Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1905-01-27
NORTHWEST NOTES.

are thirty-fve miles remaining to be
constructed.
Governor Mead of Washington has
appointed Herman d. Crow Of Spokane
and Milo A. Root of Seattle to the
newly created judgeships of the SUI
preme court
Judge Donlan of Butte has made an
order restraining the Spectator Min
ing company from selling its proper
ties to the Amalgamated Copper com
pany or any of its tributory companies
Captain w. T. Hoadley, formerly of
the Second volunteer cavalry. Rough
Riders, has been recommended by
Congressman Mondell TO be postmas-
ter at Green River, Wyo. He will sue
coed ]. w. Crisman.
A. w. Merrifiield of Montana, the
bearer of the electoral vote Of his
state to Washington, called on the
president last week. Mr.. Merrifeld
at one time was manager OF the Roose-
welt ranch near Medora-
The announcement is made that
Governor Sparks and other wealthy
Nevadans will stock 1,0O0-acre park
in Death valley with animals, such as
antelope, deer, wild turkey, squirrels,
opossums, raccoons, and other an
imals-
Fred Nicholson, son of a grocer in
Seattle. is dead as a result of injuries
received from coasting Friday. Young
Nicholson was going down a hill, when
his sled struck an obstruction and he
was thrown violently into the street
He was able to walk home, but later it
developed that he was injured inter
nalIy.
While searching the Arkansas river
in quest of the body of Violet Tressi-
der, little girl who disappeared mys-
teriously from her home at Canon
City, Colo, two weeks ago. a party
of men discovered the body of an I'M
1--WE miles east of town. There were
no marks on the body to indicate foul
play
The police department OF Blaine,
Wash, is facing a mystery in the
shape of the dead body of a man In
trunk. The trunk has been in the bag
gage room at the Great Northern de
pot for several weeks and discovery of
the nature of its contents were acct
dentaliy made The trunk was ad-
dressed TO John Larson and it is not
known from where it was shipped
The lower house of the Montana
legislature has passed concurrent res
olution No. l, introduced by Represen-
tative Sander of Lewis and Clark
county, asking congress to call con-
vention OF the states for the purpose
of amending the constitution of the
United States so that United States |
senators may be elected by the direct
vote of the people. The resolution
passed with but two dissenting votes
William Nettleton, a prominent pio- |
neer of Spokane. while crossing the
lofty Great Northern bridge west OF /
Spokane, suffered an attack of vertigo /
and fell into the Spokane river. His
dead body was recovered 200 yards /
below the bridge. He was SO years OF /
age. He was the original owner of 4
Nettleton's addition, and in his early
lays owned large part of the water
power of Spokane.
Suits aggregating 1921 600 were filed
IN the district court at Cripple Creek I
asst week by the officers of the West
srn Federation OF Miners Nearly all
If the prominent mine owners are
named as defendants. The COM
plants, in each case, charge the de
-en6arts With melting rioting last
Tune. aud ask $4,000 for loss of busi-
less. $4,000 for exemplary damages.
md various sums are given as actual
lamages.
Joe Wallace. a faro dealer. muE-
iersd Edna Muir and killed himself at
rruckee. Cal The tragedy was en-
cted IN Red Light. dance hall. which
he woman recently opened after quar-
cling with her husband, James Muir.
Tho conducts the Palace dance hall
n account OF Waiiaee's attentions to
er The trsgedy Was due TO Wal
aces Jealousy. following report that
be Muirs We're about to effect a re