The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-14
NORTHWEST NOTES

Archeluta Of Rock River. Wyo.. have
been held to the district court for per
hitting gambling at their stores.
o. F. Paxton. one of the most prom
inent lawyers OF Portland, is dead
after a long illness, of stomach trou
BILE. He was about As years of age.
Numerous farm houses have been
destroyed, large amount Of valuable
timber burned and several logging
camps wiped out by a forest fire In
Oregon.
Rev. J. NJ. Harris. a well known
preacher OF eastern Oregon. died al
his home on the Owyhee last week
aged 62 years. He lived in Malheui
county for thirty years.
Thomas Reeves and Hugh Saxon,
who were arrested charged with muir.
derlng William Powell, an aged man,
near Cottage Grove. are in the county
Jail at Eugene. Ore. Both boys live in
Portland.
Clarence Williams, the 15-year-old
son Of ELI Williams, was killed in the
mountains north of Missoula, Mont,
by the accidental discharge of a re-
peating rifle in the hands of George
Duncan, a boy companion.
The Pacific market and Cameron's
billiard hall at Laramie. Wyo.. were
broken into at night and small sum
of money taken from the cash regis,
ters. che thief cut holes in the bach
doors and unfastered the locks.
Ed Blom, a convict from Spokane
county, who was serving five-year
term at the Washington penitentiary
for burglary, committed suicide by
throwing himself from the upper tier
Of cells to the pavement below
The engineer In charge Of work ia
Gunnison tunnel Uncompahgre irriga
tion project, Colorado, reports that
less Roadway was made in July than
in previous months on account OF wa
ter and different minor accidents.
Manager Jacobus of the rolling mills
at Laramie has received from the
headquarters of the Hartman system
an order for 1900 tons Of tie plates
for the system, which will require a
special set of rolls and six months
time at the rate of 1000 tons a month
to complete. This is the largest sin. |
gle order ever handled by the mills |
at Laramie.
After being out about thirty min
utes the Portland jury in the case OF
Gee d. Barnard charged by the gov
eminent with having perjured himself
by making an affidavit declaring that
Charles A. Watson. previously con.
victed OF defrauding the government
out OF a homestead, had conformed to
all the requirements of law, returned
verdict Of guilty in The Federal dis
trict court, but recommended the de.
PENDANT to the clemency OF the court
Serious fears are entertained for
the safety of Don J. Fan and wife, and
Fletcher Linn Of Portland, and Ms
and Mrs F. A. Young and little dauglr
ter. and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer A. Mel
son Of Albany, who are camped on y
Breitenbush river, half mile above
its junction with the Santfam, about
fifty miles east of Albany, Ore. The
district in which they are camped is
supposed 10 be within the area of the
fire which started in the Cascade for
est reserve.
At the trial In the United States
district court of Coe D. Barnard, a
well-to-do stock raiser OF Wheeler
county, Oregon, charged with having
perjured himself by swearing that
Charles A. Watson had lived on his
homestead claims and had complied
with all the provisions of law, the gov
introduced evidence to
prove that even Watson's Immediate
neighbors did not know that Watson
lived on the premises.
Marshal Sigman of Laramie has 10
Gated two horses stolen from Eaton,
Colo. July 4, and sold in Laramie two
days later One man bought both
horses and both saddles, but had sold
enc saddle to a mover who left the
state.
The Second regiment Of the Mon
tana national guard, about 500 strong.
Colonel Absolom f. Bray in command,
left Helena on the 11tb for American
Lake, there to join the United States
regular troops in their annual en-,
Tom Kennedy was instantly killed
by cave in at Goldheld. New. A fall
ing rock threw his head against the
rim of an ore bucket and decapitated
him. The coroner's jury blames the
mining company for failure to timber
It's workings.
An unusually hot spell has been pre-
vailing in Montana nearly week, re
,orts to the Helena Independent from
cities all over the state showing the
same condition are received. The eli
max of the spell was reached Sunday
when the government Thermometer at
Miles City registered LOG and the one
It Hayre 101 degrees.
Tom Riley. miner was shot at
soldfeid. New, by George Alfred. re-
'ently appointed deputy sheriff. All
ed also beat Phil Dowd over the head
With a dubbed revolver Riley and
how'd are in the hospital. and Riley
s not expected to live.
Two masked men attempted to hold