The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-12-21
NORTHWEST NOTES

!. Wyoming.
The Great Northern road made up a
train of eighty cars loaded with coal
TO supply immediate wants in Grand
Forks, N D. The train was run on
passenger time.
A bill appropriating 100000 for
the Alaska. Yukon-Paciic exposition
to be held in Seattle in 1909 was IN
trOduced In the house last week by
Representative Humphrey
Fred NJ. Colvin, Of Chicago, was ar
rested last week on the charge Of us
ing the malls in an illegal manner to
further the sale OF stock in mining
company located near Salida, Col.
David Boyce and Peter PecklD-
paugh became involved in saloon
quarrel at Fossil, Wyo, and Peckn-
paugh was badly beaten over the
head by revolver in the hands Of
Boyce.
The Treasury department has de-
cided upon a site for the location Of
the new Federal building at Denver
The property consists OF the block
bounded by Stout, Champa. Eighteenth
and Nineteenth streets.
Henry Hose. an ex-soldier, was
hanged on Friday, at Salem, Oregon,
for the murder Of Madge Doyle. in
a Portland lodging house. Hose cut
the woman's throat because he feared
she was about to leave him
Near Holcomb. Wash, in Pacific
county, two Japanese were killed and
three were SO badly hurt that they
will die, by a dead tree which fell
across their clubhouse. All were EN-
ployed by lumber company.
L. D. Snyder killed large cougar
last week on Orofino creek, about
seven miles above Orofno. This
makes the nineteenth cougar killed
by Mr. Snyder since his arrival in this
country, some seven years ago.
A. W. Stratton, freighter be-
tween Worland and Thermopolis,
Wyo.. was seriously II not fatally in
iured while making a coupling of
bis wagons after crossing the river
twenty miles north of Worland
The dwelling of l.. A. Underwood
southeast Of Mountain Home, was de-
stroyed by fire last week. Both build
ing and contents were entirely con-
sumed 1t is believed the fire was due
to the explosion OF coal-oil lamp.
A son has been born to DIR. and
Mrs. Gerald Webb. of Colorado
Springs Mrs. Webb is a granddaugh.
ter of the late Jefferson Davis. and
the newcomer is the only great
grandson OF the confederate president
An effort is@belng made at Cody.
Wyo., 10 organize a strong CONNER
cial club. which will have for its OBJ
ject the pushing OF Cody in every
possible way A considerable sum
will be placed at its disposal for adj
vertising in eastern magazines and
in other manners the vast resources
Of the Big Horn valley
Thomas Booth. a well known resi-
dent Of Butte, was held up by foot
pads and robbed Of $500. Booth was
proceeding home from his place of
business, when one highwayman
rushed up to him and plunged his
hand into Booths right hand overcoat
pocket, grabbed the roll OF bills and
made away with It,
Pleading guilty to the charge of
horse-stealing Marion John Davis,
said to be the son OF Rev. Charles
Davis Of Boone county, Iowa. an ex-
prize tighter and known as the Cen
tleman Thief" was sentenced by
Judge Cunningham, of Littleton. Colo,
TO not less than five nor more than
seven years in the penitentiary
Oscar Carlson, proprietor of a
boarding house at Pine Bluffs, Wyo.,
ohOI uln Whc W ucdtH anu NnSu at
tempted to beat out his brains with
hammer. Carlson was brought to the
county jail at Cheyenne and admits
his crime.
Bert Mcintyre, miner, aged 25,
died on the 22nd Of injuries received
at the hands of Frank Cruz, of
Butte, in a saloon row. Cruz has
been arrested on charge of murder.
McIntyre's mother, Mrs. Dick, lives
in Wyoming.
n Heavy rains and chinook winds
have caused another food in the
mountain streams near Tacoma,
Wash. The Green river is raging and
has carried out the Northern Pacific
bridge at haywood about two miles
from Green River Hot Springs.
George R. Mcclellan, who was re-
Gently elected to the Wyoming legis-
Iature, Is known as Bear George"
he having earned that title many
years ago, when, in company with
another man, he succeeded In killing
bears in six weeks.
Two men giving the names Of
Thomas Blair and Frank Havlin
were arrested on a Spokane & In
Ixnd train near waverly. Wash, and
landed in the county jail. They had
been Swallowed for several days on