Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-06-07
NORTHWEST NOTES

were destroyed by fire, entailing a
loss of $4,000.
Temple King, aged Is, OF Spokane,
is dead as a result of being struck
behind the ear by sharp rock
hurled by Westal Ramsbottom, aged
IL.
Walter S. Cheesman, president OF
the Denver Union Water company,
and one OF the foremost capitalists
and citizens of Denver, died unexpect-
eddy on the 51st.
The general superintendent of the
Tonopah and Goldheld railway warns
against a probable famine OF fuel
next winter and advises that they lay
in large supplies now.
The mines at Rock Springs, Wyo.,
are closed and both sides have APP
parently settled down for long
siege. Many of the foreigners are re-
turning to the old country.
Weld Hendee, wealthy stockmaii
Of Berthoud, Colo, is dead from blood
poisoning, caused by being bitten in
the right leg last week by blood
ed stallion, which suddenly became
Infatuated and attacked him.
Goldfield is wrought up over the
tacit understanding that the Esmer-
aida county commissioners have de-
cided to grant blanket franchise for
the running of street car lines over
the main streets OF the city.
Beginning the first of the week
Goldfield will be the only unincorpor-
ated city in the United States with
postofice first class. Free delivery
is one of the first class perquisites
that will be much appreciated.
Motorman Nevins was shot and in
stantly killed at Portland by high
wayman. The murder occurred at
the East Ankeny car barns of the
Portland Railway. Light & Power
company The highwayman escaped.
Preston and Smith, convicted OF the
murder of John Silva in the late labor
war, at Goldfeld, were taken to the
state penitentiary on the 18th, the
first to serve a term OF twenty-five
years. and the second a term of ten
years.
The deputies in the Office of the
sheriff of Esmeralda county, Nevada,
have presented that official with
solid gold star, three inches in dia-
meter, the center set with big dia-
mond. Two points of the star are
rubies, two are diamonds and two are
sapphires, the national colors in cost
ly gems.
Miss Asha Clark, one of the first
women TO cross the plains to Califor-
MIA in 1S49, is dead at Bellingham,
Wash, aged 80 years. She lived
alone in a tumble-down shack for
many years in North Bellingham- She
owned property in every Pacific coast
city and was reputed TO be worth sew
eral millions.
Believing that her husband was
about to be killed by his Infatuated
partners, with whom he was engaged
in a desperate battle with knives,
beer glasses and other missiles, Mrs
Matty Ringwood of Rawlins. Wyo.,
shot and killed one of the men, A
Davis, and fatally wounded Webo
Stone, the second.
Two miners, who were employed IN
the Nil Desperandum mine at Black
Horse, Nevada, now lie in the Miners
Union hospital in Ely dangerously in
jured, as the result of desperate bat
tie in the shaft of that mine. The
men fought with picks and one VIII
probably die, while the other is dis
figured for life.
The Bliss smoke case, in which Fred
]. Bliss. a citizen of Idaho, who owns
a ranch in the Deer Lodge valley,
seeks to close the Washoe smelters
at Anaconda by injunction and to re
cover damages from the Washoe COM
pany for alleged harm done his prop
erty by sulphur fumes, came to
close last week, but decision is not !
expected for several months.
Governor Chamberlain OF Oregon, |
president of the National Irrigation |
Congress. has addressed letters OF |
personal invitation TO the members
of President Roosevelt's cabinet and |
to the governors of sixteen transmits |