The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-13
NORTHWEST NOTES

The quarantine established against
sheep of various states by Wyoming
was lifted last week Sheep entering
that state must be dipped but other
restriction are removed.
Complete returns of the Tacoma
city election show that George p.
Wright. democrat. was reelected
mayor over Mccormick. republican, by
295 plurality, and over Hartman. mu,
nicipal ownership, by 1864.
Maurice Thompson of Butte, defeat,
ed Kid" Parker of Denver. in the
18th round before the Spokane Anna.
teur Athletic club. hard blow back
of the ear knocked the kid completely
out. II was a bloody exhibition
In the city election at Helena the re-
publicans elected the mayor, police
judge and six aldermen. The demo
Gratis elected the treasurer and one
alderman. The next council will
stand nine republicans and five dem
ocrats.
Detective Bob Briley shot and killed
Edward Donnelley, who was burglar.
izing the Partisan Cloak and Suit
house in Spokane. A woman in a
neighboring building discovered the
burglar at work and telephoned the
police.
Nearly $50 of the $50 painters and
paper-hangers in Denver have gone on
strike for increased wages. Should
the strike continue long it Is expected
that the entire building trades coun-
ellis membership of 5000 men will be-
come involved.
Thomas Logan. saerlff of Nye
county, Nevada. was shot and killed
at Manhattan by gambler known
as "Blondy" Berry. Logan attempted
to prevent a pistol duel between Ber-
ry and another gambler, and received
the shots which killed him,
Charles G. May. former president OF
the Big Bend National bank at Daven-
port, Wash. has been sentenced 70
serve five years in the penitentiary
for violation of the banking laws. This
Is the minimum sentence. May wreck
ed the bank in mining speculation.
The business part OF the town of
Bannock. one of Montana's first min
Ing camps and the first capital of the |
territory in Beaverhead county. has
been practically wiped out by fire. The
fire is believed to have been incen-
diary. The total loss is about $4,000.
The estimated value of the oat |
crop of Idaho for 1905, is given as
81 ,622,664. A total of 1869, APO bush
els were raised on 9S.05S acres, an av.
erage per acre of 49,4 bushels, and the
average market price per bushel was
~ cents
Considerable excitement has been /
by the announcement of Steph-
en- Carver, banker of Chinook, Mont,
that he is DESTROYS of building a rail
road from Lewiston through Charleston
to Asotin and then to Anetone county.
a distance of 80 miles.
Duncan Clark, for years holder OF
the title of champion steer roper of
the world, was accidentally killed near
Cheyenne, while hunting with two
friends. The three were crawling
along the ground toward herd of
antelope when gun carried by the
man Immediately behind Clark was
The charge entered
rlark's body, causing instant death.
Charles Secrist, the policeman who
shot Thomas Johnson in dispute
over dice gane in saloon in Den
yer on February last, and who was
convicted CT murder in the second
degree, has been sentenced to serve
from fourteen to twenty years in the
state penitentiary.
Brakeman c. w. Hildebrand and
Fireman John Davis we're killed by
The overturning of a freight locomo.
live on the Burlington railroad near
Aryada, Wyoming. Davis was alive
Tor several hours under the wreck.
age. the accident was caused by
aQVa-in Of tho track
1t Is believed by Portland detectives
that Fred Paul, the burglar who on
Monday night shot and seriously |
wounded George Douglass in the lat
Ler's home in San Jose, is a former
soldier, at Vancouver barracks, who
deserted and to whom was traced a
number of crimes.
The collieries at Casper, Wyo.. are
,losing down and the miners are leav.
ng to seek work in other fields. All
Efforts TO settle the differences have
PROVEN futile. The trouble arose over /
he organization of a union and de. |
hands which the company decided 1t |
oild not accede to.
Charles Souter of Lander. Wyo., lost
900 sheep by food ofswater which |
anne down through his landing sheds
arrying away 1900 ewes and the same
lumber Of lambs. Mr.. Souter has for
ears carried on his lambing opera
ons In March in these sheds, and |
ntil now has had good luck.
The yield from 66.153 acres of bar
y sown in Idaho during the past
var was 2.646.12O bushels OF an av-
age per acre of 40 bushels. The
Ierage market price per bushel for
o year, AS cents, made the entire