Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1906-09-28
NORTHWEST NOTES

Canteloupes have been the most
profitable crop In the Yakima valley,
of Washington. this year. The first
carload sent into Chicago brought $40
a crate
Ira L. Prudential of the quarter
masters department, Manila, charged,
according to dispatches, with misap-
propriating funds. was appointed from
Wyoming. He had seen previous SER
vice
ID. Fl. Johnson, laborer at the round
house at Laramie, Wyo., had his left
arm taken off, under the wheels OF an
engine. He was in the ash pit under
the engine and laid his hand across
the rail.
Governor Jesse F. Mcdonald of Col
orado, has called a dry farming con-
gress, to be held in Denver November
%, 23 and "a this year Representa-
ton is invited from all states west OF
the Missouri river.
Ritzville, forty-seven miles west OF
Spokane, is said to be the largest in
itial wheat shipping point in the world
Last year the receipts there amount
ed to 100000 bushels, and the year
before to 100000.
The Prohibition State convention OF
Wyoming has nominated the following
state ticket: Governor, George w.
Blaine of Douglas; treasurer, DR.. c. ].
Sawyer of Laramie; congressman, c.
III. Nicodemus of Wheatland.
While attempting to prevent gun
fight between two men at Twin Falls
Major Fred R. Reed was shot, but
only slightly injured. He was wrest
ing the revolver from the mans hand,
when the weapon exploded.
Thomas C. Johnson charged with
killing Thomas B. futile during fight
in the Ranier-Grand hotel in Portland,
was found guilty of manslaughter.
futile was the aggressor of the fight
and was fatally slashed with knife.
Mrs. L. w. Cooper and Miss Nellie
Manning of Charlotte, n. c., were Sc
yerely injured in Denver in collision
between a street car and an automo-
bile in which they were riding. Mrs.
Cooper's spine was injured and her
right arm dislocated and it is feared
also she has sustained internal in
juries.
Demands for more cars, consequent
" additional motive power, caused by
the enormously increased traffic and
the opening of new lines, has necessi
tated the purchase on the part OF the
Hartman system of $1,422,00 worth
of equipment for the Oregon Railroad
G. Navigation and Southern PACING
lines in Oregon.
1t is given out from what is con-
sidered a reliable source that the
Sierra Pacific railway will connect at a
point not far from Springville with
Senator Clark's Nevada railroad line,
thus giving him an outlet to the Pac'
ific coast and giving the Sierra Pacific
an opening into Nevada and the Gold
field district.
over one-half the Gunnison tunnel
in Colorado, was completed by the first
of September, according to the report
of the engineer. The total length from
the east portal, in Gunnison canyon. to
heading No. 1, August 81, was AIS
feet. The total length from the west
portal, in Uncompahgre valley, was
1896 feet.
Mining men in the Medicine Bow
forest reserve. near Laramie, Wyo., are
uniting in a protest to the forest SER
vice of the Interior department against
an advertised sale of all the living
and dead lodge pole spruce and pine
timber in the reserve, about 10000
600 board feet, asserting that 1t de-
prives them of timbers for mining pur-
poses.
The Secretary of the Interior has
awarded a contract to Jesse w. Cros-
by. Jr.. of Wyoming for completion OF
the construction of portion of the
work in connection with the Corbett
tunnel. shoshone irrigation project,
Wyoming.
S. Moriyama and H. Miya, japanese,
who have been room-mates in Port
land. became involved in dispute
the cause of which is unknown. During
the quarrel Miya shot Moriyama TO
death hut before doing SO was stabbed