The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-26
NORTHW EST NOTES

new Town OF blhif, NEVADA AZ silver
Peak
Many men known IN the mining
industry throughout the'world gathered
in Denver to attend the convention of
the American Mining congress, held
last week.
n is believed that the brutal muir
der OF Secretary Reno Hutchinson, OF
the SPOKANE " NJ. c. A., was the crime
OF footpad. not the work OF per.
sonal enemy, as was suspected at
first
William NJ. Anderson, for many
years editor Of the Bozeman Courier.
is dead at Bozeman. Mont, of tumor of
the stomach, after long Illness, aged
rs. He was native Of Yorkshire.
England. and came to Montana in
1886.
Announcement comes from Wyom.
ing that the Burlington is preparing
to begin construction work on the
extension of the Frannie-worland line
In Big Horn county ON south through
Thermoplois. Shoshone, and to Den
yer.
Horace e. Voss. who was door
Keeper Of the fifth Utah legislature
and the most prominent colored man
In the state, was shot and instantly
killed by A. T. Day, another negro
Voss had reproved Day for assaulting
a smaller man.
The Oregon & Washington, Harri-
mans subsidiary corporation building
to Seattle, brought condemnation pro-
ceedings to acquire a right of way
through thirteen blocks OF land lying
| between Fourth and Sixth avenues,
Seattle. Hartman wants the property
for right of way to passenger ter.
minals.
The Aetna Banking & Trust com.
pany (branch) of Washington, D. G.,
: has been closed by direction Of the
acting comptroller of the currency
and Robert Lyons has been appointed
receiver This company is a branch
of the Aetna Banking & Trust com.
pany of Butte, Mont, which closed the
following day.
Two trains collided near Monroe,
Wash. killing Freight Engineer ]. L.
Hudson, Freight Fireman A. W. Res
= telle and Pat Sheridan. and injuring
Passenger Engineer George Lawrence
and Conductor Wetzell It is alleged
the wreck was caused by the freight
not leaving Monroe on time. Several
freight cars were demolished.
Five masked men drove wagon up |
to No. | shaft of the Hayes G. Monet
lease on the Mohawk mine, at Gold. |
field, at 3 o'clock Saturday morning
covered the engineer and top men
with guns and loaded up five sacks |
Of ore valued at S12500, The rob |
berry was > most daring one. and so
unexpected that it was successful.
The register and receiver of the
United States land office at Helena,
Montana. has received telegram
from acting commissioner of the
United States general land office,
George Pollock. ordering withdrawal
from entry Of large areas of coal land
In Montana, in pursuance of the re.
Gently announced policy of the pres.
ldent.
warrant for the arrest of f. e
Garside, cashier Of the Aetna bank
of Butte, which closed its doors Fri.
day under orders of the acting comp
troller of the currency, was issued on
the instance of lady depositor,, who
had deposited $40 In the defunct in
stitution shortly before 1t closed The
warrant was not served however as
the lady with all others who had de
posted money with the Aetna on
Thursday, were refunded their money I
.i'he Union Pacific railway is plan
ming the construction of cutoff be
tween Platteyille Colo. and Laramie
Wyo.. which will eliminate all heavy
grades between Denver and Laramie
and shorten the distance to Salt Lake
Cit:y.
Goldfeld. Nevada, is doing by all
odds the biggest telegraphic business
of America, considering its size. The
average daily number of messages
sent out is crowding the 5000 mark,
and during the last few days has run
close to 5000
The closing hours of the Hayes &
Monette lease on the Mohawk mine at
GQldheld, Nevada, will be signalized
by the shipment Of the richest carload
Of ore ever shipped from a mine. II
will contain in the neighborhood OF
thirty tons, valued at 100000.
George Smith, of Elko New, was
run down and killed by Southern
Pacific train at Rosid, about 203 miles
west of Ogden The trainmen assert
that the man walked directly in front
Of the train. Smiths body was taken
to Elko on board the train which
killed him.
In the finals of the most important
stakes OF the national coursing meet
at Hot Springs, s. d., the Waterloo
cup was won BY Mr.. Blue, owned by
Tonkin and Saunders of Butte. Mont,
the Waterloo plate was won by Lord
Blake, the property of l.. F. Bartles
OF Denver