighborhood OF Soo'ooo
The loss of the Western Lumber com
nanv is covered by insurance mum
bor of families had narrow escapes
being dragged from burning d"eliins'
by the police.