The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-08-22
News of the
Northwest

Tunnels run in the Venus mine at
Conrad, Alaska, show a definite true
assure vein thirty-five feet wide. This
| Is tapped on the mountain side at the
700-fot and 200 foot levels. Gov. Nc
Inness says this assures a great min
ing camp at Conrad. The vein assays
high in silver and gold.
Robert Mcintosh, one of the foremen
employed by the Copper River Il
Northwestern company on the railroad
work in Keystone canyon near Valdez.
Eaily, walking boss. The slayer and
the body of his victim were brought to
town, and the coroner's jury held
Baily over to the grand jury on a
charge of murder.
The case against Miss Anna Nelson.
formerly treasurer of the town of Ken
drick. Ida. was called in Justice Hen
ry Cummings court this morning and
was dismissed. Stuart s. Denniug
counsel for the defendant. moved fot
a dismissal Of the case on two grounds
first that the court had no juris-
diction; second. that the complaint did
statute. The motion was granted. Ii
Is probable the city authorities at
Kendrick will take quo warranto pro-
ceedlnws in tho district court to COM
pei Miss Nelson to vacate the office
and turn over the books to the cor
poration.
Two grain field fires near Pendleton
Monday destroyed more than 1000
bushels of wheat and n quantity of
thrcshing machinery. The first oc-
CURED on the ranch OF Polydore Moons.
seven miles east of town. About %
acres of standing grain and some
sacked grain was burned and only by
hard work on the part of the entire
thrcshing crow and neighbors was the
threshing outfit and the remainder OF
100 acres saved. The second fire oc-
CURED about twelve miles northeast
of Pendleton and was caused by the
explosion of a threshing machine.
which caught fire and burned more
than 1000 bushels of threshed grain.
4 gang of cattle rustlers is operat-
ing in the vicinity of Keuterville, Ida,
on the Clearwater. The authorities are
identity Of the men. but have been un-
successful. Deputy Sheriff Blackburn
has the search in charge. With a posse
OF indignant citizens he discovered a
blind camp in the mountains back of
keuteryille. 1t is being watched night
and day in the home that some men,
Der OF the gang will visit 1t. The num-
Der of cattle stolen has not been very
large. but the losses have been suffi-
cient to convince the authorities that IL
n stop is not put to the practice at
once the stealings will amount to con-
siderable before the shipping season
ends.
When Federal Judge Hunt of Port
land adjourned court Monday eight
Jurors had been chosen in the case of
the United States against State Senator
Franklin p. Mays. former State Rep
resentative Willard ~. Jones and 9TH
ers. Such progress was unlocked for.
and was secured mainly through the
manifest opposition of Judge Hunt to
all unnecessary delay. In all about Il
talesmen were examined. Two of
these were peremptoriIy challenged.
one by each side; two were excused
for admitted bias, two were excused
for probable bias. while the other eight
We're allowed to retain their seats. The
jury so far consists OF six business
men. the other two are farmers The
trial is on the Blue mountain forest re-
serve case. OF all the land froud
cases. It is by far the most important
1t involves Congressman Binger Her
mann, Congressman J. N. Williamson.
State Senator F. p. Mays and others
not SO we'll known,