The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-03
NORTHWEST NOTES

1t was expected that indictments
would be returned against certain off.
Gals of Goldheld who were charged
with grating In the red light district
but nothing was done in the matter
ny the grand jury.
Congressman William sulzer, of New
YORK, In an Interview at Seattle upon
his return from Alaska, announced
that he will introduce bill at the next
session OF congress to prohibit seal
hunting for twenty-five years.
James Hogan, miner, was instantly
killed at Goldfield by cave-in Ho
CANS body was covered by many tons
of earth and rock. and was not recov.
cred until late in the afternoon. The
accident occurred in the new shaft be-
ing sunk In the Little Florence.
Seventeen indictments were return
ed by the grand jury of Esmeralds
county, Nevada, last week. They in.
cluded George Gibson, the deputy
sheriff who shot and killed Eugene
Maunsell, the mining engineer, in the
Sunset cafe, and All Now, a Chinaman,
who was indicted for the killing of a
coIntryman.
A strong effort will be made to save
Jack Hines, the slayer of Count Pod.
horski, from the death sentence, some
of the best legal talent in the state
having been engaged. Hines deliber
ately shot Podhorski to death in the
Sunset cafe, at Goldfield a famous re,
| sort in the tenderloin, on the evening
of March 81.
James Cahill, a contractors fore.
! man, was shot three times and fat
ally wounded at Seattle by Larry Ca.
| vanaugh, an elderly mining man. The
men quarreled and Cahill slapped Ca
vanaugh's face. Later Cavanaugh met
| Cahill in the Spokane saloon, cursed
him and shot him three times, inflict
ing fatal injuries.
| For ninety days the body of a man
has been dangling from tree on the
side of one of the lofty peaks of the
Crazy mountains. fifty miles north of
Livingston, at an elevation of 1000
feet above the surrounding hills. The
body was discovered by two boy hunt
ers, and proved to be that of sheep
herder who had suicided.
c. L. Maxwell, the man who was
shot at Helper, Utah, and slightly in
jured was an officer in Goldfield during
the stirring times following the muir
der If Silva, the restaurant man, by
Preston and Smith of the ]. w. W.,
March 10th, and came near having
trouble upon several occasions. He
was known in Goldfeld as Jim Bliss.
The secretary of the interior has de-
cided in favor of the state of Washing.
ton in the case of that state against
large number of settlers. involving
about $4,000 acres of valuable land
There we're several classes of claim.
ants, but the secretary held against
all except those who had settled on
their lands before the states selec-
tons were made.
The Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company met defeat in the effort to
prosecute two striking employees, OF
Helena, A. e. Edwards and r. Clayton
for grand larceny from various remov-
al of Bell instruments from various
houses. Judge John Doran declared
that the state had failed to present
convicting testimony, and he dis.
charged the two men.
William F. Britain, of Sheridan
Wyo., who was nominated by the pres
loci nf
gress for the appointment as register
Of the land office at Buffalo, Wyo.,
but who was confirmed by the
senate as Wesley F. Britain, has had
the difficulties connected with his ap'
pointment removed by being given a
recess appointment.
The thirty-flrst annual session of the
University of Wyoming at Laramie
began it's fall term on the 25th with
larger attendance from outside
noints than for several years. Among
the states represented In the list OF
new students are Wyoming, Utah
Colorado. Nebraska, Ohio. Michigan
and Wisconsin. one student being
present from Sweden.
Detectives in the employ OF inc
Goldfeld Consolidated Mines company
have just recovered 1877 sacks of Mo
hawk ore, at Coaldale, south of Tono
pah. The ore was found in the cellar
nf hut occupied by several Italians
and the fact that the canvass contain
ing it had almost rotted to pieces
shows that the rock had been stolen
several months ago.
Senator Clark, of Wyoming, accord
ing to a Washington dispatch, says
the west desires Roosevelt for presi
dent, but If he declines, Taft is th'
heir apparent. He says there is sur
prisingly large sentiment for kno'
among the miners and other working
men of his state.
Two jurors, "Diamondfeld' Jacl
Davis of Goldheld and Jack Hart o
| n,. ,,,o,a naramntoriIV challenged