The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-12-14
NORTHWEST NOTES

Killed and four other trainmen seri-
ously injured in a freight collision
caused by heavy fog in the Northern
Pacific yards west of Missoula, Mont.
Elliott Keats, 6-year-old boy OF
Caliente, Nevada, was burned to death
last week by an explosion of gasoline.
| The little fellow dropped burning
| stick into a five-gallon can of gaso-
| line.
| Oliver La Bounty, a well known
business man of Buckley. Wash, drop
ped dead on Friday of heart failure.
resulting from asthma. He was 30
years of age and leaves widow and
one child.
| According to Hood River, Oregon,
reports, 1876 cars of fancy apples were
shipped to eastern markets this year.
The prices realized by the growers
varied from $1.OO to $2.25 a box, ac-
cording to the grade.
The statements issued by the Ia
coma banks in response to the call OF
the comptroller Of the currency,
show cash on hand to be twice the
amount required by law. The gen.
eral conditions are excellent.
The mine operators of Nevada are
making a preconcerted effort to get
some relief from present conditions
in the smelling line, and will send
committee from all over the state to
Washington to agitate the matter
At a meeting of the executive com.
mittee of the Western Federation of
Miners held in Denver last week, 1t
was agreed to levy an assessment
upon members of the organization for
the benefit of the Goldfield strikers.
A reduction of about % per cent Of
the clerical and operative forces OF
the Northern Pacific went into effect
last week. Several hundred men
were laid of at Missoula, Mont, at
the roundhouse, the car shops and
train crews.
The body of baby boy, dressed in
rich apparel, was found last week
near Green River, Wyo. The child
had been frozen to death, and physic.
ians declare there is no doubt that
the babe was alive when placed where
It was found
A call for a statement by the bank
examiner of all state banks of Wyo.
ming shows that all have an avail.
/ able cash balance in excess OF the re-
Quired 30 per cent, and cash payments
have been resumed in practically all
, parts of the state.
Judge E. w. Harvey of Butte Ia
, dead, after short illness. Judge Har'
ney occupied the district bench Of Sill.
yer Bow county during the stormy
, period of the northumberland
: litigation. He was the presiding
Judge in many Of the cases which In
this remarkable fight attained ma
, tional note.
Judge william H. Hunt, in the fed
, eral court at Helena, Mont, signed
, an Injunction restraining the Great
! Northern railway from collecting the
excess over the old rate on new
= rate which went into effect November
= 1, until the interstate commerce com
mission has decided as to the merits
of the new rate.
. At a meeting held at Cheyenne o.
!. the stockholders of the Big Horn
railroad branch of the Burlington
the extension of the road from Fran
!, ME to Fromberg, Mont, was author
lied. The building of this linl
/ means o more direct connection be
n tween the Northern Pacific and the
l. newly-opened coal mines in the Bit
o Horn basin.
The people of st. Regis, Wash.
D have a novel but effective way o
n getting rid of undesirable characters
= The other day a cleanup of the tow
A. was made. and there being nothing
D. better in which to put the prisoners
n all were deposited In a railroad car
A freight train came along. the ca
), was attached to the train, and the un
desirables thus gotten rid OF.
"a The Industrial association of Ne
. vada, which is the organization of tn
n mine owners of the state, has ar
n. nounced that because the Western
Federation has violated its agreemen
- by calling a strike in Goldfeld with
), out a referendum vote, the mine owl
; ers OF the district will not recogniz
- any agreements made with the loca
% union prior to the time when the me
10 were called out,
70 The Colorado Democratic state az
visory committee consisting Of fiftee
D. leading Democrats of the state. al
~ pointed to advise with and assist tn
~ regular state organization, last wee
ID adopted resolution calling upon col
II gress TO legislate In favor OF the r.
20 newal OF the coinage OF silver for tn
is purpose of relieving the present fnal
cial stringency.
he The state of Oregon win not lose
OF cent either through the failure OF tn
hit Title Guarantee & Trust company, {
ry the temporary embarrassment Of III
At. Merchants National bank. the surei
ny companies being held responsible
and will refund the money to Ii
state.
as Two masked men held up the Mo
'er lana saloon in Goldfield and took $!
nd from the cash register and SIS fro