The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-08-03
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Lying at the morgue at Occur d.
Alene City Idaho, hands and feet burn-.l
ed off and bodies and faces burned to
an unacceptable crisp, are the re-
mains of Earnest Miles, aged "a, and
J. B. Straup, aged "a years, and mar
ried.
The two men had been escorted to
the Cafscallon Navigation company's
supply boathouse. About 1 O'Clock in
the morning Charles Sawley, living in
q nearby boathouse. discovered the Car
scallon boathouse ON fire. Not until
the side OF the burning house fell in
were the bodies of the two men discov-
cred, surrounded by seething mass Of
flames. The boathouse burned to the
waters edge. The bodies were remov-
ed to the morgue. 1t is thought from
the position in which the bodies were
discovered that both men sat down at
opposite ends of the table, on whicn
was lighted lamp. Both probably
fell asleep, and in falling from their
chairvs swept the lamp of the table,
setting fire TO the house. The flames
soon spread to tank Of gasoline, which
exploded, filling the building almost
Immediately with burning gas. Both
men were employees Of the Carscallon
Navigation company and we'll thought
OF by their employers.
Mrs. William Ellis Corey, wife of
the president of the United States Steel
corporation, has been awarded q di-
vorce in the district court of Nevada,
sitting at Reno. The case was submit
ted without argument and the jury TOOK
but one ballot. 1t was out but few
moments. Mrs. Cory was in tears when
told that she had been given decree
and the custody Of her l6 year old son,
Allan Corey. She says she will reside
| at Reno. No evidence was submitted
by the defense and there was no argu-
ment.
A rumor current some time ago that
George Won l.. Meyer, ambassador to
Russia, would quit his post at st Pet
ersburg and become at mcmber of Pres
ident Roosevelt's cabinet is now fully
confirmed. Secreatry Bonaparte is
4
Moody and Ambassador Meyer is slated
to succeed Bonabarte as head of the
navy department.
Attorney Tyson s. Dimes has been
bound over to the criminal court al
Denver, to answer a charge Of assault
with intent to kill ubon John X. Null.
len wealthy -four manufacturer,
whom he beat with a dog whip on Sun
day. Mr.. Mullen instructed his lawyer
to draw papers in $50, 900 damages
suit against Dimes. Mr.. Dimes admits
that he assaulted Mr.. Mullen, bu
claims justification. The trouble arose
over the use of two party telephone
line.
The big mining companies Of thu
Occur d'Alenes announce that all mel
employed in mills would be granted al
eight hour day, reduction of foul
hours, and other outside men will b.
reduced from 10 to nine hours; wage
scale, So and $3.50.
Three thousand miners will be af
footed by the change. All companies
will work three shifts in the mills.
The largest panther ever seen il
northern California was killed recently
by Frank Lockhardt nearGregory Cali
fornia, where it had been creating hav
90 among sneep herds. The ANNA
was caught in a bear trap, and meas
ured IL feet and 8 inches in length an,
weighed 400 pounds.
i The body of Hiram Cook, the North
ern Pacific civil engineer who wa
drowned in the Yellowstone river be
low Livingston about week ago. ha
been recovered from the river.
II Harry Mitchell, aged 70,an old sold
Ter and one of Buffalo Bills scout
/ when fighting for the government
{ dead at his home near Berrien Center
: Michigan.
Two workmen were killed and owe
30 others were injured by the explosio
!. Of boiler at the plant of the Vincer
mes Paper Mill company's plant in Ii
a diana. The properly loss is SIS, 900.
p. e. Hickman, brakeman on til
: Red Mountain railway, was Instant
a killed at Rossland. b. C.. recently.