The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1907-01-25
NORTHWEST NOTES

uonai Wool Growers association viii Il
be held in Helena, Mont
Fred Greenbaek. a white man. was
badly stabbed by George Johnson. q
negro, in a quarrel about a card game |
in a saloon in Laramie, wyo. johnson
Is in the county Jail.
The senate has passed a house bill
extending the time for homestead en-
trymen on lands embraced in the
Shoshone Indian reservation in Wyo-
ming to establish residence.
The Spokane Rod and Gun club has
accepted the offer of the Interstate
Sportsmen's association to hold the
Pacific coast handicap championship
meet in Spokane, September 10, II
and u.
Senator F. f Warren was reelected
president of the National Wool Grow
ers' association at the Salt Lake con
vention, while George S. Walker, the
Cheyenne newspaper man. was re-
elected secretary.
L. D. Thomas, a prominent farmer
OF Plains, Mont, blew his brains out
in the presence OF his fourteen-year-
old son. The boy claims his father
was removing cartridges from revolt
yer when one exploded.
Mrs. Jennie Cobs, formerly OF
Rawlins, Wyoming, was found dead in
bed in Salt Lake City, at a private
residence where she had begged to
be allowed to sleep. Over indulgence
in morphine led TO her death.
The Oregon legislature met on the
14th and effected temporary organiza-
ton. When the legislature con-
vened Frank Davey was elected speak
er of the house and E. w. Haines,
of Washington, president of the
senate.
Congressman Joseph NJ. Dixen re-
publican, of Missoula, was formally
elected United States senator from
Montana, on the 10th. for the six
year term, beginning March 4, next,
succeeding Senator w. A. Clark, Of
Butte.
Nathan Jacobs, arrested in Port
land, Or, and taken to Los Angeles on
charge of forgery of the names OF
several United States district custom
officials and others, pleaded guilty in
the superior court and was sentenced
to serve five years in the state
prison.
With a terrible cash in his fore
head, where he had apparently been
struck by an ak, and lying in pool
of blood, w. Zimmerman, a jeweler
and well-known citizen of Penticton,
B. c., was found lying dead in the
rear of his store. He had been muir
aered and afterward the store had
been robbed.
The senate has passed the Warren
bill increasing the military corps oil
the army. The total increase, which
Is to reach it's maximum in five years
Is 6,197 officers and men, which, witt
the increase in certain salaries oi
men in separate grades, such as cleo
tricians, machinists, etc, will cos
$243,324 annually.
The latest report Of San francisco
bank clearings, as announced by the
California promotion committees
SHOWS a continuation of the heavy In
crease manifest for some time pas
over corresponding periods during thu
J preceding year. This would show tina
San Francisco is prospecting, DESPITE
the terrible losses sustained by thu
earthquake and fire.
Burglars entered the residence 0
j. N. Grover of Seattle, choked Mrs
:. Grover into Inconsistencies, and the
dragged her to a bathroom, lockin
her inside. Later they ransacked tn
. house and stole $31 in money and
3 large quantity of silverware. Mrs
9 Grover was a prisoner for two hours
Q when she was released by membe
of the family arriving home.
I The funeral of the late George TIE
q ry, who was murdered by an III
known assassin on the Wind Rive
reservation, Wyoming, on the nigf
of January 10, took place from his 70
: mer home at Draper, Utah, on th
18th Terry was half-breed Indial
!. his father being a white man, Joshu
9 Terry, now an aged resident of DR.
!, per, and his mother a full-bloode
Shoshone Indian. Terry was born
Smiths Fork, Wyo.
w. ]. Bryan, introduced by Lie
tenant Governor Coon as the mo
distinguished private citizen in Il
u world" addressed the state legisl
ture of Washington for over an hol
on the 18th. Not member was a
a sent from his seat and the galleri
Is were crowded. Mr.. Bryan spoke ge
W orally of legislative matters and maj
Ie an appeal for a big appropriation +
.e the Alaska ukon- Pacific expositio
saying that he favored education
g exhibitions of that kind. but was c
" posed to appropriations which G
IT riched persons and corporations.
to Fire Sunday afternoon in the Berl
20 block, Tacoma, Wash, caused 10
at of $4,000, mostly covered by inst
as ance A. l.. Jackson. who had pt
lk tographic studio on the sixth fo'
40 lost valuable collection Of negativ
ri which had taken twenty years
OF gather.
ad ID Frank Carpenter, aged 16, has CT