The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1906-08-24
NORTHWEST NOTES

ty Wyoming
The city hall city Jail and i've Of
the principal business houses Of Farm.
ington. wash, were destroyed by FIRE
last week
Before 5000 10 10000 spectators.
Brigadier General Funston on Sunday
reviewed the troops OF his command
In Camp Tacoma
John Gorst, one OF the pioneers Of
Port Orchard, wash, accidentally
shot and killed himself while hunting
bear near that town
Little Pitt. one Of the three escapes
from the Nevada state prison. was
captured at Mckinney. Nevada. by
Indian Dick Bcndcr and Indian Jim
Fire destroyed the saw mill and an
the other buildings at Parkcrshurr
Ore. on the Couulllc river. except the
residence Of Manager Kioncuburg and
one other
Fire. which O.. believed 10 have been
started By a careless tramp. destroyed
about $4,000 worth OF property at
watcrvIllc. Wash NJ ID. Bcrgosou
was severely hurt
Joseph r. Carroll Of Butte. one OF
the most prominent mon Of the state,
was found guilty In tho United States
district court at Helena Of Illegally
maintaining fences on the public do.
main
The annual session OF tho grand
lodge, knights OF PythIas. Of wyo-
ming, was held In Laramie last week.
| r. II. Butler Of flanna was selected
az grand chancellor for the ensuing
I year
A man whose name 10 supposed to
have been d. A. Smith OF Seattle AZ.
tempted to board a moving car as II
was leaving pleasure resort at Port.
land and was thrown under the trucks
and killed
Congressman Joe NJ. Dixon Of Ms.
soula, who has represented Montana
in the lower house for two terms. has
announced that he is candidate for
United States senator to succeed Sen.
ator W, a. Clark
Tho Republican state committee OF
Montana has called the state conycn.
ton to meet at Helena, September 8.
The only nominations TO be made are
for congressman and associate Justice
OF the supreme court
Archie A. Cook. president OF the
Travellers Protective association OF
Oregon and Washington. a well-kuown
commercial traveller. died at St Vim
cents hospital. Portland. OF append
citis. His age was 90 years.
The sensational report OF jobbery In
connection with the turning over oI
the water rights to a private company
on the shoshone reservation by the
state OF Wyoming are positively de
MED by the state authorities.
The police believe they have a clue
in the case Of Charles Smith. found
murdered In his cabin az Tonopah, Ne
vada, and have a man and woman un
der arrest, but conceal their identity
and connection with the crime.
W. L. Stark. an engineer In the EN-
ploy OF the Short Line, was drowneS
In the Box canyon Of the Snake, below
Huntington, oregon. lie was working
In a dangerous place and slipped from
the rocks upon which he was pcrched
An open switch at Barratts Siding
near Dillon Mont, resulted in a pas
senger train crashing into the rear enc
OF freight train, Conductor Ewal
Of the freight train being killed anS
the engineer. fireman and one passen
ger Of the passenger train injured.
The bureau OF animal industry o
the department OF agriculture. having
refused TO disregard government Ger
ihcates issued TO sheep brought Il
Wyoming and treat them according I,
'no Wyoming laws, the state board o
sheep commissioners will employ
force OF inspectors and quarantine anj
treat all imported sheep
II is considered probable that
state tournament will DO held at Lara
ME, Wyo, during the coming count!
fair by the different gun clubs OF TN
state, under the auspices OF the Lara
ME Rod and Gun club, with clubs rep
resontng Cheyenne, Rawlins. Hanna
| Douglas, Evanston, Rock Springs AM
perhaps ogden.
~ Ownership Of almost one one
hundredth part Of the state OF oregol
r changed hands last week, when tn
, old oregon Central military road gran
was transferred TO a syndicate oom
posed OF eastern and California cap.
tallsts
B Thomas G McEwen, who lost hi
right leg In a railroad accident Il
s Laramie few years ago was kicke
by a horse last week and his remain
Ing log broken. He lay In the open 70
!. twelve hours before being discovere
by passers'by
}. The largest wool clip ever grow
q In Anarira WAS ghInnpd from plltpv D.,