The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-03-22
NORTHWEST NOTES


The population of Lusk, Wyo., is In
creasing so rapidly that new school
building is being demanded by the cit
liens.
Mrs. Mary Powell, accused of the
theft of several head of cattle from
rancher, will be tried at Laramie, Wyo-
in May.
Fred Ruprecht, who came to Lara
mie, Wyo., in 1872, and had lived there
ever since, being amongst the oldest
business men in the town, is dead
A Japanese track walker slid from
an embankment near Apex, Nevada,
and was crushed to death between
train and the bank by the southbound
passenger train.
Charles F. Miller, formerly probate
Judge of Laramie, Wyoming, and for
many years prominent in the live stock
business of Wyoming, died last week
at the home of his sister in Culpepper,
Va, aged 72.
Two fires at Missoula, Mont, which
for time threatened to destroy a
large portion of the residence district
of Missoula, resulted in loss of $4,000.
and the burning of several horses and
hogs. The wind was blowing S5 miles
an hour at the time of the fires.
The Las Vegas C Tonopah railroad,
the line now under construction by
Senator William A. Clark and his
brother, j. Ross Clark, is now in op
GRAFTON as far as Indian Springs, forty
amount of freight and passenger bust
ness for the Nevada gold fields is be.
ing handled.
The sugar war between Claus
Spreckles Western Sugar refinery
and the Sugar Factory company oi
Honolulu, has caused, the former com
pany to bring raw sugar to the coast
from Cuba Mr.. Spreckles has put in
line of sailing vessels for the pur
pose. He also gets cargoes from
Java and the Philippines.
The officers of the Seventh nfan.
try, stationed at Fort Missoula, have
presented petition to the county
commissioners of Missoula county,
asking that the saloons near the mil
itary post be abolished. 1t is repre-
sented that the saloons exert de
moralizing influence on the soldiers
and that their presence tends to de.
stroy discipline.
Logan Blissard, fugitive convict,
was shot and killed by Sheriff John
Owens of Newcastle, Wyo., one mile
south of Kimball, Neb., when resisting
capture. Blissard, who was 19 years
old was wounded several weeks ago
while endeavoring to escape with
stolen horses. He escaped from the
deputies while being taken to the pen.
itentiary.
The report comes from Kalispell,
Mont, Of the loss of $4,000 by the
O'Brien Lumber company at the hands
of highwaymen. John Peterson, a
trusted employee, was carrying the
money from Kalispell to the works at
about nine miles distant. Near
the mill he was stopped by three men.
One held the team, another held a gun
at Peterson's head and the other Sc
cured the currency.
An agitation has been started for a
bill in the next legislature for a re-
districting of the state judicial dis.
tricts of Wyoming. 1t is proposed to
place Laramie and Albany counties in
the first district, Carbon, Sweetwater
and Uintah counties in the second dis
trict, Converse, Natrona, Fremont and
Weston counties in the third, and the
portion Of the state In the
fourth district
The board of education of the Doug
las school district has sold to the state
Of Wyoming for a premium of $146.5O
an issue of $4,000 of per cent bonds,
for the purpose of building an addition
to the public school during the present
summer.
Fire in the Rochester hotel, at Taco
ma caused the loss of $4,000. Many
prominent citizens and their families
make their home in the hotel and for
a time there was considerable anxiety
AS to their safety, but no one was in.
lured and the flames were confined to
the attic.
Buildings were shaken and windows
shattered for radius of several blocks
N the business district of Bellingham,
Wash, by the explosion of a gas tank
n the rear of Mrs. NJ. Il. Allice's hair
DRESSING establishment on West Holly
street. Mrs. Alice and two other wo.
men had marvellous escapes from in
Jury.
The Bates hole, Wyoming, ranch.
men and stock owners have formed an
association to assist in the extermina
ion of wolves and coyotes, which have
dlled considerable stock in that sec.
ion this winter.