The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-08-02
NORTHWE EST NOTES

The dry kiln of the Miller shingle
mill and 100000 shingles we're de-
stroyed by fire at Clearbrook, Wash
A postofHce has been established at
Depass, Fremont county, Wyo., and
Pueblo Williams appointed postmas
ter.
DR.: Robert M. Whitefoot, for thirty
eight years well-known Montana
practitioner, who came west as an
army surgeon, died in Bozeman last
week in his sixty-slxth year
The city directory for 1906 just is.
sued, shows Tacoma's population to
be s4,s1O. gain of 1000 over last
year. The increase in population
since 1900 is over 100 per cent.
Salvation Army headquarters for
the states of Oregon. Washington,
idaho and Montana, which have been
located in Portland until recently
have been moved to Seattle. Wash.
The fourth car Of the Bell wool CLIP
was sent from Laramie, Wyo., to Phi
adelphia last week. making more than
100000 pounds Of wool Mr. Bell has
shipped so far The clip will amount
to about 100000 pounds.
One OF the features CT the wool mar
ket at Boston last week in territorial
stock was the transfer of line OF
100000 pounds of fine staple Wyoming
at 2s1s cents. the secured cost being
placed at about as cents.
A boiler in fertilizer plant in the
suburbs of Portland, blew mp, killing
Frank Pelton, aged 40, and injuring F
F. Leutz, who was working with Pei
ton An alleged defective tank is said
to be responsible for the explosion.
Martin German, convicted of wife
beating, has been sentenced by the
Goldheld, Nevada, justice of the peace
to thirty days in the county jail Two
hours Of each day he must stand tied
to a post in a public place, placarded
"wife-beater."
T. A. Renner wealthy sheepowner
and banker, of Meeteetse, Wyo., and
his bride, formerly Miss Catherine
Woods of Eddyville, Neb., we're
drowned a few days ago in a flood
caused by cloudburst in Iron gulch
near Meeteetse.
The mysterious disappearance OF a
package containing $4,000 from the
Merchants National Bank of Port
land few afternoons ago, just before
closing time, has been reported to the
police. and local detectives are work
ting on the case.
Another rich strike is reported In
the Neutrality-suspicious. company's
property at Manhattan. New II is said
that a thirty-foot ledge has been
opened. which. in places, runs as high
as 5000 to the ton. The ore is now
being sacked for shipment
A cloudburst at Goldneld, Nevada,
did great damage. washing out foun-
dations and causing the collapse Of
several buildings. A number OF tents
On the low ground we're washed away.
Several children were caught in the
food and narrowly escaped drowning
Walter C. Clark has returned to
Goldheld from a fruitless search
through Death valley for his brother
William G. Clark and j Peters John
son. prospectors who have been miss
ing since July 7. He stated Il as his
belief that the men were murdered
Johnson discovered gold IN the Pana-
mint range last June
II is possible that Esther Mitchell
and Mrs. Maud Creneld. charged
Jointly with murder in the first degree
Tor the killing of George Mitchell, the
slayer OF Franz Edmund Chefheld, the
Holy Roller leader win never be
brought to trial on a criminal charge,
and that they will be sent 10 the in
sane asylum.
Chief Of Police Wappenstein has
given out instructions that in the flu
ture prize fighters, their trainers and
hangers-on, would not be permitted to
remain In Seattle. and continue their
prize fight preparations md will en-
force the state law, which makes II g
misdemeanor for any one 20 be con
heoted I'm any capacity with a prize
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